The lid and seal design seems quite good on these two models.Īll XTM fridges from BCF come with a 2 year warranty, a little lower than the standard 3 years offered by higher end fridges. They seem very sturdy, although they are also very heavy. The XTM75 and XTM 100 are larger, chest-style fridge freezers, very similar in design to the OZtrail fridges.

It is a single zone unit and it comes with a cover included. The XTM40 is a 37L fridge that is designed very similarly to the Evakool TMX range. They come with all of the standard features that you would expect - removable baskets, internal lights, battery protection - they just don’t have anything special or different. That being said, these aren’t terrible fridges by any means, hence their place here as an honourable mention. These are very popular fridges, although I tend to think that this is due to the popularity of BCF generally, not necessarily due to the inherent quality of these units. I don't know about Game but these you pick up at MAKRO.BCF have their own brand of coolers that they offer - the XTM fridge freezer range. Most only cool maximum 10-16 degrees BELOW AMBiENT temperatur, which means if you have 32 degrees the cooler will only cool to 16-22 degrees.Īs a result, it c an never replace a compressor driven fridge/freezer, but it is slightly more convenient than a cool box with ice in the car (it stays dry), provided you use A/C in the car = low ambient temperature.Īm alternative and good choice are the 'extreme cool boxes' from COLEMAN, the bigger ones cost +/-the same as a thermo unit but are double the size and with ice or dry ice are excellent in cooling (2 days ice cold without replenishing the ice). They work as 'coolers' only if the surrounding temperature is reasonable cool, i. I have seen them fail after only 13-15 monthsĭuring drives in the Kruger they work quite well and keep coke and beer quite cool but never ice cold. That is the main reason why they are much cheaper than comressor driven fridges.Īlso keep in mind that the thermo-electric element may not last as long as a compressor.

They are absolutely no good as stationary fridges at the camp ground. I use one only when travelling and plugged into the 12V socket.

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