Got one today, and it does say that in the manual.

Once the unit is disconnected from power, how long do you reckon the unit stays cool?
My housemate was just cleaning her one which cost £150 but she said it will stay cool for 2 days after being un-plugged!

back on sale now as we speak......

Not in Westmids Cannock & Wolverhampton, I think you will be very lucky to find one available now.

Does anyone know if these are still available?

Why not just answer phbhaines question instead of trying to be a smart ****

BTW phbhaines, both 12v and 240v plugs are provided so no need for any adapters like some other brands.

does it come with an adapter to plug into the mains or do you need to buy this separately?

Let me know how you get on with the canned bear :smile:
Are you going for grizzly or polar ?

Yes I have one too, and with in 5 minutes of using it I thought it was a stupid design with the orientation of the sockets as the cables block the other sockets.

I've never used one of these, so how do people use them if they're camping without electric hook-up (or do you only use it with hook-up)?
Do you run it from the car while you're driving and then leave it off over night?

just bought. great. thanks.

For those wondering about size....

It fits 6 x 2 litre bottle of coke in. Upright with lid shut.

Not tried cans of bear yet.....might fill mine with those lovely little Heineken ones....

Brilliant buy! Thanks.

Hi guys mine is just the same as the one for sale and I have had mine since the stone age!
No about 8 years and we purchased the 24v to 12v converter from halfords which is designed for the cool box's.(£25).
We use our's at least twice a year camping and it's on all day keeping the Stella and Wine chilled nearly bought another one but our's seems to be going strong.(touch wood).
We paid the same for this from Asda in the sale.
This has to be a brgain.
10/10 for the cool box without doubt!

I didn't notice any EHUs in my local store but didn't stay in the store for long. I picked up a 3 socket EHUs (Crusader one) from gooutdoors last year for £29.99, now £39.99. It’s quite good, the only criticism I have is the orientation of the sockets, they are placed were the wire gets in the way of the plug underneath if you know what I mean.

Want a laugh? Check this out:

http://www.coolboxes.org/p16-Mobicool-U32-DC-12v-cool-box-.html


Same unit, but check out the price!

I think we do... :stuck_out_tongue:

I love my camping. By the way, did your store have the EHUs that appeared to be in non-descript non-branded boxes, but were in fact sunncamp 3 socket EHUs? They're also a bargain at £39.99. Can't wait for the rest of the gear to go on sale on Thursday.

We must visit the same sites ;-) http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk

Just picked one up from local store (first one in the queue), had about 15 units on shop floor, within a couple of mins only about 5 left, so I think they will sell out quick.
Sides and top built out of hard plastic (not flimsy like others I've seen)so feels strong and well built. Switched it on for about 10mins and you could feel the difference in temp especially around the under lid area, cooling capacity 18C below ambient Temp.
It's 30L not 50L as advertised but still a little bit bigger than the 24l Outwell\Tristar ones at GoOutdoors, also comes with 3 years warranty.

By looking at the design of these units I would say they are made by Waeco\Mobicool which sell for about £60

If you're after an electric cool box, then I thoroughly recommend getting down to Aldi and getting one of these. Although it doesn't say it anywhere on the wrapper or outside, this cool box is made by Waeco (a very reputable firm for this type of product). The link below shows the branded version (which is exactly the same as the Aldi version) for sale at nearly double the price.

http://www.towsure.com/product/Dual_Power_12_Volt_amp_Mains_Electric_Cooler_Box_32_Litre


Even better link, with video below:

http://www.worldofcamping.co.uk/waeco_mobicool_u32_ac_dc_thermoelectric_cool_box__2429?utm_source=google&utm_medium=merchant

It's the Waeco Mobicool U-32.

Bought one of these 5 years ago and it has been great. It keeps enough in it for a family of 4, without the booze. For the alchoholics out there, this is not for you.

Just picked one up from my local Aldi - it's 30l, not 50l. They also had camping triple block EHUs (electric hook up units for tents) for £39.99, which is cheap. On closer inspection (i.e. someone had opened the box and taken one out), these are Sunncamp EHUs. The outside box doesn't mention Sunncamp at all, but the unit itself is marked Sunncamp. It's exactly the same as the Sunncamp EHU I have which cost me a whole lot more.

Just been to local Aldi and bought one of these. They are NOT 50L......they are 30L.
Must be a typo on the website.

Thanks for this. I was thinking of using this for our wedding because we will have to bring frozen food quite a long way to the venue.

I know it's only supposed to be used as a fridge, but does anyone know if it would keep food frozen for around 2.5 hour car trip?

Have had one of these from Aldi for a number of years they are well worth the money. I also put some frozen freezer packs in as well to lower the temperature even more. But be careful what you put the freezer packs next to as they can end up frozen as well.

I bought a costco one a few years ago, I still use it on ocassion. ( will heat up too, quite versatile)

...but it has no thermostat so some of the contents do actually get frozen as the cooler in my one operates constantly.

If these have thermostats, that's good, not sure if they do - can anyone verify ?

watch out for these, some dont switch off when you turn off the ignition.....dumb and a good way to flatten your battery

Don't think it can keep things frozen for days tho.

is this suitable to be kept on all the time - to use instead of a fridge?

reason I ask is because i'm sharing a flat with a few other people at the moment and don't have much room in the fridge for some things so i could maybe stick one of these in my room.

At ,that temp you wont be around to see it

That would be extremely heavy to carry when full.
A friend recently bought a 40l version from Halfords, but it comes with wheels.

..might be better with something a bit larger, can't get much in a lidl one...

..cryogenics ?

17 below ambient temperature what if the temp is minus 270?

highly reccomend this as we used it last nite at 60th birthday party.Started at 7.30 finished at 2am kept drinks cold & ice frozen

[quote=amoulden]I have bought these from Aldi before and they are very good - Its best if your items are cool before going in. Also I think its a mis-print regarding the size as they are usually 26 litres in size - 50 litres would be massive.

I've got one that looks very similar to the one pictured bought from Towsure last year. It's 24 litre but costs almost double.... this isnt branded, but I guess does the same thing.

Mine works best with a couple of frozen gel packs chucked in :smirk:

I have bought these from Aldi before and they are very good - Its best if your items are cool before going in. Also I think its a mis-print regarding the size as they are usually 26 litres in size - 50 litres would be massive.

You'd need to open the bottles and pour the Coke into the cooler but they do take a fair amount of stuff. We use one for the caravan and it's great although the birring off it can drive you mad in the middle of the night.

Agreed. The 50 litre claim is slightly optimistic.25 x 2 litre bottles would struggle to fit in a shopping trolley ! How big is this thing ??!

I'm sure it is not 50L capacity. Excluding empty spaces between 2 litre bottles it should take about 20 big bottles of water... I don't think so...

Yep its big, you can easily fit a 2 litre bottle and loads of other stuff around it.

Question for the current users - not au fait with the capacity stuff.....Can you fit a lot of stuff in it?

Thanks in advance.

Bought one last year for the same price. It is great paid for itself in months. A trip via a supermarket to buy ice creams for the picnic and you don't have to buy them from the ice cream stall at events at 500% markup. And chilled beers for the dads on picnics with the kids goes down a treat. Even the trip to France saved a fortune, buy stocking up on meat at UK and not Euro prices.

I bought the Lidl one, its great, would recommend.

What sort of temp does it keep stuff at? Could I use it to keep my beer and coke nice and cold for those hot summer days?

Must be the same offer as Lidl had recently, these are excellent as it is dual powered by mains and 12v car. Tescos, also has a model which is similar except no mains at same price.
These work very well and keep your food cool, especially on long trips.

:smirk:

Still scared by your new avatar though!

Had an older version of this. They are fab for camping, touring holidays. Our did the lands end to John o'groats trip! Top spot op!