12 volt 80 ltr fridge $600 on e bay

I have the 55l version bought off ebay from a different supplier. Freight was half was this provider wants

The fridge is great - I have used it on a number of extended trips where it got bounced around in hot and cold weather.Mine has very low power usage and I have been very happy with it. A 240v power supply for an Engel is almost the same price as my whole unit.

The cover is not an insulated bag but just a protective cover. I use the standard lead plugged into an cheap cig socket wired direct to my spare battery and the standard cable works fine. The fridge is also reasonably quiet and I sleep next to it in my truck.

Personally I think they are far better value than the mainstream brands.

Garry

Hi Den,

Be aware that this fridge is advertised as "Compressor Free". That is, it has no compressor but is in fact a Thermoelectric (Peltier effect) fridge. These have limited cooling capacity and consume considerable electric power for what they achieve.

For more information on fridge types including Thermoelectric click here for an ExploreOz article on portable fridges.

Also I do not think $600 is especially cheap for this fridge.

Having used an Engel for 24 hrs a day 7 days a week for 2 years continuously in some very extreme 4WD country I would not trust anything else!

I got my fingers burnt by buying a cheaper brand at the start of my trip & I threw it out after 2 months because it was useless & then I bought the Engel. Also did some work on the cattle stations in the Kimberley & every second station worker has an Engel in the back of their 4wd. Let me tell you those guys are really hard on their gear too.

No I don't work for Engel & I would rather not mention the brand fridge I chucked out.

Hi Den

We have purchased our Engels second hand - a bit dented but the old bomb proof models. They are only 30 and 40 litre ones, so i don't know if there are 80 litre ones of that vintage. I too think 80 litres a large fridge for which you may need a lot of power. I'd rather an old Engel than a cheapie brand, and with two, there is the option of using one or two as needed for the trip, or one as a freezer and one as a fridge for big trips.

Motherhen

I see the listing has been removed from Ebay!!
I have 3 Engels , 2 x 40L in the Patrol one of which is used as a freezer and a 60L in the CT. Great fridges! At the end of the day you usually get what you pay for.
I personally would not look at "cheepies" as some of these imports have no support/spares if something goes wrong.

ted

80L Fridge Freezer

I presume this is the same one.