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| Fabio Member Since: 05 Aug 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 589   
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I bought a Snomaster whist on holiday in Portugal.
Great bit of kit. Very impressed. Those seem a bit cheap but i might be wrong. Fabio |
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24th Nov 2018 7:38pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971  
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FWIW, Snomaster and Waeco (at least, they're the only ones I've owned) both use Chinese compressors.
The Waeco's is from the Guangzhou Wanbao UCT Compressor Co Ltd. A very catchy name. I forget where the Snomaster's compressor came from but it was a similarly memorable company. Obviously the Waeco contains a "genuine Waeco" compressor and the Snomaster contains a "genuine Snomaster" compressor, but neither of them actually make compressors. Nothing necessarily wrong with stuff from China so long as what's been specified is good. Ask for good stuff, you'll get good stuff. Ask for cheap crap, you'll get cheap crap. |
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1st Dec 2018 11:31pm |
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| daingeanrob Member Since: 21 Dec 2014 Location: sligo Posts: 27  
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i've bought this compressor waeco from here https://www.svb24.com/en/mobicool-fr40-compressor-cooler.html . very happy with it. around the same price as a similar bearmach.
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29th Mar 2019 11:33pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3995 
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Interesting to see that Mobicool. Price is good. It’s it not awkward having the compressor unit above part of the storeage area? Most others are opposite way, so you can put stuff above the compressor. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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30th Mar 2019 10:53am |
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| daingeanrob Member Since: 21 Dec 2014 Location: sligo Posts: 27
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there is room under the comressor to put stuff on the waeco. the price was the best size/value unit i could find at the time. excellent unit, gets alot of use by us and never missed a beat. cools down from power on in no time. can also be used as a freezer if you set it low enough.
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30th Mar 2019 7:13pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3995
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I’m tempted by the Mobicool FR60 model. Can get it for £350 delivered from German camping suppliers. The specs show it to have a lower power consumption than the FR40 too for some reason. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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30th Mar 2019 7:16pm |
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| IGP Member Since: 05 Feb 2019 Location: Caverswall Posts: 28
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I have a 40Ltr Engel. It was expensive but works on both 12v and 240v. Have had it since 1996 and it's never missed a beat. Worth paying the money for in my opinion.
Ivan |
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4th Apr 2019 7:46am |
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| Paul55 Member Since: 03 Feb 2009 Location: Somewhere in my head! Posts: 510  
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As Ivan above, had my Engel now for approx 10yrs, still as good as new, works perfectly, expensive and probably still are but well worth it
 Cogito ergo sum |
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4th Apr 2019 9:56am |
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| markalpha Member Since: 23 Apr 2008 Location: Downham Market Posts: 690
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Another vote for Engel, 10 years service and still going strong.
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4th Apr 2019 12:29pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1294 
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Bet the new Engel's aren't as long lasting as the ones you guys have.....but then I'm just a cynic
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4th Apr 2019 3:21pm |
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| Avelingporter Member Since: 25 Jan 2016 Location: Southampton Posts: 397 
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Very happy with my Snomaster 40l. A 110ah leisure battery lasts about 2½ days in mid summer in the back of my 90.
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4th Apr 2019 3:30pm |
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| Hendrix Member Since: 04 Oct 2016 Location: North Notts Posts: 103
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We have had our National Luna since 2005 been used a lot including continues for 9 months driving back from Cape Town. Important to us as the wife is on Insulin which we have to keep cool, managed fine at over 40 deg in Sudan. Still going strong and will get another long trip this year.
Was expensive but worth it. |
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6th Apr 2019 8:08am |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3995
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After starting this thread with a mind to buying a brand new budget fridge, I changed my mind and bought a used ARB that arrived today.
 Click image to enlarge 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS |
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11th Apr 2019 3:00pm |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 906 
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Well after much deliberation I have gone down the Mobilcool FR40 fridge. It's a good price from SVB and IMHO with it being a Dometic family product and kinda Waeco cousin then I have high hopes for it.
More when It appears.. Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest |
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13th May 2019 8:04pm |
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