Reliable Truck Fridges?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Blue02celi, Oct 8, 2012.

  1. Voltrucker

    Voltrucker Medium Load Member

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    Check out globaltrucker.com....they sell all kinds of 12V stuff made just for trucking.
     
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  3. Blue02celi

    Blue02celi Road Train Member

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    thats the one i have, and yeah even in the fridge, with high setting ice forms inside of it, kept my freezer nice and cold... and now dead lol
     
  4. Scooter Jones

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    There's a fuse in most of those plugins as well. They go out frequently. Unscrew the tip and and make sure it is good. I'd also recommend the next amp up on the fuse.
     
  5. Blue02celi

    Blue02celi Road Train Member

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    scoot! lol, well the one i HAD, i hardwired the adapter to it, i think i still have it in my storage back in denver will have to check but yeah i wish i could find something bigger than those colemans
     
  6. Scooter Jones

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    I keep the Coleman in the passenger seat. I also have a skinny koolatron that I keep on the floor right next to the passenger seat. I keep my drinks, water, pop, etc, in that one.
     
  7. Blue02celi

    Blue02celi Road Train Member

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    yeah i've seen tons of people with coolers and i think even fridges on their passenger seats. I wanted to still be able to buy frozen stuff but i dont think I'll be able to in one of those coolers
     
  8. Honch

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    Bought an Igloo model from a TA for $110, for the 3 months I've had it, keeps things very cold and has a ton of space (40ish QT). Rugged, thick plastic and silent.
     
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  9. Joker85

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    I got a magic chef I bought from lowes 230 bucks works great huge freezer the coldest setting will freeze castoff in the fridge 4.0 cu ft best fridge I had better than the wal mart ones
     
  10. jeff611

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    I'm on my second Coleman in about a year and 3 months. The first one melted the plug and then didn't seem to cool right. They replaced the whole thing under warranty.
    After a few months on the second one, it started to do the same thing, so I replaced they plug with a pre wired heavy duty plug you find at the ts , spliced the wires and it worked great for several months until a coworker yanked the wires apart and I did a quick fix on the wires. It was heating up again and not cooling right in two days. I guess the plug is the weak point. New hd plug spliced right and keeping it plugged into the tv/fridge outlet ( oh yeah, and the one step bigger fuse someone mentioned) have worked pretty good here.
    (forgot to mention, tried 2 cheap replacement plugs.. one melted in a day or so, the other about as long and the blew the truck fuse, it's worth the extra buck or so for the heavier duty one)
     
    Last edited: Oct 9, 2012
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