Anyone use those warmer/coolers?

[Brodie Tas]

Hey seen that supercheap have 10l rydge Ryder cooler/warmer I know they only go 20° below air temperature, but will it keep a can of coke cold on a drive? Or do they take a while to cool down? I just think if they work OK I would get one for when we go for a long drive, and how well the the warmer work? Thanks

[lloydus67]

I have a weaco 45l that I have had for years, it works well for products that are already hot or cold, not so good at cooling everything down. However it’s a bloody good esky (its main use now) don’t forget unlike a compressor fridge that draws 5amps while running (approximately 50% of the time) a thermocooler fridge draws 5 amps all of the time, so it’s power hungry


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[Brodie Tas]

Its main use would be keeping a few drinks cold on our way camping, so if I have the drinks already cold then put them in it they should stay cold

[Kangaron]

20 below ambient means if it is 35C then your beer is 15C, 

[Brodie Tas]

20 below ambient means if it is 35C then your beer is 15C, 

Yeah true I do live in Tassie haha

[MrCruza]

20 below ambient means if it is 35C then your beer is 15C, 

With the aircon set at 24 degrees your beer will be 4 degrees. Perfect.   
Used to have a Waeco cooler that we used in the back seat for drinks on the go and it was perfect for that task. Always had cold drinks and snacks for the trip.

[Vitara_JaycoSwift_Outback]

I used to borrow my Mum's one quite regularly for camping trips when I was starting out. I found it to be fantastic. I used to fill it up with the cold drinks and food the night before. I'd also throw some ice in and with that combination it keeps everything beautifuly cold. I did leave it one once to long in the car with the engine off and it flattened the battery very quickly.

[Fizzie]

Has anybody used one as a food warmer

"Supposed" to go to ~65`, so wondering if you could warm pies or something while travelling

[Johnnos3003]

Has anybody used one as a food warmer

"Supposed" to go to ~65`, so wondering if you could warm pies or something while travelling

I used a Weaco one to keep my dinner hot when I worked afternoon shift, the plan was to put it in at the start of the shift and it would be hot at dinner time. Didn't really work it was luke warm by dinner at the best, I found I really had to microwave it when I got to the depot and put it in the truck hot.

[Brodie Tas]

Has anybody used one as a food warmer

"Supposed" to go to ~65`, so wondering if you could warm pies or something while travelling

A pie oven is the way to go if you want to heat up food, my dad has one in his boat and its the best thing, warm pies on a cold morning

[garryc]

I used to to have one that I put warm sousage rolls and pies into before work, by smoko they were still nicely warm

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

If your expecting the heater/cooler to change the Temp. of the food or drink, I think you'll be waiting a long time.
Or the wiring will need to be upgraded for a higher current to get the change happening a bit quicker.
My understanding is they're like a Bain marie, more for keeping stuff at a temp. than changing the Temp. much.
Which is why I don't understand the lightness of the 12V. lead on Finch/Electrolux/Coleman type 3 way fridges.

[hardroad]

I have an old Waeco TropiCool permanently fixed between the 2 seats in the car. Holds about 10 cans. Cold cans in, cold cans out. Originally had it on the motor bike when touring. When camped at night and mains power available would plug it into 240v to 12v adapter. So hot cans in at night, cold cans next morning. But yes, it will flatten the vehicle battery quickly and takes forever to cool things down. Advantages to me are small footprint and light.

[GBC]

Used one for years travelling for work, living in motels and flying in helos during the day. If you get one, get a small one with a shoulder strap because you carry them everywhere to keep them running.

[edz]

We put a small one of these units in place of the center console in a mates Hilux, powered from the second battery, Truck had a fixed solar panel on the roof racks to boost the battery when parked . As stated ditched the original light duty power cable and ciggy plug .
Always had ice cold drinks and Sanga's ..
Till one of his kids had flicked the switch to heat .. Bonus was Take away that day ..
 Did a good job of stuffing the Sanga's and cokes with heat it put out .

[Brodie Tas]

After having a bit more of a think about it I'll probley just stick to the little 20l esky on the back seat and some frozen water bottles will do the same job I reckon

[Nomad]

We put a small one of these units in place of the center console in a mates Hilux, powered from the second battery, Truck had a fixed solar panel on the roof racks to boost the battery when parked . As stated ditched the original light duty power cable and ciggy plug .
Always had ice cold drinks and Sanga's ..
Till one of his kids had flicked the switch to heat .. Bonus was Take away that day ..
 Did a good job of stuffing the Sanga's and cokes with heat it put out .

Yeah my son turned a fridge full of chilled food to warm mush one day after playing with the buttons.......it was fun cleaning up melted butter that had run through everything............never again will I bother with one but I can see why some people have them. 

[Annieandandy]

Bought one, tried it, took it back. Not sure it did anything but suck juice.

[trinityalyce]

Has anybody used one as a food warmer

"Supposed" to go to ~65`, so wondering if you could warm pies or something while travelling

Sounds like a good way to potentially give yourself food poisoning...?


We have a 40L Engel fridge. Sure, they're pricey, but we wouldn't be without it. Even for things like buying food at the market - we know we have a cold fridge to stick everything in so the meat etc. doesn't get too hot while we're getting home. Love it!