Koolatron - Koolatron Voyager Cooler
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Koolatron - Koolatron Voyager Cooler
Customer Review: Great for family traveling
Summary: 4 Stars
This cooler is great for family travel. You can pack small meals in the cooler and then save money by not eating out. I recommend plugging it in overnight before you need it. That way it will be cool when you put your food in. It will keep you food cool/cold if it is cold and your food is cold. Do not expect to put warm food in it and cool the food from there. If you buy the adapting cable Koolatron Multi-Purpose Adapter 110AC to 12 Volts DC ( Model AC-15), then you can even take it inside to a hotel. It can act as a portable hotel fridge. Again this saves money for family travel. We have also used it to go tailgating and keep chicken wings, etc. warm.
The only down side is that sometimes after running a long time, food at the bottom can frost/freeze partially.
Customer Review: I REALLY LIKE IT
Summary: 5 Stars
The size and shape of the cooled area is very convenient. It really cools things. I used it this week to keep bottled water (and refills) cool for people working in my yard during a very hot few days. I didn't have room in my refrigerator. They really appreciated the cold water!Customer Review: Koolatron P-27 is a excellent reliable cooler
Summary: 5 Stars
Before retiring I drove a tractor trailer cross country for over 20 years, and used a Koolatron chest cooler nearly all that time. When on the road it would be on 24/7 sometimes for weeks at a time, with very few problems. Koolarton has been around for a long time and makes a great cooler. This cooler is a Canadian product, and still made in Canada to my knowledge. These things work great if you use them properly. Unless you are willing to wait a long time for things to cool down, you must cool items down before putting them in the cooler (The colder the better). Also if you cool the inside of the cooler first, that would help even more. That's where a AC/DC converter would come in handy to cool the frig in your house before you place it in your vehicle. This type cooler is extremely slow at cooling down warm items, but great at keeping cold items cold.
A trick I learned when in my truck was to bungee my cooler on the passenger seat and direct my AC vent at the fan side of it, that would keep it super cold inside even on one of those 100+ degree days they get around Phoenix AZ. CAUTION:::Everything will start to freeze in there doing this if you don't watch it and open the door regularly. On a hot day with the sun shining on the cooler its a good idea to keep it covered " Newspaper works " to keep the sun off of it. Note::: Keep everything away from the fan, air needs to circulate in that aria. Also don't pack the food to tight in the cooler, air needs to circulate there also.
I have never had an occasion to used it to heat or keep food hot. But I guess if you wanted to transport hot food to Grandma's or a friends house this would work quite well since it does get quite worm in there. Caution !!! Make sure you know what cycle " Hot or Cold " you are on before you start on a road trip. I personally know it is very easy to have it set on heat when you thought it was on cold if you don't double check it.
This P-27 cooler is a medium sized cooler and has a 29 quart capacity, probably the best all around size for the average family. Two liter bottles and milk containers will stand up inside of it. They also come much larger such as the Coolatron P-95 cooler, with a 45 quart capacity. They even come larger than that, if you have a super large family like on some of those TV shows. Of course they come smaller also, I have one that is mentioned at the end of my review.
If traveling a AC/DC Converter is a must if you need to keep things cold in a motel, or for any extended stop that has a 110 Volt wall outlet. Using the converter with your travel frig at home for extra cold drink storage for company might come in handy also. The Black & Decker CV6B / Vector VEC004 / Travel Mate / Rubbermaid / 6.0 Amp AC/DC Converter will do the job nicely.
I would not let the cooler run with your engine off for much more than a couple of hours, " Enough time to stop for a long lunch or dinner while you are traveling but not to much longer " unless you are ready to have your car jump started. I don't know precisely how long your battery would last, that would depend on the condition and size of it. I do know I have left mine on for over 2 hours with no problems whatsoever.
If used for very long periods of time, dust will accumulate around the fan aria and cut down on it's efficiency. Just remove the fan cover every 6 month's or so and clean out the dust if needed.
I still have a Koolatron chest cooler,that I use for longer trips. But I also have a smaller Black & Decker TC212B Travel Cooler & Warmer which also works well. I use this for day or weekend trips, when I don't have to take to much with me. Check out my review on it for more tip's. Before you leave how about a thumb's up for this review; lots of good advice for you. Thanx
Customer Review: Koolatron cooler
Summary: 4 Stars
The cooler is perfect for my profession as a truck driver. It holds my food items at a cool temperature.Customer Review: Love It!
Summary: 5 Stars
Just the right size. Did a great job of keeping things cold over a three-day camping trip. I recommend running it with an AC adapter for 24 hours to bring it down to temperature before loading it. Load it with items already cold. Use with a "battery saver" so you don't wake up to a vehicle that won't start due to a dead battery.
Also, given that the unit does not have a thermostat, if ambient temperatures are likely to fall below 60 deg/f for several hours, don't place items that may be sensitive to frost (such as lettuce) in it.