Koolatron 12V Thermoelctric Iceless Cooler 13L Cool Bag Portable Cool Box Hard Sided Cooler Warmer Insulated Thermal Bag for Camping Picnics Days-Out Mini Fridge Keeps Food Drinks Fresh Black

We had a hardsided Koolatron, but were looking for something more lightweight and portable. We were able to purchase this cooler on sale, and it has been perfect with keeping items at a cool temperature. Our main purpose was not for food, but to keep insulin cool during long hours on the road. As for food/drink, It is capable of holding an ample amount for two people traveling for the day. We already had the adaptor to transfer to inside plug in, and I would recommend getting one as an accessory.

Brilliant for the car, plugs right into the boot. We also took it on holiday and bought a plug adapter so we could have it in out room.

This arrived yesterday and I did a "dry run" with it. First off, I had no clue, for some odd reason, that it was also a heated device. So, imagine my surprise during the first test when the inside was getting hot, lol. I then read further and found that if one flips it to the blue side, it cools, the red side is for heat. I got an adapter since I will not be using it in a vehicle. At any rate, we did as instructed and gave it a test empty. It was cold within about ten to fifteen minutes. There are plenty of pockets and I was afraid they wouldn't get cold but they did. For the price and with Amazon Prime, I just couldn't pass this one up. It has much more room than the hard sided one that I also looked at. Now, I'm going to really use this soon when I camp and I might do an additional review at that time. As far as I can tell, I think this was an excellent purchase and would recommend it highly.OK, I've now officially tested this product during an exceptionally hot and humid weekend of camping and it worked great. What I did, since I knew that it was going to be super hot with very high humidity, was follow the instructions, or recommendation, of another reviewer. I put a hard ice pack in the bottom and also, a Gator Ade bottle, with frozen water, in the unit. I just used this for Gator Ade as it is just too hot to eat, lol, and it worked fine. I made sure to keep it in the shade at all times. When I got home, the bottle filled with ice, still was pretty frozen. It wasn't totally frozen, of course, but, it did still have a huge chunk of ice within. I think this is going to work just fine. Plus, it wasn't loud at all. I literally had to put my hand by the fan to make sure it was running. I give this a huge thumbs up and would recommend to others. Come fall, I probably won't do the ice pack method but, with the humidity we have been having, it would have been silly not to use the ice too. My Gator Ade was actually too cold. I also left said drink out and it got warm, of course. I then put it back in the cooler and it was super cold within about an hour or a bit more. I hope this helps others. Oh, I almost forgot to mention something. Since my van is a 1997 and the cig lighter hasn't worked in years, I bought that adapter deal that turns it into an electric device. That worked fine. Just be careful as the power pack deal gets pretty hot. I literally hung mine over a box fan that I took along and, obviously, it kept it cool.

Great cooler for a lunch but not what I expected

Brilliant