55-Quarts Portable Thermoelectric Electric Car Cooler Refrigerator for Beverage

Well made. Larger than expected. so far works great.

The unit was larger than expected. Controls are simple and easy to use. Seems to work very well. Have not had it long enough to have any problems and have no reason to expect any.

Get what you pay for. Good while it lasted

Used this unit every summer in my overlanding jeep. Did fairly well. It is less efficient than major brands that cost double the price. It lasted 2 full summers before the compressor went out and no longer tries to cool at all. So if you don't plan on using this long term and only need it for a season or so, it would be a good option. If you want it to last then buy an ARB or similar brand.

Great freezer/fridge

use on our boat as an extra freezer/fridge, love it, Good on house battery, keeps items just as you want, veggies to frozen. Would recommend to use on boats etc.

Still going after 3 years

I've been pretty happy with this fridge. It has lasted over 3 years now with no real issues. There were a couple of times it reset and basically didn't return to normal temperature due to the Goal Zero battery bank I was running it off of. I don't think it was the refrigerator's fault. I have not had any issues since I moved it from my pick up truck to my van conversion where I have a much more robust battery bank. Temperature regulation is not the best. It will make things too cold if they are on the bottom. It seems to have broad swings between cycles, but not so much as to cause big problems. Access on this sort of top loader is a challenge since some things get a little buried. I wish the warmer compartment where I put things like butter and cheese and salad was a little bigger. All said I am pretty happy with what I initially thought was a risky purchase compared to an ARB or Dometic.

Great Buy

Great small space refrigerator and keeps everything at right temp

Doesn't work as advertised.

Product temperature never got colder than 68 degrees. Tried everything suggested with no success.

A great mobile fridge

This fridge was purchased for a specific 4 day off-roading camping trip with the idea that we would be able to have better control over temps and not have to worry about ice melting and our food and drinks getting warm or things getting soggy. This fridge did a really great job. The 54 quart capacity gave us plenty of room. Like many others we also purchased the Smittybilt bag to add a little (very little) extra insulation but mainly to help keep the fridge from getting banged up. I recommend that as well since it has straps and helps keep it from moving around in our Jeep on bumpy trails.
Being our first trip using the fridge I was still a little concerned about it (1) keeping our food cold (such as meat and other items that shouldn’t be allowed to get warm) and (2) doing this without running down our Jeep battery while we were at camp for the night since it not only would impact being able to start the jeep the next day, but if it used all the battery it would then also let our food warm up.
These concerns turned out to be no issue at all for us in the end.
Our vehicle is a 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. The battery is a fairly standard OEM replacement style from an auto parts store and was 5 months old at the time of the trip. We kept the battery protection setting on the fridge at MEDIUM the entire time and it was fine the entire trip. Each day on the trail ended at camp (with the Jeep turned off) at between 4-6 pm each day. We would leave camp the next morning ranging from 10am-11am each day. So approx 16-19 hours 4 days in a row the fridge was running on the jeeps battery via the factory DC plug in the rear storage area. Each day we drove the jeep for approx 5-6 hours before arriving at the next camp. So we were able to reacharge the Jeep battery well each day but had no problem the following day starting it back up with the fridge running off it. So this fridge was plenty efficient for us.
We had the fridge set to 35 degrees the entire time. Temps during the time at camps with the vehicle off ranged from 80 during the day to down in the low 40s overnight. The fridge kicked on as needed but during the cold nights I assume didnt really draw very much power since it needed to cool less to maintain temps inside.
I brought a separate thermometer with me to keep an eye on the fridge and to see how accurate it was. With the fridge set to 35, temps typically actually ranged from 33 to 37 in the main fridge area, and stayed around 44-47 in the produce area.
The lid locks in place with a satisfying click and feels secure.
A few things to note about the fridge that are less than perfect: the fridge really relies on power to keep it cool. While that seems obvious, it may be helpful to know just how the fridge was greatly impacted by its environment. If we accidentally unplugged it, temps start rising very quickly. And on one night that was particularly cold, the interior ended up getting down to 31 degrees. That of course meant it didn’t really draw any power that night but also gives you an idea of how outside temps affect the interior temps. A little more insulation would no doubt help this and might add negligible additional weight or size.
The AC and DC cords that come with the fridge both were a little loose in the back of the fridge when plugged in. They could easily get pulled out so it was something I kept myself aware during the trip. Also the other end of the DC cord that plugs into the vehicle feels very delicate. It’s plastic like most plugs but did feel like it could break or crack when trying to plug it in or remove. It did not break for me and might be fine. But you get a feel for some things and can tell when something feels solid or not. I’ll be careful with this plug is all.
One other thing I did find interesting and will mention in case it is helpful for some: as you can tell above I was a little nervous about it running down my Jeep battery. So I actually brought a separate deep cycle RV/Marine battery with me as well as a power inverter. My plan was to use that at camp in the evening to run the fridge off so I didn’t need to use my Jeeps starting battery. This did not end up working. The fridge would seem to work: the screen and buttons would light up and function as expected, but the second the compressor would kick on to begin cooling, the whole fridge would lose power and then immediately restart. I am guessing that the initial “burst” of power needed just to start the cooling cycle was too much for the deep cycle battery (even though it was brand new). I was using the AC cord with my inverter. I am thinking (but haven’t confirmed) that when using the AC adapter the fridge bypasses normal eco mode settings. If I had a DC plug to have attached to the battery to plug the fridge into I wonder if it would have worked successfully.
All things considered, I am very pleased with the fridge and know that I can trust it not to wear down my battery overnight. It will come in handy and is far nicer to have than a cooler even with the few downsides.

Works!

Only used this in freezer mode so can’t advise on anything but that . I can tell you that I received my mule deer packaged from butcher shop in Casper Wyoming. They did a great job packaging but was no where near frozen as their turn around time was very fast and I was leaving ASAP. Long story short was completely frozen by time I got back to N.Y. Perfect size for a whole deer but not much else after that. Gonna need a bigger one next trip so I can pull an antelope tag as well

Awesome Cooler

I bought this for my semi truck. Cooler is doing a great job!

Good efficient product

System works good. Kept items frozen on 5 day camping trip. Only downside is it did drain my trucks battery to the point I had to get it jumped to start. Settings were on low/eco mode. If you plan to use during extended periods I would suggest running your vehicle every other day to keep the battery charged.

Almost Perfect!

Don't hesitate to buy this refrigerator! Its cooling speed and quietness left a deep impression on me. As for durability, time will tell everything, but if you look at other Costway products, they will all get high ratings. This leads me to believe that they sell quality goods.

one of our favorite parts of the van — the custom fridge box. (Because cup holders!!

This Costway electric fridge is plenty big enough for the two of us. We built a box to house it and added a cubby on the front for easy-access storage while driving: sunglasses, quarters, snacks, you get it… Complete with an adjustable cupholder on either side and a custom cushion that attaches over the top so Pepperoni has somewhere to sit while he watches us like a hawk as we fill up gas

I purchased this portable fridge for my office to store food and drinks.

I purchased this portable fridge for my office to store food and drinks. Since I love ice cold drinks, this mini fridge will help keep snacks and drinks accessible at my side and keep them chilled.

Excellent cooler for drinks.

Excellent cooler, I use it to hold small cartons of milk and other drinks and it keeps them cold and ready to drink. Overall, I'd really recommend this to anyone that wants cold drinks near by.

Ordered this fridge for road trips.

Ordered this fridge for road trips. The temperature for cold is ideal for keeping my food and drinks cold. This is a great fridge and I am very pleased with purchase.

Love the machine

I love this compact fridge! I've put room-temp water bottles in there and found them cold 2 hours later. I would highly recommend this little fridge to anyone who wants to keep cold items close by.

Huge energy hog

works reasonably well. Not well insulated warm weather runs continuously. Camping running on vehicles two deep cycle batteries runs about 6 hours. Glad I had a 2000 amp jumper to start truck. Now using indoors on solar energy from inverters 110 ac. Same problems. Huge ele. Sucking device.

Initial impressions after a year very positive.

Bought this as my first camping fridge, took a chance based on the reviews. I have it in the Smittybilt travel bag. Fit and finish seem good. Has a quality feel. The side handles are metal. The controls work great. Came with a quality 120V AC adapter and a 12V DC cord. I bought a spare 12V cord and fitted the end with 45A Anderson connectors to connect with my rear cargo power more positively than the standard cigarette lighter plug. Pulls around 2-2.5 Amps in standard mode. Used it for two months continuously in my garage in the freezer mode to store meat. Didn't skip a beat. Used on a 5 day camping trip as a fridge, set it at 36 degrees to allow for the temperature fluctuations. Outside temps in the 90s to the high 40s. Consumed about 420 watt-hours each day in standard mode. Have it running off a 50Ah battery and a solar panel. I've read that ecomode cycles the compressor too often and leads to early failure, so to extend the life of the unit I only run it in standard mode. It still sips power. So far I'm really happy.

Works great

Love it. Almost bought a domedic for a $1000 more. I waited 20 days and they still could not tell me when I could get it or if they even had it in stock.Then ordered the Costway. Got it in a couple of days. Using it on a cross country trip.

No Good, pure Garbage..

ZERO.... from OneIs a piece of caca...mierda.I'm very very Dissatisfied,This unit is Not what you want,Don't do it!!I just told you..Good Luck.