Koolatron Compact Kooler
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Koolatron Compact Kooler
Customer Review: Keeps stuff nice and HOT!
Summary: 4 Stars
This combination cooler/heater is just what I was looking for! Actually, I'll probably never use it as a cooler. Moderately filled, it can heat things up to 150°F (measured) in a few short hours.
The only thing keeping me from giving it a full five stars are a few design and manufacturing issues. I don't really care for the pigtail power receptacle dangling from the unit. A built-in port would've been nicer, but I can live with it. Overall plastic forming and construction is good, but there was excessive adhesive that had oozed out from the heatsink area. These issues don't mean this thing won't do its job. But it's possibly something the QC person should take a look at to bring this product to the next level.
Regardless, I'm happy with it. So far it's holding up to a fair amount of abuse (including being checked in with with luggage for cross country flights). Would I order another if I needed one? Definitely yes.
Customer Review: Quite Pleased
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a recently diagnosed Type II diabetic and am trying to behave myself in regards to eating - something rather difficult to do on a long road trip. I purchased the Koolatron 18 Quart in the interest of hauling with me yogurt, cottage cheese, fruit and other things people should not have to eat. I have found that this little rig works like a charm, keeping everything very cool. It is relatively quiet, too. The 18 quart version is rather modest sized, i.e., you can't keep a weeks worth of groceries in it, but large enough to store the things I need for a couple of days at a time.
My one complaint, as stated in another review, is the A/C adaptor is not included. If one leaves the cooler running off the car battery all night, the battery is dead in the morning. Thus, one must plug it into an A/C outlet overnight. So know that you will need to spend another $35 on an A/C adaptor to have a complete system that works well.
Customer Review: NO MORE ICE!
Summary: 5 Stars
I drive back and forth to my Idaho cabin several times each summer, from 1600 to 2000 miles each trip, with the outside temperature usually in the 90's and 100's. I pack drinks, snaks and bottles of vitamins/supplements in a cooler. But with ice, it is only a matter of time before ice melts and water gets into packaging or creates too much humidity. I used this cooler on the first 800 mile leg of a trip this week without problems. Yes, I bought the converter for 110 household current and yes, as someone noted it does make noise...with the air conditioner on or the windows down or the radio or iPod playing I don't hear the noise. It is slim enough to fit in the foot space of the front seat without problems. After I ordered it, I saw the same cooler from Amazon itself with free shipping...I suggest carefully looking at the various vendors before finalizing the order!Customer Review: Long life
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the second Koolatron Compact I have owned and I a hoping to get as much life out of this one as I did the first. I am a truck driver and use the cooler at least 4 days a week for 8 to 12 hours continuously. With that kind of regular use the first one lasted about 6 years, which seems fantastic compared to several other 12V items I have used over the years. I have had this one for about a month and it is working great.
As others have said, this is not a refrigerator. It cools the stuff inside to about 40 degrees less than the outside temperature. So on days when it is 95, I stick a blue ice pack in for a bit more chill. Everything must be cold going in and you can't leave the lid open for long spells. That said, this cooler operates just as advertised and does so for years. I highly recommend this.
Customer Review: Not happy
Summary: 2 Stars
Overall, just not happy with this cooler. It's fits very perfectly behind the driver's seat of my SUV. The unit is smaller than the picture presents it. The picture shows 1/2 gallons of milk/juice in the cooler but neglects to tell you that you can't have anything in front of the fan. Therefore, 2 - 1/2 gallons don't fit. The unit is also really loud. I bought this cooler, and car adapter, to transport perishable items for a baby. Only I don't trust that it keeps milk and milk products cold enough. Nothing is ever cold. The temperature feels similar to something sitting in front of a fan. A regular cooler with ice would be better. If you're just storing soda, fine. But I wouldn't use it for longer periods of time with perishable items. Buy an Igloo cooler and lots of ice.