Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Stay Cool On The Road With Car Coolers

By Hamza Ming

If you find being on the road a very "hot" prospect, a Car Cooler may be able to help. You can use a car cooler for everyday travel. Rather than conventional coolers, which can give you cold drinks when you want them hot or hot drinks when you want them cold, a car cooler you can really do what it's meant to.

Things You Use Car Coolers for

The makers of car coolers had in mind your travel convenience. If you are traveling with children and babies, the cooler can keep baby bottles warm and drink/snacks cold. A cooler that is plugged to the car's cigarette lighter does away with messy melting ice. It's a portable fridge without the bulk. The top picks for this type of travel companion are coolers with insulated cup holders and room for dry items. This all-in-one cooler can be used as a mini storage for nappies and wipes.

For a fleet of vans, this type of cooler keeps drivers comfortably set off with cold drinks and snacks. There is no need for them to have time-consuming meals at road stops along the highway enroute to their destination. This translates to work efficiency and more business "mileage." For little cars, the cooler gives you storage space. Knowing all these pluses, would you still take that road trip without this cooler?

Features and Brands

Igloo 2707 Kool Cruiser holds a maximum load of 18 quarts and is tall enough to take on up to 3 liter bottles. The little wonder is lightweight yet cools up to 40F below outdoor temperature and operates quietly. The lightweight grey-white cooler boasts of a replaceable thermoelectric lid. The unit comes with a 12 VDC power. This can be adjusted to cool/warm function. The problem with this cooler is the need to frequently replace the motor.

Next is the Koolatron, which is a competitor to the Igloo line. With no frequent motor replacements needed, it still has a drawback in that the lid can begin to "chip" with constant opening and closing. If you don't use the cooler frequently, this won't be a problem for you. The Koolatron hooks up to your car's 12 V cigarette lighter for operation, although this can cause overheating in some cases similar to the Igloo cooler. The cool temperature is a steady 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

The Wagan EL 2577 7-liter fridge/warmer is next in line, with both drinks and food kept at perfect temperatures. No ice needed to keep food and snacks at the perfect temperature, so you can have more room for actual food and drink. This is perfect for families who are on the go all the time.

How to Choose Your Cooler

With a long road trip ahead, whether you've got little ones with you or not, car coolers can make things much easier. Instead of stopping often for food or making unhealthy and expensive "drive-through" fast food choices, you can stay on the road and save your money. A hard cooler is best for long trips.

For short trips, packing a few bottles of cold juice and sandwich in a soft cooler is practical because soft coolers have the tendency to leak. Consider the size of the cooler and the size of the family traveling together. With a variety of Travel Cooler designs and sizes available from different cooler brands, you can choose the cooler for your needs. So what's the Best Cooler for you?

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