BougeRV 12V Portable Refrigerator Fridge Freezer Portable Car Fridge 53 Quart Electric Cooler12V/24V DC 110~240 V AC for RV Truck Jeep Pickup SUV Van Boat Camping Tailgating Road Trip Outdoor Travel

Works. Chills. Freezes. Quiet. Be aware, the door hinges on the shorter side, so it's a long narrow opening style of cooler. For the 2 compartments, there is only temperature setting. It's a balancing act of keeping the "refrigerator" part chilled but not frozen and the "freezer" part colder to keep stuff frozen not just chilled. Have to remember there's no battery, keep it plugged into something powered like a large power bank (EcoFlow/Jackery, we're looking at you). The spring-loaded handles are great idea, the springs are very strong; I tuck the corded transformer into one handle as a holder. For the size, it's not very heavy, maybe 20 pounds?, easy to carry and load into the vehicle. But this 42Qt is on the small side due to the permanently split compartments, so a larger volume will be much heavier. The feet are small rubber pads, it doesn't really slide. That would be the next improvement. This size cooler when loaded of course will be too heavy to carry, nice to add wheels or an easy way to mount to a hand truck/cart. Bottom line, for the price, form and function, I recommend this.

I bought this after my very expensive other-brand cooler pooped-out within 2 years. I figured I could buy 2 of these before I had spent as much as the last one, so if it doesn't last, not so much of a loss. I just got back from 2 months in the Keys, dry camping and the cooler was a champ. It is very energy efficient, draws my solar system down very little; I bet I could go 10 days on my batteries without recharge using this. It also does its job! It kept my drinks and food cold just fine. The little cubby on the top is a little warmer, so a good place for butter or salad dressing; that is a nice feature. Every once in a while there would be a error code and it stopped cooling; a simple power reset (unplug-plugin) solved that. The lid is a weak point for sure. It wobbles and the hinge seems not great. Handle it gently and I expect it will be fine. I am SO COMPLETELY happy with this cooler. Before you spend a ton of money on a more expensive brand, try this out; I'm quite sure you will be happy you did.

I have had this freezer/frig for almost 8 months now. Have used it on several week long camping trips and it has not failed me yet. I have had it run on my 12v 100 amp Li iron po4 battery for 4 days(at zero degrees F) and the battery was down to about 29 % charge left. When not using it for camping we use to as an extra freezer and it has been running almost everyday of the last 8 months with no problems. You can hear it running but it is not very loud at all, no problem with sleeping and it in your camper. It cools down pretty fast, but think it would be better to have most items frozen first if you are using it as a freezer. I seldom use it as a frig. but functions fine in that mode. It has a smaller compartment that is frig. only and it stays about 15 degrees or so above the freezer. Items will freeze in that compartment if you leave the item for several days and the freezer at 0 degrees. When I first received the freezer/frig. I had trouble turning it on and adjusting the temperature. I was just pushing down on the "button area" and nothing happened no matter how hard I pushed or where I pushed. I was very upset and sent the company a "heated" email. They answered in a few hours with questions and suggestions, even offering to swap out the control panel-(plug and play I guess) or having me send the unit back to amazon. To make a long story short, they continued to contact me and with ideas for me to try. Finally by accident I pushed my thumb flat on the button and held it there and what do you know it turned off and on and I was able to adjust the temperature. Problem solved-use your thumb, you don't have to push hard and just leave it there till the display starts blinking-read the small owners booklet. Yes, I would buy another if I needed one and recommend this unit to you! Update 7-13-24: Just got back from an extended 2 week camping trip. The frig continues to impress me and worked great the whole time with minimum power consumption from my lithium 12v batteries. We still use it for an extra freezer at home on occasion and trips to Costco. Works wonderful and thinking about buying another one. Update 2-1-25: Had relatives come visit for 5 weeks and used the frig/freezer in our camper. Worked great and they thought it was "neat frig/freezer". I have had it for about 4 years now and I am very satisfied with my purchase.

Good refrigerator that consumes little power. Used for 4 days and 4 nights on a camping trip with daytime highs in the 80’s and nighttime lows in the low 50’s. Always kept in the shade. Jackery 1000 went from 100% to 20% powering fridge. Temperature inside kept at 37 F. Not a true dual zone refrigerator. Temperature set on Eco mode.

This is a great portable refrigerator. We got the large 53 Quart size, and glad we did, we can never have enough stuff when we go camping! We haven't had a need to use the freezer option with this unit so we have just used the entire unit as a refrigerator and it works amazing! We go off roading and camping and this unit straps down in the back of the Jeep and holds on like a champ! We got it with the insulated cover which I think is a necessary item for helping with insulation as well as strapping it down as the cover comes with straps. While traveling, it plugs into the 12V receptacle in your vehicle to keep the fridge running at set temp and it holds perfectly. While camping, we purchased the BougeRV 220Wh Portable Power Station, Backup Battery, Power Supply and also a solar panel, they also work well together to keep this baby running at set temp! Very happy with this portable refrigerator and the value for the money as their are definitely brands out there that can run $800 and more that do exactly the same thing, keep your food and drinks cold. I read a couple of other reviews and noticed a few complaints about the heavy springs in the handles, they must have fixed this issue before we bought ours as we do not have any problems with the handles, they work great! And it's not too heavy, even fully loaded, my hubby and I both grab a handle and team lift it into our lifted Jeep, no problem. By himself might be difficult fully loaded in the lifted Jeep, we don't need any pulled back muscles at our age. Love this fridge!!

Super great cooler!! We take this on the road all the time. No ice needed. Great appearance with smooth exterior and two compartment interior. Large storage to carry anything you would need for a road trip or a two nighter. Plus into the 12 volt outlet - draws next to nothing for power. Highly recommend !!!

I've been using this cooler off and on for the last couple months now and I think I have a good feel now for what it does well, and what it does not. The Good 1) The size is quite ample when compared to traditional coolers as you don't need any ice. 2) In cooler mode it is very efficient. Set to 35f at 75f ambient average temperature on eco mode the power consumption was 250wh/day based on power station usage (so losses are part of this). This means a 500wh powerstation will last about 2 days and a 1000wh power station will last about 4 days before solar or other charging is considered. Smaller ~300wh powerstations would be fine for daytrips and shopping, but would not be reliable for solar charging while camping. 3) Handles are quite sturdy and feel reliable when moving the cooler while full The Bad 1) Freezer mode is a different story, power consumption was 2x as high or higher. 2) The little side compartment isn't a temperature managed zone, it's passively cooled by the main area. This limits what you can do with it. Overall the pros greatly outweigh the cons to me. Freezer mode consuming more is expected, but something to be aware of, and the side compartment doesn't make up much of the overall space.

We bought a 19 quart car refrigerator a few years ago, not sure if we'd like it. Turns out that we ended up fighting for space in it. We both have unusual dietary needs, and a desire to save money on longer road trips (we bring our own lunch food with us), so I took to looking for a larger refrigerator. This 53 quart refrigerator fit the bill. There are only a few minor drawbacks. First, I would have preferred it to be a little shorter, as a little extra width or length wouldn't have bothered us. Even in a crossover where I removed the seat, there still was limited room to open the top. It won't even fit into the trunk of our spare car--I have to rig something up to carry it in the back seat, buckling it in sideways so it doesn't move around. Second, there are two compartments inside. I understand why/ how there are two compartments, but one of them is not surrounded by coils and therefore doesn't get as cold. (The space beneath this compartment houses the compressor and fan. So, you're not getting a full 53 quart capacity of uniformly refrigerated space. But we use the space for items that need to be chilled, but not as crucial as things like meat and dairy. On the other hand, it's handy to have that extra pocket where I can toss in a couple sets of silverware just so they're not buried in our other baggage. The third drawback is that the fridge does not have Bluetooth. Our smaller fridge, while nowhere near as well made, does have Bluetooth so I can monitor the temperature, adjust it up or down as needed, or switch from normal to eco mode. It would have been nice to have this. Finally, this refrigerator's eco mode does not cool as well as our older refrigerator. On the older one, it changed the timing of the compressor cycles yet still seemed to hold the temperature well over the course of a day. With the new one, it struggles to get to our set temperature if placed in eco mode. Even after we've chilled it at max mode for a few hours, switching to eco mode makes the temperature drift up over time. However, given our power situation (more on that below), I'm OK with running it in max mode. The power rating seems to be somewhat correct. Eco mode does indeed make the fridge run at about 45 watts of consumption. I didn't see a rating for max mode, but looking at usage on our power station, it seems to consume about 70 watts while in operation. Note that once it is cooled off, the compressor cycles on and off to hold the temperature, so it's not like it's going to pull 70 watts steadily once it is at operating temperature. It claims to consume "far less than 1kwh/day" but I can't really agree with that. I ran a test yesterday with our power station, which can provide 1056wh total, and after several hours it was estimated to run out of power in about 11½ hours. It was a warmer day, but much of it was driving with the AC on, so not too hot inside the car. But despite all that, if this refrigerator is run in max mode, it chills the items really well in the main compartment. A couple of times, I found that a couple of the drinks had started to get ice crystals in them (when the temp was set at 36 degrees), so I know it gets nice and chilly in there! One thing I like, too, is that the handles bolt directly into the frame of the refrigerator, so you can carry this by the handles and not worry about the breaking. (Our smaller fridge has flimsy plastic handles popped into the plastic outer shell. I try to avoid using those.) I did purchase the extra insulated, fitted cover for this fridge, as I wanted to help shield it from intense heat. I never used it without this cover, so I don't know how effective it is. But it fits well, and provides four straps that can be configured to help hold it in place. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BXY5T7G For the old fridge, I used an Anker 521 portable power unit which offers 256wh of capacity. I primarily purchased it so power would remain uninterrupted when the vehicle is switched off (you don't want to rapidly cycle any compressor on or off), and to provide power for an hour or two if stopping somewhere. But I was realizing that if we stopped for 4-5 hours somewhere, or even spent an entire day in one place, it would power the fridge only for about five hours at the most. I've since replaced the 521 with an Anker Solix C1000, which has 1056wh capacity. Given my test yesterday, it can run this refrigerator over 11 hours purely on battery power. Unfortunately the C1000 will only charge at about 110 watts from a 12 volt outlet (which means a net charging input of only 40w when the refrigerator is running), but I'm planning on wiring my next vehicle with a 120V inverter with a 500 watt output so I will be able to recharge it quicker while driving (probably at the 300w or 400w setting, meaning I would get a net charging power of 230w or 330w when the refrigerator is drawing 70w). We still use the old refrigerator for day excursions but this larger refrigerator is good for longer road trips, and for those times we stop at the farm market early in the day and saves us driving a distance home to drop off the food when we have other activities scheduled. Once you've owned one, you wonder how you lived without it!