FM-65G

As the description states on Amazon, don't confuse this with plastic ice chest style 12v coolers. This is a heavy duty unit with steel construction. As such, it's weight is heavy so it's a trade off there. But if you need a large capacity heavy duty unit, this will work for you. This has a large capacity. The removable wire baskets make it easy to fill and empty out food and drinks. The controls are easy to access and manage. It appears well made heavy duty construction with a nice fit and finish. I harvested a large mule deer in Montana. All of the boned out meat from the entire deer was easily fit into both sides of the fridge/freezer. I adjust temps on both sides down to quickly cool the meat. A thousand miles later I arrived home, and the meat was perfect and ready to process. It would have easily frozen the meat on both fridge and freezer sides, had I elected to turn the temps down lower. No more large ice chests, messing with ice or dry ice to keep harvested game meat from spoiling! Interior was easy and simple to clean. I also use this unit as my fridge/freezer in my Ford Transit for long trips and camping. The capacity of this unit should keep a couple of people in food and drink for a week or so. I run it off the vehicle while traveling, and off a portable solar generator (Jackery) at night. Works perfect. The unit is quiet and did not bother us when sleeping just a few feet away. I highly recommend this unit.

I ordered this in 2021 and it has been running continuously since I bought it in my ambulance camper conversion. Have had no problems and it draws very little power. Overall very happy with the purchase and so far has great longevity. It was far cheaper than other brands when I purchase a few years ago.

Shipping box looked great! Opened it up, it was shipped in two boxes, second box looked great. Opened the second box and the four cardboard corner guards inside the second box looked great. Took the cooler out and there was a huge dent on the front corner of the cooler. Where the dent was it caused paint to flake off. Not a scratch but a huge flake (3+ inch diameter area) just lifted off the metal exposing bare steel, from the dent and spanning across the front of the cooler. The paint flaked off as if it wasn't even adhered to the metal. Mine did have metal handles on the side over plastic ones. I paid $500 for this? (65 quart on a lightning sale). I read all the reviews, have been looking at all these options for months, pulled the trigger, I wanted to be happy about it. This think looks, cheap. Somehow still feels cheap even though it weighs a ton! It is very square and ugly too. Not that that should matter but this item is extremely so. The digital control was poorly located on the bottom back corner and looked like some cheap thing you'd find in a children's science/engineering kit, not on any type of professionally manufactured appliance. Handles, hinges and latches all just screwed onto the outside with no thought to design, integration or ergonomics. I didn't even try to turn it on. Right back in the box. Dropped it back off at UPS Store the very next day after delivery. Wasn't out of the box for more than 15 minutes at my house. Soon as I get the refund I'll order a comparable Dometic (Waeco) I expect I'll find it worth the extra dollars. I'll probably get one a little smaller too. I usually go for the deal, I don't need things fancy. I drive mid eighties honda four wheelers because I can usually find them for $500 a piece. I have a yard tractor I paid $150 for, I replaced the drive shaft, its a 610 Cub Cadet, $200. I rebuit a Cal Spa Hot Tub I got for Free, thing runs great we use it ll the time. I like a deal. This fridge looked like overpriced BS ready to break, nothing ore. I will not own it. Do what you will. If I'm all ready spending 500+ I don't want anything as cheap as this. Just looking at it I could never have confidence that it would be reliable. IMHO Looking forward to putting my Dometic in the back of our road trip vehicle. Fridge in a car is a great idea! Just not this one.

I bought this for my solar off grid camper because it runs directly off of 24v DC. My electrical system is all 24v and appliances that bypass the inverter will save you a lot of power in the long run. This fridge is amazing. It just sips power. When the compressor is running it's drawing maybe 90 Watts max at 24 volts. Once it gets down to temperature it just kicks on every 20 minutes or so depending on the ambient temperature. Once it gets cold it stays cold. The chest freezers are very efficient; cold air just sits in the basin rather than spilling out like when you open the front door of a standing fridge. I sleep right next to it when I'm camping, I do hear it click on and off but it's so quiet it's never woken me up or distracted me, even on very quiet nights. I took the latches and hinges off to fit it into a tighter space; the lids still sink in snugly and seal every time. If they don't close all the way it will let you know with a polite beep after a few minutes. The controls are easy to figure out. You can make either side a refrigerator or freezer (or both) which is a great idea. If you want to turn the whole thing into a meat freezer you can do that. I have the larger area as a refrigerator, I set them both at low temperatures and this fridge can keep both compartments that cold. Ice does build up in the freezer and I have to empty it out, let it melt and dry out the freezer every six months or so. I live in Florida with constant high humidity so this may not be an issue for everyone. It did arrive with a small dent but not a big deal. If I would change anything I would order a longer one. When I go on long trips I fill it to the brim and it fills up fast, especially with lots of ice in the freezer. This met all of my needs and exceeded all of my expectations. Highly recommended!

Great product works well on both AC and DC power.

I bought this to transport BBQ meat to farmers' market. I have been using it for 4 months now and so far so good. Passed food inspection with no problem as it keeps the temperature below the requirement (38F).

I purchased the Whynter Portable 65 quart Refrigerator/Freezer in the spring of 2017. During the summer we camped for 10 days in a remote site with a 120 watt solar panel connected to a 12 volt battery providing the only source of power. The results were quite amazing. Whynter provided us with a portable fridge that kept our meats, dairy products, beverages etc. cold. I mean cold. The fridge was set at 35 degrees F and cycled between 33 to 38 degrees. Contrary to what another reviewer said I found the unit very quiet and barely noticeable as it ran (I had often to put my ear beside the fan to double check that it was working.) I highly recommend this product and even my sceptical wife has become a great fan of the fridge (no more having to manage ice for the cooler over the holiday.) The latches seem well made and were easy to use. If I had one complaint it was that the dc cord male plug that goes into the dc outlet seems a bit flimsy. Otherwise an excellent product and my only regret is that we didn’t buy the bigger 85 quart version. As an extra test I put the Whynter fridge in the garage on a warm day (70 F) and let it run on a 12 volt battery for 24 hours to see how much draw the unit would make. Starting from a fully charged state at 12.7 volts the battery after 24 hours of running was reduced to 12.2 volts. Now the fridge was empty at the time and was never opened during this test so a real life camping experience was not totally replicated. But still, I was very impressed that after 24 hours of running the battery still had around 50% charge remaining. It means that any reasonable solar panel/battery combo can keep up with the Whytner fridge. At this point we can say nothing about the durability of the product. It does look well made to my eyes and we hope to have for many years of camping. This fridge has certainly revolutionized our camping experience.

Bought this back in 2020. Been using it on camping trips since then. It's amazing, good quality and built to last. Allows long term camping without food spoiling. Highly recommended if you're looking for something like this.

Excellent, well made but expensive product. We have carried it across Canada from Ontario to BC this summer, as a freezer adjunct to the small fridge in our 13' Scamp trailer. The freezer kept our fresh fish frozen all the way and a large, dwindling tub of frozen yogurt in edible condition. This despite some nights when it was without any power. It works extremely well as a freezer when plugged into the travelling vehicle 12 volt DC socket, as well as on 120v AC. A fully charged deep cycle battery keeps it going for about 1.5 hours before dipping below 10v and the automatic shutoff point. We carry a small, 1kw Yamaha gasoline AC inverter/generator that runs the freezer on fast freeze mode to -8 F. Thereafter, the box is so well insulated that contents stay frozen until the morning.