Customer Reviews for Koolatron Kool Wheeler

Koolatron Kool Wheeler

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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Koolatron Kool Wheeler

Customer Review: Could use a couple of improvements-beware!
Summary: 4 Stars

I purchased this product recently to take on a 4500 mile road trip. My car has two 12V accessory outlets which are fused with a single 15A fuse. I was planning to run the GPS unit from one and the Koolatron from the other. The first problem surfaced when I discovered that the 12V plug would not stay plugged in to the outlet; the spring clips on the side were set back about 1/4" relative to those on the GPS 12V plug; this forced the plug out of the outlet. When I held the plug in, it then blew the fuse twice. Koolatron seems willing to work with me on the plug size issue- they claim they use industry standard, but they do recommend using a cigarette lighter outlet (more power). Nothing in the Koolatron literature indicated that it drew above 5A, so the fuse issue is still a question. Since we could not cool during the road travel, we religiously took the cooler into the hotel room and cooled overnight using the AC adapter. This worked very well, just a little noisy unless we could keep it in the bathroom and close the door. The big problem I noticed is that the insulation capacity must not be very high, since during the day (when we couldn't run off 12V) the inside of the cooler warmed up significantly. I suspect the problem is that the cooling fan port is a direct inlet to the interior, making heat exchange with the external environment easy and faster than a normal cooler. The lid design, handles, and wheels are very functional. Hopefully I'll get my two issues solved and then be able to use this as intended.

Customer Review: Great for travel, needs bigger/rubber wheels
Summary: 4 Stars

I really like this product. Having it do hot and cold is a great feature. It gets pretty cold (haven't used the hot yet) and it is very quiet. Capacity is good. I would recommend buying the AC adapter to that you can pre-cool and pre-heat it prior to a road trip. The little door is great for quick access. I haven't needed to use it like a mini-fridge yet but it's good to know that it's possible. Good bang for the buck.

Customer Review: Keeps it Chilled
Summary: 5 Stars

I have two of these on my sail boat. I use one for cold drinks and the other for refrigerated foods. Food items that will go bad quickly if unrefrigerated will last a long time in this unit. These have kept items from spoiling for many months. And they will keep frozen food items frozen long enough for your picnic or other one day events.