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8 Best Portable Refrigerators
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Best Portable Fridge for RVers and Van Campers
Iceco VL60
If you travel in an RV or camper van, you’ll appreciate the added space for perishable food and beverages with the Iceco VL60. It’s great if you’re splitting your time between your vehicle and a campsite.
The 60-liter dual-bay storage provides a ton of room for food, and you can set each side to its own temperature. If you want, you can use one side as a freezer and the other as a fridge.
Another option for an RV or van is to simply install a mini-fridge. Those models will have the most storage for the dollars spent, but only a portable fridge allows the convenience of bringing it right to the tent or campfire.
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Best Portable Fridge for Durability
Elements Fridge/Freezer
ARB products are targeted to off-roaders, and their portable fridge reflects the need for rugged durable. Their impact-resistant, weatherproof Elements Fridge/Freezer features a stainless steel body with anodized aluminum latches.
It also has a touch-pad controlled magnetic lock, padlock recess and an optional bolt-down mounting kit, so it won’t disappear from the truck bed while you’re in the store. With 63 quarts of storage and cooling range to 0 F, it can handle just about any chilling required.
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Best Battery-Powered Combo Portable Fridge
The Dometic CFX3 75DZ
If your campsite will be far from your vehicle, you’ll need a battery to keep your portable fridge humming. The most complete package? The Dometic CFX3 75DZÂ with the Dometic PLB40Â lithium-ion battery pack.
The battery pack provides enough charge to run the fridge for several days, and the fridge’s massive 80 quart storage capacity means you can keep a lot of perishable food and drinks cold. This is also one of the most powerful fridges on this list, cooling down to 7 F.
But if you’re thinking of taking it on a hike, keep the weight in mind. At 61 pounds for the cooler and another 16 pounds for the battery, it’s a lot to take off trail, even before you factor in the food and drinks.
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Best Portable Fridge for Cosmetics and Skincare
Personal Chiller LED Lighted Mini-Fridge
Portable fridges also can store cosmetics, skincare or refrigerated medications. Unfortunately, many of these fridges see massive markups as soon as you add “skincare” to their name or description.
Instead, consider the Personal Chiller LED Lighted Mini-Fridge. This thermoelectric cooler/heater offers the same dimensions and lighted mirror face as the skincare models at half the price. It ships with AC and DC power cords to make travel easier.
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Best Budget Small Portable Fridge
The AstroAI Mini Fridge
The AstroAI Mini Fridge four-liter capacity may sound small, but it’s enough for a six-pack of drinks or bundle of sandwiches. It can also store skincare products, but lacks the light strip or mirrored surface of the Personal Chiller. As with other thermoelectric models, it can run hot or cold.
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Best Smart Portable Fridge
The Bodega 36L
The Bodega 36L fridge/freezer ($306) features two 19-quart bays. Each can be separately controlled, or the middle panel can be removed to create one single storage bay. The cooler can be chilled down to 32 F, with all controls adjustable through the smartphone app. It comes with a one-year warranty.
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Best Large Capacity Portable Fridge
BO-T60
For a 64-quart version of the previous Bodega device, check out the BO-T60. It’s not the biggest fridge on this list. But at about one-third the cost of the other large models, it’s the best balance of size and price we found.
Just like the smaller version, it’s controlled by the smartphone app. It comes with AC and DC power cords, as well as a discrete LED light for nighttime fridge raids.
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Best for Low Temperature Storage
F40C4TMP Portable Refrigerator
The F40C4TMP Portable Refrigerator with 20-quart capacity can bring its contents down to minus 7 F. That’s the same temperature reached by Dometic’s CFX3 75DZ, but the F40C4TMP does it for around $1,200 less. The smaller size also comes win at 26 pounds, making it easier to lift out of trunks and back seats.
All prices and links were current as of publication.
