Looking to get a cooler that runs on all three of these. I can plug it up in the house before we leave so it is super cold, run on the vehicle power while driving, then on the batteries while the vehicle is parked.
Ryobi is at the top of the list because I already have a ton of their batteries. One thing I can’t figure out with this model is if I have the cooler plugged in to either 120v or 12v if it also charges the 18v batteries? I can’t find any notes mentioning as such so I am guessing not.
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Due to our kiddos blood sugar issues we have to take a cooler pretty much everywhere. Ice packs and Ice are a pain.

Nobody?

I just got an Icy Breeze cooler. Only tried it once so far with cubed ice. Meh. Next test with ice blocks. It has it own proprietary batteries.

No. It does not.

Out of curiosity, what is it the you need to keep cold and how cold does it need to be? Are we talking insulin or something else? Maybe then folks with similar experiences could make some suggestions.

If you’re just trying to keep regular stuff cold for a few days, the $89 50qt Igloo cooler from WalMart and some 2-liter soda bottles filled with water then frozen do a good job. Half gallon milk jugs fit better, but I think the soda bottles freeze better.

Since you have the batteries already, I understand the appeal, but $500? If you are talking insulin, which can’t be frozen and freezes at 36 degrees, then you have to do what you have to do.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
Out of curiosity, what is it the you need to keep cold and how cold does it need to be? Are we talking insulin or something else? Maybe then folks with similar experiences could make some suggestions.

If you’re just trying to keep regular stuff cold for a few days, the $89 50qt Igloo cooler from WalMart and some 2-liter soda bottles filled with water then frozen do a good job. Half gallon milk jugs fit better, but I think the soda bottles freeze better.

Since you have the batteries already, I understand the appeal, but $500? If you are talking insulin, which can’t be frozen and freezes at 36 degrees, then you have to do what you have to do.

Chocolate, Turkey, cheese, protein Gatorade, are the usuals. I have all sorts of coolers multiple IGLOO, Canyon, AO, etc and they all do fine with Ice/frozen water bottles.
The rub is we literally have to take a cooler with us every time we leave the house. Dealing with Ice almost daily is a gigantic pain and frozen water bottles are only slightly better.

I have looked at different models that are a bit cheaper before but none with batteries. We have a small one but as soon as the car is off it no longer stays cold so it is pointless.
Have thought about buying a cheaper one without batteries and one of Jackery or similar battery boxes because I need one anyway, but have to plug and unplug that to the cooler at our destination and just another thing to carry and take up space.

Yeah, the price kind of sucks but considering it will be used multiple times a week helps.

We have a Blizzard Box electric cooler that we can use off the truck’s 12 volt system or, with a different cord, 120V wall plug. There are multiple offerings in this area. If you want to operate the cooler when neither are available then a portable battery like a Jackery might fit the bill.

Quick question, are cigarette lighter sockets now switched off with the ignition?

We had a Coleman PowerChill and it kept running when plugged into our Armada’s lighter socket. That was 15 years ago, so that may have changed.

We use five 2-liters. They go in the cooler from the garage freezer when we leave and back in the freezer when we get home. I have my kids do it. Seems like about as much work as taking batteries in and out to charge them. You were hoping you could eliminate that if they charged while the car was running. Does your car have a 120v outlet you could plug a charger into? Then you could charge the batteries while running and pop them into the cooler when you stop.

It’s not usually too hard to wire an electric cooler into an always on wire in a car.

That’s what we did for the tiny Engel cooler my father had to carry his insulin.

Ryobi does make a 12vdc car charger for their batteries so even without the 110vac plug there are still options.

For $500 I'd probably just get a more affordable 12vdc powered cooler, a battery, and a battery isolator, hardwire it, and just let that thing run all the time off the battery and recharge when the car is running as normal. That is probably the option with the least interaction needed.... Just gotta find a place for the secondary battery.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
Quick question, are cigarette lighter sockets now switched off with the ignition?


We use five 2-liters. You were hoping you could eliminate that if they charged while the car was running. Does your car have a 120v outlet you could plug a charger into? Then you could charge the batteries while running and pop them into the cooler when you stop.

The outlets in the rear is not a constant power just with ignition power. I have been using small water bottles. Will pick up some 2 liters to see how they do.
Yes, I was hoping for one that would charge the batteries essentially making it a fully self contained unit.

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Originally posted by thumperfbc:
Ryobi does make a 12vdc car charger for their batteries so even without the 110vac plug there are still options.

For $500 I'd probably just get a more affordable 12vdc powered cooler, a battery, and a battery isolator, hardwire it, and just let that thing run all the time off the battery and recharge when the car is running as normal. That is probably the option with the least interaction needed.... Just gotta find a place for the secondary battery.

I have that charger and also have a decent inverter so charging the batteries wherever is not an issue. Was just hoping for a self contained unit to make it a bit easier.

The cooler constantly goes between 3 vehicles so doing 3 dual battery setups would get costly.

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by trapper189:
Quick question, are cigarette lighter sockets now switched off with the ignition?


The outlets in the rear is not a constant power just with ignition power. I have been using small water bottles. Will pick up some 2 liters to see how they do.
Yes, I was hoping for one that would charge the batteries essentially making it a fully self contained unit.

To address the outlet issue. I bought a small electric cooler and found that the outlets in my F150 turned off with the ignition. I found a you tube video that showed how to make a little fused pigtail jumper that I installed in the main fuse box that converted my rear outlets to always hot. So I run the cooler with the ignition off. My particular cooler has a sensor that will shut off the cooler when the battery gets to a certain point so you won't come back to a dead car battery if you get delayed or forget.

We’ve got a little plug-in 12V / 120 VAC cooler that we take on trips for some of my wife’s meds, but we’ve found the Cooler Shock brand ice packs and they are very, very good at keeping the cooler chilled for a looong time and we’ve pretty much stopped using the cooler.

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We have a small one but as soon as the car is off it no longer stays cold so it is pointless.

Just a thought when i read that - will your small 12VDC cooler fit inside one of your larger ice chests (with no ice in it)? The extra/better insulation might help it stay cool a little longer.

I recently bought an ICECO 47 qt 12v cooler after watching loads of youtube reviews. You can use a Jackery battery (LiFePO4) pack to keep it cool when not plugged into your car.
For reference, mine pulled 45 watts indoors to get to 4 deg F then about 2.5 watts on average to keep things cool.
I’d be cautious buying one with a small battery. You could also throw a portable solar panel on top of your car for even longer periods of use.

Not sure what vehicle but, you should be able to convert the plug(s) to go around the key on/off switch.

Doing that would allow it to remain on the vehicles power, the idea of a solar charging panel on the roof is interesting, although lugging it around, taking it out and strapping to the roof would probably be too much work, but, still, it's an option.

Can't say on the cooler, but think I'd work on converting one or more plugs to constant power.

Well, who knew? I have tons of Ryobi One+ tools, had no idea they make a cooler.

I wonder how well insulated it is? And how much juice it would draw sitting in a car when the interior temp of the car reaches 130-140 degrees like it would here in Orlando in the summer?

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Originally posted by holdem:
Well, who knew? I have tons of Ryobi One+ tools, had no idea they make a cooler.

I wonder how well insulated it is? And how much juice it would draw sitting in a car when the interior temp of the car reaches 130-140 degrees like it would here in Orlando in the summer?

I think it was announced last month and just released on the 1st. Last month was the YouTubers intro video blitz.
Have not had a chance to watch many videos yet to see if anyone actually metered the thing.