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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

ARB Fridge/Freezer

I had been researching this thing for months when I finally bought one from AutoAnything.  They are expensive, but there is really nothing like them.  Well, I take that back.  There are several manufacturers that make different versions of the same thing.  I liked the features on the ARB version and it has a nice modern look:

It looks like an ice chest, but it has a high tech, very efficient compressor in it and can go from room temp to zero degrees in about an hour.  The online reviews are amazing and IMO misleading.  I think when people spend this much money on something, they are motivated to proclaim that what they bought is better than it actually is.  Don't get me wrong, this is a really neat item.  But it won't run five days off of your regular car battery and a lot of other claims are exaggerated as well. We bought the smallest one they make and that ended up to be a good decision,  It turns out to be bigger than you think it is going to be.  The bigger models are not much more expensive, but they would be way to big for the xB.  I would like to tell you that I was smart enough to figure that out, but I wasn't.  We bought the smallest one because it had the same interior capacity of our ice chest and we knew that would be sufficient for our needs.  That, plus the fact that this model used the least amount of energy, was the reason we bought this one.  But, in the end, the size was the biggest factor because none of the bigger models would have fit.

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