12 volt electric cooler or A/C dorm fridge?

I have this fridge and it is awesome simply because of the separate freezer door. It keeps ice cream, which everyone knows is required for healthy living, no problem.

$199 at Walmart or Lowes.

http://www.frigidaire.com/Kitchen-Appliances/Refrigerators/Compact-Refrigerator/FFPS3122QM/

 

Oh, and it runs just fine on the 1800 watt TK inverter.

 

I ran the 12VDC cooler for a year or so . They put me in a truck with a 1800 watt inverter and I switched over to a 2.7cf refrigerator from Home depot. It's much nicer then a 12vdc cooler. Also I strapped my microwave to the top of the refrigerator to take up less space in the sleeper.

 

Fridges work way better then coolers. Specially in the summer and they have freezers. The cooler only cools down 40 degrees from outside temp so if it's hot in the truck. It's not cool inside the cooler.

 

I'm going to remember this thread, every time I hear about a non smoking driver's truck catching fire in a parking lot.

On the other hand, if you're committed to keeping a mini reefer in your cab, weigh the cost of eating out over the cost of eating like a human being. Even at $600, that pays for itself in less than a year.

 

I never had a cooler last more than six months. My last dorm fridge went two years.

 

Never had the best 12vdc cooler, but I will stay with my mini fridge and 1800 watt inverter. But I also run a microwave, TV , and satellite dish. So it makes more sense for me.

 

As long as the inverter is large enough, 1,800 watt or larger as a fridge motor needs a lot of juice when it kicks in. Be sure to use large enough wires to supply the inverter.
The only issue I had: the fridge happened to kick in at the exact same moment that I started the truck, causing a low voltage condition for the inverter and a brown-out for the fridge. Fried the fridge motor. Picked up a new fridge at Walmart for $119. After that I placed an extra battery right by the inverter with a cutoff switch.