this was such an awesome review! thank you so much for taking the time to go into such detail and talk through each and every feature this thing has and things you wish were different. cheers!
Another fantastic review. Keep it up I reckon you are very watchable. Concise and well spoken. My wife would have something to say about your Bintang singlet but for me it adds to your credibility as a camping equipment expert. 👍 How about a review of Akubra versus Barmah.
Haha, my wife feels the same way. That shirt was a present from a mate actually. I love it. Super comfortable and great for camping as it only grows in stature with spilt beer, smoke and meat grime. Thanks again for the kind words.
So does it charge while plugged in to AC and will the battery automatically kick in when grid is down? I need a backup freezer up at my cabin that will preserve food at rare times when the power goes out (during storms, etc.)
Yes, this should work fine. If the fridge is on, it will be pulling power until there is no power left from the battery. If the battery/fridge is plugged into AC, the power going in is more than the power going out, so the battery just stays at 100%.
It's a fair quetion - three reasons I can think of. 1. If you left the fridge in the sun, it would need so much more power to stay cool, you'd likely be worse off rather than actually charging the battery. 2. The lack of an angle combined with the small surface area would likely give you negligible input. 3. Would up the cost without much positive boost to experience.
I tend to have both zones on the same temp for most trips, but there's some good single zones out there, too. The Companion Lithium 60L could be a good option.
If i where to ever buy this i would wait for a very good sale(Anker products are constantly on sale) buy 2 of the 33l units for around $500 each, giving you 66l total with one dedicated to a fridge and the second a dedicated as a freezer. Full retail for this when there are quite a few different brands quite a bit cheaper , no way , to much money
That's an interesting approach. Would take up a fair bit of space. I used to use a dual-zone companion fridge that was great - had an 80-ish L variant and a 96L from memory. Was just a tad over $1000. A lot smaller footprint that 2 x Ankers... but obviously no flexibility to downsize when desired.
this was such an awesome review! thank you so much for taking the time to go into such detail and talk through each and every feature this thing has and things you wish were different. cheers!
Really appreciate the comment, that made me feel awesome. I'm so glad it was of use.
thanks for the unbiased review i just picked one of these up and im excited to use it
You're welcome, let me know your own pros and cons whem you're ready.
Another fantastic review.
Keep it up I reckon you are very watchable. Concise and well spoken.
My wife would have something to say about your Bintang singlet but for me it adds to your credibility as a camping equipment expert. 👍
How about a review of Akubra versus Barmah.
Haha, my wife feels the same way. That shirt was a present from a mate actually. I love it. Super comfortable and great for camping as it only grows in stature with spilt beer, smoke and meat grime. Thanks again for the kind words.
I got the smallest size on sale for 550 usd and I absolutely love it. I can’t See any cons!
That's good to hear - glad you like it!
So does it charge while plugged in to AC and will the battery automatically kick in when grid is down? I need a backup freezer up at my cabin that will preserve food at rare times when the power goes out (during storms, etc.)
Yes, this should work fine. If the fridge is on, it will be pulling power until there is no power left from the battery. If the battery/fridge is plugged into AC, the power going in is more than the power going out, so the battery just stays at 100%.
Why are there no solar panels built into the lid?
It's a fair quetion - three reasons I can think of.
1. If you left the fridge in the sun, it would need so much more power to stay cool, you'd likely be worse off rather than actually charging the battery.
2. The lack of an angle combined with the small surface area would likely give you negligible input.
3. Would up the cost without much positive boost to experience.
yeah, I need a big single zone I can choose for it to be a freeze for one trip and cooler on another
I tend to have both zones on the same temp for most trips, but there's some good single zones out there, too. The Companion Lithium 60L could be a good option.
@@motivatedtravel I mainly want a single zone for the larger space for larger cuts of meat.
@@TheFeist77 Makes sense!
If i where to ever buy this i would wait for a very good sale(Anker products are constantly on sale) buy 2 of the 33l units for around $500 each, giving you 66l total with one dedicated to a fridge and the second a dedicated as a freezer.
Full retail for this when there are quite a few different brands quite a bit cheaper , no way , to much money
That's an interesting approach. Would take up a fair bit of space. I used to use a dual-zone companion fridge that was great - had an 80-ish L variant and a 96L from memory. Was just a tad over $1000. A lot smaller footprint that 2 x Ankers... but obviously no flexibility to downsize when desired.
Did he just say Anker is made in Australia 🤦🏻♂️ last time I checked is a Shenzhen, China 🇨🇳 just like dji
I think you might be right, I must have got confused with another manufacturer.