Koolatron Compact Kooler
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Koolatron Compact Kooler
Customer Review: First Koolatron was defective, 2nd one we have not used yet
Summary: 3 Stars
Purchased the Koolatron Compact Kooler. Used it for a weekend (worked great)and then it stopped working. The cord that plugs into the car became extremely hot, too hot to handle. Unplugged it and the next time we went to use it, it didn't work. Replaced the fuses several times in the plug and each time we plugged it in, the fuse blew. Contacted Amazon and they sent a new one out right away and we sent the other one back. Have not had the opportunity to use the new one yet. Hopefully it works longer than the first one.Customer Review: GREAT TRAVEL FRIDGE
Summary: 4 Stars
We purchased this unit for a road trip from Oregon to S. Calif. We wanted to be able to buy sandwiches, snacks and bottled water in the morning and eat on the road, or keep things cold overnight. This fridge worked great, we used it every day of our three week trip, and could take it into the hotel to keep our bottled water and snacks cold at night. We also purchased the additional AC power cord. The unit is small, lightweight, and the noise is minimal for a fridge. The only down side is that it doesn't cycle on and off like a regular fridge so things at the bottom and toward the compresser would freeze overnight. We just put the water there, no problem. Would highly recommend this unit! We have used it several times since the purchase.Customer Review: Good cooler for solo truck drivers
Summary: 5 Stars
This product works very well. I use mine 24/7 and have had no problems. I have left it in my truck for two days without starting the truck. It didn't run down my battery and it maintained temperature. The outside temperature was around 100 degrees. I would and have recomended this product to a friend.Customer Review: Great Compact Cooler
Summary: 4 Stars
Before a recent road trip we decided to invest in a portable fridge/cooler, which we could use to help us save money on buying milk and other items for our 2 year old. After researching a number of coolers I decided to go with the Koolatron Compact Cooler based on the other reviews.
Before embarking on our trip, I pre-cooled the cooler as instructed in the owner's manual. One thing to keep in mind is that the cooler does NOT come with an adapter, which will allow you to cool the unit outside of a vehicle. I purchased the 5 Amp AC to 12V DC Power Adapter and had great success pre-cooling the cooler. The adapter never got really hot even after over 12 hours of being plugged in.
I filled the cooler to the max and plugged it in our car. Our road trip lasted over 12 hours and all the items in the cooler remained icy cold. On the trip back home the cooler was empty, so I didn't pre-cool the cooler. However, after making a few stops I had a few items to put in the cooler. After having the cooler plugged in the car for a few hours, without pre-cooling, I felt that the items kept cool enough and eventually became icy cold.
The bottom line here is that you probably want to pre-cool the cooler ahead of time, but if you have something already cold you can get away without having to pre-cool. If you are throwing in some items like cans of soda, which are room temperature you definitely want to pre-cool.
I only had two minor issues with the cooler, which prevented me from awarding it with 5 stars.
1. As previously mentioned, the cooler does not come with an adapter (AC), which will allow you to power the unit outside of a vehicle. The owner's manual specifically mentions that you should pre-cool the unit, but if you were to buy the cooler before reading reviews you would not know this bit of information ahead of time. I think Koolatron would be better off increasing the price of the cooler and including the adapter, since most people are going to need to buy this accessory.
2. The fridge is somewhat noisy or at least the fan is anyway. When you are riding in a car the sound is somewhat negligible, but if you are staying in a hotel overnight the sound of the fan spinning may keep you up. I was able to get around this by plugging in the fridge inside the bathroom and closing the door, which muffled the noise to the point where it was not noticeable.
Despite the two minor issues I mentioned, I am very happy with the purchase and I would make the same decision if I had to do it all over again.
Customer Review: Great Cooler for the Price!
Summary: 5 Stars
We bought this cooler to keep baby formula cool while traveling on vacation. Turned out to be very handy in the car and in the hotel room (Using the power adapter). Besides the baby food, we were able to sneak in six cans of pop, several juice bottles, oranges and grapes, and my favorite, a tall bottle of wine! All with some room to spare. Great product! Did exactly what they said it would do.