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Koolatron Compact Kooler

by Koolatron
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (114 customer reviews)

Price: $109.60
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Product Features

  • Designed to fit behind a car, truck, or van seat
  • Cooling system plugs into your vehicle's 12-volt cigarette lighter
  • Keeps contents 40 degrees F cooler than outside temperature
  • Foldaway handle swings out for carrying
  • Weighs 9 pounds and carries 23 12-ounce soft drinks

Frequently Bought Together

Koolatron Compact Kooler + Koolatron Multi-Purpose Adapter 110AC to 12 Volts DC ( Model AC-15) + KOOLATRON 12-Volt Battery Saver Replacement Part 70110
Price for all three: $170.88

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Product Information

Technical Details
Brand NameKoolatron
Model InfoP20
Item Weight5 pounds
Product Dimensions17.8 x 9 x 16.5 inches
Item model numberP20
Part Number P20
  
Additional Information
ASINB00009PGNS
Best Sellers Rank #3,767 in Appliances (See top 100)
Shipping Weight9.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
ShippingThis item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
Shipping Advisory:This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
Date First AvailableMay 17, 2003
  
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Product Description

Amazon.com

Coolers are usually large and unwieldy, which is why Koolatron developed the Compact Kooler, specially designed to fit in the snug spaces behind the seats of many cars, trucks, and vans. Like many of Koolatron's coolers, this unit features a 12-volt cooling system that plugs into a car's cigarette lighter. The cooler's motor blows cold air over your food and beverages, keeping them 40 degrees F cooler than the outside temperature. The cooler also doubles as a warmer, if you'd rather keep the contents toasty. Outside of the car or truck, the cooler is still versatile, with a swinging, foldaway handle for easy portage and a latchless lid that opens with one hand. Other handy features include a convenient cord wrap and a unique storage spot for the unplugged cigarette lighter. Despite the unit's compact size and weight (only 9 pounds), it can still hold up to 23 12-ounce soft drinks. --Rivers Janssen

Product Description

Tall, slim, sleek design


Customer Reviews

Turned out to be very handy in the car and in the hotel room (Using the power adapter). Benson Kinyanjui  |  17 reviewers made a similar statement
This was a fantastic way to keep drinks and other things cold during a recent trip. PJ  |  23 reviewers made a similar statement
Worked great for a two week road trip and was used every day without a problem. Chaz  |  16 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
291 of 292 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Useful to keep drinks and food cool while traveling January 6, 2007
We bought the Koolatron Kooler a year ago and find it very useful to keep food and drinks cool while traveling.

To use this effectively both the cooler and the items to be placed in it should be cool to begin with. The empty unit will cool about 10 degrees an hour to about 40 degrees lower than the ambient temperature around it, and maintain it's pre-cooled contents at that temperature as long as it powered on. Warm items placed in a warm cooler take much longer to cool, (the manual says up to 12 hours or longer).

We purchased the optional AC power adapter, so the night before we leave on a trip we plug the unit in and pre-cool it. The morning we are leaving we load it with a few soda and water bottles that have been cooled in the refrigerator. We also put in 2-4 plastic food containers that have been chilled in the refrigerator. One or more of those we fill with ice. The more space that is filled with cool/cold items the better the cooling process for everything else (less infiltration of warm air every time the unit is opened, less warm air to cool).

On our trip we then have cool soda and water to drink, and ice to use with the soda in a cup kept in the cup holder. If we add a room temperature soda or bottle of water the presence of the other cool/cold items filling the rest of the unit together with the action of the unit will cool that within an hour or two.

The plastic boxes are mostly for use with "doggie bag" contents from restaurant meals. Assuming an ambient temperature around the unit of 75 degrees, if the other contents were already cooled to the 35 degree temperature produced by the 40 degree cooling capacity of the unit, a room temperature container of food will be below 45-50 degrees within a couple of hours . We usually have dinner left overs for lunch the next day, certainly within two days.

The unit fits nicely in our sedan behind the drivers seat (assuming there is no passenger in the back seat that needs that leg room) and is easily reached from the front passenger seat over the console between the bucket seats.

At night we take the unit into our motel room and plug it in with the optional AC power adapter. The unit cannot be left plugged in to the cigarette lighter in the car for more than 4 hours or it will run the car battery down.

There is an optional battery saver adapter that will shut off the unit if it overtaxes the car battery. (Buying that is the reason I have returned to this item on Amazon a year later.) That will allow us to leave the unit plugged in when we leave the car for an indeterminant period of time that could be more than 3-4 hours. But after 4 hours or so the unit will shut off to protect the car battery and the contents will start to warm. So, if it is in a warm place we still can't be gone much longer than 4-5 hours if we want to keep food edible.

Finally, I keep an ordinary indoor/outdoor thermometer in the unit so that I can tell what the temperature in the unit is and am comfortable that food has not been subjected to temperatures that would make it unsafe to eat. (I think the manufacturer should build that in to the unit.)
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82 of 82 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars If our experience is any indication, please be careful! September 24, 2009
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We were very sorry that this item broke down for us - even after we returned the first and then tried a brand-new second one. We purchased the first in June for a 3-week road trip in July. We also purchased the AC adapter, especially given that the manufacturer recommends when you're on the road to keep the unit going at night with the adapter so it remains cool. The first two weeks, it was fine. Then it all of a sudden, with no warning, stopped working. Whether using the cigarette lighter outlet in the car or the AC adapter - it was dead. We returned it to Amazon when we got home and they were wonderful about sending us a new one to replace it very quickly. Then we went for a 3-day trip with the new one over Labor Day. This time the new one lasted maybe 10 hours on the first day and also died. Amazon allowed us under the circumstances to return both cooler and AC adapter (minus 20% which I can't kick too much about). However, our experience leads me to question whether Amazon should continue to carry this "product." We followed all the instructions and did not abuse it in any way and it was definitely very nice - WHILE it worked. Sorry to be so negative but I'm sure you want the truth before you lay out this kind of money for something that can so easily and consistently stop working.
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110 of 113 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, A DC-Powered Cooler/Warmer That Works! July 10, 2007
After going through a bad experience with trying to buy and then (in some cases) buying first a Vector, then a RubberMaid, then a Wagan Tech, and now a Koolatron, I can tell you that it's a relief to find a well-designed, well-built DC-powered cooler/warmer that actually works! Our Canadian neighbors to the north have done a great job with this unit.

I worried about its 17" height and depth, but once it was decided that it was going to live behind the passenger's front seat, those concerns became non-issues. In fact, its height is a benefit as long as it doesn't interfere with the seat back when you lift the lid, as you can reach right in from the driver's seat and get a can or a sandwich without much effort if you pack it well.

I also worried about all the ads that portrayed it as being only a cooler. But after having so much trouble with other companies' cooler/warmers, I decided to forget warming and bought the Koolatron without it (or so I thought). So when the unit arrived--in its original box, no less--I was pleased and surprised to see that it warms too! Excellent combination, since I have consumer-issue MRE's that I can now warm in it while I use my clumsier (and larger) Igloo Cool-Mate unit to cool other things down. And when I'm not doing that (like when the world ends or Limerick blows up), I can use it in the car as a cooler as I originally planned--an ideal situation.

If you need cooling in the car--or in an emergency situation (such as a power outage)--for medicines or for food, don't hesitate to buy this unit. In my opinion, it's by far the best one out there for its size and price, and I've seen or tried almost all of them.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!
I use this cooler frequently on my trips in the California and Arizona deserts. Keeps things nicely chilled. Read more
Published 7 hours ago by Gregory Carr
4.0 out of 5 stars Great so far
I purchased this cooler to store my young daughter's insulin when it is hot outside and we are at soccer practice or wherever. Read more
Published 27 days ago by River Shredder
3.0 out of 5 stars No light indicator needed, it's noisy
It works well but has a fan noise that changes throughout the day. The lid falls as you are loading it. Size is great, can fill with lots of stuff. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Timothy Pohl
5.0 out of 5 stars Kooltron works great
We just took our first trip with the new Kooltron and it worked perfectly. Very happy. I would reccommend it highly.
Published 1 month ago by Gerald Masters
1.0 out of 5 stars Please buy one and support our economy
I admit, it is my fault. How I could ever believe that a small plastic box with a giant hole in its side would ever keep things cold remains a mystery. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dan Fineman
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Cooler
Took the cooler on our trip to Florida. It kept everything cool, I had some frozen items and they stayed frozen for over 8 hours. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nancy Sue
5.0 out of 5 stars Coller
This is a good product and Is the best to your. I love it and olso you can use it to your house and camping
Published 2 months ago by Michael A. Hartliep
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect size
We bought this cooler for a 6 month cross-country road trip. It fits behind our front seat perfectly. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Hugo
5.0 out of 5 stars A1
We are big campers. It's the perfect size for cans which can stack two high. We are very pleased with it!
Published 2 months ago by Mr T
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Item
I actually purchased this product about 4 to 5 years ago. I travel often and use it as a refrigerator in the hotels where I stay. Read more
Published 2 months ago by NbBkEx
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