The 12V Fridge
If you are looking for something that will keep your drinks, snacks and other things cold, look no further than the 12 volt fridge. These are portable refrigerators that are designed to be able to tag along wherever you go. While other mini refrigerators have to get plugged into the normal electric sockets, 12v fridges can be connected to almost any vehicle. You can use them in your car, truck, boat, camper van, or R.V. Here are some of the 12v refrigerators that are available.
The Koolatron Compact Kooler is made with a handle, so you can conveniently carry it around This unit is specifically designed to be thin enough to fit behind a truck or car seat. It gets plugged right into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter, and it cools down to 40 degrees colder than the surrounding temperature, making it wonderful for road trips of any length.
One 12v portable fridge that is different than the rest is the Roadpro 12v cooler bag. Unlike other models, this is a soft and flexible cooler, which makes it very lightweight. It has insulation that keeps things cold for a while even after you unplug it from the cigarette lighter. It is large enough to hold 24 cans and comes with a shoulder strap for convenient lugging from place to place.
One of the most innovative designs in a 12v mini fridge that I’ve seen is the Wagan 18 liter 12v sport cooler with radio. Wagan combined two wonderful portable things: A way to keep beverages cold and a radio to entertain. It plugs right into any 12 volt power source, and you can also get an adapter that will allow it to be plugged right into the wall in your home, office, or anywhere else you happen to be. You can hook your MP3 into the radio, or just listen to the am/fm radio.
If you want something bigger and more powerful than a small 12V fridge, but need the power flexibility, you can get a 3 way camping fridge that will run on any of the following power sources: Regular 110v power, 12v electricity from vehicles, and propane gas. These are usually bigger than your average 12v fridge, about the same size as a large bar fridge with a decent capacity.
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