72 Hour Compressor Fridge Showdown! Budget Cost VS Premium Cost! #iceco #ecoflowglacier

In this video I run two different 12v fridge setups to see how they perform. One complete setup cost under $1000, the other setup cost over $2000. Does spending more money give you better performance? Let me know what you think of the results! Which compressor fridge or power station would you prefer? What setup do you already use?

What to see how each fridge performs and their actual power usage, check out this spreadsheet: (once the shared doc opens up, click on the "fridge comparison" tab at the bottom:

*BUDGET OPTIONS SEEN IN THE VIDEO:*
ICECO VL45
DISCOUNT CODE (12% Off): JASONOID

Pecron e600LFP
DISCOUNT CODE (5% Off): JASONE600LFP

Elecaenta 120w Solar Panel
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*PREMIUM OPTIONS SEEN IN THE VIDEO:*
EcoFlow Glacier
DISCOUNT CODE ($10 Off): TUFEJP6N

EcoFlow River 2 Pro
DISCOUNT CODE (5% Off): XLJG6DH2

EcoFlow 220w Bifical Solar Panel

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[Jasonoid]

*BUDGET FRIDGE SEEN IN THE VIDEO:*
ICECO VL45
DISCOUNT CODE (12% Off): JASONOID


*PREMIUM FRIDGE SEEN IN THE VIDEO:*
EcoFlow Glacier
DISCOUNT CODE ($10 Off): TUFEJP6N

[MN_Engineer]

I think you'd find they'd be more efficient if you started with a gallon of chilled water in each fridge. Because there's no thermal mass, the air temp fluctuates more, causing the compressor to turn on and off more often.

[MrUpscaleman]

This is what quality content looks like.

I don't road trip, I don't camp and my power only seems to go out once every few years, but I still find these videos fascinating.

[Johnny_Kanuk]

I love my Iceco. I've been using it for a year in my big truck as a freezer and it's still going strong. Great video.

[jimbo]

As someone building an overlander with my refrigerator questions being my biggest issue.
This video was incredible and you just answered every question.

Thank you sir!!!

[grindychum]

I dig the real world testing. Multiple days including unfavorable weather condtions, and 2 rigs being tested simultaneously.

[caver]

That is an excellent price for the VL45, I bought mine when ICECO was a relatively new name. I am so very glad I did and am VERY happy with it. I've been running with the 12v adapter in the car when driving and the Jackery 500 and solar when in camp. Ecoflow is very nice, but for the price, I'm sticking to the budget friendly equipment. Great quality and it works as advertised. Thank you for the review.

[tylerf]

Makes me happy with my budget set up! I got those panels because of your vids! Got 3 now. Very happy.

[pvanderwall]

Excellent video ! 72 hr test is a big help. I do like all the units and panels use for this test 👍👍

[OnusBones]

That was a good one; very confidence-inspiring that this sort of setup can work long-term, particularly if you have enough capacity to account for cloudy days.
My most recent camping has been in a small RV, so I've used a 37qt. compressor-cooler to carry my food on the road, and then move the food to the camper's plug-in fridge when I reach my destination (whether using shore power or a generator). I last used a smaller power station (300WH) for the 2-1/2 hour drive.
In a protracted power outage (such as the one due as WW3 ramps up), I'd get at least 4 180W-200W panels online to keep a couple of smaller fridges plus one or two 53qt compressor-coolers going, at least until I had canned our meat using propane.

[pvanderwall]

Right now I'm using the EcoFlow Mini standard unit to power up my old Colman ice chest for use in the house temporarily. It's pulling 55 watts using the cigarette lighter adapter maintaining 36° temp. Easily getting the temporary job done in a pinch. Thank you for all the reviews you do, they are definitely well appreciated.

[KatysCampKitchen]

Really awesome video Jason! Really interesting! Both of these setups are great!

My campervan has a small built in 3-way fridge. I bought a second fridge/freezer that fits in between the front seats (that I found based on one of your videos!). I use the second fridge/freezer for extra food and beverages when traveling. On an extended trip such as going to Wisconsin from NH, I turn it to freezer mode for some home cooked freezer meals and ingredients and switch the RV fridge to more of a beverage and condiment fridge. The bonus is that the dog's bed fits on top and he loves it!!!! I use one of my power stations to power the fridge while traveling and then switch over to campground power if we have it or use the solar panels to power it if boondocking. In the winter when not camping, we use it for emergency backup during storms and as an extra fridge for holidays. These work

[Jasonoid]

*If you want to see the exact power usage of each fridge, check out this spreadsheet where I have documented all that info:*
(once the shared doc opens up, click on the "fridge comparison" tab at the bottom:
You can also see each dedicated fridge review BELOW, which also breaks down detailed power consumption numbers and other features

[tool]

Thanks mate, exactly the test I was looking for the Ecoflow. Cheers from New Zealand 🤙

[davidtotten]

We do things a little different. When on the road traveling, I plug the fridge into my solar generator and my solar generator into the car electrical system. This works great for me. When we stop to sight see or eat, it runs on the solar generator. When the engine is running it runs off of car electrical, and the solar generator recharges for the next stop. When we stop and camp we go to solar panels to keep the solar generator charged. One important caveat is that your solar generator must support pass thru charging (most do). My record length of run is 14 days continuous off of a 200 watt solar panel and a 700 watt solar generator. At the end of the 14 days I was at 89% charge, but we came a bit close to running out of power a few times when I had 3 straight days of rain and clouds.

[RandiG]

I’m glad you did the testing, because, a lot of people are just getting by, knowing they can still get the results without 🤑 is valuable info thanks Jason

[davidrobertson]

Holy crap man almost two and a half times the price of the cheaper option is mindblowing, and if you added another $160 for another solar panel setup for the cheaper unit it'd outperform the ELITE one without question lol

[JeffSkymaster]

Cloudy day = Keeping it Real! Nice Video comparison.

[miniharez]

right now they are $899 with the exta battery. I just got mine with the battery and $100 ecoflow credits for $840 with tax, So glad by the time I wanted the glacier the price went down😅 great video, now I have faith in what i just bought!🤙

[Brood_Master]

Extra solar and extra battery power make a huge difference...
I have an iceco VL60 dual zone in my overland rig that I run year round because I work out of town 6 months or more per year...
About 1.5 years ago. I built a DIY 400 amp-hour power station into my rig with the ability to charge from 3 sources. Solar, Vehicle Alternator, 120vac shore power...
I originally had 200 watts of solaon the roof. This did fine during the summer. Not so well during the winter...
Mid winter, I added another 200 watts to the solar. Now I have power-O-plenty for tye fridge, lights, ham radio, M18 battery chargers etc...