Hi-Gear 28 Litre Electric Cooler Box powered by 12V in-car Socket or 240V Mains with Integrated Handle, Portable Electric Cool Box for Camping and Festivals, Camping Equipment

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It will operate from the 12V cigarette lighter of your car or campervan and comes with the requisite lead. Despite being a decent-sized cool box (storage volume measures 63 x 51 x 42cm), the Eco Deep is portable enough to move around when required. If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. While none of the cool boxes leaked when upright, all but one leaked from the lid if tipped over onto their side.

It also comes with an integrated trolley handle and wheels for easy carrying and pulling, so you won’t face a struggle getting it from your car to the perfect picnic spot. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The best electric cool boxes cooled the chilled bottles of water to an even lower temperature by the end of the day than when we put them in. A retractable handle quickly pushes down into the back of the cool box, but it also has side handles—removing any awkwardness if you try to pull over the uneven or gravelled ground.A 20 litre capacity is not going to set the world on fire if you’re planning a long trip, but it’s ample for a night or two away. It is almost completely silent which can be a godsend when it’s running in your tent and you’re trying to sleep. pop-up cool box keeps food and beverages chilled for up to eight hours before collapsing down flat for compact carrying afterwards. The cooler has a large capacity of up to 48 cans and comes with a twin divider to neatly separate food and drinks. It has a speedy cooling system when first plugged in, so it is unnecessary to start cooling the night before.

We bought every product we tested, so you can be sure our opinion isn't biased by us receiving freebies. Also, detailing the four different types of cool boxes available and if they are suitable for everyday family camping. This is a full-on compressor-based fridge which also has a separate freezer section which can keep ice cream frozen!The ingenious design boasts a significant 6-litre capacity, and with its flat bottom and wide-mouth, opening the water-resistant caddy provides easy access to the iciest of brews. We placed chilled bottles of water in each passive cool box, along with two ice packs, and measured the temperature increase over the course of the day.

below the ambient temp, so hats of to Aldi on that one, as theadvertised spec was to cool 18DegC below ambient. If the cool box is not connected to power, it will remain cool for several hours, which is excellent if you cannot charge it whilst travelling. Continuing with my experiment, the Aldi coolbox is now over performing, the ambient temp in my garage is now +23. Cooler bags generally don't have these but do have side compartments and mesh pockets for organisation.

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Compressor fridge – this is like your electric fridge at home which uses circulating refrigerant inside which expands to provide cooling. It’s all down to the dense, extra-strong interwoven polypropylene cells within the walls that ‘locks in’ cool air (it also works the opposite way by keeping hot food warm too), and can collapse flat in seconds. One concern people often have is how to enjoy fresh food and drink during your camping trip without simply living on a diet of baked beans. For those who love to eat, drink and explore outdoors, the Hi-Gear 45-litre electric cooler is a game-changer.

The cool box is powered by a 12V plug for a cigarette lighter or a 220-240 Volt plug for power socket. A useful tip is to cool for an hour or two and then turn off the power – the insulation is so good that you can easily last a weekend using just a standard pre-charged leisure battery – of course on electric hookup or a battery pack like the Ecoflow Delta 2 then you’ll have no power limitations and can just run pretty much permanently. If it is non-wheeled, lacks a proper handle, and looks smaller in size, then it isn’t a portable box.