by fredo » Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:57 pm
bought a BougeRV 30 quart. got it on sale for 269.00 for like father's day sale. it has been ok. we used it like 4 times and after the second time I bought a couple of refrigerator thermometers to check the temp because stuff was freezing when set to like 39. It does hold enough food for 2 people for several days but I am still not impressed with the temp on it. this last trip I set it to like 41 and stuff didnt freeze but i would check on it from time to time and it would be in the upper 40's! I sent an email to BougeRV and this is their reply," When the refrigerator is working, it will be in a working-stop-working cycle, the temperature in the box will be 10F different from the set temperature, and the temperature is not constant, which is a normal phenomenon
So like how do you keep it from freezing or spoiling? I am going to write them back and ask for clarification. I mean you would have to set it for 43F so it wouldnt freeze but then it would wait till it hit 53 before it kicked on the other way if I am understanding that. Maybe I am missing something on how these little 12v/120v fridges work.
one other thing that is a design flaw in my opinion is the power input. if you are traveling with it in the back of just your vehicle you have to unplug the 12v then plug in the 110v and vice versa and the place where you change plugs on the unit is flimsy. it is like it is just mounted to the side of the plastic enclosure. I can see not being careful and holding next to it while you change the cords and having it break.
It has been nice not having waterlogged food from melting ice but I think I am going to upgrade this to a better unit.