Whynter 45 Qt Portable Refrigerator Freezer, Car RV Camping 12V, FM-45G

I'm a new owner to this brand and so I'm skeptical when it comes to portable refrigerator freezers that go in a big truck. My concerns are will they hold up to vibrations of driving over the road as many have troubled compressors that blink out as a result of vibrations. Many name brand units can be rather pricey but I try to go for one that has good ratings and hopefully it will last more than 2 years. 5 plus years would be super! Anyway, what brings me to this Whynter (Winter?) Brand was because my beloved Norcold 45 after 12 years of bliss no longer would refrigerate. It still works but, it freezes everything! I only want it to work as a refrigerator so here I am. Can't find my beloved Norcold anywhere on the market as they are either soldout from reputable places or folks are selling them at an outrageously jacked up price. So, when I found this unit, it checked off all the marks. The size is right for my space, it seems well built. It's actually taller and deeper than my old unit and I like that. It seems to cool down rather quickly to my set temperature of 36°. I have an inverter and it is running seamlessly on AC power without any issues. Mind you this is just day one but I'm writing this review to say that so far I like what this unit is giving me. It was priced very well and it is actually made very well and is working very well. I even bought the travel cover. It runs very quietly as I can barely hear when the compressor is running. The boxy shape doubles as a nice table actually. I plan to update after a month of using it and hope it will stay positive. I need to see how it handles after some vibrations of being over the road. Because it's built like a tank with all metal. I especially like the metal handles which are surprisingly comfortable when you're trying to carry it. It is heavy but manageable as I was able to get it into my truck but it was empty. Also the little lady who delivered it from Amazon had to walk upstairs with it in its big well packaged box and she managed without any issues so I definitely can't complain about it being too heavy. Although I don't plan to move it in and out, especially with food in it, so if that were the case I would be taking the food out before moving it. One slight drawback that I feel could be improved is actually where the controls are. Because they are located on the short end at the bottom of the right side, it would have been nicer to have them on the long end on the side where the unit opens and closes so that I can actually look back and see what the temperature readings are. So for extra measure, I have my thermometers placed inside the unit so that when I open the case I can actually see how cold the temperatures are inside. As I said before, I have it set the 36° but because heat rises and my thermometers are at the top they are registering at 40° so there's probably a plus or minus 4° on the temperatures. It's all fine with me as long as it stays under 42° which is in the safe refrigeration zone. Oh, and there is no way to change which way the top will open as it is fixed. So today I'm going to end with giving this a very glowing review and hope it stays that way as I will update this and let you know how things go after a month or so and hopefully after a year of using it. As it stands now for my first day of using, I would definitely recommend. It comes at a good price point, is well built, and it works well. UPDATE: Well, my update is coming about 3 months later..lol Good thing is that I can't report any problems. I did end up turning the unit so that I could always see the control panel and temperature. The lid is not reversible and so now the lid opens from the seat side or opposite my bunk. The temp inside has held steady as I switched it to the automic temp setting, which I believe works best. I believe the automatic setting keeps the compressor from working unnecessarily. I just plug into the DC outlet and go. I added a picture of the new positioning. Hope it continues to function without incident. I still would recommend.

Purchased July 2022 and used for 2-week off-grid camping trip. 45qt freezer worked amazing! Used AC power from generator during the day. Temp held steady 0 degrees - regardless of air temperature (ranged from 65 to 98 degrees F). Used DC power in vehicle, and from solar generator while camping at night. Have a Jackery 500; at 70 degree average overnight temps, only used 50% of battery over a 12-hour period. Seems to run a bit more efficiently in DC power mode. To conserve power while on our trip, we shut off all power for up to an hour twice a day; freezer only gained 15 degrees at temperatures of 80 to 85 degrees F. Food did not thaw, no frost build up - not even any water to drain at end of two weeks. We kept both AC and DC cords plugged in all the time; AC took precedent when this power was available. Only consideration; compressor does create a small amount of vibration. (VERY minimal - was only noticed by the (OCD) engineer in the family). We bought small rubber vibration isolation pads (for air compressors etc - $4 ea) and placed under freezer feet. This reduced vibration translation to the floor of our trailer, so now isn't even noticeable. Love the freezer - highly recommend - good product for cost, size, and function. We hope not to have to buy again, but would definitely do so.

My husband drives a truck and his company truck did not have a refrige in it. After a few weeks with an ice chest, he made the investment himself in this unit (buying the 65 qt first but it was too big for the space so returned it for the 45qt). This refrige is very reliable. Stays plugged in via12v all week, unplugged on weekends when he gets home. It cools down fast when he starts his week and maintains temperature setting perfectly all week. The unit cleans easy and the 45qt is sufficient for him to carry his meals for the week and daily drinks. He rotates drinks and new ones cool quickly. We are super pleased with this product! It also comes with an AC plug, but we only use it in his truck with12v plug. He has had it several months now with no issues. Update 2021. Compressor failed. Cost to repair more than replacement. Bought a slimline version for replacement plus the extended warranty. Product worked perfectly for 3 years. Still saved money over trickster food.

Just got this. .. 45 qt... - was packed well and as usual Amazon got it rolling out the door promptly. Plugged it in and it worked. Cooled from 80 degrees to 45 degrees in probably 15 minutes. The fan is not noisy and it doesn't draw much power at all. I just got it, so could die tomorrow but the way it sounds I can tell they did their homework. Even the latch on the top door is great quality - has a spring action the puts tension on the lid to keep it somewhat down even before you latch. Smart. Only complaint is it came with a dent in the front of it that happened between the first box and second 'shipping' box at the factory. Ah, but so what, it's nice and seems to work great. Did the flash freeze, got down to -2 and stayed there. Outside didn't get cool so the insulation must be good. I'm a big solar guy, so when I go camping will run this off the sun + battery during the day and just a battery at night. I will post a pic showing it with a 1/2 gallon of milk inside, to give you some perspecitve.

I bought this fridge in 2014 to use on my sailboat. 7 years later (2021) this thing is still working great despite several trips to burning man, getting knocked around in a sailboat, and being used as an auxiliary freezer on ac power at my house. Way cheaper than an Engel and just as good. It draws hardly any electricity- I don't understand how they do it! Fantastic product. It is a bit heavy, but hey- its a legit fridge/freezer so what do you expect? Next time I'll be getting the FM-65 to have fridge and freezer separately. A friend bought one 6 years ago and it's still going strong after continuous use.

best investment i made in a long time.works great. i spend around $10.00 to $20.00 a week on ice being a over the road truck driver. thats $480 a year on ice and that's on the low end. paid for its self in a year. the electric Colman coolers are totally useless and a BIG waste of $120.on a 90 degree day your cooler is 50 degrees inside good buy to your food and hope you like hot pop. not this baby everything is ice cold or frozen if you want.goes down to -8 degrees,shuts off after reaching temp which is a big battery saver plus it shuts it's self off when your battery reaches at around 11 volts. so it doesn't kill your battery and leave you stranding like the electric Colman coolers will.heavy as hell but it has a compresser in it and it's SUPER QUIET can barely hear it running have to put your ear to it to hear it. plus with the additional purchase of the SquareTrade 3-Year Large Appliance Protection 3 years worry free it pays for shipping both ways for the cost of the warranty it's cheaper than the cost to ship it for repair. UPDATE: this one lasted 4 to 5 years before it died.the new one lasted 10 days shy of a year and you have to pay return shipping for repair and i'm guessing shipping to get it back. $165 shipping one way you do the math. no one near authorized to do warranty work. will be buying a engle or snomaster there crazy expensive but last forever. good luck you'll need it.

It stopped working It’s &419 or so plus shipping to get it fixed Such a financial burden to fixing it this is my second unit I had in the truck

This is the best thing ever. I drive big trucks for a living and this unit saves me so much money from buying food and drinks on the road. Filled with TV dinners and cold drinks or whatever gets you by. And no waiting in line or extra tips and drink. Running microwave off power inverter and any time any place I can eat. Unit runs off 12 volt power outlet in truck or 120 at home but I never take it out of truck does not drain the batteries and will shut off if current gets low. To put it bluntly it costs me $50 a week to eat twice a day and so saves me three times that in restaurant prices. Temp range from -8 to 50 I run mine at about 25 keeps dinners frozen and drinks so cold without freezing solid. Good investment for me pays for itself within a month or so of savings. Costs me about $5.00 dollars a day to eat.

Excellent, well made but expensive product. We have carried it across Canada from Ontario to BC this summer, as a freezer adjunct to the small fridge in our 13' Scamp trailer. The freezer kept our fresh fish frozen all the way and a large, dwindling tub of frozen yogurt in edible condition. This despite some nights when it was without any power. It works extremely well as a freezer when plugged into the travelling vehicle 12 volt DC socket, as well as on 120v AC. A fully charged deep cycle battery keeps it going for about 1.5 hours before dipping below 10v and the automatic shutoff point. We carry a small, 1kw Yamaha gasoline AC inverter/generator that runs the freezer on fast freeze mode to -8 F. Thereafter, the box is so well insulated that contents stay frozen until the morning.

Bought this back in 2020. Been using it on camping trips since then. It's amazing, good quality and built to last. Allows long term camping without food spoiling. Highly recommended if you're looking for something like this.

Great Freezer, but really heavy... especially when full of fish! We use this for fishing trips and although it works really well, it is not very "portable" due to it's weight. We now use it at home as a secondary freezer (can never have enough freezer space). We bought the Dometic CC-40US to use as our travel freezer, and it is MUCH easier/lighter to haul around. Still, the FM-45G is solidly constructed, and has been trouble free operation from day 1. So 4 stars for that. But if you are looking for something truly portable, the Dometic CC-40US is only half the weight, and holds nearly the same amount.

Great fridge/freezer. Little bit on the heavy side but well built. Working very well in the semi truck. Not a power hog either like some of the thermoelectric coolers I've had in the past.

I bought this for a fishing trip in the early summer, unfortunately it didn't arrive until we got back. I then used it during a 3000k road trip and it worked wonderfully!. Took me a bit to get used to the Fahrenheit as I'm a Celsius man, but once that was figured out I always had cold food and drink for driving around. The cooler is also well insulated and I didn't worry about having it powered off for 12-30hrs and keeping everything cool. My only gripe is that it is very heavy for it's size, but I just left it in one place in the truck and didn't remove it until the trip was over.