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Anyone Using ARB/Engel Fridge-Freezer?

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Old 11-29-2010, 03:29 PM
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Anyone Using ARB/Engel Fridge-Freezer?

Do they really seem to keep stuff frozen? Are they reliable? Do they seem to last a lifetime and are they worth the price? Any info from you that have used them would be great
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ARB's are great from what I hear. Haven't heard anything bad about an engel either.

Corey has an ARB model.


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I got one. It'll keep dead bodies frozen.

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Like scuba says, Corey's got one. Here's his write-up in the wiki on it.
https://www.yotatech.com/wiki/index....Fridge/Freezer

Maybe he'll notice this thread and chime in with a review. He's had it for several years now(if he still has it).
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Originally Posted by waskillywabbit
I got one. It'll keep dead bodies frozen.
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Good to know! Will it drain the battery quick?
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i had an arb in my jeep... seemed to not drain my battery (had my winch and cooler hooked to my secondary battery) it worked very well for everything i needed.
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They are the cats meow.
Whether serving up frozen ice cream bars for summer trail runs, or running it as a fridge for camping.
Upper baskets
Lower section

Low power draw, I have gone for four days without starting the rig while using it, and the rig started up, however a little sluggish.
I now run a solar setup to keep the batteries charged up while camping..

I have a review on it also in my camping gear review thread here, and also on an external blog I created awhile back that covers a little more than the thread above.

Mine is the old style ARB which is identical to the Engel.
ARB has newer ones out now, but I kind of like the older style better.
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