EcoFlow Glacier Solar Ice Maker Dual Zone 12v DC Fridge Freezer Review

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[markkitaoka]

Hi Tom. I just wanted to update your site after camping for six days and five nights using this EcoFlow fridge and ice maker. This was tent camping. It was fantastic. I didn't use the dual fridge/freezer separation slide-in, just the entire interior as a fridge set to 34 degrees. Used the ice maker twice daily. Four of the six days were clear skies, two completely overcast. I was using an EcoFlow bifacial 220 solar panel to keep it charged during the day. I was also using my Montek 1000 during the trip. Two of the items I purchased were due to your channel. Thanks.

[tfcooks]

I'm wondering what happens if you dont empty the ice out of the basket between each cycle. As an experiment try just lifting the basket to break the ice loose but leave the ice in the basket while the next batch freezes do that 3 or 4 times until the water level drops down too far and see how much ice you get.

[joannejohnson]

Nice. Would be perfect for the small amounts of ice that I would need. I am impressed with what EcoFlow has come out with in the last year. I am liking their products more and more. Thanks for another great review, Tom.🖤

[greensavant]

Thanks for the great review!
I considered this, but already have 5 compressor fridges. I had been making ice with a $99 ALDI unit. It would trip a Morningstar PS300 unit, but ran fine with a 600W Xantrex PS unit. So, I recently bought a BougeRV DC ice-maker, and it is very quiet. Draws 70w~80w while running, and like the ALDI, makes 9 cubes in 8 min (large size). It is lighter and smaller than the ALDI unit, so I am happy with it.

[marklewus]

putting water in the refrigerator and freezing it is always going to take a ton of energy. Energy use depends on what the fridge contains and what temp you start at. It takes 354 Joules (watt-sec) per gram to freeze water at 0C, starting at 20C (68F). That’s 97 watt hours (0.097 KwH) per liter. For energy testing you want to cool everything to its final temperature first, and then record the energy use over some period, like 24 hours.

[austinmccarty]

You declared that this cooler should not be used in “direct sunlight.” And in the next sentence, bragged that the display is visible in “direct sunlight.” Pretty funny stuff…

[cadventures]

There are two sizes of ice cubes you can select. The first batch was large cubes, the following ones you selected small cubes.

Read the manual 😉

[lawdog]

The ice maker in my opinion is gimmicky, the maintenance for the amount ice you get is not worth it to me. I just take my ICECO dual zone fridge, set one side to freezer, stop at the gas station and buy a $2 bag of real solid ice and save $500. I guess its good if you go off grid? But I don’t so this one is not for me, also the ICECO has the SECOP compressor with a 5 year warranty, just my .02 thanks for the review Hobo

[BenBartlow]

32 is a bit low for a fridge setting imo. Standard temp in full sized refrigerators is 36 or 37. Ibhave the bouge rv 30qt and keep it at 38 or 39 any lower and i can get drinks freezing etc at least in my use case

[deserttramp]

Well Damn, I wish you had dropped this last Thursday, I would have gotten it with the battery. Got my delivered Saturday afternoon and was going to try it out this evening. So now I'll have to wait to buy the battery, as they haven't offer it for sale yet. As ecoflow doesn't mention it needs the battery to make ice in 12 volt camping.
Well thanks for enlightening about that downfall. I'll let you know how it works out in our Arizona heat with and without the battery when I can get a battery.
You have a good one Hobo and Laters

[BenBartlow]

Definitely an oversight they dont have a direct dc battery connection for their battery products

[tangoreal]

Very nice one question is the Freezer deep enough to accommodate a standing bottle of Vodka?

[kal]

What the best low weight fridge/freezer combo today (May 2024). High quality. Low price. No ice maker. 30 quart

[TheUGFUGF]

Hobotech Unrelated ? here... Instead of using the 12V "ciggerette" plug for a refrigerator can I use the barrel connecter? Im having uses with mine staying connected.

[marklewus]

One more comment, the wheels and handle are not included with the refrigerator. They are a $99 add-on.

[genuinetuffguy]

Thanks for the excellent review! One thing I would caution about these battery powered refrigerators is to be aware that if the battery itself is not cooled by a fan it would probably overheat if left out in ambient air on a hot day even if it’s in the shade. That happened to me with the AcoPower Lion Cooler. A nice test would be to see how the cooler performs when the fridge is left out in the heat (in the shade or enclosed in a vehicle out of direct sunlight).

[frankburdodrums]

A solar powered ice maker! Thank goodness!!! We dont need electric cars now.

[sa-pd]

This looks truly innovative. Reliability? Product support? Also, there are lots of reviews for this and typically that means the company is paying in someway.

[ItsEverythingElse]

Cheap Chinese compressor. The ice cube maker is cool but I'd rather have an ICECO.

[twloughlin]

This is not for me. The "Look Maw, it makes ice!" factor doesn't blind me to the overall cost. Even after your review I believe it's gimmicky. Id rather buy a solid, well-built, and well-insulated dual-zone cooler, and use ice trays in the freezer section to make ice. How much ice does someone need when camping anyway if you have a 12v fridge/freezer to keep things cold?