Not living offgrid full time anymore but Ryobi saved my butt countless times. I would have killed for this thing last summer. Might still be useful for vanlife/offgrid down the road. Cheaper than the Dometic model a lot of mobile living types use and way more portable. Between this and the "solar generator" Ryobi is really making my year so far.
Huh? I've always used ice in my Coleman powered cooler. Since it's a Peltier cooler, it can really only maintain ice/slow down its melting, it can't cool things down in the first place very well.
you have to season all coolers for optimal cooling. toss a bag of ice in them the night before you load your also cooled items up. get like 2 more days of ice retention in a good rotomolded cooler like a yeti or whichever of the 1,000 versions out there. this isnt bad for $500, a little small id say but if you want such a portable fridge you dont have a ton of options.
It all depends on the use case. I was looking at the Makita and some of the other 12v refrigerators for camping. Capacity to price was one of my concerns. But then it hit me that I didn't need to reinvent the wheel. The reality is that when the family goes camping, it's not going to be somewhere without electric on site. I don't need ruggedness for going off road/grid. A regular mini fridge would suit me just fine. Pack it and pre cool the night before, then it goes into the car last. Add a collapsible hand truck for mobility. And then, of course, it's still a fridge I can use at home. But obviously that wouldn't work for somebody else's situation, and this Ryobi might fit their needs.
Just seems like a neat idea for those that already run Ryobi stuff. Didn't see it on Ryobi's site, do the batteries charge if they are connected and the cooler is plugged into 110 or 12v? That would be pretty handy for things like solar inverters or solar generators, so that when the sun was out you'd not only power the cooler, but you'd also be charging the onboard batteries for night. Would also be nice to not have to bring a separate charger. Plus, if it was plugged into a switched 12v like a lot of foreign vehicles, you'd not need to worry about killing the vehicle battery by leaving it plugged in.
I just bought the one made by Anker (50l capacity) it has 2 zones, that can be chilled individually to different temps. Was spendy, but the 47hr life is nice.
Quit finding ways for us to part with our money! LOLs. Hey, I have purchased eight Ryobi 18 V tools based on your reviews and am happy with all of them . Very useful and have mostly exceeded my expectations. THANK YOU!
Looks like it was built by Alpicool as it has the same parts. The Alpicool is way less money. I paid $350 for a 50 + quart Alpicool with two independently temp controlled sides that can be used as a refrigerator and freezer. It does not run on battery. But for the extra $150 you could buy a portable power unit and still have a much larger portable fridge.
For those of you who care, this is what is know in the civilized world as a refrigerator. Not a "cooler". If it has a compressor, it is a refrigerator, or a freezer.
Smart man. Give a product a positive review. Have links and make money everyone someone hits the link and buys the product. Easy money shilling for big corporations.
Ordered one of these, they said it would be here for fathers. Superb, I can use it at the river with the family. Well today is the day of delivery, Friday before Fathers day and I just got an email letting me know they have not even sent it yet and there is no delivery date set. Stay away................
$500 for rhis "tool-only" thing? + Another $450 for a pair if 9ah batteries, and you are better getting a nice full size stainless steel kitchen fridge :).
handy if you have a lot of the one+ batteries. I got into Ryobi with the misting bucket fan and the USB charger for camping so it was pretty logical for me to get this. I'm hoping ryobi do a slightly bigger one with solar charging, if only one battery is being used to power the fridge, the other battery should be able to charge. when the battery operating the fridge dies it should automatically swaps to the one that's been on charge, giving it the ability to run all day without having to check on it and swap batteries
I'd buy one if it was Packout compatible but they'll have to sell the jumbo Packout coolers for a few more months before they come out with the Milwaukee freezer/ cooler. Btw, Clint.... how come there's no Mountain Dew cans in that cooler? :D
Great review! But at $500, plus having to buy the 9.0 amp HP batteries to get the best performance out of it is gonna put you up on the $800 range!!! That’s crazy talk! My old Coleman cooler does a fine job of keeping my beverages icy cold, plus it doesn’t have the little baby, Fisher -Price my first Wheels on it!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@JuanRodriguez-lk8ht boo! what an oversite. Even a really slow charge would be perfectly acceptable knowing it also has to have some energy to run the compressor
@@NoZenith I completely agree with you, it seems like a missed opportunity to enhance its functionality, and that's definitely one of the downsides I have with this cooler.
Will it hold a 30 pack? How many pork bellies from the meat joint can I put in there to keep cold while I'm BS ing in the parking lot with the riff raff lol
I tried looking for the answer to this question on-line, but could not find it. If there are batteries (AKA bat-rays) in the ports, do they charge when the unit is plugged in?
I really want to like this cooler, but $500 for a cool with very little room is a bit crazy. Add to that you half to mess around with batteries and cords. I think a good quality cooler and a bag of ice will beat this 9 out of 10 times, at least. I can't really dream up a situation where this is a better option than a normal cooler or a normal car powered cooler. Even then, you could use the tool batteries on an inverter to power the electric cooler.... now you have an inverter! For all that other electric stuff.
I think if I was spending this much money on a cooler I’d go all out and get the makita one sense it has heating functions as well for about $750. I work out of a van so cold is good for summer and hot for winter so my soups stay warm in its thermos. As he said it’s definitely a want not a need.
Whats the compressor restriction for non-level surfaces? Some of the portable fridges from other companies allow you to have it so many degrees off level before the compressor gets mad by having it on a hinge. Would be a shame to take this on an off road trip and have it turn off constantly if it's not sitting flat.
Not a great idea lol refer compressors get lubrication from the refrigerate inside it. Also sharp angles can make the compressor valves start to knock.
Love the cooler. Hate the price. Great for when the power goes out you can grab this put your ice cream, milk, meat and whatever else you need to keep cold while keeping your phone charged... Hmmm 🤔 So maybe the price ain't bad .... Now they just need to make a battery operated stove top so when your power does go out you have a battery-operated stove!! , boy what a great idea! 😆
I'm going to wait until somebody does a deep dive on the componentry. There's a good chance they're very similar units, being from the same parent company
If you're smart you buy these portable fridges/freezer from Costco because of their warranty. I've been down the cheap chinese electric cooler rabbit hole and unless you get one with a 'Dann Foss' compressor you can be sure they'll self destruct with any heavy use. The ones touting they have LG compressors aren't that much better than the chinese compressors.
Lets see Clinton 🤔 I take my already paid for large wheeled 48 hr Coleman or Igloo cooler, $5 in Ice for the day equals 100 picnics for the RYOBI expense to break even... Hie many beer buzzes sacrificed 🍺🍻?! NOT worth it for me 🚫
way Way WAAAAY too expensive. 23 litres for $449 in Australia, I just bought a 75 litre two compartment Fridge/Freezer for my camper for $369. Realistically this should be no more than $220
Pretty cool ( a Lil' pun intended...LOL) but 500 bucks will buy you hell of a lot of Ice, and one bag will last about 12 to 16 hours in an Igloo or Coleman.
You'll have a hard time finding a more die hard fan of Ryobi than me. But for that price I can get a full 20sq ft refrigerator. The price is ridiculous.
Have been excited for this but not for $500 😂 And it doesn’t even charge the batteries when plugged in, Ludicrous. I’ll snag one when they do a BOGO deal.
Not living offgrid full time anymore but Ryobi saved my butt countless times. I would have killed for this thing last summer. Might still be useful for vanlife/offgrid down the road. Cheaper than the Dometic model a lot of mobile living types use and way more portable. Between this and the "solar generator" Ryobi is really making my year so far.
When it hits $149 at Direct Tools, I'll buy one!
yess
My exact thoughts. But you guys are faster at those deals than me😢
Exactly
Same
When it makes icecubes I'll buy one
The fact that you can use ice too is great because the other electric coolers usually don't let you use ice.
Huh? I've always used ice in my Coleman powered cooler. Since it's a Peltier cooler, it can really only maintain ice/slow down its melting, it can't cool things down in the first place very well.
Yo, Clint. Tell Ryobi, not Reeobi, we need a $200 discount coupon on that thang! Thanks for the info, brother!
Like my Craftsman bluetooth radio, when this unit is plugged in, will it charge the installed batteries?
you have to season all coolers for optimal cooling. toss a bag of ice in them the night before you load your also cooled items up. get like 2 more days of ice retention in a good rotomolded cooler like a yeti or whichever of the 1,000 versions out there. this isnt bad for $500, a little small id say but if you want such a portable fridge you dont have a ton of options.
It all depends on the use case.
I was looking at the Makita and some of the other 12v refrigerators for camping. Capacity to price was one of my concerns.
But then it hit me that I didn't need to reinvent the wheel. The reality is that when the family goes camping, it's not going to be somewhere without electric on site. I don't need ruggedness for going off road/grid. A regular mini fridge would suit me just fine.
Pack it and pre cool the night before, then it goes into the car last. Add a collapsible hand truck for mobility. And then, of course, it's still a fridge I can use at home.
But obviously that wouldn't work for somebody else's situation, and this Ryobi might fit their needs.
Just seems like a neat idea for those that already run Ryobi stuff.
Didn't see it on Ryobi's site, do the batteries charge if they are connected and the cooler is plugged into 110 or 12v? That would be pretty handy for things like solar inverters or solar generators, so that when the sun was out you'd not only power the cooler, but you'd also be charging the onboard batteries for night.
Would also be nice to not have to bring a separate charger.
Plus, if it was plugged into a switched 12v like a lot of foreign vehicles, you'd not need to worry about killing the vehicle battery by leaving it plugged in.
I just bought the one made by Anker (50l capacity) it has 2 zones, that can be chilled individually to different temps. Was spendy, but the 47hr life is nice.
Quit finding ways for us to part with our money! LOLs. Hey, I have purchased eight Ryobi 18 V tools based on your reviews and am happy with all of them . Very useful and have mostly exceeded my expectations. THANK YOU!
Haha, really appreciate the feedback and comment rzh, and sorry about the moneyb😪😪🤣👊
Looks like it was built by Alpicool as it has the same parts. The Alpicool is way less money. I paid $350 for a 50 + quart Alpicool with two independently temp controlled sides that can be used as a refrigerator and freezer. It does not run on battery. But for the extra $150 you could buy a portable power unit and still have a much larger portable fridge.
For those of you who care, this is what is know in the civilized world as a refrigerator.
Not a "cooler".
If it has a compressor, it is a refrigerator, or a freezer.
You are right it's a want not a need, Thanks for the video💯👍😎
Need a 40V version and that would definitely be mo betta and real nasss like💪🏽
Smeeesh that like button. 👀👉🏼 👍🏽
Definitely mo better brother and thanks for the SMEEESH Jason!!!
Smart man. Give a product a positive review. Have links and make money everyone someone hits the link and buys the product. Easy money shilling for big corporations.
Ordered one of these, they said it would be here for fathers. Superb, I can use it at the river with the family. Well today is the day of delivery, Friday before Fathers day and I just got an email letting me know they have not even sent it yet and there is no delivery date set. Stay away................
If you have batteries in will it charge them if plugged into ac outlet?
It needs 2 batteries to run?
$500 for rhis "tool-only" thing? + Another $450 for a pair if 9ah batteries, and you are better getting a nice full size stainless steel kitchen fridge :).
I paid $170 for a pair of 9 ah batteries. So if I wait for tools direct to sell this cooler for $150. I'll have a new portable refrigerator for $320.
@@LazyCrazyGuy it'll never be the $150 you speak of.
@@LazyCrazyGuy - sure, but it will still be a very small (capacity-wise) cooler, not a refrigerator.
Ryobi sure is proud of this cooler, wow that price point.😢
It's definitely not cheap, but like others have said.. others are over $800
When plugged in with batteries installed does it charge the batteries?
Clint my brother, that’s real nasssss like. It’s the wife’s favorite color!! And that hat bro!! I need one of those.
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Can this be used outside in the rain?
Can’t wait for the packout version from Milwaukeh-I-A
handy if you have a lot of the one+ batteries.
I got into Ryobi with the misting bucket fan and the USB charger for camping so it was pretty logical for me to get this.
I'm hoping ryobi do a slightly bigger one with solar charging, if only one battery is being used to power the fridge, the other battery should be able to charge. when the battery operating the fridge dies it should automatically swaps to the one that's been on charge, giving it the ability to run all day without having to check on it and swap batteries
its a great backup freezer if the power goes out and you don't want your wygu beef to go bad!
If plugged in and batteries installed, does it also charge the batteries?
Milwaukee: $680
Snap on: Just 36 payments of $99
I'll wait for a 40V version.
It does have a heating feature. You just have to line the tub with tinfoil and throw in hot barbecue briquettes.😮😳💥
That zero strawberry, I gotta tell you, one of the best drinks I consume, ever!
does it charge the batteries when plugged into AC or DC?
Five Hundo? Dang! 😕
Sweet box. Colors hurt my eyes though. That black top gonna soak up the sun heat too .. Good coolers are white for good reason methinks..
When plugged into a wall socket, does it charge the batteries?
The sheer vastness of ryobi's line
Ridgid 100 year anniversary IPA has launched. I need to the cooler to keep my beer cold!!!
I'd buy one if it was Packout compatible but they'll have to sell the jumbo Packout coolers for a few more months before they come out with the Milwaukee freezer/ cooler.
Btw, Clint.... how come there's no Mountain Dew cans in that cooler? :D
Great review, you hit all the details that matter and you did it with style.
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Hi Clint. Hope all is well with you and you family. I see in the not-to-distant future seeing a 40v battery model being developed.
Thanks for the well wishes 1961! I agree, a 40v would be real nass like indeed 👊
Great review! But at $500, plus having to buy the 9.0 amp HP batteries to get the best performance out of it is gonna put you up on the $800 range!!! That’s crazy talk! My old Coleman cooler does a fine job of keeping my beverages icy cold, plus it doesn’t have the little baby, Fisher -Price my first Wheels on it!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Does it charge the batteries while it’s plugged in?
Sadly no
@JuanRodriguez-lk8ht boo! what an oversite. Even a really slow charge would be perfectly acceptable knowing it also has to have some energy to run the compressor
@@NoZenith I completely agree with you, it seems like a missed opportunity to enhance its functionality, and that's definitely one of the downsides I have with this cooler.
@@NoZenith that would be a game changer for road trips and camping. Charge it while driving or via solar and the batteries are good for the night.
Holds FORTY 12oz cans? Looks like it holds maybe 8-10. Where do the other 30 go?
Can you charge your batteries when connected to a power source?
Whatever happen to tool tip tuesdays? Those skits were great...and i miss them 😢 😂😂
Does it recharge the batteries when connected to ac or dc cable?
When EGO releases one, I'll buy it.
Thank you for saying Ryobi and not Reeobi. It's refreshing as a New Englander trapped in the south. LOL.
Which still is incorrect.
Will it hold a 30 pack? How many pork bellies from the meat joint can I put in there to keep cold while I'm BS ing in the parking lot with the riff raff lol
I tried looking for the answer to this question on-line, but could not find it.
If there are batteries (AKA bat-rays) in the ports, do they charge when the unit is plugged in?
Unfortunately, no they do not 😪
I really want to like this cooler, but $500 for a cool with very little room is a bit crazy. Add to that you half to mess around with batteries and cords.
I think a good quality cooler and a bag of ice will beat this 9 out of 10 times, at least.
I can't really dream up a situation where this is a better option than a normal cooler or a normal car powered cooler. Even then, you could use the tool batteries on an inverter to power the electric cooler.... now you have an inverter! For all that other electric stuff.
Cool product -cold delivery!! 😅🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅
Ridgid Ron👊
I gotta have one of these. That’s real nice like!
It's ok and all BUT,I want a one + blender for my off-grid margaritas!
No way that price 😳 scared me away
Anybody no is if it has battery's installed and you plug it in to the wall does it also charge the battery that are installed
I think if I was spending this much money on a cooler I’d go all out and get the makita one sense it has heating functions as well for about $750. I work out of a van so cold is good for summer and hot for winter so my soups stay warm in its thermos. As he said it’s definitely a want not a need.
When it makes icecubes I'll buy one
Whats the compressor restriction for non-level surfaces? Some of the portable fridges from other companies allow you to have it so many degrees off level before the compressor gets mad by having it on a hinge. Would be a shame to take this on an off road trip and have it turn off constantly if it's not sitting flat.
I was toting it around and lifting it upwards and never shut off. That said, it was for a short amount of time.
Not a great idea lol refer compressors get lubrication from the refrigerate inside it. Also sharp angles can make the compressor valves start to knock.
Oh, a cooler. From the hype I thought it would be a Ryobi branded flesh light.
Damn Milwaukee!!! Your turn!!😂😂😂
I don't know about the whole family but it looks cool.
I always enjoyed your product reviews and the funny side is that all of us forgot we're 🤡 sometimes 👍
Love the cooler. Hate the price. Great for when the power goes out you can grab this put your ice cream, milk, meat and whatever else you need to keep cold while keeping your phone charged... Hmmm 🤔 So maybe the price ain't bad .... Now they just need to make a battery operated stove top so when your power does go out you have a battery-operated stove!! , boy what a great idea! 😆
My girlfriend loves that soda, Dr Pepper’s strawberry, and cream. She’s having one right now while we’re at Virginia Beach on vacation.
Haha, that's awesome. Have a great vacation Joe!!!!
Thanks man I really appreciate that. keep them videos coming. how has Vance been treating you? Lol
@joedunn1390 Vance is very, very, very mean to me Joe 😪😪😪
Looks really neat
Love Ryobi, but this thing should be half the price. Way too many better options out there for that price point.
Why isn't this compatible with their Link system?
How does it compare to the Makita?
I'm going to wait until somebody does a deep dive on the componentry. There's a good chance they're very similar units, being from the same parent company
Thanks for a video that's. . .kinda nass like! Here's one for the algorithm. :^D
They need a solar panel option
I might be on at the $99 price tag
I wouldn’t consider it a cooler anymore if he could go below freezing temperatures
I like this,it actually works with batteries as well!? 😳
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It's $500. At that price I damn sure don't need one.
Have you compared prices to any other portable fridge? That's on the par with ones I have seen.
Clint as always, you're funny as heck.
Haha, thanks brother 👊👊👊
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As to price, compare it to a Yeti ice chest of similar size, and it won't seem so expensive.
Ryobi just made every Yeti worth about 50 bucks at the pawn shop
I'm a little bit of a sucker for One+ tools...
I will wait for the Milwaukee version, it will be a lot better and will work for more than 6 months.
Very nice cooler but too high a price. The price needs to be around $150
it doesn't have an ice maker like the ecoflow glacier though lol
Niiiice .
Love it but the over $600 price is WAY wHAT i CAN AFFORD,
Really like it. But small stoage & to expensive.
How many beers 🍻 🤔 can i fit in their 😂
If you're smart you buy these portable fridges/freezer from Costco because of their warranty. I've been down the cheap chinese electric cooler rabbit hole and unless you get one with a 'Dann Foss' compressor you can be sure they'll self destruct with any heavy use. The ones touting they have LG compressors aren't that much better than the chinese compressors.
Lets see Clinton 🤔 I take my already paid for large wheeled 48 hr Coleman or Igloo cooler, $5 in Ice for the day equals 100 picnics for the RYOBI expense to break even... Hie many beer buzzes sacrificed 🍺🍻?! NOT worth it for me 🚫
way Way WAAAAY too expensive. 23 litres for $449 in Australia, I just bought a 75 litre two compartment Fridge/Freezer for my camper for $369. Realistically this should be no more than $220
Pretty cool ( a Lil' pun intended...LOL) but 500 bucks will buy you hell of a lot of Ice, and one bag will last about 12 to 16 hours in an Igloo or Coleman.
Do you pay Derek from Vice Grip Garage a royalty every time you say “battray”?
Who that???
I wish there was a solar input
You'll have a hard time finding a more die hard fan of Ryobi than me. But for that price I can get a full 20sq ft refrigerator. The price is ridiculous.
$698 CAD right now. YIKES.
I prefer the Makita one.
We know he is saying battery incorrectly, but it's he saying Ryobi correctly?
Exactly!!!
why wouldnt they have it running on 40v
grabbing the meats at the Costco
Have been excited for this but not for $500 😂
And it doesn’t even charge the batteries when plugged in, Ludicrous. I’ll snag one when they do a BOGO deal.
No thanks Flint. Don't want that junk. 😅
*_Five Hundo....Really?_*