Alpicool LGCF45 Portable Refrigerator 12 Volt Car Freezer 42 Quart Mini Fridge Freezer (-4℉~68℉) for Truck, RV, Vehicle, Travel, Outdoor -12/24V DC

I bought this in August 2020. Reviews had been mixed. My experience was very positive. I use mine on my boat and in my van. It works flawlessly on 110 power. It works extremely well with my 100 amp HR lifepo4 battery also. I have it powered by a 100 watt solar panel, which is not always enough. I just purchased a 2nd 100 watt panel though. That should be all I need. What I learned: the fridge is great. I use as a combo fridge freezer. I think it works best that way overall. I set mine at 20F. I add about 4 to 6 prefrozen pint water bottles first. This acts as a "cold battery" to hold the temp down and increase efficiency. I add frozen meats on bottom in Ziploc bags. Then milk, cheese, butter, mayo. Veggies go on top. If you don't have that intermediate layer I recommend putting a light hand towel to protect veggies from freezing on one side. A paper bag might work but probably end up soggy. Towel is perfect. I do this to minimize run time and keep food frozen up to a month. I got this thing to cycle on for only 20 minutes per HR. I figure that's drawing approximately 1.5 amp hrs. If you're using lead acid battery, you won't get more than 2 days, and I can't say that you will be able to recharge as efficiently either, because of their increased resistance at higher capacity. I have lived on the road in my van and it works. But... with only 100 watt solar and 100 amp battery fridge will run on eco mode for about 3 days. You can run into a problem if your battery runs down and the temp rises into 40s for longer than say 12 hrs. The contents will still be safe because the frozen food and ice bottles will keep things cool, even though the thermostat says 45. Just like a cooler. The problem being that as temp comes up, when your battery has recharged, fridge has to run longer to get temp back down, so that can lead to temp spiraling upward as fridge keeps running and drawing down battery. I've actually shut my fridge off at night to conserve power and restarted in morning with full sun. I also have a noco genius 10 amp charger if I need to recharge battery and have access to power. I think I did that once over a month on the road. You can also help things out by adding bagged ice or frozen foods. Common sense tweaking. But with a 2nd solar panel I expect few issues. Don't block the vents either. The unit will shut down to prevent overheating. Overall Im quite happy with this unit. Also, on AC power at my slip this thing just rocks. No issues. Uses less power than a lightbulb. It will even make ice if you put a Ziploc with water on the bottom. Cheaper than a Yeti cooler and no ice unless you want it. Several of my neighbors at the marina have purchased also. If you have some common sense these are a good value, economical to run, easy to clean, durable within reason, perfect for 1 to 2 people. Mine is running right now and I have the Bluetooth app on my phone. I have it set at 28 because I didn't want to freeze some sodas that I put in there. Its reading 31 and the fridge is humming along after 9 months. Happy camper.

So far, so good. Took it on a 6 week camping road trip and it never gave any trouble. I have owned it for about 4 months and used it numerous times without issue. It is nice when things work. It was fairly quiet. Minor negatives: the cord can come unplugged from the small transformer box on the cord very easily. In the back of a camping vehicle, with gear getting pulled out, the plug often slipped out. Annoying, since if I did not notice it, the frig went warm very quickly in the summer heat. That is user error, not a product defect, and I just got used to being careful around the plug. Temperature control is unprecise. I used the "eco" setting to preserve battery life and the ice box would almost never hit the set temperature. If I set it for 39, it would only hit 41-44 degrees on the screen. Not a big deal as one can compensate and set lower than needed. The nice thing about the "Eco" setting is it really saves the battery. It was only drawing about 30-35 watts much of the time... and would often shut the compressor off and draw nothing off the battery. If battery life was not an issue, and took it off "Eco" setting, it would drop the temperature to 0 degrees in a hurry, but use 80 watts constantly while doing it. Ambient temperature obviously impacts performance and I was in hot conditions this summer. In summary, yeah, the chain and clip latch as a bit flimsy, but the ice box works and draws little power while doing it. I was glad to have it as I saved about $200 in buying ice for a chest on my 6 week road trip. Now we wait to see how long it lasts -- at this price point, if I get 3-5 years out of it I'll consider it a victory.

The size was perfect for the space on our catamaran. It got cold quickly and holds the temperature steady so far. It is very quiet and doesn’t draw much power wired into our 12v system. However, it is constantly covered in condensation. We had to take the insulated cover off and keep it on a towel. I’m hoping I am able to put it back on in less humid weather bc it really is nice with the cover on.

The car fridge is excellent and serves its purpose perfectly for trips. Keeps drinks and food cool, very convenient for travel. Highly recommended for road trips and outdoor use

Als jemand, der gerne unterwegs ist und Wert auf einfache, zuverlässige Dinge legt, bin ich mit der Alpicool NCF55 sehr zufrieden. Diese Kühlbox macht genau das, was sie soll: Sie hält Lebensmittel und Getränke auch an warmen Tagen gut kalt, ohne viel Aufhebens. Mit 55 Litern Fassungsvermögen ist sie groß genug für einen Wochenendausflug oder den Urlaub mit dem Wohnmobil. Man bekommt gut Vorräte für mehrere Tage unter, einschließlich größeren Paketen oder Flaschen. Der eingebaute Kompressor arbeitet stabil und gleichmäßig, selbst wenn es richtig heiß ist. Man merkt, dass die Box nicht einfach „kühlt“, sondern die Temperatur konstant hält, wie man es von einem richtigen Kühlschrank erwartet. Das ist praktisch, weil man sich nicht ständig darum kümmern muss. Der Anschluss ist unkompliziert, sowohl im Auto über 12 V als auch zuhause über 230 V. Für jemanden, der nicht ständig mit Technik kämpfen will, ist das ein großer Vorteil. Die Bedienelemente sind übersichtlich und leicht zu verstehen, da braucht man keine Anleitung, um klarzukommen. Die Box ist robust gebaut und wirkt so, als würde sie auch nach vielen Einsätzen noch funktionieren. Beim Transport sollte man allerdings aufpassen, dass sie nicht umfällt, weil sie recht schwer werden kann, wenn sie voll ist. Alles in allem ist die Alpicool NCF55 eine zuverlässige und praktische Kühlbox – ideal für Camping, Ausflüge oder einfach für kalte Getränke unterwegs. Wer eine solide Lösung ohne viel Schnickschnack sucht, ist hier gut bedient.

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Simple and works great! Cooling quite fast. Size is really perfect for 2 ppl.

Ich finde diese Alpicool Kompressor-Kühlbox wirklich super! Sie kühlt schnell herunter (laut Hersteller bis −20 °C möglich), ist solide verarbeitet und das Volumen reicht gut für unsere Ausflüge. Die Bedienung über Display ist einfach, und die Box läuft verhältnismäßig leise – ideal für unterwegs. Ich nutze sie im Auto und im Garten, und sie macht ständig gute Dienste. Ein kleiner Hinweis: Bei extremen Außentemperaturen muss sie etwas mehr arbeiten, aber das ist bei Kompressorboxen normal. Für meine Ansprüche klarer Kauf.