( 17 reviews )
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 19 2009
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!
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: May 8 2009
It does a good job keeping cold things cold. Slow to cool warm things, as expected. Koolatron's 3 amp rating is inaccurate for my P-27, which overloaded a 4 amp regulated power supply but is happy on a 5.5 amp regulated supply.
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( 125 of 125 found this review helpful ) Posted: Oct 28 2008
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 very long time,and makes a great cooler. 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. 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. 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 AC wall outlet. I would not let the cooler run with your engine off for more than a couple of hours, unless you are ready to have your car jump started. If used for long periods of time, dust will accumulate around the fan aria and cut down on it's efficiency. Just remove the cover and clean out the dust on occasion. 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
