small Road Pro coolers?

Every Coleman I've purchased, three I believe, has failed due to the plug melting.

Any ideas? I'm tiring of ice, particularly as the weather warms up.

 

I tried to replace the fan in one of those and it was a pain in the butt. I have 5 fans left. I bought six in eBay. I'm getting the warranty next time.

 

BTDT.....this has happened to me in three different trucks. I finally decided the heck with it...but buying ice gets old too. I've even considered getting a real fridge...or stop eating all together.

Like Alice Kramden told Ralph one night...."You wouldn't waste away if you stayed awake for nine years!". I suspect I could go without eating about the same length of time!

 

My first one melted the plug in 2 weeks. The New one I've had 6 months and I use the 110 adapter plunged into a surge protector off my inverter no problems yet.

 

Domectic but you'll need to spend 400-600 for a good one chest style. Iowa 80 sells them and I've had mine 7 years now. Payed 560 in 2007 56 quart

 

Any other Koolatron owners out there? Wondering if there is anyone that's had the same issues with melting plugs and fans going out. One year in and mine is still going strong.

Regarding ice... I hate using ice. Usually the cooler is on the floor, which is poorly insulated from the heat of the drive train and the road. Doesn't take long for that ice to become a smelly, biological experiment. If you get new ice every day during the hot season you end up spending what? $3 a day or more? Doesn't take long to justify getting a cooler, pays for itself within a month or so and it stays clean. Sometimes I need to take a paper towel and wipe down the condensation on the bottom of my cooler, but that's about it.

 

I cut off the plug and hooked the cooler up to the binding posts for the CB. That circuit is rated for 20A in my Volvo, and handles both the cooler and my (legal, unmodified) CB just fine.