Want cabin heat while car camping without idling the engine? This how-to walks through a portable diesel heater with a car, based on the Jeep Compass demo from my BougeRV 5KW diesel heater review. Keep the heater and exhaust outdoors, route warm air into the cabin, and power the heater’s electrical side from a portable […]
Looking for a way to stay warm while camping or spending time outdoors without keeping your vehicle’s engine running? Today I’m checking out this 5KW portable diesel heater by BougeRV, and I’m using my Jeep Compass to demonstrate how it works. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no cost to you. […]
Alpicool’s 43-quart dual-zone 12V fridge freezer can be controlled from a phone through Alpicool’s “CAR FRIDGE FREEZER” app, according to its Amazon listing, which also claims it cools from 77°F to 32°F in 15 minutes and reaches -4°F within an hour. Its two independently controlled zones each run from -4°F to 68°F, it draws 60W […]
ICECO’s two best-known 12V fridges take different approaches. The VL45 is a 45-liter (47.5-quart) single-zone metal fridge-freezer with a SECOP compressor, a 0°F to 50°F range and a $559 list price on ICECO’s U.S. store. The APL35 is a 37-quart dual-zone model with an aluminum body, a SECOP Nano compressor, Bluetooth app control and a […]
BougeRV’s CRPRO30 is a 30-quart compressor fridge-freezer that cools from 50°F down to -8°F and is rated at 45W in Eco mode and 60W in Max mode, according to BougeRV’s product page. On October 17, 2026, BougeRV’s US store listed it at $234.99 for the fridge alone, $289.99 with an insulated cover, and $399.99 bundled […]
A fridge slide turns a 12V fridge buried at the back of an SUV or truck bed into one you can open standing up, and for many setups it’s the single most useful upgrade after the fridge itself. Dometic rates its CFX Series Slide 35/45 for up to 220 pounds and lists it at $349.99, […]
Most 12V fridges stop cooling the moment you unplug them from the car. A growing group of portable fridges now carry their own battery instead. Anker says its SOLIX EverFrost 2 40L runs for up to 52 hours on one 288Wh LFP battery and about 4.3 days on two. EcoFlow rates its GLACIER Classic 35L […]
A car fridge has to clear a hurdle that a van or truck fridge rarely faces: it has to fit behind a rear seat or in a hatchback’s cargo area and still leave space for luggage. Dometic’s spec sheets list its CFX3 25 at about 22.4 inches long and 28 lb, and its CFX3 35 […]
Four 45-liter compressor fridges cover most van builds in 2026, and their makers’ own energy numbers differ by more than 2.5x. EcoFlow rates the GLACIER Classic 45L at 190Wh per 24 hours in Eco mode at a 4°C setting. Dometic lists the CFX3 45 at 1.03Ah per hour in a 32°C room. ICECO’s manual for […]
BougeRV now sells two versions of its 3,500 BTU camping air conditioner, and the newer PC35 Pro draws about half the power of the original PC35 in BougeRV’s own sleep-mode test: 274W versus 563W at 86°F, according to the comparison table on BougeRV’s product pages. The Pro gets there with a variable-speed inverter compressor in […]
