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Description

Coolers are usually large and unwieldy, which is why Koolatron developed the Compact Kooler, specially designed to fit in the snug spaces behind the seats of many cars, trucks, and vans. Like many of Koolatron's coolers, this unit features a 12-volt cooling system that plugs into a car's cigarette lighter. The cooler's motor blows cold air over your food and beverages, keeping them 40 degrees F cooler than the outside temperature. The cooler also doubles as a warmer, if you'd rather keep the contents toasty. Outside of the car or truck, the cooler is still versatile, with a swinging, foldaway handle for easy portage and a latchless lid that opens with one hand. Other handy features include a convenient cord wrap and a unique storage spot for the unplugged cigarette lighter. Despite the unit's compact size and weight (only 9 pounds), it can still hold up to 23 12-ounce soft drinks. --Rivers Janssen

The Koolatron™ Compact 12V Cooler was specially designed to fit in those tight spaces between and behind the seats of your car, van or truck. A 12-volt power cord plugs into your vehicle's cigarette lighter to keep your food and drinks cold and fresh, without the use of ice. The cooler can be set to keep your food up to 40° colder than the outside temperature or can be used as a warmer.

Features

• Designed to fit behind a car, truck, or van seat
• Cooling system plugs into your vehicle's 12-volt cigarette lighter
• Keeps contents 40 degrees F cooler than outside temperature
• Foldaway handle swings out for carrying
• Weighs 9 pounds and carries 23 12-ounce soft drinks

Reviews

Great Product

by SDA from on 2010-07-18
Purchased this cooler two years ago and have been very pleased. Have taken it on auto trips and on the train. Be sure to buy the AC/DC adapter. It is well worth the money.

Quite Pleased

by Stuart Ferguson from on 2010-06-22
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.

Great, until it stops working

by H. Moore from on 2010-04-29
We bought this for our family road trips. We got to use it TWICE! The two times we used it, it was great and kept everything inside cool. The third time we went to use it, it was completely dead. We bought all the recommended adaptors and followed the instructions that came with it. Though it worked great two times, it's definately too expensive to only use twice then have to trash. We were very disappointed and are still looking for a good RELIABLE cooler.

Test run

by Grandma from Salt Lake City, UT on 2010-04-20
Item arrived in good time. Planning 3000 mi. trip. Will be put to the test. Have used it as recommended in instructions and worked fine. Fan very quiet, nice fit behind seat, filled with 24 cans of pop that had been refriged and they stayed cold after 2hr. drive, and still cold in morning after sitting overnight with power off. I give this cooler a A+ on function, have not tried the heat mode yet, maybe next winter.

Koolatron Compact Kooler

by John S. Stegall from Cuba, AL, US on 2010-01-15
Koolatron Compact KoolerI ordered a new Koolatron Compact Kooler but received a factory rebuilt instead. Amazon adjusted the price but the cooler would not work. I attempted to contact Koolatron via telephone and email without success. I finally repaired the cooler myself and it now works fine. The warranty is worthless!

Description

The Koolatron P-65 Kargo Kooler solves an age-old problem of motorized travel. Have you ever noticed that when you pack a lot of luggage into your vehicle, the Koolatron kargo cooler always gets placed at the bottom of the pile? Have you ever noticed this phenomenon just as you were starting to get really hungry? Koolatron P65 kargo Kooler has now come up with an innovative solution. The 33 quart Koolatron P65 Kargo Cooler has a split lid/door, with a 12 volt cooling system in one of its sides. You can pack baggage around it tightly, and still be able to get at your food without unloading the whole trunk. Great 12v compact cooler with Car cooler utility.

Features

• Kargo Kooler plugs into a 12-volt DC power supply
• A 3 amp thermoelectric module cools its contents to 40°F below the outside temperature.
• It also acts as a warmer. Uses a 12-volt DC plug
• Kargo Kooler can be operated in a horizontal chest position or placed vertically like a refrigerator
• Has 2 dividers that can be used in multiple positions as shelves for fridge or partitions for chest

Reviews

Great Car Cooler & Warmer

by Chon N. from Seattle, WA on 2009-06-29
Used this on my road trip, it did great keeping all my food and drinks cold. Even when driving through the hot desert of 90 degree weather, it did cool down below 40 degrees from outside temperature, so it was 50 degrees inside cooler for our food. Warmer does great, can use up to 4 hrs maximum. Either cooler or warmer, plug into 12v lighter when car is running or will drain your car battery. It stays cool when at picnic and cannot plug cooler in. Only concern is when fans running, its loud inside the car. When driving the road noise blends it out. After awhile you don't even think about it. Not too bulky in the backseat. Easily used seat belts to help hold it down when driving, such as around corners. Greatly recommend this cooler/warmer. My friend had a different brand and didn't work well. This one is a great portable fridge. Plus bought adapter from Amazon.com to use at hotel rooms, plug right in to wall outlet.

Great little cooler

by Alvino from on 2007-08-05
This is the second P-65 Koolatron Kargo cooler we have owned and we have been very pleased with the cooler. We use it in our Class B RV and use it on DC power when traveling and use the adapter when parked and plugged into AC. It keeps the temperature as advertised.

Cool but not cold.

by Zoran Kahric from Maryland United States on 2006-11-07
It can be used to keep your beer cold for few hours but it will not make it cold. If you put warm beer in it will not make it nice and cold in few hours. Good for people who don't want to buy ice and have hassle with water all over your car, but it's not as good as I would like. It will not kill your car battery in few hours (at least not on my BMW X3), but I wouldn't try overnight.

Description

NO ICE required for 12 volt power cooler, Koolatron p75 kool kaddy thermoelectric cool using 12 volt power from your vehicle. NO ICE means space for extra food and drinks. NO ICE means big savings during times of peak ice demand (if ice is even available). Bypass restaurants and pay for your Koolatron P-75 kool kaddy (over and over) with the savings. Bring your own high quality food from home. Satisfy any special food requirements from sources you trust. The large capacity is ideal for long trips, big families and tailgate parties. Bring your Koolatron P-75 kool kaddy to the beach, picnic or sports event! Take it along on every trip. Load the koolatron p75 kool kaddy cooler the night before and operate it from the optional AC Adapter. On the way to the dock, plug it into your vehicle cigarette lighter. On board use the lighter socket or an auxiliary battery! Take koolatron P-75 kool kaddy into your motel room as a personal cooler and private mini-fridge.

Features

• The large capacity is ideal for long trips, car cooler
• NO ICE required works as 12v compact cooler.
• Falls under 12v dc appliance as Car coolers.
• 12v fridge take any place you go, cooler on wheels.
• 12 Volts DC Cooler ideal for long trips.

Reviews

As good as a thermoelectric cooler can be

by Outdoor Enthusiast from Rocky Mtns, Ut on 2009-09-09
I've had my Kool Kaddy for a couple of years now. I've always wanted an iceless cooler. I basically like it, but there are a couple of things you need to be aware of. I also have an Engel MT45 fridge and an Igloo marine cooler. They all have their place and I like them all. The Engel definitely outperforms them all but its $$$. Thus why a thermoelectric cooler can be a good choice. The issues are price, weight, temperature control and efficiency (current draw). Refrigeration style (Engel) is way more efficient and has temperature set point but also way more costly and heavier. The thermoelectric coolers cool down an amount from the ambient....typically 35 to 40 degrees F. So if you're traveling in your air-conditioned car you should get down to 40 degrees or so. Just keep it out of the sun. They do take a couple of hours to get there depending on how cool your food was when you put it in. I have the AC-DC converter so I plug mine in at home while I'm packing to pre cool it. The biggest issue with the thermoelectric cooler is the current draw....typically 3.2 amps @12V. If your traveling, then this type of cooler works great and 3.2 amps is no big deal for your alternator. And if staying in motels, you just take your cooler inside with your 12v adapter. If you are camping where the car isn't going to be driven, then you shouldn't leave it plugged in for more than overnight as you'll chance draining your car battery the next time you go to start the car. Sometimes I take a milk jug frozen with water to supplement the cooler for times when I have to leave it off when car isn't being driven. I also take jumper cables as I've left it on too long and the car wouldn't start and had to beg for a jump. Just beware of amp-hours being consumed when car engine is off. The real pluses are that its a fairly light cooler (similar to regular ice coolers) and you don't have to feed it with ice all the time and you don't have water sloshing around in the bottom. It's also a fairly inexpensive cooler. The cons are that its somewhat power hungry as thermoelectric technology isn't the most efficient. Also you have limited control with what temperature its at.....but so is the same problem when using ice. I have a thermometer in mine and so can periodically monitor the temperature. I think these thermoelectric coolers do a pretty good job. I've found the cooler works best if not 100% filled to the point that the fan area is somewhat blocked.

Not so Kool

by Grunt from Novato, CA USA on 2009-08-21
Like another reviewer my Koolatron with specified AC adaptor died after one night while pre-cooling beverages on AC current. I tried to see if it would run on one of my two Honda CRV DC accessory plugs but the cheaply made cooling fan was flat dead. Turned this baby into an expensive ice chest! The good news is I bought it thru Amazon and the return was practically hassle -free. I had thrown out the flimsy box it was shipped in and had to purchase one for the return. I will probably try another Koolatron model as I think the majority of reviewers had good experiences and the appealing concept of shedding melting ice cubes and blocks while on the road is worth another try. Hopefully, it is not the hot running ozone smelling converter (See other reviews) toasting the fan or I am off to the Post Office again.

Disappointing Product

by R. Buckley from Trabuco Canyon, CA USA on 2009-08-01
I was looking forward to using this on our camping vacation since the sites have electrical outlets. I added the AC converter to the order and tested the unit overnight when it arrived and it worked fine. Then, on the overnight cool down before leaving on vacation, it quit. No fan, no cooling, no heating, nothing. Tried it with the AC converter and then plugged into the 12V supply in the SUV, no luck. I write tech manuals for a living so I actually read them and I had followed all the instructions to the letter. The 2 page manual doesn't suggest any remedy so I will contact mfg for replacement.

Koolatron Kool Kaddy

by W. Wilson from Covina, California on 2008-12-28
I used this for the first time Christmas day and it kept everything as cold as my refrigerator. I plugged it into a wall outlet the night before and the temp got down to 34 degrees empty so when I loaded it up the next morning and drove for 3 hours everything was as cold as it was when I filled it.

Little Delight

by Kenneth Fretz from Sterling Heights, MI USA on 2008-07-02
This product worked very well. For its price it is well build and reliable. Amazon performed its normal two day deliver and we were on our way. We used it for an auto trip and it provided continuous cooling without out any hassle. With its 40 degree cooling differential, we found that during our travels in New England in May we were able to keep items frozen in the bottom to bring home the following week.

Description

The 12 Volt Travel Fridge and Warmer is the perfect companion during long commutes and road trips! This car cooler will cool to 35 degrees F or heat up to 150 degrees up, great for heating leftovers or cooling drinks and sandwiches! Store up to 9 12-oz cans in this travel cooler for convenient beverages on the go. Plugs directly into cigarette lighter socket, with an LED indicator light that tells you when the unit is warm or cold. Stays insulated even when unplugged. Assembly level/degree of difficulty: No Assembly Required.

Features

• Color: Grey
• Size: 14.96"H x 12.6"W x 13.78"D
• 12 Volt Cooler
• Plugs into Cigarette Lighter Socket
• Holds 9 Cans and other Food

Description

This 12 Volt Cooler and Warmer holds 9 12-oz cans, plus sandwiches, leftovers and more, keeping them warm or cool depending on your needs! Use this car cooler to cool drinks to 35 degrees F, or to warm up fast-food and leftovers up to 150 degrees F (dependent upon surrounding temperature). This travel cooler plugs directly into the 12 volt cigarette lighter socket of your car and stays insulated even when unplugged. An LED light signals when the unit is warm or cold.  4.5 amps per hour.  Made of plastic and metal. Assembly level/degree of difficulty: No Assembly Required.

Features

• Color: Grey / Black
• Size: 14.09"H x 7.36"W x 11.65"D
• 12 Volt Cooler
• Holds 9 Cans and Other Food
• Heats and Cools