RYOBI 18V Hybrid Cooler Fridge Freezer [12V 18V 120V]

Coming soon to a Home Depot near you is the new RYOBI 18V Hybrid Cooler. This is much more than cooler since it goes as low as 4°F and runs on a single 18V battery, dual 18V batteries, 12V aux, or 120V plug-in power. You can set the temperature from -4°F to 68°F and this RYOBI cooler will accept any 18V One+ battery from 1.5AH up to 12Ah. #ryobitools #homedepot #cooler

Runtime:
(2) 4Ah 18V batteries: 6 hours 10 minutes (cooler set at 34F with the cooler already at 34F and ten 12oz cans of soda already at 34F)

(1) 12Ah and (1) 8Ah 18V Battery: 25 hours 15 minutes (cooler set at 34F with the cooler already at 34F and ten 12oz cans of soda already at 34F)

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[davidbutton]

Not charging the batteries when plugged in, is a huge miss. Priced way too high.

[JimYeats]

For everyone lambasting the price; you’re looking at this wrong. This is a true compressor fridge/freezer that runs on AC and 12v. It also just happens to use Ryobi 18v batteries when in between power.

Similar sized fridges from normal brands like Dometic are about $500-900 bucks. I own one. It’s amazing having a cold fridge in my truck all the time (solar and auxiliary battery setup).

This isn’t some thermoelectric cooler you buy for $199 bucks and it sort of keeps things cool. It’s an actual compact compressor refrigerator/freezer. Those are expensive.

Edit: I do agree that not charging the batteries while on AC power is a miss.

Also, yes, portable fridges have relatively small compartments, you have to realize though that when you don’t have a jumble of ice to deal with, it’s actually way more roomier than you thought.

[klwarhouse]

Once a year, me and the family go on a months-long camping trip. Im looking to grab one of these coolers since I'm HEAVY in the Ryobi line up. I've looked everywhere though to see if anyone knew if the 12ah batteries would fit. Thank you for covering this, you have once again sold me on another tool. 🤣

[TyeWills]

I travel a lot and had this last summer for a few trips. I’d run it on 12v all day while driving. And I’d charge the batteries while driving. When I was done moving for the day I’d clip the batteries in and leave it in the truck overnight. It worked great but it’s bulky for the cold space that it has.

[james]

put everything in it, plug it into the wall or 12v outlet to get it down to temp then use the batteries to maintain it. Odds are you're gonna either be in your yard or have to transport this somewhere before its used so just use external power to boot

[paulowen]

I'm gonna get one and paint it red and put a Milwaukee sticker on it. 3d print a Ryobi to Milwaukee battery adapter and boom I get to piss off offend everyone. 😮😊😅😂

[CorgiDaddy]

I can wait for it to hit Direct Tools.

[CaseySexton]

Anyone else kind of shocked at that price? I was expecting about $300.

[josijo]

Im excited to check it out. I have a 22qt $300 one that stays in our truck, itx great for groceries, bringing drinks to the beach and we use it almost everytime we go to town. Only problem is when we go to the beach for the day we kill our battery running it. So having the battery power to run it through a night of camping or a day of beaching is really ideal. I would like to solar charge inputs though, that would be a real sweet setup.

[dackjohnson]

So many better options available but I like the ability to use the Ryobi batteries. Maybe a larger unit using 40v batteries?

[logothaironsides]

We have just bought a very similar fridge made by worx (who also make a tool system with shared batteries). I was lucky to find one for £149 in the recent sales. 2 compatible batteries set me back £58 (20v, 6AH). Its just me and my husband camping so we dont need a huge fridge. I like that it can run off a powerstation, car 12v, AC AND the batts. I believe what is happening with the batteries is, it uses one, then the other. If you plug into AC it will charge the needy one and then the other.

[orrgazmo]

A little bit of forward planning goes a long way-plug it into mains power the night before with beverages in. The next day when you’re ready to go out on your day, it won’t have to cool it down from a high temp.

He’s a Milwaukee fan, they make nice stuff.
Great review on the cooler🎉

[tjsells]

This gives me hope that a actual small portable Air Conditioner is rite around the corner!!!😊

[adirondackwoodsman]

Thanks for the review. I was looking for something like this a few months ago when we were taking a trip to Atlanta.

[kylefowler]

Great video, I enjoyed your testing of its performance and also showing that even the 12ah batteries fit. As a tradesman who keeps a cooler in the van stocked year round for me and my help this looks like a great idea. However for a "worry free" experience with this cooler it sure seems like an expensive way to go about it. By "worry free" I would want to have at least four 8 or 9 amp hour batteries to go with it and a dual bay charger so a set of 2 batteries could last 24 hours without issue even with the van having to set in the sun. Then at the end of the work day switch out the batteries and charge the dead ones simultaneously. Rinse & repeat daily. Any more effort than that and I might as well stop at the gas station every day {in the summer} and buy ice like I currently do. So a little math and even cheating a little by buying four 9ah batteries from Direct Tools at $78 a piece and driving 45 minutes one way to a Direct Tools to get them I'm at $1000 all in. A little more math and it would take around 2 to 2.5 years to break even on the purchase versus buying a $35 cooler and on average buying ice around 2.5 to 3 times a week (depends on the season obviously). So it can be cost effective but it definitely has a steep entrance price.

Sorry for the long winded post but for someone like me the math was worth it to know how to spend my hard earned money! Hopefully someone else gets something out of it. Cheers!

[Kylewraps]

This would actually be a game changer for people that live in their cars / cans since it can not only cool things but also freeze

[ndanieltx]

Shocked that at that price point it doesn't charge the batts when plugged into AC wall power. That is a huge feature oversight for $500 😒

[jeffwomack]

When you plugged it into the adapter and the battery voltage jumped up on the one battery indicated that it would charge the batteries. I wish you would have plugged it back in after the batteries were dead to find out if it will charge them. I guess the manual will tell me.

[DG-mokr]

As a OTR trucker I like this. I like the fact that it is a freezer and has battery options. I think it is a little small. It would be nice to see bigger options. Would be nice to know how durable and long lasting this is as many electric coolers like this don’t last very long if you use them all the time 24/7 as truckers do. Comparing price to a Dometic cooler it is a little bit lower plus you have the battery option. But it is smaller and you don’t have several sizes to pick from. I’m interested. Wish EGO would make this since I already have their batteries and lawn tools. Thanks for the review!