The TC 21 & 35 coolers are thermoelectric coolers and use the Peltier effect to cool.
They aren't efficient at all and you're not going to leave it running for hours or overnight without your engine running.
You probably won't be happy with it, especially once you realise how much power that thing is going to draw once you have your camp set up..
When I was looking at buying a new fridge recently, I noticed a few of them with only a 12 month warranty, like this one you've listed.
On average, people would barely run their fridges during 12 months.
I decided to steer clear of anyone only offering 12 month warranty. It shows a total lack of confidence in the product.
If they can't guarantee the compressor working for minimum 2 years (and really should be minimum 3), then I'm not going to drop $600 or more and hope mine isn't one that's going to fail.
Gamerancher wrote:Bear in mind that if it's 40 degrees your beer will be 10 degrees at best. Best save up and buy an Engel. My 21 litre is over 20 years old, spent most of its life between the seats of a truck, running 24hrs a day 5/6 days a week and still going strong.
I have a beat up 40ltr and more beat up 15ltr that are both the old style Engels with mustard lids. Got them as hand me downs and must be over 30 years old and both still going strong.
I decided to get the 39Ltr now with the Plastic outer.
These can be picked up for under $800 new with the Transit Bag included.
All it has is the Dial for turning on and setting the temp. There's nothing to go wrong.
Less electronics, means less points of failure.
Gamerancher wrote:If your budget will stretch to just under $600, there's a 30 litre EvaKool that runs the same compressor as the Engel.
I think they use the Danfoss compressor. Engels have the Sawafuji swing motor and they are the only ones who use that motor.