Alpicool CF35 Portable Car Refrigerator,12 Volt Car Fridge Freezer, 32 Quart (30.6 Liter) Fast Cooling 12V Car Fridge -4℉~68℉, Car Cooler, 12/24V DC and 100-240V AC for Outdoor, Camping, RV, Truck

I bought this in August 2020. Reviews had been mixed. My experience was very positive. I use mine on my boat and in my van. It works flawlessly on 110 power. It works extremely well with my 100 amp HR lifepo4 battery also. I have it powered by a 100 watt solar panel, which is not always enough. I just purchased a 2nd 100 watt panel though. That should be all I need. What I learned: the fridge is great. I use as a combo fridge freezer. I think it works best that way overall. I set mine at 20F. I add about 4 to 6 prefrozen pint water bottles first. This acts as a "cold battery" to hold the temp down and increase efficiency. I add frozen meats on bottom in Ziploc bags. Then milk, cheese, butter, mayo. Veggies go on top. If you don't have that intermediate layer I recommend putting a light hand towel to protect veggies from freezing on one side. A paper bag might work but probably end up soggy. Towel is perfect. I do this to minimize run time and keep food frozen up to a month. I got this thing to cycle on for only 20 minutes per HR. I figure that's drawing approximately 1.5 amp hrs. If you're using lead acid battery, you won't get more than 2 days, and I can't say that you will be able to recharge as efficiently either, because of their increased resistance at higher capacity. I have lived on the road in my van and it works. But... with only 100 watt solar and 100 amp battery fridge will run on eco mode for about 3 days. You can run into a problem if your battery runs down and the temp rises into 40s for longer than say 12 hrs. The contents will still be safe because the frozen food and ice bottles will keep things cool, even though the thermostat says 45. Just like a cooler. The problem being that as temp comes up, when your battery has recharged, fridge has to run longer to get temp back down, so that can lead to temp spiraling upward as fridge keeps running and drawing down battery. I've actually shut my fridge off at night to conserve power and restarted in morning with full sun. I also have a noco genius 10 amp charger if I need to recharge battery and have access to power. I think I did that once over a month on the road. You can also help things out by adding bagged ice or frozen foods. Common sense tweaking. But with a 2nd solar panel I expect few issues. Don't block the vents either. The unit will shut down to prevent overheating. Overall Im quite happy with this unit. Also, on AC power at my slip this thing just rocks. No issues. Uses less power than a lightbulb. It will even make ice if you put a Ziploc with water on the bottom. Cheaper than a Yeti cooler and no ice unless you want it. Several of my neighbors at the marina have purchased also. If you have some common sense these are a good value, economical to run, easy to clean, durable within reason, perfect for 1 to 2 people. Mine is running right now and I have the Bluetooth app on my phone. I have it set at 28 because I didn't want to freeze some sodas that I put in there. Its reading 31 and the fridge is humming along after 9 months. Happy camper.

I've had it now for a week. I wanted some use before writing the review. At the one week mark, i'm really liking this unit. The size and price were right. Delivery was about a week faster than anticipated. I really can't find anything bad to say about it so far. The power it uses to run is miniscule. It stays nicely and steadily cool as long as you aren't opening it 4x an hour. Oh, and it's *very* quiet. With it plugged and compressor running it makes less noise than a desk fan. Add all that in with the fact it's an actual refrigerator and not just an electric cooler, makes the alpicool cf55-lg a killer buy. If you're in the market for this type appliance have a look at alpicool once the sticker shock from a comparable one by Dometic wears off.EDIT AT 1 MONTH IN: It's been in constant use since I received it. Still cold and quiet. I haven't really used it as a freezer. I'm in greater need of drinks than ice cream. My thermostat is set to 36F so it swings from 32F - 40F during the complete cycle and moatly hovers about 38F. This is still cool weather however. We'll see when it's 90 outside.Max setting is hardcore cooling and eco just sips power. Be careful of using the 12v lighter plug. The power management software in the Alpicool is *very* aggressive. Great for not draining the car. Not so good if it shuts off at 11.8v and food spoilage. I'm currently using regulated 12v from a battery packI'll update this monthly until 3 mos and then again at 6 mos and 1 year.EDIT AFTER 6 MONTHS USE:So, higher summer temps caused an expected increase in power consumption along with a slight decrease in efficiencey. It was not unexpected. The fridge still keeps everything nice and cool. This item is still one of my "best buys" in terms of cost/usefulness/durability.Well worth the money. Well worth the relatively small foot print space.

What I like - the price and the weight. My reference electric cooler is the Whynter FM-65G which is like 50% bigger, and like 4x as heavy. We took this cooler on its inaugural run to go chase the eclipse. It kept things cold for the most part. Other reviews mentioned inconsistent temps which I can 100% confirm. Internal temps even after hours of running varied by as much as 10 degrees depending on how recently the chiller had run. The coldest we ever recorded was 2 degrees over our set temp (set to 34, measured 36), but most of the time it ran 5+ degrees over, and before the chiller would kick back on it was running in the low 40s.It keeps things cold while unpowered pretty meh at best. Again, my reference is the Whynter FM-65G which my brother has and brings to all sorts of family events. This cooler is much worse at holding cool than the Whynter. Like, loses 10+ degrees per unpowered hour. In a similar time period the Whynter loses like 2-3 degrees.All that said I like that this is half the price vs the Whynter, and it might literally be 1/4 the weight. I can barely carry the Whynter empty by myself but I could carry the alpicool filled with 4 days of food/drinks no problem. I think if it's important that your food be at a stable temperature, or you might want to have the cooler unpowered for a while, this is not the cooler for you. If you're just looking for a reasonably sized cooler at a decent price to have in the back of your mini-van while you road trip, this is a perfectly function cooler for that role.