Koolatron Cooler

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    I have the 18qt Koolatron. I keep lunch-meat ,milk,sodas, condiments, etc in mine and it works fine. The thing to remember is it's a cooler not a refrigerator.

    It says it chills to 40 degrees below the outside temp. You can't make it do much more than that. I've had mine for over a year now and it still runs fine.
     
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    For that unit, this is not that great of a price, about the same as a T/A.
     
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    I bought one of those from a different source. It only lasted about 3 months. Now it only cools down into the high 40's in a 70 degree truck.

    I replaced it with a coleman. That thing holds low 30's in the same environment. A couple of those frozen blue plastic ice packs in the bottom will stay partially frozen for 12-14 days. It was less than $100 at Walmart with the 2 year replacement warranty. I am set for a while.
     
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    That model of Koolatron is a pain to use in the truck. The lid is heavy, not hinged to the body, except with floating, unattached hinges. Skip this one, at any price.
     
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    They drop the intake temp by 35-40*. I blow a 60* A/C vent into the intake and freeze water bottles in August.
     
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    I just bought a coleman today from walmart for $88.Im not buying ice anymore.Woo!finally catching up to the
    modern times :biggrin_25525: