SMETA 12V RV Refrigerator 1.7 Cu.Ft Mini Camper Fridge with Lock and Key AC/DC 110V/12v Quiet Absorption Compact Refrigerator for RV Semi Truck Patio Car with Reversible Door Beverage Cooler, Black

I purchased this compact refrigerator to place into an 18-wheeler truck. I was looking for very specific dimensions to fit into a particular narrow space on the truck, and this was just perfect! Therefore, the higher price tag is justified because of its very unique dimensions. It is a COMPACT refrigerator, so do not expect it to be very spacious like the mini fridges that are advertised at Walmart/BestBuy/etc. The shelves, including the side shelves, are adjustable and removable, which really helps if you want to put more items into the compact refrigerator.Before putting it into the truck, I plugged it into the outlet at home and let it cool overnight so that I could see how cold it could get. Initially, it did not get too cold, so I was hesitant to keep it. Though, after keeping it running for a few hours, it dropped down to and maintained a temperature within the 30's (Fahrenheit). Even when I placed more items into the refrigerator, it was still able to maintain a relatively cold temperature. Though, if you put in frozen items into this compact fridge, the frozen items will eventually defrost and melt, causing the pooling of some liquid inside the fridge. It is not a freezer, but it will keep frozen items frozen for a longer period of time. Of course, I learned early on to either place a few sheets of paper towels at the bottom if I really wanted to keep frozen items in it or just avoid frozen items in general.Not only that, SMETA's customer service has been so helpful, friendly, and courteous of my questions regarding this product. I previously purchased a smaller version of this compact refrigerator (1.0 cu ft), but it was just way too small to accommodate my needs. I was able to email them, and they generously helped me through the process of getting a refund without any hassles. Afterwards, they informed me of their larger sized compact fridges, and I decided to purchase their 1.6 cu ft compact refrigerator because it fit the dimensions I needed. 5 Stars for their customer service alone!Overall, I would highly recommend this product. It is everything that it advertises to be, and I have had no problems with it so far.

Install fridge in my horse trailer used once kept drinks cold. Then turned it off and surprise the off switch on the fridge did not work so drained my batteries completely down and had to replace batteries on trailer then checked fridge and surprise the fridge will not shut off so unhooked the power side of the fridge while trailer is not in use to not drain batteries comply down again. Went and hooked power back on to check fridge and surprise it dose not turn on now on 12 volt or 110 very disappointing in the product spend money for something and dose not even work more than one times very disheartening. So now i have broken fridge that is not worth the time or hassle to deal with..

When space is at a premium, one must be resourceful and evaluate every square inch. Those who own tiny houses and small campers understand this concept well.Bought this particular model because of its size and the fact it was 120V/12V capable meaning we could run it off the house batteries in the van while driving down the road. Plus, it has a door lock to keep the door from flying open during hard turns.Used it on our trip from Tampa to Nashville and it worked flawlessly. Small 2" slot above the unit allows it to ventilate properly and the drain on the house batteries is easily recovered by the van's alternator while driving down the road.Holds three quart-sized containers in the door and interior shelves must be packed to allow the door shelving to close and not bind up. Seal is excellent - never used the door lock during the entire trip even with three quarts of milk in the door [plus other weight like jellies, etc.].Since this vents into the van, it also silently heats us at night. Not really much of a heater but in the summer it will make it a little warmer inside.We can easily run it off-grid overnight but it will drain down the house batteries [ours total 184Ah] in about 20 hours of continuous non-recharged operation.

Was not right, it works but it’s too weak.With 12 volt impossible to have any cold from this fridge.110 doing better, but really slow and weak. Better to buy real fridge with compressor.Truck battery was killed for 1 night.

For me, this doesn't keep cool in Texas summer, and if you are putting it into your RV or van rig, it needs special accommodations to move the hot air it CREATES away from the fridge. So people will rig up fans for these to pull air away, and give it plenty of space. It uses a lot of energy to effectively do nothing when it's hot out. So ended up just unplugging it! Not what I wanted.I can also smell the ammonia or whatever chemical reaction is happening to silently cool the fridge so it was not a good fit at all. Such a premium price though! I really wanted to like it. I even designed my van around it, but it honestly doesn't feel safe to have in an enclosed, hot environment. It just makes it worse!I'm going to get my 2nd F40 chest-style compressor cooler for about $250 and it sips electricity with a legit eco-mode. Super cool operation. Returning this one unfortunately.

Sadly this arrived with a broken 12v plug, and even when we tested it out with the regular 110 A plug, it barely gets cool, not cold... Overpriced and not too great of function, but if you dont want any noise and dont need stuff cold, then, I guess .. It also says ( in the manual ) that it must be kept level or it can be dysfunctional / broken.... So its not anything I would want for RV ing either.. bleghck.. keep shopping around