EdgeStar Fridge/Freezer 43 qt

[rover67]

my fridge has run for about 36hrs in hot temps without starting the truck. I only have one battery right now.

If you drive it every day it won't be a problem.

Also, forgot to mention I have a group 31 deep cycle battery as my main..

 

[nuclearlemon]

my fridge has run for about 36hrs in hot temps without starting the truck. I only have one battery right now.

If you drive it every day it won't be a problem.

Also, forgot to mention I have a group 31 deep cycle battery as my main..

cool...good to know. i'm running an optima blue top, group 28 for now. mostly a daily driver. as mentioned, it will be unplugged most of the time, but good to know that while on camping trips, etc, i should be ok for now.

 

[rover67]

OK, quick update.

Parked the truck with the fridge sunday night after getting back from the GTR.

I started it today at noon and it was a slow start but it cranked.

that's about 4 days and 18 hrs. Or about 114hrs.

I opened it about 6 times to get beer and ribs out, but that's about it. we've also had cooler temps (rain)

-Marco

 

[nakman]

Any updated thoughts on the EdgeStar? thinking of getting the big one like you have, Marco..

 

[rover67]

It's pretty much been in my truck running since I bought it. I've used it for emergency stuff in the house, and kept it plugged in in the garage for cold beer when not in the truck.

I like it so far. the plastic handles kinda started to give way from having it strapped down the whole time, but I guess I knew that was going to happen.

I think Chris has also been running his pretty much non stop since he got it with no problems.

The temp fluctuates in it a little bit when it's empty but I guess most of these types of fridges do that. When it's full it stays stable. Its also not super silent, but it hasn't kept me from sleeping next to it in the truck.

Call the small appliance website up and see if they have any "blems".

Anywho, so far I like it a lot.

 

[nakman]

brand new $500 with free shipping http://www.compactappliance.com/FP8...d=Appliances-Freezers-Portable_Fridge_Freezer

 

[rover67]

That'd be sweet for the family...

You could put all kinds of good eats in there for Moab too..... You'd eat like a king all week.

 

[SRT08BUS]

Chris D. have you added another battery yet, and if so what's it look like?

 

[Caribou Sandstorm]

No new battery yet and no additional battery installed. I was thinking about getting one of those yellow top blems at that place in Golden but I did not get over there.

I love my fridge and it works great. I have the 42Qt size and I think Marco has that size also. Jeff Z has the larger version.

If you can get a blem on the fridge go for it. I had one and returned it for a perfect one (what a dork) because mine is now really scratched..Great place for off road sticker collection....

I did by the 2 year warranty..Which is up this May. Hard to believe Rubicon was 2 summers ago already..

OMG..Tim I just looked up that godzilla version you are looking at getting..86Qts is big...I think Jeff Z said he thought the temp fluctuated a bit because of the size. Mine does not seem to do that very much. But for the family this may be a better size. For 100.00 more then I paid, you get double the capacity. Not bad.

 

[corsair23]

Tim,

We've been really happy with ours...We don't have the BIG boy though...That sucker is huge...I thought the 63qt was big but dang

We've have the fridge plugged in 24x7 pretty much since it arrived - either in the truck or in the house. Still running and keeps stuff cool - Temp fluctuates +/-3F of so of the setting and I think it draws more power than others.

Size wise, the 63QT takes up a good chunk of the rear of the 80 but sitting on the floor I can get the lid to fully open. My biggest concern is around the handles...Like Marco mentions they seem a little weak. The few times I've used it in the truck I've just used straps on the handles to secure it to the D-rings in the floor.

FWIW, I bought either the 3yr or 5yr extended warranty just in case. When I spoke with them the guy told me that the fridges go on sale all the time (especially around the holidays) so take your time selecting.

 

[nakman]

Still haven't decided.. they are both essentially the same height and same length, where they differ is the big one is roughly 6" deeper - 23.65" vs. 17.9". The big one is 71 pounds compared to 57 pounds, and $500 vs. $450.


Primary use for this is the camper, I'm going to scrap the 3-way fridge and just use this instead in the same location I was going too hook the 3-way up, by the door. The only compromise is I wouldn't be able to access the fridge with the camper closed unless I first removed it, and it won't run on propane. One the plus side, I'd be able to load it up inside the house, then just put it inside the camper before I shove off. Also could leave it out altogether on short trips with just the Engel in the 80 is enough, and free up floor space in the camper. Plus I could use the fridge elsewhere, including the truck..

But my hangup is the door opening on the camper may not be wide enough, I've measured and it looks like I've got about 1/4" to spare, and am thinking that may be too tight when I've got a 71 pound fridge full of 30 pounds of nutrition.. and no way to get my hand around it to wiggle it in. I'm leaning towards the 63 now.

 

[LARGEONE]

Tim...I called the guy at Compact Appliance before Christmas and he had an open box unit within one week. He called me and asked if I wanted it before they posted it to their site. Really nice guy and great customer service. I ended up getting the 43qt (same size as Chris and Marco) and I also bought a three year warranty. Getting the open box item saved me $200 so even with the warranty, I spent less than $400 shipped to my door. I really like it, but I haven't really tested the durability (strapping it down) yet. You're more than willing to swing by and borrow it for a bit. I don't think I'll be using it until this summer now!

 

[corsair23]

But my hangup is the door opening on the camper may not be wide enough, I've measured and it looks like I've got about 1/4" to spare, and am thinking that may be too tight when I've got a 71 pound fridge full of 30 pounds of nutrition.. and no way to get my hand around it to wiggle it in. I'm leaning towards the 63 now.

Well...What I can tell you is that I don't even try loading my fridge into the back of the LX when it is loaded up...No frickin way. Tried it once and dang near had to go to the hospital afterwards

I load the fridge in the LX empty and then load the baskets full of drinks/food into the fridge. Trying to load the fridge into a tight spot, fully loaded, would be a real challenge IMO especially alone. But I bet you could figure out a way to fab up a mini hoist setup to get that sucker loaded .

The 63Qt unit will swallow up a lot of stuff, but even then I'm amazed at how much room milk, pop, etc. take up. I need to reset my thinking of only having x amount of pop, , etc. in there at a time and replace the cold ones with warm ones as needed.

 

[nakman]

Yeah Jeff you've heard my rant on the smaller 43 quart fridges before... one 12-pack of good beer, a jar of salsa, and a bag of grapes and you're done- I know it's possible to pack smarter, but why? I'm on vacation.. I'd rather have seemingly endless supply of food & drink on hand, you never know who may stopping by..

Paul I'll call them later this week and ask about a second or open box, great tip thank you.

 

[Uncle Ben]

Yeah Jeff you've heard my rant on the smaller 43 quart fridges before... one 12-pack of good beer, a jar of salsa, and a bag of grapes and you're done- I know it's possible to pack smarter, but why? I'm on vacation.. I'd rather have seemingly endless supply of food & drink on hand, you never know who may stopping by..

Paul I'll call them later this week and ask about a second or open box, great tip thank you.

Nak, If you call find out if you can get discount if you buy more than one at a time. I plan on putting a bigger one in my 80 and moving my old Norcold to the 40.

 

[nakman]

Nak, If you call find out if you can get discount if you buy more than one at a time. I plan on putting a bigger one in my 80 and moving my old Norcold to the 40.

They don't have any scratch & dents or open boxes, but yes he'll do $20 off on both of them, so $428.20 each for the 63qt. if shipped to the same address. I'm in if you are, just left you a message...

 

[Mendocino]

The 43 Qts are listed at $398.70 with free shipping as of this morning on their site.

 

[Uncle Ben]

They don't have any scratch & dents or open boxes, but yes he'll do $20 off on both of them, so $428.20 each for the 63qt. if shipped to the same address. I'm in if you are, just left you a message...

Let me go messure and make sure thats what I want. Thanks Nak!

 

[nakman]

Let me go messure and make sure thats what I want. Thanks Nak!

Well?? I think they're only an hour ahead of us, so still time to sneak this in..

 

[nakman]

Impressive- I ordered this on Tuesday afternoon, it showed up today. Had it shipped to work since we've got a receiving department, didn't want the neighborhood UPS guy to just toss this on the front step.

First impressions are all positive- man this thing is huge, I'm glad I didn't go for the big one. This should work out great in the camper.. also it was already cold, didn't even have to plug it in!

Here it is in my office..