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 is almost completely silent which can be a godsend when it’s running in your tent and you’re trying to sleep. We provide hints and tips about camping as well as reviews of the gear we’ve found useful over the years. It also features two removable shelves inside so you have plenty of space for anything – from your favorite beer to a good old Cornish pasty! The great advantage though is that they are silent, but need to be kept on very level ground or they won’t work.

Hi-Gear 28 Litre Electric Cooler Box powered by 12V in-car

Insulation: From our testing, not all electric cool boxes can reliably keep food and drinks sufficiently chilled if it’s warm outside.Hi-Gear make cheap, dependable equipment and we were impressed with the quality of plastic used on this cooler. If you are always on the move, perhaps a lighter, portable cool box (a mini fridge) might suit you best. We put cool boxes from Thermos, Igloo, Coleman, and others, through their paces, to find out which are easiest to lug around and will keep your food and drink cool all day.

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Insulation: Look for a cool box with high-quality insulation that will keep your food and drinks cold for a long period of time. We also found that, when not completely full, some cool bags have a tendency to collapse in on themselves, knocking over the bottles inside.At a camp site, it’s very common to have access to either 12V or 240V main electricity, either via an electric hookup or a leisure/car battery. 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. We’ve tested a wide variety of units and can recommend the following at several levels of expenditure depending on your requirements. It is a proper compressor fridge with its own freezer section, and the 35 or 45 litre capacity is perfect for a small family over a week or two.

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For electric cool boxes, we also measured how much it cooled in the first hour after turning it on, and only put the chilled bottled water in. We bought every product we tested, so you can be sure our opinion isn't biased by us receiving freebies. Weight and portability: the ease of walking around with the cool box is an important consideration if you are planning some picnic trips away from the campsite. 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. Having two removable shelves inside means one can stack in three different items and comfortably hit the road.Quite frankly, few items are as important in a camp environment as having a top-performing electric cool box. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Everyone needs somewhere to keep their food and drinks cool when camping, whether it be a Camping Fridges to keep the daily essentials cool or a large cool bag to carry all your drinks ready for a family adverture, we have them all. 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. 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.

Hi-Gear 45 Litre Electric Cooler Box powered by 12V in-car

The alternatives to electricity include gas powered fridges which can take cannisters of propane/butane to provide the chilling action. Unlike cool bags, which rely on the material properties of the bag to provide this insulation, there are different types of cool box.

We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. The most versatile fridge available (they’re often included in caravans), but a bit of overkill for a week away in your tent.