12 volt coolers

they all suck because they are all "made in china" good luck

 

I had a koolatron that lasted about 4 yrs, the motor was still good but the rubber seal wore out and fell off so it wouldn't stay cool and longer.

 

Depending whats wrong with the coleman it can be fixed.
I had a problem with mine, the fan on top went out and it got warm.
I replaced the fan with a Hard drive fan unit as these are 12v from ebay.
It has double fans in it and the coleman is now much cooler too.
Think I paid a $1 for the fan.

 

I bought a Koolatron last August and I really like it. It didn't work very well when I was in Phoenix last September and my A/C ws broken, but I don't think any cooler would have worked well then. Now it's winter time I have on occasion woken up to find items inside frozen. The only drawback I've found is that it drains my batteries a little faster than other coolers I've had, but I guess I should expect a cooler that works better to draw more power.

 

May want to purchase the one that has replacement parts available, like fan motor, at truck stops !!!

 

My Coleman did the same thing, and I replaced the top fan with an old PC 12v fan I had in my junk box, worked fine ever since. I think if I had to do it over, I would look at a cheap 120v unit like WalMart sells and run it off my inverter. It would probably be less of a constant drag on the batteries.

 

My meat spoiled in my Coleman after three days. Who wants a useless 12V cooler?

 

Watch where ya put your meat !!!!