Alpicool G22 Car Fridge 22 Litre Mini Fridge 12/24v Car
Alpicool G22 Car Fridge 22 Litre Mini Fridge 12/24v Car Refrigerator Portable Camping Fridge Freezer Truck Electric Cool Box for Campervan RV Boat Travel Picnic,-20℃ to 20 ℃/Low Consumptio
The Alpicool G22 car fridge freezer, it will keep your foods fresh and beverage cold. This series’ convenient, practical design are suitable for car, outdoor use. Light and compact size, easy to carry, enjoy convenience with LCD touch control panel adjusting temperature and other setting at your fingertips. Go outdoor, experience beautiful and make happiness.
ANTI-SHAKE
The tough and robust design allows it has a good performance on a dumpy road. Alpicool car fridge can keep running in slopes under 45 degrees. Durable, thick and reliable!
Fit Any Places
We provide two kinds of cords for your different purpose, AC and DC cord. You can use the fridge both indoor and outdoor scenes.
Efficiently Cooling and Freezing
Car fridge from Alpicool provide you a impressive cooling and freezing experience.
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| Capacity | 15 Litre | 20 Litre | 22 Litre | 18 Litre | 25 Litre |
| Power Source | 12/24V DC | 12/24V DC | 12/24V DC | 12/24V DC | 12/24V DC |
| Temperature Range | -20℃ to +20℃ | -20℃ to +20℃ | -20℃ to +20℃ | -20℃ to +20℃ | -20℃ to +20℃ |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 598 x 320 x 260 mm | 598 x 320 x 320 mm | 597 x 320 x 335 mm | 585 x 335 x 290 mm | 585 x 335 x 350 mm |
| Net Weight | 8.6 kg | 9 kg | 11 kg | 10.5 kg | 10.92 kg |
| Weight: | 12 kg |
| Dimensions: | 57.91 x 32 x 33.53 cm; 12 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Alpicool |
| Model: | G22 |
| Part: | CS-0001 |
| Colour: | G22 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Alpicool |
| Dimensions: | 57.91 x 32 x 33.53 cm; 12 Kilograms |
| Origin: | China |
Wanted this for months and months. Eventually but the bullet and it’s great! Big enough for 2 people and a few days away. Great performance and perfect for the micro campe
It seems to keep things cold for several hours after the power is disconnected, however I have not measured this.
he fridge is well designed with good build quality, magnetic catch is a nice touch.
Quieter in operation compared with the Dometic fridge it replaced, that unit lasted 12 years, hopefully this Alpicool fridge will be as reliable.
The remote control via a phone App was a pleasant surprise.
Bought this for camping and couldn’t be happier, plenty of room for food milk and beverages. Keeps good temperature and very quiet. Very easy on electric for people of the grid.
I have only used as a fridge so far and it’s great I stay in hotels(for work) most weeks and perfect can take stuff with me and keep them cool nice to have fresh milk also a healthy meal rather than pub food also bought a folding trolley and wheel to my room and plug it in to the mains
Been thinking of purchasing a compressor fridge for years. The more popular brand are a little to overpriced. Theses units are priced right and are as good as the more expensive brands. I run the C20 via an Ecoflow River 2 max in my micro camper and works a dream. I’m considering purchasing another unit to use in my car. Can’t recommend enough.
Great for camping. Useful top opening so more efficient use of space. Easy controls, well made. Great addition of a USB port, surprised how much you can fit in. Would definitely recommend.
Got this as I work construction and keep my lunch and drinks in the car, I got sick of getting out to my car for lunch and having warm water and warm sandwich’s as its around 26 degrees outside where I am at the moment.amazing little fridge/ freezer, I just leave it plugged in all the time and set it to around 3 degree on eco mode, shuts itself off when the car battery gets low, will defiantly buy another in the future if needed
From a standing start it was down to -20 in under half hour, and its been able to maintain icecream for days on end. the bluetooth app is a nice touch though not really needed..
Its not super economic on battery if running in Freezer mode , but in fridge mode it uses very little and can Easily maintain 3c
Seems overall to be a well made unit , nice quality seels, easy to use and to be honest suprisingly quite
I have used this Car Fridge a few times now, and so far so good. I uses mains power to get it to required temp before putting in the car – while travelling I run it off the 12v socket in the car, and at other times I used a portable power bank. It has enough space for my needs.
It performed perfectly keeping my beer cans at ice cold temperatures even though the awning was sweltering in the unusual high temperatures, it was running of my caravan 95Ah leisure battery that was always kept at 100% charge by my 100w solar panel on the vans roof so basically in sunny weather this thing can run forever.
Even after using the fridge through the night it must have only sipped the battery power because by 10am my battery was back up to 100% with the solar charging.
I’m very happy with the fridge and hopefully it’ll work for many years because I’ll only be using it on caravan holidays every few weeks.
Bought this to replace an Electrolux 3 way fridge in my motorhome that wasn’t working on gas and needed an expensive repair. Got a really good deal from Amazon with a voucher Extremely quiet while running, you really need to strain to hear it. Gets down to temperature really fast. Very easy on electricity in my motorhome and in my case it’s about 15mins off and 5 on though I’m using with 340 watts of solar. Bluetooth and phone app is surprisingly useful because where I’ve put it, it’s slightly hard to see the display.
Bad points. None really. Ice tray is a bit of a novelty that I can’t really see myself using, but am very pleased with this since I was worried about the compressor noise but there isn’t any really.
Just perfect for my fishing trips, my drinks and food remain all the time fresh and cool. Works more like 24 hours from my EcoFlow River 2
Rather larger than I expected even though I checked the measurements. Works very well and good that it has a main’s adapter as well as the 12v for the car.
Would be improved if it had some carrying handles.
I’m very impressed with this fridge. I bought it for a camper conversion.
It is quiet enough to sleep through – the compressor runs for about 4 minutes every 15 minutes or so, with the van at 17C.
Capacity is enough for 4+ days off grid, without shopping, for two people, how we cook when away (milk, juice, meat, veg).
Power consumption seems low – I have 3 110Ah batteries and it doesn’t make much of a dent (less than 0.2V drop in 28 hours with nothing else on, at 8-17C), although I expect this to increase when the weather is warmer.
Ice cube tray is a bonus in the heat.
best thing I got for me Tramper Vam, as i live in it for 5 out of 7 days, got the 9Lt one , have small van, quite, and it works, much, much better then a coole
Cools well and quickly. Unfortunately, although it’s quiet otherwise there is a very audible clunk when the compressor kicks in, hence the loss of 1 star. App control is an unexpected bonus.
Runs very quietly and the fact there is an APP for it makes it a hidden feature that is very easy to use.
The unit overall keeps everything cold and it can keep stuff cold even after being turned off we’ve had it at temp and them disconnected for 12 hrs and found when plugged back in it was still at 4c which is fantastic.
I almost bought a cooler box from Go Outdoors and realised that you needed ice blocks to keep your food cold… Even the 12v to 240v fan assist, after doing my homework and actually finding a proper car refrigerator and summing up the cost for a G22 and a Tristar refrigerator which was over 350 and a 45ltr which was way to big to fit in my boot of my car, I decided to look at Alpicool Refrigerators and after looking at what myself and my girlfriend needed for our trip in Europe in July, we new that the G22 was ample room, and the fact we could freeze food if need be on our long drives, to our main destination was a bonus and the controllability via Bluetooth which connected seamless was really good… Great design and a great product.
One of the first things I noticed about the fridge was its compact size. It’s small enough to fit in the backseat of my car or the boot, but still large enough to hold plenty of food and drinks. The interior of the fridge is well-designed, with an additional comparnment that make it easy to store a few cans of coke!
The fridge is also incredibly energy-efficient, thanks to its 12v power supply. It runs quietly and smoothly, and I can easily power it with a car battery. The temperature control is accurate and consistent, and I can set it to keep my items at the perfect temperature for hours or even days at a time.
Another great feature of this fridge is its durability. It’s made from high-quality materials that can withstand rough handling and outdoor conditions. I’ve taken it on bumpy roads and it has held up perfectly. The compact size also makes it easy to carry around.
Overall, I highly recommend the Alpicool Portable 12v fridge to anyone looking for a reliable and convenient way to keep their food and drinks cold on the go. It’s a well-designed and energy-efficient fridge that is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, and anyone who wants to enjoy the convenience of a fridge wherever they go.
Bought this for a camper conversion, which is still happening, but been using it as a freezer at home as I only have an ice box in my fridge. Annoyingly I think I might have to buy a second one for home after I fit it in the van as its been very useful. Its pretty quiet in operation, gets up to temperature pretty quickly even though I’m using as a freezer my only complaint being that the lid is a little difficult to open single handedly. The problem is that you would have to apply more force to lift the lid than it takes to lift the entire box. I don’t see it being a problem in a camper as it would make sense to strap it down anyway.
not exactly light weight but not heavy either, very sturdy. the lid is a tight fit and is a simple pull up, no catches, it needs both hands to open it but at least it makes a good seal. cooled down from 19 to -1 in approximately 7 minutes and super quiet, turned off when it reached the desired temperature too so saves battery.
the compressor is more of a low hum than a whine, I could definitely sleep with it turned on and I’m a light sleeper. we bought the 12ltr due to the space available but theres ample room in it for the 2 of us to hold butter, cheese, bacon (of course) with plenty of room to spare. the lid is also recessed so a taller carton of milk would probably fit but I havnt tried that yet. absolutely love it, perfect for what we need it for. we would definitely recommend it to anyone.
Having repaired fridges in the past I know that these things should NOT be turned upside down during transport.
The first one I got the driver carried it upside down from the van so I sent it back.
This second one had been upside down also because the delivery address sticker was on the bottom of the box and the unit would have been upside down at some point.
Therefore….with this second one I made sure it was left upright for 24 hours before I switched it on. This allows the oil in the compressor casing to settle to the bottom. Switch it on too soon, after being upside down, and there is a chance the oil will be pushed through the copper pipes of the condenser so making the fridge noisy, may work less efficiently, or it may not work at all.
This is not the fault of the manufacturer who clearly state on the box that the unit should not be inverted.
Amazon support line were very helpful when I contacted them regarding this issue.
I have been running the fridge for a few weeks now and it works very well.
Previously I was using a peltier-based (thermoelectric) cool box which drew 3.7a *constantly*, and would drain the fridge bank completely in under 24 hours so I fitted a 30mins on, 30mins off timer and whilst that just about worked at the height of summer due to lots of solar power (tested during literally the hottest days on record), even with bottles of ice to help it along, (or ice bought under way) it was still only achieving around 9-10 degrees C, so food was spoiling much quicker than it should.
As soon as the weather got to be less than monster sunshine the peltier setup quickly proved no longer viable. At the time I was only using one panel so my first thought was MORE POWER so added the second panel but even that wasn’t enough for the increasingly grey uk weather, so I had to go for more efficiency instead. gah!
First I tried to buy one of the yokekon fridges which looked pretty decent but unfrotunately the one I bought got damaged in transit and needed to return it, and there were no others to be had so was back to the drawing board.
Eventually after much frustrated digging through lots of reviews it seemed like the Alpicool devices looked like the most promising – and whilst this one (G22) was a bit more expensive than I could really afford, the ice-cube tray is what swung it for me.
I’ll need to double check but if memory serves me correctly it was using about 2.8amps when the compressor was running (which is less than the stated 40w which should work out to 3.3a) , and whilst obviously it needs to run continuously initially, it doesn’t really seem to need to run that often to maintain temp.
As soon as it arrived i let it stand for the required 6 hours, then tested it to 0C, then down to the max frosty setting of -17C and then put it in the van, set it to 2 degrees c and set off on my travels. It was a bit of a gamble as to whether it was going to work power-wise but thankfully it didn’t disappoint.
Even on a very grey weekend trip away where it rained most of the time (late october in uk) my fridge battery bank ended up with power left over. With the peltier unit it had always been struggling but thankfully with this one I had power to spare – which was just as well because it was very cold and I was getting very little from the solar. Even so there was enough juice left over that I could actually heat using that bank, which I very much appreciated because it was pretty much brass monkeys weather.
Even with the fridge maintaining 2deg C, running some USB stuff off that bank and even some heating, we still never dropped below 12.2v which is pretty impressive (3 days away, 2 nights, pretty much constant rain with just a few non-rainy interludes). The fridge never reached the safety disconnect voltage so can’t comment on how well that worked, which seems like a win tbh.
The build quality seems nice and there’s some well thought-out touches. There’s a little chain to stop the lid from bending back too far and damaging the hinges (which the yokekon doesn’t have), the light inside is very handy for when you’re looking for a late night snack without having to turn lights on (also not something the yokekon has) and the controls are pretty intuitive and work well. Tbh I wish our house fridge worked this well and the controls made as much sense.
I wouldn’t suggest sitting on it but other than that it seems sturdy enough, and given it’s a tiny van, any available flat surface is much appreciated. The insulation seems pretty good and my food stayed pristine throughout the trip. I literally didn’t need to even think about it the entire time, and to me when something is that good that you forget it was even an issue before, that’s a really good sign.
Apparently there’s an app which connects to the fridge over bluetooth, and which I didn’t really see the point of, but being a tech geek I tried out of curiosity. However it wasn’t happening on my android phone and just crashed when trying to connect, but really.. whatever, no big deal. I found I just set the temp and then left it alone, and didn’t really need to worry about it again, so not really sure why I’d need an app anyway.
There’s also a couple of nice thoughtful touches like as well as the current temp the display shows the battery voltage and it also has a usb charging point. I’ve not actually tried using the usb socket since my rig is littered with USB sockets anyway, but i thought it was a nice feature.
For me though, the thing that sets this fridge apart from the others I was looking at, and which convinced me to go a little over budget was the ice-cube tray. If you look on amazon you’ll see there’s plenty of similarly sized fridges, and some of the bigger ones have ice compartments but most of the smaller ones do not, and as someone who enjoys a G+T with ice along with her spectacular views, this was definitely a stand-out feature, and worked very well.
Some of the reviews seemed to be a bit underwhelmed by the ice-cube-making but perhaps the temp of the ice tray is affected by the temp of the main compartment. I ran it at 2deg C and whilst the ice took a while, it was solid all the way through and worked great.
You can actually run this as a freezer too – when I first got it and was checking it worked (after my previous disappointment with the damaged yokekon) I was very wary of the claims that it would reach 0deg in the 20mins or whatever it claims… but it absolutely did! so once it reached 0 deg C I cranked it all the way down to minus 17C or whatever the max was just to see if it would do that and it just did that too with very little effort.
Presumably it’ll use more power to maintain lower temps so prob bear that in mind but my freezer thermometer confirmed it was getting around the claimed -17C. awesome 🙂
Unfortunately I don’t yet have readings of the actual watt/hours used since I was running direct off the battery with the shortest possible cable to minimise attenuation, rather than through the charge controller, but I’m about to fit a power analyser so if that works out I’ll update this review with actual power usage figures over time.
It’s now been just over a week or so since I got back from my trip, and I’ve just left it running and despite it basically chucking it down with rain most of the week – the fridge is still just in the van doing its thing. Spot on 🙂
It does seem kinda ridiculous that in the house we’re getting price-gouged by the energy companies to the point that we’re sitting in the dark and cold and having to obsess about turning everything off, yet in the van there’s always cold beer and more power than I know what to do with thanks to free sun energy.. but hey.. strange times.
In conclusion – whilst I definitely overspent on this quite a bit, I really don’t regret it. I love devices that spark joy, and ones that spark joy and can bring forth icy G+Ts I like even better, and this does exactly that. Maybe I’m easily pleased, but being able to sit and enjoy a spectacular view and then just be like “ok well I might just have some ice-cubes with that” just seems like pure luxury 🙂
Great job Alpicool! Thank you 🙂
We can comfortably store 3/4 days worth of “chilled” foods for two adults. In the photo, we were storing a large box of strawberries, 2x bell peppers, an onion, 2x chicken breast pack, a pack of sliced ham, a box of filled fresh pasta, grated cheese and 2 pints of milk (just removed). Despite being relatively small, it’s deceivingly roomy!
It does make a bit of a gurgly noise when chilling. However, where the fridge is in our van is almost directly under our heads as we sleep – and neither of us have ever been woken up by it. During the day, I only notice it clicking on briefly once every 1-2 hours.
Its light enough that we were able to put it on a drawer runner to slide in and out the unit. It also seems to draw an exceptionally small amount of power. The most it dropped our leisure battery by overnight was about 0.4v. I would definitely be happy running this off the 12V in my car and not be worrying about being left with a flat battery!
A bit more pricy than some options, but definitely a worthwhile investment.
However, the temperatures reported both on the unit display and on the Bluetooth app are poppycock! All results were taken plugged into 240v plug and in ‘max’ mode.
I placed a brand-new Bluetooth temperature and humidity sensor inside the middle of the box as soon as it arrived and tested it for 2 hours.
First of all, when the target temperature was 4C the box took about an hour to reach this. The room ambient was 21C and the box was an initial 25C. This is much longer than it should normally take to cook down but that was probably due to the warm temperature the refrigerator was at initially and the fact that it had been in transit. What I saw was the box reporting a temperature of 4C but the temperature sensor was showing temps ranging from 1-8C! (Remember this was set in ‘max’ mode which should limit the Temperature range the fridge is allowed to vary – as in eco mode).
When I set the fridge to -20C it very quickly reportedly cooled down to this temperature according to the readout. However, the temperature sensor after 2 hours was only reporting -13.5C and it never got any cooler than this even though the box and the app were both reporting the internal temp to be -19 or -20C. So that’s a big difference.
One other thing I noted was that the box isn’t very well insulated! When the box was in freezer mode the outside of the box became covered in condensation quickly which dripped down the sides. The box felt very cold to the touch both on the sides and the top which would indicate rather poor quality insulation being used. I think when this is unplugged it would warm up much quicker than a standard cooler box of similar dimensions.
The main reason I bought this particular box was because of the low (ish) power draw (about 4-5 amps p/h) and the competitive price. I’ll be powering this via the car and a battery pack and 120W solarn panel. It works for my purposes.
You might want to wrap the fridge section (leaving all the air vents free and open!) In a blanket or duvet when camping or in the car, it should help enormously to keep the heat out and maintain cold temperatures inside.
I’ll update this review after a couple of months of family camping to see how it does.
4/5 to begin with though is a good start.
Edit: a brand new 240Wh battery pack only lasted about 8 hours when filled from 4C with 3L of room temp tap water to freeze at -20C. The battery was fully depleted and didn’t manage to freeze anything.
From a true -7C inside to +13C (with 3L of very cold water inside) only took 4 hours after the battery ran out. So, as suspected it’s not great at keeping things cold once the power cuts. Trying to see if I can freeze 3L water on AC now.
It’s a good fridge but it has limitations, pesky thermodynamics!
The absolute coldest this freezer will achieve (in ambient 21C) is a true -14.5C not -20C.
I’d say the easiest way of knowing the size of the compartment is nearly about a 4 pack of shrink wrapped 2lt coke bottles. That is how you can imagine the size of the compartment.
I didn’t want to buy the next size up. Some have another compartment for an ice pack, but the main storage compartment isn’t much bigger and the next up has a bigger top but not that much bigger in the compartment which has no point to it and I thought, the lid is thicker and the compartment is the same size nearly about.
It’s brilliant and I don’t know why I lived without it for so long.
Forget the chinese models which has chinese writing on the displays. How are you going to read the led display in chinese for 10 – 20 cheaper. What is the point?. it would drive you mad.
I took time to choose this looking at reviews etc and in the UK, these are one of the top mobile cooler distributors. Not just a cooler but a fridge freezer which is well beyond an electronic coolbox you plug into your car. In a hot car when you don’t have it switched on then obviously this is going to have a hard job but it is very well sealed with the lid and has gaskets so when you lift the lid it is needing muscle to make it open, but it isn’t just a coolbox struggling in the heat. You can power this with DC power and from a power supply not the car which needs to be running.
I have a power bank that can output DC for many hours, which is a separate investment. I bought it with a solar panel. It charges this item, laptops, phones etc. just another thought about the power supplied to your items. but my Alpicool is always plugged in and cold, one way or another…