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markespark

Member Since: 20 Sep 2012
Location: Huntingdon
Posts: 85

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Indus Silver

boode wrote:
I use a small 18 litre Waeco proper fridge - it sits on the back wheel arch of the 90 and leaves the middle clear.
Its large enough for basics - milk, juice. bacon, salad stuff, meat - but too small to supply cold beers on tap (maybe beers are a basic necessarity)
This picture shows how it fits - you cant see it but its on the left on the wheel arch

Others will say it is too small, but for european trips it great for the basics.

That's a he'll of a big box for 'hats, scarves & gloves'

30th Jul 2013 8:04pm

pope10001

Member Since: 15 Oct 2011
Location: Dulverton
Posts: 489

1992 Defender 90 200 Tdi HT Zermatt Silver

By far the most important box on a trip to the Arctic

30th Jul 2013 8:18pm

couplands

Member Since: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Peak District & Cornwall
Posts: 1826

We bought an electric cool box from Aldi for £35. It's mains and 12v powered. If your travelling everyday, the power consumption should be ok on a single battery and will keep milk etc fresh so you don't need to buy every day.

I think it's 30l so a good size too.

Cheers

Simon

30th Jul 2013 10:51pm

Eduardo

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: RegiÃ³n Metropolitana
Posts: 2110

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

We manage to stay almost 4 weeks in the Patagonia without one,
So it is not a must, but simplify the life in certain ways.

Cheers Eduardo

MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64'
MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo"

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31st Jul 2013 2:53am

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

there's a LR fridge for sale on the forum for £50 ... might be worth a punt

31st Jul 2013 7:44am

SGH

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
Location: Hellingly-Sussex
Posts: 1527

bpman wrote:
there's a LR fridge for sale on the forum for £50 ... might be worth a punt

If it works OK then £50.00 not a bad deal, it's an Engel 10 re-badged for Land Rover possibly 15-20 years old.

31st Jul 2013 8:12am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

Could go the cheap route and see if you get any benefit form it before purchasing an expensive item - nothing wrong with a plastic cooler box and a bag of ice every day/other day depending.

In Oz we managed with a 40 litre polystyrene box colloquially know as an eskie. Lid got damaged a few times and ended up with half a roll of duct tape to hold it all together but cost the grand total of $7.99 and lasted 3 months being used every day before going in the bin.

31st Jul 2013 12:21pm

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