Alpicool Car Fridge Freezer 9L Portable Compressor Refrigerator, 12/24V DC & 230V AC Camping fridge -20℃~20℃, Energy Saving cooler for Caravan, Camping, Home, RV

Firstly a disclaimer, I have only had this a short time so no idea as to its longevity albeit other reviewers have done successful long term tests. The unit is compact and well put together with no nonsense plastics, the lid fits snugly and nothing rattles or wobbles. The instructions are simple and concise so easily followed. Mains lead and 12 volt adapter appear good quality and both work without issue. On switching on you get a hum and the sound of a pump in operation with some gurgling of the coolant and that's it, no whine or grating sounds. This unit is not silent, as no compressor fridge can be, but it's very quiet for this price point. The operation is quite amazing, I used a high quality thermometer inside to test the programmed temperatures and they were spot on. This little machine got down to -15c within 45 minutes and retained this for as long as I had it switched on. That is quite an achievement and most impressive. The eco mode works well as do the battery saving levels. All in this is an excellent fridge/freezer box for the money and I look forward to testing it on camping trips and day runs. Well worth considering if you are in the market.

Excellent! Good shape for fitting in with other things. I like the flat top, because I can set things on top. Cools fairly quickly and keeps food cold. Quiet operation. Works great with portable battery source. Lightweight, so easily moved around and carried in and out of house. It holds a surprisingly large amount of food, despite its very small interior space. Originally, I bought it to freeze icepacks to put in my ice chest, but decided to leave out the ice chest and just use this. I was afraid it would be way too small. But for an overnight camping trip, I was able to fit in: 4 pork steaks, 1 large red pepper (could have cut it down to save space, but was in a hurry), a small brocolli, 3 eggs, a chunk of cheese, thin pack of sliced sandwich meat, small jar of mayo, small travel size bottle of BBQ sauce, and a bottle of Cobra beer! I was astounded. And the bluetooth app worked flawlessly. The only issue is that when you plug it into the car's 12 volt socket, you have to turn it back on every time you turn the car off (unless your car provides constant power to 12 volt). But it's not the end of the world. Just don't forget! Really good product.

I have only had the C12 for less than a week, after receiving the C12 I ran a few tests overnight and it performed well. We then went off camping for a few days and kept the C12 in the boot of our Skoda Yeti, I kept the battery protection set at high and we was using the C12 as a fridge set at 6°c and monitoring it via the Alpicool app. Well it worked flawlessly and my vehicle battery ran the C12 for 48hrs without me having to start the car, I ran the C12 at max cooling until we arrived at our campsite and then switched it to eco mode, I think the final voltage reading was 12.2v which was displayed on the C12 and the app was great for checking on the unit when we was in our tent, we were approximately 20ft away and the app stayed connected. Our food items were kept fresh and cool during our stay, with the C12 only fluctuating between 6 - 7°c, the outside temperature was in the low to mid 20's and our car was shaded most of the day by tree's. The high lid on the C12 is great as it allows you to mound up items within or store taller items compared with the C9, the size is perfect for a couple of people and does not take up a lot of room in our boot, I placed lighter items on the lid which is very strong, when I packed the car, making sure to keep the control panel and the 3 air circulation vents unobstructed. The size and the volume of the C12 is perfect for us as a couple and kept essential items like milk, cheese, eggs, butter and some chocolate goodies nice fresh and cool, during our 2 day trip. We think we chose the ideal size for what we need a fridge/freezer for and if the C12 continues to perform as it did on it's first trip, then we will be very happy with our choice and I would definitely recommend the C12 to others, especially if your car packing space is limited as we take some large/ luxury camping items with us as well as 2 border terriers, so definitely ideal for 1-2 people and a couple of pooches.

Item works very well especially through the app and fits perfectly in the space in my camper and keeps everything cool as it should. Good quality and very quiet when up to required temperature and is very easy to use

Having read a load of reviews on various cooling systems and manufacturers, I eventually decided to give Alpicool a try based on their already great feedback and that their system uses a 'proper' compressor design over the other inferior ideas from other systems on the market. I've bought the fridge for use in my van, I'm a travelling industrial fitter that works from site to site looking after heavy industrial equipment and am away from home for up to one week at a time. I needed a fridge in which to keep my days worth of bait along with a couple of drinks and a few pints of milk - my amin meal on the evening being provided by a hotel, so I didn't need a really large unit. So, the usage: The fridge really does cool impressively quickly, dropping from plus +20C to minus -4C in hardly no time at all - in this time the compressor runs continually but upon reaching the desired set temperature (user adjustable via the control screen or excellent phone app) the unit switches to maintain mode which has several options, or tolerances if you will. You can set the fridge to raise perhaps a few degrees before powering on again, or be really on the ball and maintain a perfect set temperature. The unit monitors the vehicle battery voltage and can be easily programmed to stop working if the battery becomes unsuitably low (perfect if for example you are connected to the main battery and require enough juice to be able to start the car/van/truck etc). During maintain mode, or eco mode, the fridge maintains the temperature to whatever you have set whilst using minimal power. The impressive thing is that this can be set low enough to be used as a freezer as well (you've got to choose fridge or freezer with this model, not both!). The unit comes with two power methods, either a wall plug for 240V (UK) via a transformer brick or a 12v-24v cigar/aux socket plug (without the brick) - so plenty of options for power input. I have cut the aux plug off the cable and hard wired the fridge into my auxiliary fused supply so that it can be left turned on all of the time independent to my van operational circuits. (really easy to do with a secondary battery and charging kit) - but you don't need to do this, just plug it into your vehicle cigar/aux socket and leave it to do its stuff - just set a low limit of perhaps 10.8v or something so that you know your vehicle will still start at the beginning of the day) Storage: It holds 3 x 3 cans of coke, 330ml stacked two high (the lid is recessed to take the height - so 18 cans of 330ml coke cans with space to spare). It will also hold 6 x 2ltr bottles of water/milk upright. The 12L version has enough space for a day or two of constant use - if it is used for just drinks for example then it'd easily be large enough for a week. If you are working/living with others then perhaps consider the larger version over the 12L model - but it is certainly fine for me. The advantage with a smaller unit is the efficiency and speed that the unit can cool the storage chamber, the power usage is minimal for long days and weeks away and it seems happy for me to turn it off after a week of work and leave it for a few weeks before turning it back on again - with rapid cooling once initiated. The drawbacks: Hmm, so everything has to have a negative I suppose... I'd say that the one thing that I notice is that the lid has to be 'snapped' shut rather than just naturally closed - you have to push down until it clicks shut and give a good pull for it to open. I think it'd be better if it had a magnetic close rather than the plastic interference fit of the current design for ease of use and improved quality feel for the user. Other than this, so far - so good. It seems to be reliable and continue to draw minimal power from my auxiliary battery setup, it's handy now that I can make up a days food and store it knowing that I can reliably know that the unit will keep the contents in good condition regardless of the hot weather outside. Would I recommend the 12L version: Yes certainly for short breaks, days away, site work where other means are available for larger meals. If you're buying for a family them I'd consider the larger version - but give Alpicool a go as their compressor fridges/freezers are really energy efficient and have great power saving features. UPDATE: Having now used the Alpicool C12 fridge for a number of months, I wish that I'd now bought a larger capacity model - the 12L is fine for storing a few essentials for a short number of days, but I have found the fridge to be far more use than I initially anticipated and it is now an essential part of my work setup. If I had my time over again then I would have paid the small amount extra to upgrade to at least the 20L model so that I could store more chilled stuff for those long drives to site jobs. The 12L is great for use in the cab as it is physically small, but for longer journeys I'd prefer a bit more room. As an update on the Alpicool system, still working fabulous and very efficient on battery usage, keeps everything fresh and cool even in the warmest of days. I'd still certainly recommend!!

It does exactly what it says, and I’m very pleased

If I could give a lower score I would. The fridge arrived and it worked fine, I kept it boxed for 3 months till I was ready to install in a campervan. When installed it worked fine for 1 week then it would not power on. The DC supply to the unit is good as are the fuses. I contacted Aplicool 4 times and I still haven’t got a reply (over two weeks now) there website states they reply in 24 hours. What a lot of crap. I have contacted through link on Amazon, through link on their website (twice) and also directly by email. They dont even have the courtesy to answer my contacts, this is one of the most unprofessional companies I have dealt with, no post purchase support what so ever. Don’t buy a product from them they are unreliable and selfish, just want your money and to hell with the customer. I want my £100 back please Alpicool or at least a replacement.

So far so good. I have put it through its paces, and it managed to freeze water. I am not sure its that well insulated, and its a bit bubbly sounding but you get that with a compressor - for proper refrigeration there really isn't an alternative. but this box was one of the few B energy rated, dual input (12v/240v) versions. I was a bit worried by a couple of reviews, but it has a 3 year warranty, so feel comfortable now with the choice. It is small, but big enough for a few pints of milk/cans of drinks. Bought for possible prolonged power cuts; keep the main fridge shut and use this for milk/essentials to run off batteries.

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Très pratique et fonctionnel !

Its a good job works good and fast to cool down on 220v and 12v

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Frigorifero ben fatto. Plastiche economiche, per costa 100 euro in meno rispetto alla sua fonte di ispirazione. Si puo settare la temperatura tra 20 e -20 gradi, ed essendo a compressore, li raggiunge anche con temperature esterne alte. Il consumo è intorno a 36/40W con accendisigari e 41/47W con il trasformatore. Consumi quindi molto ridotti, e una volta che la temperatura è stata raggiunta, si attiverà solo quando il termostato interno regista una temperatura mediamente 2 gradi piu alta di quanto impostato. Ha anche bluetooth, e relativa app per settarlo e comandarlo comodamente da smartphone. Arriva con la presa UK, ma scambiabile con qualsiasi presa EU a due poli.