Koolatron 12V Iceless Cooler & Warmer – Portable Electric Cooler / Nevera Portátil Eléctrica for Car Truck Camper Boat, Hard Sided Mini Fridge for Camping Picnic Travel Lunch Food Drinks Office 36 qt

We bought this because we were going to a week long camp (in a college dormitory). We had heard that the one refrigerator in the dorm gets quite crowded and things can "disappear". Taking a conventional cooler was not an option because there was no ice maker on the premises and the nearest town was inconveniently located 10 miles away. This cooler worked great keeping our perishables cool for the 7 hour drive to the camp. We were pleased that the insulation was good enough to keep thing cold even when we stopped for a few hours along the way. (Note: The cooler only works when the car ignition is on; this keeps you from draining your car battery when the car is off). When we arrived at the camp, we switched to AC power. The cooler worked great on AC as well. (Note: The AC/DC converter is not included with the cooler; you must purchase it separately). We were very happy to have this at the camp. It also came in handy when we stayed at smaller motels that did not have a fridge in the room. The only problem we had was that after about 2 weeks of near constant use, it stopped working in the motel. We discovered that the cooler still worked on DC (in the car), so the problem was with the AC/DC converter. We read on line that other have had this problem with the 5.0 amp converter recommended by Amazon. Since we were traveling it was not convenient to get a replacement. We took the advice of another reviewer and bought a 5.5 amp converter at Canadian Tire. Since we got the high amp rated converter, things are working great. Do yourself a favor do not buy the 5.0 amp converter. Buy a 5.5 amp one instead.

Arrived on time. If I didn't need SOME KIND OF COOL, I'd return it. The inside tray can't hold any weight. Now it's bent and doesn't want to go back into the track. Should've been metal. The doors' hinges are rubber with screws. I don't believe that's going to last long. And my door WON'T stay closed since I'm using it as a stand up. The magnetic door closure is a joke. It won't stay cool because the door refuses to stay shut. It was advertised as a stand up as well, so I'm attempting to use it as such. My drinks come tumbling out on a turn or a sudden stop. I keep a case of water directly in front of it to try to prevent the door from opening. I can't attest to the coolness, because I haven't had it a week, and can't use it fully to verify. I'm a truck driver. My ac just went out, and I needed cool. I've got cooler than inside cab temperatures. It's cheaper to keep the cooler than inside cab temperature "cooler", than to drink very hot liquid. I will not purchase this brand or product again, nor will I recommend for stand up use. Probably better suited for lay down use, but I can't confirm. The heat works well. I connected it incorrectly first and put my drinks in for parking overnight. The next morning I open the "cooler" to almost hit to the touch water bottles. If that is what you need it for, then go for it because the heater element is great. I only have 9 water bottles inside in the stand up option because that's all it'll hold. Keep what I've stated in mind. I'm a fair reviewer of products I buy. You've been warned. Maybe mine is defective.

Bought this for a 8 hour vacation drive and was not disappointed. We also bought the AC adapter from Koolatron. Cooler works very well. Kept lunch meat and drinks ice like cold for a week. It can be stood on end like a refrigerator as well as used like a regular cooler. I would recommend this to anyone who frequently use coolers or need one for a long road trip. No more wet lunchmeat. There was also a bonus that I was unaware of when I purchased it. The main plug is marked with a red dot on one side and a blue dot on the other. If the blue is lined up with the plug alignment arrow the cooler cools. If you line up the red dot it heats. Great bonus for transporting hot meals. Well worth the purchase.

Loved our cooler right from the start. Although we began our trip with a dead battery since we'd plugged it in the night before. We had many miles to travel cross country -Scappoose OR to Atlanta via Nehawka NE and home again. This provided us healthy alternatives to the fast food/truck stop lines. Turkey, avocado & sprouts or PB&J at the rest areas. We were envied to say the least. Unplugged each night and back in each morning, no problems. When we got into the "hot South" it had a hard time staying below the ambient temp when we were in and out of the car too much. Do you folks East of Kearney NE know that we don't have HUMIDITY out West? Don't know how you all do it! As pioneers, they must have just given up, thinking it would never get better than where they were. So sad. Now don't ya'll move West all at once. This country might tilt further left more than it has this past year or so! We purchased the A/C adapter and kept the 'fridge' in our destination hotel perfectly. We were quite the sight moving into the Westin for the week. It was so nice to have a cold drink without the mess of melting ice. Fits nicely on the backseat of the Denali within easy reach of our 6 yr old 'keeper of the treats'. Wouldn't travel far without this again. BTW - I like how it can be a chest or a fridge with the shelf turned. Great feature! Happy travels...

It does a good job keeping cool things cool. I gave temperature control a 3 because there is no adjustment. Best to power it up several hours before you use it so it can get cooled down. If you put room temperature beverages in a room temperature cooler it will be tomorrow before they are cool enough to enjoy. We used it for a week while traveling with it plugged in the truck while moving and used a 12 volt adapter in the motel room. It worked great using it like this and no ice mess. The plastic shell had a lot of stray pieces of plastic sticking out that needed trimmed off.

Read lots of reviews for cool boxes I can run from the 12V socket in the back of my car and plug in overnight. This one seemed to have the best reviews and we have now used it over a 1 month period as a cool box for fridge items whilst supporting cyclists going from Lands End to John O Groats. In summary - its been brilliant. I've needed the air conditioning on in the car (to give you an idea of external temperatures) and it kept the chocolate bars hard and cold (and cyclists love a cold Kit Kat). We didn't have any issues with milk going off, or cheese weeping. Overnight, powered by the mains, there was ice sometimes at the bottom of the box - so it does get cold. My car does keep power to the 12V socket for 1 hour after stopping, which meant it was still working whenever we had a break. Other cars don't do this - and I suspect this is why it doesn't work so well for other people. On one training day when it was really cold outside, we turned it to warm, and gave the cyclists, warm sausage rolls and pastries. They loved it! I've used it in both orientations, but the shelf doesn't hold much weight and in the end, we used it like a cool box, rather than a fridge. Worth very penny - its been brilliant for us!

Works very good has this for 3years with No problems

Enfría poco,unos 20° grados por debajo temperatura ambiente ,en climas más fríos funcionará mejor pero por donde vivo se queda corto,estoy pendiente de devolverlo,servicio post venta muy malo les he enviado correos solicitando devolución y no contestan,no lo volvería a comprar

I bought the cooler planning for a vacation with a lot of km to drive, not to have to deal with ice in a cooler . The cooler worked for all about 3 hours TOTAL!!! I am now stuck on a road trip doing exactly what I bought this cooler to avoid, using ice! Too late to return and yet, it has only a few hours of use - very disappointed in this cooler. I don't know what my options are as I am too late to return it and in the middle of my vacation; so away from home...

OMG WOW! Bought this as an emergency replacement for the fridge on my boat which was faulty and draining my batteries. It wasn't expensive and so i didn't have high expectations for this chiller and boy was I so wrong. It's quite, uses very little power and gets so cold that small drops of ice formed from the condensation. My home fridge is set to 2 degrees and this is just as good as the real thing. Food was kept fresh, beer ice cold I can genuinely say it was worth every penny and more!