Review on Versatile Electric Cooler: Portable Fridge with Battery & Wheels by Scott Ramu

I couldn't decide between this DT-PRO cooler and a similar Bodega for a long time. They looked the same, but this one was only a few bucks more expensive with a removable battery and advertised with an LG supercharger. The product photo showed a solar entrance and I was intrigued. I decided to risk it and ordered it, with a small caveat as to whether the product would actually work as it turned out. The cooler arrived 4 days later from Ohio. It was a bit difficult, like I said, but manageable. It came with an AC/DC car adapter, an ice tray with a lid, and a glossy LG sticker attached to the device. I waited the next day to let it rest according to the manual before plugging it in. My first impression was that it works quietly. But I really wanted to see if it would work as a fridge and freezer, so I loaded it into each compartment with several bottles of water, turned it on, and waited. Oh my god, this thing really worked! After about half an hour, the temperature in the refrigerator (large) dropped to 38 degrees. It took a little longer in the freezer (smaller) but it got to around 0 degrees so that was great. But then it was a real test to see if it could really run on battery alone. I put the battery in the cooler to fully charge it in a few hours, then unplugged everything and set the same temperatures (fridge 38 degrees, freezer 0 degrees) and let it run on its own. Wow, this thing really only ran on battery and it lasted 6 hours when the battery showed about 15% on an app I downloaded and connected to the device via bluetooth. I was totally amazed that it can actually hold twice the temperature for so long. The battery label says it's a 173wh battery and the battery itself has a power switch and 4 battery level indicators and I was able to turn the battery off while it was fully charged in the cooler so by plugging in and bypassing the cooler the battery could function. .Then it was a really really real test where I wanted to see if this cooler could actually be solar powered through the solar input next to the battery compartment. So I waited for a sunny day and then connected the cooler directly to my 100W solar panel, bypassing the battery controller. The manual says that the maximum input voltage of the solar panel is 50V and the maximum current is 10A, so I decided that the cooler should have a built-in controller. And to my surprise, it worked! According to the instructions, the battery can be charged when the power consumed by the solar panels exceeds the operating power of the cooler. And it seemed to work that way, with the lights on the battery showing charging in full sun, then the lights stopping flashing when a cloud passed. Turns out the battery was charging when my solar panel was putting out about 60 watts or more. So I am very happy with this cooler as it has been proven to work exactly as advertised for the product. I'm also impressed with the product manual as it doesn't contain any spelling or grammatical errors which I've seen all too often with many products these days. The manual is short but concise and gives good detail when needed, especially on battery and solar charging. Very satisfied. It's rare to see a product that does what it says on the tin, but this cooler certainly did. We brought this cooler to Joshua Tree National Park and there was no way I could enjoy my mango popsicles under the hot sun in the middle of dessert!