Megiu Car Refrigerator Portable Car Fridge 12V Refrigerator 23 Quart (22 Liter) Freezer Compressor Cooler 12V/24V DC 110～240 V AC for Outdoor Camping Travel Home Use -18℃~+15℃ (Blue)

Where do I begin? I boondock several times a year in a micro camper, so space is at a premium. Boondocking means - bring your own water, power, shower, etc. It is NOT easy to get ice. No. That's not right. It is not REALISTIC to use ice without the assistance of technology. Enter the Megiu 19 qt 12v electric cooler. I tried it in central Florida in mid-July during a heat advisory. There's strict generator etiquette (off between 10pm-7am) where I was camped, so running a gas-powered generator isn't an option. So, I leaned on a 1200W portable power station that has roughly 618Wh. I went for three days off-grid and came back with all the "extra" stuff I took just in case it didn't work out - and it was still frozen. I vacuum seal and freeze meals, so they act an as added assist in cooling. I received the Megiu on Sunday afternoon. Plugged in the A/C charger and put 6 bottles of water in it. By Monday morning they were frozen. I took those out and put them in my "backup" cooler with ice packs. I then packed the Megiu with four frozen meals, 6 mini cans of soda, a bag of chicken and 3-4 bottles of water. I unplugged from AC, switched to 12V, loaded it in the car and drove 2 hours away. Upon arriving, I took it out of my tow vehicle and set it (unpowered) aside for about 1.5 hours as I socialized with my group and setup. I placed it ALWAYS in the shade and out of direct sunlight. After 1.5 hours, I plugged in to my power station. The temp by default is set to -18. Nothing thawed. So this cooler can hold a temp under reasonable conditions. I LIKE THAT! It drew 45W for about 10 minutes and then lowered down to 35 and remained there. I cycle the power by letting it run for 4 hours and then powering down for 2 hours, so I could get through the night. My power station turned off by 6:30am the following morning and the cooler sat unpowered for 2 hours while my solar panels charged the station. I ran into a technical challenge (a connector), so I charged up the station in my car rather than by solar. It is not advisable to try to charge a power station AND the Megiu at the same time in a car, so the Megiu stayed in the shade. The power station charged up and the cycle resumed. For fear of rain at night, I brought the cooler into my micro camper. I DID have to put a post-it note over the LED panel because I prefer to sleep in the dark, but it didn't heat up the cabin or make noise. In the morning, stuff was still frozen. The Megiu worked so good! I'm really impressed with being able to integrate both AC and DC (12V). I like that it can hold a temp (in reasonable conditions) - - it was a DAY of Florida heat advisory and humidity in mid-July and it didn't miss a beat! I like that the power consumption was reasonable for a COMPLETELY ICELESS SOLUTION - as long as you can recharge your power station. I did cycle the frozen water bottles out to the "backup" cooler and put warm waters in the cooler to freeze. At 618Wh, running 35W and hour, my power station could run this cooler without interruption for almost 17 HOURS. Increasing the capacity and performance of my power station extends that out even long, but so does intermittently powering it down. I have not attempted to change the temperature. I have not looked into an insulated cover. I have not tried it with other power stations or even had it long enough to use it in different conditions (like colder weather) - all of which might extend my power significantly. But it is light-weight, a fantastic value, and easy to use, so I'm going to sum this up - for how I use, it is an epic upgrade to my camping experience.

I purchased this fridge to take on a girls road trip with my daughter. We traveled to three states over eight days. This fridge was exactly what we needed. It’s a good size and holds a lot. It maintains the temperature well. It is easy to transport. And best of all it can be used as either a refrigerator or a freezer. This is one of the best purchases that I have made. It is well-made and does the job perfectly. I highly recommend it if you are looking for a portable refrigerator to keep things cold on a road trip. It’s also very nice if the hotel where you’re staying doesn’t have a mini fridge in the room. It comes with two types of plugs. One that plugs into the car and another that plugs into a normal plug for a hotel room.

I just love this fridge. Quiet, works perfectly, has a lot of space and love the color. Easily portable.

The LED temperature setting is not very close to being accurate. The temperature readings on my thermometers (I used three different ones) are consistently quite a bit higher than what the LED says. and the temperature inside varies more than I would like. If I want to use it as a freezer, the lowest setting is -18C on the LED, but my thermometers read -11 to -12 (10F) inside the unit. And it goes up as high as -7C (20F) before the compressor kicks back on. It did freeze water, and some meat, but I doubt it would be OK for ice cream. If I want to use it as a refrigerator, I set it at zero degrees (32F), but the inside temp goes as high as 41F on my thermometers inside). That being said, I decided to keep it for the following reasons: 1) I like the size and weight vs capacity. And so far, it is very quiet. 2) It seems to sip power - I left it hooked up to my ECO-Worthy LifePo4 battery to see how long it would last, and it lasted about 24 hours before the battery shut down. The room was 67F, the fridge was set to 0, and I only peeked in few times. But we're talking about a 20AH battery, 240 Watt hours, which means that the fridge used an average of 10 watts/hour. We'll see how it does in warmer weather, but I plan to get a larger battery and solar panel. I wish there was an insulating cover that fits it. I might try to make one. 3) The price was pretty low compared to other units. And I have read the reviews of many different brands, and they all have complaints against them. So, I think it work for my purposes. It will keep the type of food I use at my off the grid camp well enough. I never keep ice cream there anyway. UPDATE: Just got back from a weeklong stay at my off the grid camp, and I was happy with the performance of the fridge. I set the temp at 1 degree Celsius. Even though the display temp drifts up to 5C before the compressor kicks in again, the contents stayed cold enough, without freezing anything. Best of all, my small 12v 20Ah Eco-Worthy Lithium battery, hooked up to a 100W panel, handled the power requirements - even though it was sunny, hot (87F) and humid for several days, with one day being hot and rainy.

Love it, pulls between 30-40 watts for the time it runs, effective, relyable, runs on on the 12v ciragette lighther, and 120v, and very quiet for sleeping next to it in a van or car

We got this as we do a lot of long road trips and camping in our mini van. Coolers just weren't cutting it. This works as an actual fridge or even as a freezer! I was struggling with bursitis in my hips on our last trip so I froze some water bottles to use as ice packs and it was perfect. It's pretty quiet too, unlike our previous electric cooler so doesn't bother us while we sleep.

I love this little cooler, on the really hot (+27 C) days I’ve noticed that it seems to only get down to about -9 C. Still cold enough to keep your drinks/popsicles cold on those days. Otherwise it normally bounces between -14 C and -18 C.

It works ok, but it must be on the coldest setting to keep things frozen

This unit works exactly as you would want to. Great addition for our road trip to Mexico with flexibility to power from the truck's lighter socket or using the provided standard 110V cable plugged into our rechargeable battery pack - EF Ecoflow Delta 2 ( also from Amazon ). Kept our dairy products nice and cold while driving and we could bring it in for the night and plug in to keep working in the hotel room for overnight stops. Solid , well built and great value. Alternate supplied power cables is a big plus. Portable and sturdy.