Alpicool C9PT 9L Compressor Car Fridge Freezer, DC 12v Camping Refrigerator, Portable Mini Cool Box for TruckCampervanRVBoat, -20℃ to 20℃(Black)

Firstly a disclaimer, I have only had this a short time so no idea as to its longevity albeit other reviewers have done successful long term tests. The unit is compact and well put together with no nonsense plastics, the lid fits snugly and nothing rattles or wobbles. The instructions are simple and concise so easily followed. Mains lead and 12 volt adapter appear good quality and both work without issue. On switching on you get a hum and the sound of a pump in operation with some gurgling of the coolant and that's it, no whine or grating sounds. This unit is not silent, as no compressor fridge can be, but it's very quiet for this price point. The operation is quite amazing, I used a high quality thermometer inside to test the programmed temperatures and they were spot on. This little machine got down to -15c within 45 minutes and retained this for as long as I had it switched on. That is quite an achievement and most impressive. The eco mode works well as do the battery saving levels. All in this is an excellent fridge/freezer box for the money and I look forward to testing it on camping trips and day runs. Well worth considering if you are in the market.

Excellent! Good shape for fitting in with other things. I like the flat top, because I can set things on top. Cools fairly quickly and keeps food cold. Quiet operation. Works great with portable battery source. Lightweight, so easily moved around and carried in and out of house. It holds a surprisingly large amount of food, despite its very small interior space. Originally, I bought it to freeze icepacks to put in my ice chest, but decided to leave out the ice chest and just use this. I was afraid it would be way too small. But for an overnight camping trip, I was able to fit in: 4 pork steaks, 1 large red pepper (could have cut it down to save space, but was in a hurry), a small brocolli, 3 eggs, a chunk of cheese, thin pack of sliced sandwich meat, small jar of mayo, small travel size bottle of BBQ sauce, and a bottle of Cobra beer! I was astounded. And the bluetooth app worked flawlessly. The only issue is that when you plug it into the car's 12 volt socket, you have to turn it back on every time you turn the car off (unless your car provides constant power to 12 volt). But it's not the end of the world. Just don't forget! Really good product.

Absolutely perfect. The fridge uses barely any power and works perfectly with my 100W solar panel in my camping trailer build. Kept all my food & drinks cool all weekend without any problems. It weighs barely anything so very easy to move about. Temperature controls are easy to use. 10/10 can definitely recommend

First of all, it's very good value for money. It feels well built and I have no concerns with the user interface, it's easy to use, bluetooth works, it's whisper quiet and it cools effectively and quickly. Overall I'm very happy. However, the temperatures reported both on the unit display and on the Bluetooth app are poppycock! All results were taken plugged into 240v plug and in 'max' mode. I placed a brand-new Bluetooth temperature and humidity sensor inside the middle of the box as soon as it arrived and tested it for 2 hours. First of all, when the target temperature was 4C the box took about an hour to reach this. The room ambient was 21C and the box was an initial 25C. This is much longer than it should normally take to cook down but that was probably due to the warm temperature the refrigerator was at initially and the fact that it had been in transit. What I saw was the box reporting a temperature of 4C but the temperature sensor was showing temps ranging from 1-8C! (Remember this was set in 'max' mode which should limit the Temperature range the fridge is allowed to vary - as in eco mode). When I set the fridge to -20C it very quickly reportedly cooled down to this temperature according to the readout. However, the temperature sensor after 2 hours was only reporting -13.5C and it never got any cooler than this even though the box and the app were both reporting the internal temp to be -19 or -20C. So that's a big difference. One other thing I noted was that the box isn't very well insulated! When the box was in freezer mode the outside of the box became covered in condensation quickly which dripped down the sides. The box felt very cold to the touch both on the sides and the top which would indicate rather poor quality insulation being used. I think when this is unplugged it would warm up much quicker than a standard cooler box of similar dimensions. The main reason I bought this particular box was because of the low (ish) power draw (about 4-5 amps p/h) and the competitive price. I'll be powering this via the car and a battery pack and 120W solarn panel. It works for my purposes. You might want to wrap the fridge section (leaving all the air vents free and open!) In a blanket or duvet when camping or in the car, it should help enormously to keep the heat out and maintain cold temperatures inside. I'll update this review after a couple of months of family camping to see how it does. 4/5 to begin with though is a good start. Edit: a brand new 240Wh battery pack only lasted about 8 hours when filled from 4C with 3L of room temp tap water to freeze at -20C. The battery was fully depleted and didn't manage to freeze anything. From a true -7C inside to +13C (with 3L of very cold water inside) only took 4 hours after the battery ran out. So, as suspected it's not great at keeping things cold once the power cuts. Trying to see if I can freeze 3L water on AC now. It's a good fridge but it has limitations, pesky thermodynamics! The absolute coldest this freezer will achieve (in ambient 21C) is a true -14.5C not -20C.

I already own an Aplicool Fridge Freezer, however we needed both a Fridge AND a Freezer for a trip abroad. This 9 litre model was used as a Freezer over a 16 hour journey and despite ambient temperatures of +20 degrees, it kept the contents at approximately -20 degrees throughout the journey! IMPORTANT...... If you are using this as a freezer at -20 degrees, you need to be aware that it is quite power hungry at approximately 2 amps (24 watts) and depending on the ambient temperature, the fridge's thermostat will switch the freezer on every five to ten minutes for about five to ten minutes. Needless to say, using it as a fridge at 4.0 degrees, the power consumption will be a lot lower. Given the above, I do not recommend plugging this into you vehicle's cigarette socket for long periods, i.e., three to fours hours, as over time, it WILL drain the battery, even with the engine running. I would recommend instead using a separate slave leisure battery. At 9 litres, the internal capacity is petite at 247 x 212 x 181mm, so be sure to check that it meets your requirements! As I said earlier, it performed extremely well, met my expectations, kept the frozen food well frozen and I am well pleased. Highly Recommended!

Great Little fridge. It really is tiny. Which is what I wanted a true compressor fridge as small as possible. Uses barely any power. The compressor is a tad noisy but bareable. Significantly colder more efficient than a peltier based cool box. With it set at 4 degrees and opening it a few times to put in and take out a few drinks cans, it used 225 what hours. Aka 0.225kwh in 24 hours in 25 degree ambient room temp. It draws 38w max. Even if this only lasts 5 years I'll be stoked with it for the price.

I don't write as many reviews as I should but this is a great. We had a trip planned from the UK to spain some 2700 miles, we wanted to take some food, and wine for the trip, and a cool box with freezer packs wouldn't work. This ia not just a cool box it's a compressor fridge, comes with mains and 12 volt lead, sat it on the back seat of the car and controlled /checked on it with it's bluetooth app, with it really doesn't mention but works really well. It's light when empty, and has moulded side handles. Fits great in the hotel room as is quiet. You could pay £800 for a dometic fridge. Easy to use and gets to temperature, which if you wand to change from F to C very easy in the app, not so easy on the fridge. I hope it lasts. I'm going to use it also in the garden for the barbeque, and take it on trips. Highly recommend

Bought this in July 2024, today is 2nd December 2025, so a little over one year of owning this fridge and it is now not working correctly, I reached out to Alpicool through Amazon to NO avail, I have been ignored. So to that end, I would strongly recommend that you think twice before purchasing Alpicool equipment in the future, their customer service is none existent, I will from now on, discourage anyone from purchasing from them.