Watch this BEFORE buying a 12v Fridge
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I sold my 14 year old Engel Fridge freezer and changed over to the new brand of MyCoolman. Im not sure im entirely happy with the change over just yet but i have high hopes.
Have a look for you self and tell me what you think
Bought my Engel in 1986.....it’s still going and been around Australia several times. I’m happy.
They are a great thing that’s for sure.
Well done
Couldn't agree more. (and I'm never partisan about commercial products.) Had a 42-litre Engel for 12 years, and it's never been 'on-the-road'. Always on a bush-block, working off a solar-panel and a battery, at 32 Watts and a timer.
20 years on and the Engels is still working well. The only thing I had to replace was the battery for the lcd display $1.75. Can’t see myself swapping it for another brand
And that’s fair enough too. I’m not asking ppl to swap if they are happy. I’m just trying something new for ppl who may be interested in something new that’s all. Someone’s gotta try new things don’t they??
Australian 4x4 Adventures we wouldn’t know if we didn’t give it a go.
I use my Engel 45l fridge for over 20 years. I use a ClearView Easy Slide. No issues what so ever, it never let me down. Extremely low power usage. Works in all temperature conditions. It's hooked up to my GoalZero 3000x battery so I never have to worry about enough power. So I have no need to consider other fridges or suppliers.
Totally agreed! See my post just above.
Great video. ALL mechanical/electrical items have the ability to have duds.
A supplier/manufacturer that backs it's items with awesome customer service will always be a winner.
Exactly what I thought. 4 weeks on and no dramas at all with the new one.
Thanks for the comment buddy.
WHAT 'customer service'?? Even the very attractive '3-years warranty' is apprently a non-starter, on a Coolman 47-litre I bought a few weeks ago and have opened 4 DAYS ago!
Father in law bought a similar one and had issues with the first one he got AND the replacement. I was eyeing his off, but now I'll stick with my Engel
Same day replacement without you having to go anywhere, gotta love that, don't get that from the big name brands.
Yes plastic isn't good for exposure in a tray, but inside an enclosure is perfectly fine and plastic is lighter.
Cheers for the honest review.
Never heard of them before, will have to check them out.
I couldn’t fault the service that’s for sure.
But disappointing that something went wrong but that happens with every brand. Even Engels.
For me if a company is willing to go to every effort to keep a customer happy then that speaks volumes about the product it self.
Thanks for the comment and I hope you get to watch some of the other stuff on my channel.
There isn't a single product in any market with true 100% perfection is there. We should accept there will be the odd hickup.
Yes unfortunate you found a fault but if it was common the company wouldn't be around for long would it.
Cheers bud
This fridge has some good features, although I feel the whole being able to check the temp via an app on the phone is a bit of a gimmick to get ya sucked in as your gonna see the temp when you go grab another drink anyways hahah, having plugs on either side is an awesome idea tho.
Like to see same day service to Kununurra. I'll be keeping my Engel
I don’t think that would happen either. Slightly further away 😂
Bet you can't get that from Engel either. But I'll be keeping my Evakool. Engel sell blankets for their fridges, which means insulation is poor - Evakool doesn't need a blanket, it has insulation.
Ya lost me at i sold my engle next youll tell me i gave my cruser away
😂.well funny you should say that.
You need to watch the live feed dash offroad and myself are doing Friday night at 6:30.
Plus I had good reason to sell the Engel.
I wanted to try something new for you guys so you know what else is out there other then the big main brands.
Kick ass all the way
Really turned off by this trend of bluetooth and app controls. Why complicate things, the temp displays and controls are not that precise anyway. Seems to be a liability, the digital controls have a high failure rate.
only complicated if you are not that way inclined. Apps make it easy to monitor without gettin up … lazy but great
@@lindsaybrown5897 To lazy to turn the temperature button. 🤣🤣🤣
@@Wastelander13 dude i tell my house by voice command to turn my cinema on or my aircon on in my shed or the lights in my house on or the garage door to open as i'm driving up........you don't burn a single calorie turning anything on. But its cool as fuck to command shit on.
@@lindsaybrown5897 I know there are many options and its funny also. But Im to oldstyle for this, even talking to Siri annoys me. Lol.
"Drinking and knives is a recipe for awesome " = best quote ever.
Me 5 min later- "babe where are the band-aids?"
😂. That’s exactly me 😂😂😂.
What could really go wrong 🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️.
Thanks for watching.
Blasphemy I know but.... I’m just gone from waeco to Engel. It seems the Engel is much more efficient then the old cf80 was. We are really spoiled for choice these days with fridges. They are all fairly affordable and do a good job.
Really reminds you how good fridges are getting these days. Would love a follow up vid Steve!
My 40litre silver Engel has been running non stop in the Pilbara for 12yrs 12v only it has never missed a beat from new it replaced a yellow second hand Engel that was 3o odd years old still running but noisy and looking like a dog had chewed me I can do without blue tooth just pass me something that still works happy travels
I had an Engle for 12 years and it needed fixing 3 times in that time.
I have had my Engel since 1980 still going great. Like Toyota Land Cruiser, Engel, only Engel will last. I hope this helps.
Thanks bud. 👍👍👍👍
To much tech I’d stick with engle
Its the tech i kinda wanted, but you are right, i hope it holds up over time. Thanks for watching and i hope you enjoy a few of my other videos too
The day I need an app to check on the fridge is the day I need to take a long hard look at myself. I just want the bastard to keep shit cold.
Fair enough. We all have different needs and wants. 👍👍
I bought what turned out to be a shit dual-zone fridge from Kings...
Due to a tx valve fault of the fridge side, i lost $300 worth of meat in the freezer side...
Thinking is was maybe a 12v supply issue on my vehicle, i took it off my work ute and plugged it into a 240v outlet.
Two weeks later, i lost another load of meat.
Then i did what i should have done in the first place and invested in another new Engel.
That 60lt freezer has been on the back of my ute 12 months now, including all through last winter parked outside exposed to the rain and not a single issue.
So before one compares prices to an Engel, think about what really is cheap, and what is not.
Good review mate. I hope you don't regret it though....I don't trust all the electronic crap. My Waeco failed at lake Ayre full of meat, I'll never get another one of them. I have found Engel to be reliable but the insulation is light on for outback climate imho. The Trailblaza is the only fridge I really trust, they are bulky and heavy but by far the best fridge on the market.
Thanks for the comment buddy.
So far I’d say this is the best fridge I’ve EVER owned. By far.
It had that small glitch on the original unit but this new one hasn’t missed a beat.
Uses less power.
Freezes things faster.
Most space
Better layout.
Easier to use.
And so far fault free.
Got 2 Engels,,,neither was dead in the first week lol. Years n years of easy use. nothing is colder or more reliable
Justin Mack or more expensive...
@@officialWWM I'm sorry your poor! Get off ya bum and work hard
Justin Mack I'm just smart enough not to get sucked into paying hundreds of dollars extra because something has a brand stamped on it...but whatever fanboy...
Justin Mack “you’re”, may be you should have worked harder in school?
Why have you subscribed?
may be you should have worked harder in school?
pretty sure bud, that should have been... " maybe you should have worked harder in school! "... perhaps, just perhaps... if " you're "going to be a grammar natzi... know your grammar and " maybe " go and repeat year 12 hey!
😂😂😂
That sneaky subscribe under one of the lids! hahaha
😂. Subliminal msging.
Or is it subsribinal messaging?
@@chrisbv2570 Who knows, lol just trying to keep things fun and different
Lol! Funny man when u grabbed that beer.
Look at Bushman. So versatile and built like a tank.
I’ve been told they are pretty good.
a follow up in a few months be sweet
I’ve scheduled in for oct- nov this year.
I’ve got a 2 week trip into the red center so it will be working hard. I’ll let everyone know how it’s doing after that trip. 👍👍👍
Are you in the market for a new fridge?
What I don't like about my Waeco 40lt is it becomes temperamental on 12v with high outside temperatures. Been great otherwise, for 3 years, got mixed feelings now! Read the manual only works to 32C! Even with house battery over 12v, no issue with 240v which is strange for inverter setup. Anyway, just sharing my experience. Just coming out of Summer. So should be fine in my campervan, till next summer. 🙄
So far this one’s been great in all heat.
Had it in 40+ degree temps and the freezer still holds temp at -15.
I’m pretty impressed with it.
Great vid. You nailed it on the cable chain, and service. I was happy with my fridge but now I’m wondering if I should upgrade??
Thanks man.
I wanted just one bigger fridge rather then running two smaller ones. This seemed to tick all the boxes for me.
Looks like a nice piece of kit. Also did you notice your bottle opener just above the carry handle? 👌🏼
Great review I'm in the market for a fridge/freezer and I've come across this in my mind so thanks for this mate and I've subbed when I saw the *SUBSCRIBE* word when you lifted the lid 😂👍🤙✌
Hahaha. Thanks buddy. I thought that was just something cool to do. Turns out it worked 😆.
I’ve had the Mycoolman for 6 months now and I’ll go as far as saying it’s prolly the best fridge I’ve ever had. Works a treat and well laid out.
thanks for the video mate. I was one of those guys that was Engel all the way. Got handed a fridge from 1991 by my old man. It finally died last big camping trip, which was a shit sandwich. We are definitely spoilt for choice these days, though I think it fair to comment that NOTHING is made like it used to be. Thanks for the great review. How are you finding it now, two years on? I'm in the market for a new fridge so interested in hearing about it's longevity after a while of going strong?
ARB fridge for me. 2011 still run the same.. And lives on the back of the 79 out in the open..
I was very close to buying the ARB fridge. But I really wanted the dual zones for fridge and freezer. If ARB made one like that I would of been all over it like a fat kid and cake.
We loved our Engel but it died after only 4 years. Replaced with the ARB and can't say enough good about it. 6 years so far and love it.
Got yourself Another subscriber. Great video. Keep it up
Thanks buddy. Will do and I hope you enjoy.
Customer service makes a difference!!
It does indeed. I can’t fault their service
Really appreciate you trying a new fridge.
But anything that kicks out an Error code is just asking for trouble when out the bush
Simple is best, Less Parts is best, Basic and manual operation is all that is needed.
And that compressor noise would be a total FAIL if you were sleeping in vehicle.
Car fridges need 3 things, Thick Insulation, Silent Compressor and Low Current draw.
Myself, 20+ years with a CF Waeco, still going strong
Thanks for the comments.
That first fridge was a complete failure I agree.
The new one they have sent us much better. Much more silent. No error codes. And uses helps less power then my old Engel did.
Great to hear...
I know they can all fail and even the new Thailand built Engals are not the Engals of 15 years ago so people say (i have no way to prove this)
She's a big fridge mate...
Really looking forward to a proper user review with start up current draw being logged until it reaches temp, compressor duty cycles and 24 current draw
Cheers mate, thanks for the great content
Yeah she’s a massive fridge for sure.
All that’s coming down the tracks after I’ve had enough time to use and abuse the fridge over some time.
I’m way to honest for my own good so I can’t recommend something if I don’t fully believe in it myself.
Thanks for watching mate and I hope you enjoy the rest of my stuff too
Looks similar to the 75 and 95 litre waeco. Is it better then the waeco? and what do you recommend, A dual-zone or a 40-60 litre fridge?
It does look similar I will agree but that’s where it stops. The Mycoolman brand have developed there own motor and cooling system which is unique to them. Personally I’d never touch another weaco product after my last ones broke 3 times in 2 years.
Australian 4x4 Adventures hi Steve, was your waeco the cfx or the earlier cf one ??
shoulda gotten a kickass fridge, they're australian
They are still made in China.
Australian 4x4 Adventures are the coolmans made in Australia? also the kickass fridges were designed and engineered by Australian fridge mechanic, the specs online seem superior, they're significantly cheaper and they have a 5 year warranty on the whole thing, not just the compressor, which is not some proprietary German design which may only be serviceable by themselves. I'd be willing to bet if you took you're fridge to a mechanic and said it's a "mycoolman" compressor they'd give ya a look but a danfoss compressor is a known cheaper and easier to work on unit. only difference I can see is they're a bit heavier(3-4Kg), but have an all steel construction.
they're also about 500$ cheaper
I respectfully disagree with.
I hope you enjoy your kick ass fridge they don’t seem like a bad thing but they weren’t for me.
Got a question about the cable chain. where did you get the chain? What sort of chain is it? and how did you fix it down to the top of the draws?
Just type in cable chain into Ebay. Should be about $15 I think. I think it was the 15-16mm chain.
A little early I know, but any update on the fridge? Yay or Nay?
So far I’d say it’s the best fridge I’ve ever owned.
Thanks for doing the review.
Like modern cars, the more electronics you jam into them the more they stuff up in the long run!!
I agree but we also need to move with the times.
Nice honest review.
Hoping it was just a slight electronic brainfart and the new ones ok.
Quick question is the cable chain something that came with the fridge or you bought from somewhere?
Cheers mate!
I had the cable chain from when I had the Engel. Got sick of mates cutting the lead while they were pissed and helping themself to my fridge.
Just look up cable chain on eBay. It’s about $4-$5 a meter.
@@Australian4x4Adventures cheers fella! Catch you soon!
Great vid Steve & the Cable chain is a great bit of kit, worked a treat in the tub of the Ranger. Keep up the good work with the video’s totally enjoy them.
Thanks buddy. Yeah cable chain changed my life when I figured it out. Absolutely love it now. No more cut cables from mates stealing drinks 🤣
@@Australian4x4Adventures where did you get the cable chain from? I have got 2 lots so far and they are both to high to sit under the fridge slide section!
That was a great video mate, love to get a drink with you around the fire
Thanks mate. Appreciate it.
If your in Vic there’s a fair chance of that happening bud.
Have you seen much else on my channel?
Yeah I live down in Geelong and I watched a couple of you’re videos covering winch competitions and after that I watch couple of your videos on reviews. I like how honest and unbiased you are.
I’ve got myself Gq patrol as my first project 4x4 so be looking for so good points and reviews on products
Got a bushmans upright 85 litre fridge. Its been sittin in the garage since I got it a few weeks ago lol. One these days il remove the kings fridge freezer and fit it in. Dunno why i bothered spending the $1300 🤦♂️🤷♂️
Stephen Ash, have you fitted the Bushmans upright yet, is it inside a 4wd canopy. Tell me how it’s going at cooling
Reminiscent of a Dometic - Waeco. Have a Waeco now , sold my old Engel 40lt B, when it became so noisy.
That's because they're made by the guys who used to make Waeco before they sold them to Dometic.
Vidiyo vprno
Great reveiw and I will be picking one of these bad boys up for sure, love the space/baskets/layout current draw does it get any better oh yeah bluetooth as well.
Thanks for reviewing this mate.
No dramas at all buddy.
Just telling it the way things are. If they are good there good. If not then I’ll tell it that way too.
It sucked I got a dodgy one to start with but every brand has the odd dodgy one.
Have a good one
Hi fantastic video, we have an Engel fridge but won't fit in our camper trailer it is too high have you had any trouble with yours
I have a new video out with the 12 month review. Check it out on my Channel.
Thats huge. No link? Thx for box opening, and review.
Just check out the mycoolman website
They have everything.
I’ve done a new review since this video too
Hi there, how's the MyCoolMan going after this amount of time. Thinking of purchasing one, cheers
I’ve done a review video which only came out a few weeks back. Search through my videos it’s only 4-5 videos back.
@@Australian4x4Adventures cheers, found it.
Bottle opener above the ac inlet! Amazing lol
😂. True Aussie fridge.
Wondering if Mycoolman makes the Truma fridge or Truma makes Mycoolman fridge 🤔
You mentioned near the end of your video that you've had the fridge running in your car for almost a week! Was the fridge powered all the time? Did you drive your car every day? How did you keep the battery in your car charged?
Hey bud.
Yes I leave the fridge running 24/7.
I drive about 15 mins to work and 15 mins home every day so not a lot of driving at all.
I have a 300w solar panel on my roof. Here the video about it. th-cam.com/video/SiGUKXGLqEI/w-d-xo.html
Hope it works out well , their reaction tells me that is a common fault unfortunately .
I dunno. The way they worded it was more along the lines of. We want it back for testing because we’ve never had a fault with one yet. They seemed like they were shitting themself that they had one go wrong. But that could be just a marketing play as well
The reaction tells me they're trying to break into an overcrowded market.
😂😂😂😂
Be keen to know power draw over a weekend trip see if it actually sucks more or less power
Well I always have my fridges running 24/7.
My Engel is I left my car in the shed with no sun for the weekend. So no solar.
The battery’s would be down to about 30% left.
This one so far. Hasn’t dropped them below 70% in similar conditions
Not very scientific but better then nothing.
@@Australian4x4Adventures perfect for me practical works best thanks for the response
Dude..Ya sold your Engel ? Mate i hope it works out for you. I brought my 60l Engel Combo in 2001, it has lived in my GU ever since, it's has never missed a beat in 20 years . The reason i went with Engel was my Dad brought his 45L( Brown) Engel in 81 and it had never missed a beat either, it's still working 40 years later. When you're on big trip and you need to rely on your fridge there is only one choice imho. Ps. It will be the circuit board on that new one that fails... All the digital stuff and the blue tooth is the weak point that's the stuff that fails on dishwashers and washing machines after a few years.
I fully agree. My 45l Engel always works and uses extremely little power. I don't need fancy bluetooth stuff and apps for my fridge.
Knowing FROZEN car fridge BEFORE buying
I don’t understand
@@Australian4x4Adventures FROZEN is a brand
Yeh, Ya lost me to at, I sold my Engel, don't know if it's just me but what was the point of the review. What type of compressor is it etc. Are they as good as Engels. If it's Not broken why fix it (The Engel)
This fridge is heaps better then my Engel so far. Better features. More efficient and better use of space.
I changed because there IS better fridges out there and I want to try and show ppl that.
Think of this as more of a shining a light on a product l, if your interested in it there website has all the specifics details you’ll be looking for.
Hopefully that helps explain what I was trying to do.
@@Australian4x4AdventuresCheers Thanks for the reply
No problem at all. I’m just trying to help. So if you’ve got suggestions I’m all ears and happy to try and do things better if I can.
The Engel looks like it's been in a car accident with its metal design ARB fridge lid can be pulled off with one arm very easy to wash out where Engel with its evaporator design can be annoying but however the Engel also has never stopped
Engel all the way. Forget the rest.
I’ve always had the same thoughts for years.
I’m just trying to see if there is better out there for the same money. 🤷🏿♂️. Gotta try new things other wise we can’t keep making things better.
There are plenty of better options out there for less money.
We have an engel thought they were anys pants but there are just as good or better on the market for a cheaper price, i was told Bushman are the best then they say other brands are the best
Do you have much clearance between the back of the seat and the fridge? I've got a 95lt Waaeco DZ and I may have to cancel my cargo barrier. LC200 won't arrive until end of march.
I’ve got about 150mm which is Bugga all really.
Good company to deal with
I found them fairly good to deal with. That’s half the battle these days.
Sick to death of all this bullshit tech gear 1. Its always ends up stuffing up 2. Overcomplicated 3. Most of the time it's totally unnecessary for a fridge turn it on when you start your trip and off when you are back home what more do you really need.
Had an Engel for 16yrs still going strong. When it does stop working. I will replace it with the newest Engel as it's proved itself as a great fridge. My Mate's Waeco shit itself in only 3yrs he now also has an Engel.
Power consumption. My old Engel was becoming very power hungry as it got older.
Insulting property’s. The Engel was very in efficient compared to newer materials used.
Overall size. Engel didn’t make the combination I was looking for. The ability to have one fridge and freezer of both of each was a big draw card for me.
I’m not saying Engel arnt great because they are. But I personally wanted to try something new. I’m not asking you to sell your Engel that would be silly.
But to think that some of the newer tech out there isn’t as good or even better then the older stuff isn’t entirely Correct.
Only time will tell if the new brand is any good
And yes. Weaco are shit and I’d never touch them.
Mate any updates on how this fridge is going? Power consumption etc?
New camper trailer will be ready 1st week of December and I need a fridge for it, intrigued after watching this vid on this brand of fridge but not much info out there.
Cheers
James
Hey buddy. I’m still filming the review video as I wanted to make sure I could give the fridge and absolute hammering to really see how it handles things.
The long as short of it.
I’m happy.
It’s not perfect but nothing ever is these days and I’d happily buy another one.
Vid should be out in about a month I think.
Roger that, look forward to the review.
G'day James. Advice from an unbiased off-gridder of 60 years standing: Just bought one of these (Coolman) units partly because it was fairly cheap ($500 plus $100 for the 'insulation cover') and since then have been tying to determine who my worst enemy is so I can give him his first-ever christmas present from me! There MUST be better options; even a bucket of ice might be one. I've had a 12yo 42-litre Engel that does it all without any of the 'electronic' garbage and uses HALF the power of these 'modern' units.
I paid $560 for it, quite a lot of money back then, and see them advertised currently for about $1000. (a couple of litres smaller: 38lt.) But even including the near-doubling of price, if my kid needed such a fridge I'd steer him to the Engel and even pay the difference for him, confident that a couple of decades from now he'd be doing the same for HIS kid. (or perhaps just passing on the unit he got from me) I've NEVER heard a bad-news story about the Engel unit. And no, I don't have shares in the company!😁
Good vid, great service but what happens when your back of the black stump? Don't use Engal, won't mention the brand but have 2 fridges, 1 is 20+ the other is 3 year plus. Both have had failed 240 volt power supply failures, the company bent over backwards to get me a new supply the next day. And Australian owned. Keep us the great reviews mate, helps us all. Cheers.
Good video mate - I enjoyed it...
Good stuff. Have you watched much else of my stuff?
@@Australian4x4Adventures - No only found this one last night but I am now a subscriber and will be checking them out... I am 20 months into a 5 year Oz "Bush" tour and 2 year KIngs Product test... Means I do not visit towns & cities except to restock - I am out of there in a couple of hours... Love the casual and honest style of presentation... Your Alcohol & Knife comment was one of the funniest things I heard on these type of presentations... Keep it up...
Hahaha. Thanks mate.
Still got all my fingers so it didn’t go to bad for me 😂😂
Any long term updates on the mycoolman? Tossing up between a kickass 75l or an equivalent mycoolman
So a few years on, how’s it going?
Perfect. Still one of the best things I bought for the 200
Hi mate, just off topic slightly, how does the msa drop down fridge slide fit on the titan drawers? does the tailgate interfere with it dropping all the way down? I see the drawers are 240mm in height and the drop down fridge slide can drop 300mm! I have the drawers in my ute, but worried if i get the drop down that it wont drop properly! if you know what i mean. Nice vid too by the way. Thanks.
The Ute drawers are a different height to the wagon drawers. My drawers are 300mm talk so it just fit the slide.
If you were looking at a drop slide for the smaller drawers you’d need to lift the slide up somehow.
So it means you sold a device that worked to get one you dont know if it worth its money? 🤔
Pretty much yep. Worked out well for me in the end. I’d happily buy another one.
It sounds to me as if they had a bad batch during the making of the fridge...I had an Apple I phone which was ok and all of a sudden I could only use it on the speaker function...took it to Apple and they took one look at the serial number of the phone...wherever that is and gave me a new phone and transferred everything I needed into the phone within 20 minutes! So perhaps they knew that it wasn't just you and the fridge having problems? BTW how much are they ?? Great stuff!
Yeah I’m not sure to be honest.
I didn’t get the impression it was a wide spread thing for them but I really don’t know so I can’t comment. It could be??
This is there biggest one in the deal zone fridges. It’s $1700. All the prices are on there website.
Thanks for the comment. Have you seen much else on my channel?
@@Australian4x4Adventures No but have subscribed of course!!
Thanks buddy I appreciate that.
Hope you enjoy some of my other stuff and feel free to comment on whatever if you wanna know more as well. 👍👍👍
Pretty good service if nothing else..how do they compare price wise with the big two? have you checked? thanks
All the prices are on their website if you wanna know all of the.
But the one i got was $1700 and it’s the most expensive one they do.
@@Australian4x4Adventures good..thanks for the quick reply mate.
No dramas mate. Hopefully you like some of the other videos I’ve got too. 👍👍
@@Australian4x4Adventures will do mate..i just found you tonight so ill be clicking soon.
What slider are you using with the MyCoolman?
Hey bud. Full rig review here with all the details. th-cam.com/video/EfxvaY9BhbY/w-d-xo.html
Just another Chinese fridge made in the same factory where nearly every other fridge is made.
Hey mate quick question. Does the bush barrier around the snorkel come in 2 pieces?
Drinking and knives..... I'm literally missing a finger that begs to differ 😂
Safty first as always 😂
@@Australian4x4Adventures that's right. If all else fails believe it or not the amputation doesn't hurt as bad as you'd think 😂
😕. I’ll take your word for it.
I'd say that 6 months is up
Any further review on that unit?
It’s coming.
Up until today I was super happy.
Gotta find out some info first and finish the video off.
Give me a few more weeks.
Oh dear, "up until today" didn't sound great
Hope ya well mate.....
Time for a Jimbeam
Could be the car stuffing up so I don’t wanna place blame until I’m sure which one isn’t working.
Absolutely time for a drink.
Looking to buy a fridge. Also looking at the mycoolman, waico n Angel. How did the coolcam go?
I’d go the mycoolman again for sure.
Great fridge and customer service.
Long term review coming soon.
@@Australian4x4Adventures waiting for the review. Cheers
Hi mate my wife and i have just made the jump to mycoolman. Have 2 waeco and they are just about dead. We are heading to the NT for 3 weeks next mth. We brought the 96ltr and the 44ltr. Are you still happy with your 96ltr cheers glenn
Hey mate.
Yeah I’m still loving the fridge. It runs 24/7 so it gets a fair work out all year round. I’d buy another.
Is there a final video ?
There is.
I can’t post links on TH-cam comments but so you’ll have to just go through my channel to find it.
When should we be expecting the final review?
It’s all filmed and mostly edited. I was hoping to get it out yesterday but didn’t finish it so it will be this Wednesday coming.
Australian 4x4 Adventures talk about good timing.
Awesome, I look forward to it! I’ve been waiting months hahah.
Nice hyundai in the background
It’s the wife’s.
Q: is Mycoolman sold in the USA? Thanks- tom
I’m not sure to be honest.
Prolly best to email them and ask.
What size did you have at the time of this video?
This is the 97lt dual zone one
What do you think about the kvakool fridge freezer??? . I live in New Zealand
Well hello from across the ditch. Hope your enjoying my channel.
I know a few ppl with the evakool fridges and they seem to work great. Personally I don’t like the look or interior design and layout of them but that comes down to personal preference and needs. But I haven’t heard any bad story’s about them.
thats awesome dude. thanks for the review.
Few questions if I may
How thirsty is the fridge?
how many Ah is your battery?
I have the 60 litre evakool from super cheap. I love the layout but hate the draw. 200Ah, 250W solar, I can last maybe 2 days without starting the car.
Thanks buddy I’m glad you liked it.
Once the fridge is down to temp, on a moderate day 25-28c it seems to be using about 3amps per hr when cycling.
That’s sitting inside my car with the windows up.
I have 168 amps of battery in total AGM.
I also have a 300watt solar panel on my roof which keeps everything topped up.
In that setup as long as I get a little bit of sunlight during the day I can run the fridge indefinitely without having to start the car.
The solar puts about 17amps into the battery’s per hr which far out does the 3 amp draw.
Hopefully this helps.
Those evacools are rubbish. They work as far as they cool things down but the power consumption is insane. I have a mate on his third set of batteries in two years, he’s constantly running out of juice even with the solar.
I have a 40L Engel and a 41L Stirling from Aldi. Both run for weeks without starting the car with 200Ah and 200W solar.
Will be interesting to see how this one goes. I like the layout and the size is good for a 100L.
What batteries are you running that fridge on ?
Might be a coincidence, might be yet another company including features we don't need using cheap electronics that are prone to failure ESPECIALLY when they are trying to compete in a space a company like Engel are in. They aren't even cheap, a business model only a mother could love!
Company’s need to try and innovate and push boundaries on what’s possible. If they don’t then how are we meant to improve anything.
Engel was an innovator of its time. It’s the exact same thing really.
But unfortunately there is a lot of failure to go with the process.
@@Australian4x4AdventuresSorry, what is the innovation here? A bluetooth app to change the temperature of your fridge? Or the fact that its made out of plastic?
The innovation comes from the fact that MyCOOLMAN developed and designed all the parts themself. It’s not just rebrand like a lot of other fridges on the market.
They made there own motors and a lot of other parts.
They are one of the first to have a tool less door removal and re hinge on the other side.
And plastic doesn’t rust 🤷🏿♂️ so I’m not against it. And it’s lighter.
You don’t have to like the fridge that’s cool. But also don’t try and force me to hate it because you don’t like it.
I’m not asking you to buy one.
Hopefully this helps you understand where I’m coming from.
hey buddy, how big is your msa fridge slide ? cheers
It’s the MS95
Everything about that fridge looks almost the same as my Waeco CFX 95L dual zone with wifi.
How have you found the CFX??
@@Australian4x4Adventures Just tagged you on Instagram to see the pics of it but owned it over a year & its been running full-time on 12v & sometimes on 240v when I took it onsite for work. Hasn't missed a beat.
Yeah nice. Always good when a product does what it’s meant to do. Only just fits in ya car doesn’t it 😂. They are a big unit.
How much and how long is the warranty?
1. Review in 6mo, not much use.. let us know in 5 years how it goes.
2. The URL is broken in your description.. typo in it.
I do plan on doing a longer review as well.
Let’s see if it makes it passed 6 months first hey 😂.
Thanks for the heads up I’ll have a look at the URL
@@Australian4x4Adventures No worries, I should do a 32year review on my Engel. :)
😂.
My one was 14 years old.
hahahah... didnt even have to wait 5 years..
😂. Very true.
At least I’m telling the truth about it. A lot of other ppl would just keep quite about stuff going wrong.
Good video Engel & Waeco a bot like Holden & Ford.
We've got Waeco CFX 50L fridges in the back of our work vehicles really happy with them would NEVER swap them for anything else, power wise CFX50 only using on average 1/2 an amp per hour.
Have you got it connected to a secondary battery system, if so what sort.
We use Giant 130Amp 12v Batteries powered by both solar & Australian Direct ( Kick Arse ) DC DC 25 Amp 3 stage charger
Hey again.
Yes it’s all wired up through a second battery system. If you look through the build series part of my channel you’ll find the battery setup video. Hope this helps. 👍👍
The Mycoolman brand is nothing like waeco at all. Completely new design and parts.
That's a bit ryde@CHeWythere's HEAPS of people out there using Waeco our company researched it to death before deciding to go with Waeco & we have not had any problems at all.
Tell ,e what the power usage is of the Engel compared to Waeco & maybe you can back your post with some actual fscts.
Awesome Review man...
The MYCOOLMAN has this over my CFX95 WAECO:
- Bluetooth instead of stupid shitty wifi connectivity
- Door reversible without having to unscrew things
- power on both sides!!!
- that smaller compartment basket that allows tall things is brilliant
- integrated handles instead of bolt on
- integrated bottle opener...
and the waeco seems to have nothing over the MYCOOLMAN.... really tempted to sell the CFX95 and get this now... will wait for your 6 month review.
Thanks man.
So far it’s going great fun and hasn’t skipped a beat since the first little hiccup with the original fridge.
Super happy spring far and the longer term review is coming fairly soon
DOH! All the do-dahs in creation add NOTHING to the efficiency/longevity of the unit! Next you'll be telling us to buy a particular car because it has THREE wheels! I bought Engel all those years ago; plugged it in and turned the un-numbered knob about three-quarters of the way around. NOTHING has been changed, and it hasn't stopped working perfectly in over 12 years. The more electronics crap involved the more things can (and DO) go wrong, AND the less 'fixable' they are, especially when you're out in the boondocks with $500-worth od food going off! My Engel has NO "stupid/shitty" whatever-fi s; doesn't NEED reversible doors (doors ONLY need to open when required!). BUT does have 'intergrated handles', and my bottle-opener hangs on my keychain, so I AM pleased there's no fridge attached! If you're impressed with the brilliance of accommodting 'tall things' perhaps you should study the art of laying tall things on their sides; the VOLUME of whatever you load is the same, standing up or lying down!
@@dabbbles HAHAHAHAHAHAHA cool story 'dabbbles' - go get triggered somewhere where people care for your boomer opinion 🤣
Engel good units however when are they going to make an electronic thermostat to control their units.How many guys go unto the high country this time of the year and have their fridge set on setting 5 or 6 as the ambient is 28 deg and then forget to to change it over night wake up in the morning with frozen milk happens all the time. Doesn't happen with many others with proper electronic thermos. Thats why I changed away from Engel.
Which fridges did u look at before you bought this?
I looked at a few.
The ARB.
WEACO
New Engels.
Trail blazer
National Luna.
And a few others.
@@Australian4x4Adventures i want to be able to run seperate fridge / freezer ( have 2 x 60lt waecos at the moment) i looked at the Mr Coolman last week and it didn't realy do it for me, not sure why. I have been looking at the national luna and was prepare to pay that bit extra. Was interested in what sold you
Cost had a fair amount to do with it. I pretty much got 2 fridges for the price of one national Luna fridge.
Power consumption on the Luna was higher as well.
I did consider going 2 separate fridges but then it took up more room and used more power again.
Weaco just didn’t do it for me because I’d seen way to many horror story’s about them and looking at them closely they seemed a bit nasty and cheaply built.
The Mycoolman didn’t tick all of the box’s but it ticked the most boxes.
What compressor is in it?
Lesier tech had their own motor made I believe.
Are you still happy Steve?
I am indeed.
I’m happier with this fridge more then I was with my Engel.
Great video, no actually excellent video
What size MSA drop slide are you using?
How many litres is this on?
97ltrs.
How's the fridge holding up after 6 month of use?? Looking to buy a replacement for my old Waeco...
Fridge is going great guns.
Been away in the Northern Territory for 2 weeks in 40+ degree weather and it handled it great. Freezer was set to -15 and didn’t move except when I left the rear door open and it was in full sun.
Warmed up to -6.
Super happy with it.
Can I have a link to this fridge please