You drive into an abandoned camping spot, no power outlet nearby. The sun is high. And your cooler just keeps spinning. It’s exactly what the HyCooler Solar Panel was developed for. Solar-powered cooler: how does it work? Most people think that a solar panel provides power directly to a cooler. They don’t. And that’s just […]
ECE-R10 declaration refrigerator: what does it mean for you? Do you permanently connect your refrigerator to your vehicle’s onboard electrical system? Then ECE-R10 regulations are more important than you might think. At first glance, ECE-R10 seems like a technical detail on a product page. In practice, it determines whether your refrigerator can be safely used […]
Five years ago I locked my front door, got into my self-built camper and never really moved back into a house. Since then, I have traveled through 34 countries on 3 continents, always together with my red traveling companion Ollie. He sits on the dashboard as if the world belongs to him, inspects border crossings […]
A compressor-based cool box consumes an average of 30 to 45 Wh per hour at an outside temperature of 25°C. That amounts to 0.7 to 1.1 kWh per day. With the eco-night function, this drops to 0.5 kWh. These are measured values, not the manufacturer’s theoretical specifications. Whether that’s a lot or a little depends […]
You want cold drinks all day at the beach, a night of camping without power, or just freedom on the road. Then the question quickly arises: how long does a compressor cooler actually last on a battery? The answer depends on a few factors – but with the right setup, you can easily get a […]
