payydg · Jun 19, 2022

I’m looking to put a cooler into the cubby box of my Land Rover defender.

We use the vehicle as a camper - would be handy to have a cool box for perishables etc but I don’t want to put a fridge in the back as this is already kitted out for storage, water tank etc.

The cooler from a Range Rover seems a reasonable option, loads second hand off eBay for not much money.

Does anyone have one in their Range Rover? What are they like, do a reasonable job of keeping stuff cold? Are they suitable to be left running overnight or for a few days? What volume are they?

thanks!

DanClarke · Jun 19, 2022

payydg said:
The cooler from a Range Rover seems a reasonable option, loads second hand off eBay for not much money.

I wonder why there are so many available?
Are they just ineffective peltier units, or proper fridges?

payydg · Jun 20, 2022

DanClarke said:
I wonder why there are so many available?
Are they just ineffective peltier units, or proper fridges?

Yeh loads and loads. They're definitely not proper fridges. There’s no compressor that I can see.

Datatek · Jun 20, 2022

DanClarke said:
I wonder why there are so many available?
Are they just ineffective peltier units, or proper fridges?

Nowt wrong with Peltier except they are usually under specified

brianp38dse · Jun 20, 2022

I thought they ran of the air con, from what I remember of my mates sport they are small get a couple of cans in there and not much else .

Mark Piercy · Jun 20, 2022

Boot your passenger and fit it there

tomcat59alan · Jun 20, 2022

payydg said:
Yeh loads and loads. They're definitely not proper fridges. There’s no compressor that I can see.

Just leave the stuff outside the car ,it is Aberdeenshire when all said and done.

Turboman · Jun 20, 2022

tomcat59alan said:
Just leave the stuff outside the car ,it is Aberdeenshire when all said and done.

Or put the stuff in a stream. The rivers and streams up there are colder than a fridge.

I know, I have swum in them!

tomcat59alan · Jun 20, 2022

Turboman said:
Or put the stuff in a stream. The rivers and streams up there are colder than a fridge.

I know, I have swum in them!

Sod that 1/2inch smaller and I'd be a woman.

Turboman · Jun 20, 2022

tomcat59alan said:
Sod that 1/2inch smaller and I'd be a woman.

Get a wetsuit or go trans!

payydg · Jun 21, 2022

brianp38dse said:
I thought they ran of the air con, from what I remember of my mates sport they are small get a couple of cans in there and not much else .

They are small for sure, but might be a handy idea as i think the unit will fit in my existing cubby and I don't have space in the back. As long as it can hold a can of punk IPA and a pack of bacon I can make it work

payydg · Jun 21, 2022

Mark Piercy said:
Boot your passenger and fit it there

Ha the passenger is either a couple of spaniels or my better half. I might find myself in a bit of trouble if I try and get rid of any of them

payydg · Jun 21, 2022

Turboman said:
Or put the stuff in a stream. The rivers and streams up there are colder than a fridge.

I know, I have swum in them!

I know right!

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