Let me know how your final test goes. Would love to see some videos of the shuttle bus!

@@GoTakeTheRide I'm well into test #3 and having my best results yet. I"m finding I use between 7% and 8% of the battery every 12 hours (15-16% battery per 24 hours). Here is what I did different to get better results - I started with a cooler pre-cooled down to temp and water pre-cooled to temp. This test I plugged my Iceco into the wall outlet overnight. I also filled containers with water and placed them in my household fridge overnight. In the morning, I simply placed the cooled water jugs into the Iceco, then unplugged the Iceco from the wall and plugged it into the 12volt plug in my fully charged Jackery. I started the test at 7:30am on Nov 16. I check the battery several times per 12-hour period, but I'll just give you results by the 12 hour period to shorten this response. In the first 12 hours my battery dropped 10% (I suspect my household fridge is set slightly higher than my Iceco and it was working to bring the water down a couple degrees in temperature?) The second 12 hour period my battery dropped 8% (from 90% full to 82% full). The third 12 hour period my battery dropped 7% (from 82% full to 75% full). The fourth 12 hour period my battery dropped 8% (from 75% full to 67% full). The fifth 12 hour period my battery dropped 7% (from 67% full to 60% full). To sumarize, my fridge has been running off the Jackery 60 hours (exactly 2.5 days) and has used 40% of a fully charged Jackery 1000 Explorer. At this rate, I estimate the power consumed would be 80% consumed after 5 days. I believe after 6 days I would still have about 4% battery left. I'm calling it a great deal. My fridge is the Iceco VL45 and I have the temperature set at 34 degrees, the compressor speed set at low. I just parked the bus for winter storage at my son's lake lot about 70 minutes away, so I don't expect there will be any pictures/video anytime soon. I'm not a youtuber, and I'm not a good builder - I have a functional bus that allows me to have a wonderful adventure in nature - often times with my grandchildren and/or my sons and/or some friends :) I highly recommend the Iceco VL 45 and also the Jackery 1000 explorer (Obviously I'm not being paid or sponsored to give my opinion - just a regular lady who paid full price for everything, but happens to think these are excellent products that are definitely worth the price.

Maybe try put the containers in the Iceco when you have it plugged into AC instead of chilling them in the house fridge, that way they are already at the temp of the Iceco when you switch to battery. My VL60 single zone should arrive next week, weather permitting, so I can't run any tests yet. I am having to live vicariously through others. Thanks for sharing your testing!

@@shannonmurphy9790 Thanks for sharing your results. How is the VL45 holding up? I live where it isn’t uncommon to have months of triple digit heat. Have you done any tests in hot environments?

@@anonymous_friend I live in North Dakota and do not travel to hot climates, so I can’t speak to that temperature range. This summer I only got out once in 90-100 temperatures. I set up camp Friday at 6pm and tore down camp Sunday at noon. Having kept my Iceco in the shade of a large tree during that time my Iceco drew 27% battery of my Jackery 1000. I did not have my solar panels hooked up because I wanted to see how it would perform in the heat. I think keeping it close to a large tree trunk really helped - every bit of shade helps.

I connected my prechilled by AC ICECO JP42 to my Jackery 500 at around 7:30 p.m. When I checked the two the next morning at 9:30 my Jackery was down to 16%. When I opened the ICECO my thermometer said it was 10 degrees F below zero. I was very impressed. My previous test of my Rockpals & Colzer 12 volt freezers could not stay below freezing while on eco mode . All of them ran well while attached to a solar generator hooked to a solar panel, but ICECO JP 42 was the only one I could trust to save frozen food in a power outage.

And have the ice chest with ambient temperature of 100 F. .but all n all, a good test.

And do it outdoors during the summer. Make the conditions real.

Yes absolutely. It works great. You can also have it plugged into a cigarette lighter socket and solar at the same time for max charge

get one! I live a long drive from grocery stores so in the backseat, my Jackery powers a 12volt DC fridge- keeps the meats and beer cold 24/7 ;) Jackery takes so little power to run the fridge that it gets charged to 100% when plugged into the cigarette lighter port! pretty cool hey

G PLAYA I haven’t noticed any flickering

Tasselled Wobbegong It will run a home fridge for several hours but not a whole day. You may need a gas generator for long term or to recharge the Jackery

Tsab Lee Cha Yes

David Huff average of 78 degrees

in that case, not 51 hours lol

Nice 👍 point... but at least this gives EXACT information for these perimeters... I can imagine if the solar panels were connected to recharge the unit it would NEVER lose charge... these 1000's can not only power these types of Refrigerators but also most everything needed while camping ⛺️... even the 500's can do the job depending on the size of frig... you can also hook multiple units together if more power is needed.

You would need to supplement with solar for sure

Keep your dirty grubby hands out of the freezer. Freezer needs to opened once in the morning or night. The frig is only opened when you know what you need. Also if you had a smaller yeti style with you. Both sides could be freezer.

The AC is going to burn more power since you have to run the inverter. Try DC

@@GoTakeTheRide I got about 36 hours out of my power station with my cooler set at 36 with an ambient temp of 65. I am surprised at my station is 720wh. I really thought I would get 3 plus days at such a mild ambient temp and higher set temp

Yeah but this is a dual zone plus he had one side as a freezer.

I know. It hurts a little bit but it’s pretty on par for battery banks. Usually about a dollar per watt hour

Basically, yes. Keep in mind you’re only going to get about 5 hours of direct sunlight so somewhere around 350 watts per day on a 100 watt panel. This fridge will burn about 480 in a day, so my plan is to have two 100 watt panels to maintain as well as charging from the car while driving and a gas generator for backup. I’ll post some more when I get it wrapped up

My Jackery 500 hooked to my Jackery 100 solar panel gets at most 64 watts in good sun (close to Lake Erie OH) recently. I'm anxious to see if I can draw anything come dark cloudy winter skies that are on their way. My ICECO JP42 has turned out to be a winner. Stayed 10 below 0 F for 14 hours hooked to my Jackery 500 (actual reading from a fridge thermometer) during the night. Colzer& Rockpals could not keep ice solidly frozen on eco mode. They were a disappointment. My Baldr 330 worked on all three (separately) during the day hooked to a solar panel which let's me recharge my Jackery. The non regulated 12 volt solar generators are useful as long as there is solar energy passing through. I have a Baldr 330 & a Rockpals 330. Both do a fantastic job with a solar panel & full sun at staying 100% full while running a freezer. Only my Jackery can be trusted to keep freezers froze without sun because of the regulated 12 volt.

@Patricia ribaric This is good info. How many hours per day can you pull 64 watts?

@@GoTakeTheRide Days are getting shorter now, but the day I tested we had good sun from 9:39 a.m. till 7:15 p.m. I kept an eye on the panel, and moved it to face the direct sun several times. My Jackery 500, Baldr 330, & Rockpals 330 all show wattage coming in and going out. I'm in the city, so got stuff that blocks the sun.

@Marc Leblanc but you also need a charge controller, wires, fuses etc. A 100 amp hour lithium battery is 1000+ here jackery is easy plug n play (though overpriced still esp. in CAD)

It’s just a battery bank. I charge it with a gas generator sometimes but usually solar.

@@GoTakeTheRide simple solution. You simply keep the Jackery hooked to the solar panels and you run an extention cord from the the fridge to the Jackery, during windy stormy days you use a power mill so problem solved.

coolhawk2008 How so? It’s not an outdoor fridge

@@GoTakeTheRide ya cause I am going to use the battery and fridge indoor in perfect condition and weather. I was thinking you would use this where there is no power and have to deal with heat/sun or cold. I told just read the side of the box to get the answer of this video

I was looking to replace my freezer with this. I don't travel

These are made to drop down to zero. It’s been fully depleted numerous times and still works just as well!