phil stanhope wrote: > --- Michael Nichols <msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote: > > Hello from Atlanta Ga. I have seen Coleman > > Company's portable cooler at > > Target Stores for $62.00. Last summer they were > > priced at $89.00, plus > > $25.-- for the 120 volt adapter. The unit appears > > to be a small heat pump, > > and they are about the size of a Westy fridge..... > > Has anyone used one of > > these Coleman items? Are they durable, well > > designed, and, most > > importantly, better than bags of ice and a regular > > cooler??? Thanks! > > Ive heard they work well with very low draw on your > battery. They say you can leave them on while parked > for a full day without drainng your battery but this > could have been infomercial hype. > > I have been wondering if the cooling element could be > ripped out of this coleman cooler and fitted to the > inside of our westy fridges. It would be a cheap fix > or > modification > > Phil 84' all white westy > "millenium flacon" > Adventurewagen wanted > (vanagon years) > > __________________________________________________ > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ Go to: allelectronics.com and look at the Thermoelectric coolers in their on-line catalog. You can probably calculate what 6 amps will do to your battery overnite. Might be OK. Larry A. Chicago |
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