Alpicool Y20T 20L Compressor Car Fridge Freezer, Portable DC 12v Camping Refrigerator

Very good design, great quality and portable. Good capacity and seems a decent size for camping. I have tried it out at home in very warm weather it does the job. Saves a walk to the camp site fidege for my cool packs so very happy. Good value. Comparisons with other brands and types of cooler show this model to be efficient and quieter when operating than others.

I’m an air conditioning engineer. Up until now my stash of drinks in my van had been cooled by a Peltier based cool box. This was very inefficient and wasn’t keeping up in warm weather. I’d never heard of or seen a 12v compressor based fridge before until I saw this one. I’ll be honest I did have my reservations as to wether it would be any good. But I decided after researching to go ahead and buy it, I opted for the 20 litre version. A few days later it landed on my doorstep. I’ve had it just over a week now and it’s amazing! It’s basically a mini chest freezer with an adjustable thermostat. A design that’s simple and effective. It’s very well made too and chills amazingly fast! I fill it with about 16 500ml bottles at ambient temperature every few days and it’s chilled them to 0c in just a few hours and that’s on the eco setting! What’s even better is the fact that it’s so efficient, meaning I can power it from the mains (using the supplied adapter) or from the van lighter socket without the socket getting crazily warm like with the cool box. Like any fridge it does produce water but this is easily wiped up once a week and no where near as much as the cool box. If you’re looking at buying a cool box then don’t, these only work at low ambient temperatures. Pay the little extra money and get one of these which works in all temperatures, you won’t regret it. It’s also a lot quieter than a cool box too. I had to put my ear right up to the vent to check it was actually running! I highly recommend this product. There are a few things I don’t like about it. The left hand handle isn’t insulated so can get a bit damp. Especially at low temperatures. I can’t see any way to access the compressor section if it ever needs to be repaired or if the fan and condenser needs to be cleaned. Other than that I’m very happy with it.

Really amazing product. Cools really well, is extremely quiet, uses very little power and is literally perfect for our trips.

good bit of kit,well worth the money

I bought this for a recent camping trip and it did not disappoint. Firsty off I should mention that I was able to power this in fridge mode from a 100w solar panel and a 12v 115Ah (1.38kWh/1380Wh) leisure battery for 8 days (we did have full sun all day for the entire time and even this was at the limit of the 80w panel, so a larger solar panel and battery would be needed to cover partially or fully cloudy days). My power consumption was measured at less than 0.44kWh (440Wh) per day on average with the fridge set to 2 degrees celcius and the fridge regularly opened and items added/removed. This was in normal mode (not eco mode). The ambient temperature during this use ranged from around 15-30 degrees celcius. I have not tested this in freezer mode, but I am confident that it would do well and I may update my review in the future when I have had a chance to use it. In freezer mode I do expect it will use a lot more power. In fridge mode, it does take a while for the unit to begin to get cold after it's first turned on. Only the sides of the storage compartment get cold, infact so cold that anything against the sides risks getting frozen! (I had some meat slices that partially froze). Anything on the outside will get cold quicker than anything in the middle. But as the unit and its contents gets down to temperature everything does get equally as cold. Don't expect miracles on cooling speed - this fridge works no different to the one in your kitchen and can take many hours to cool down ambient temperature drinks. But it absolutely will get them icy cold with enough time. I am considering getting some very thin coolpacks to put in the bottom to help with the issue of slow cooling speed in the center, but that will be an experiement. The insulation is not perfect and I did find that the outsides feel noticably cooler than the ambient air. Measured with an IR thermometer it was a few degrees lower. For maximum efficiency you may want to add additional insulation to the sides, bottom and lid. The bottom did get noticably colder due to poor insulation, and the giveaway was the patch of dead black grass directly under the cooled compartment where it was fine under the compressor section. This said, for the price and construction this is something that can be overlooked and easily remedied with some insulating materials. In short, it did the job I expected it to surprisingly well given the price. It was a solid purchase which I hope will last many years of infrequent use.

No problems yet , works fine and gets really cold ..1/4 of the price of my last dometic fridge that only last 18months before a rust hole in a pipe let all the refrigerant out …

Very pleased . Does exactly what it's said to do . A good product

Apicool Y20T 20L review, very pleased and it does come with a 240v UK adapter, it manages to hold around -9C in 30C ambient temperature, ive bought it for my up coming trip to the WSB camping and French road trip, and will plug into the ciggy lighter style power in my pick up bed.