When it comes to the design of your electrical system, the energy consumption of your fridge can have a big effect on the rest of your components.

The best 12V campervan fridge for off-grid use is the Dometic CRX, because it has a low power consumption. We also consider the durability of construction materials in this metric as a portion of each model's overall score. Do you want a compact refrigerator/freezer that you can take on long road trips or use daily in your truck or RV? For example, the CFX3 55 has a similar capacity, but will only draw around 43Ah of battery capacity every day.It offers an "Eco" mode to save energy consumption and has good insulatory properties if you need to unplug. In other words, this fridge isn’t going to work for anyone who needs to use it off-grid for more than a few hours. In fact, Alpicool has hidden settings you can access to change the temperature on the display to try and make it more accurate. The digital temperature displays on portable 12V fridges/freezers are not known for being super accurate.

PLENTY OF SPACE: With a capacity of 38 litres and a temperature range of 5 - 12° C, the Klarstein CoolTour 38 compact refrigerator reliably cools drinks and food. Furthermore, you’ll need to spend considerably more than this on your electrical system to ensure it can cope with the increased power usage! Because they generate quite a lot of excess heat, some manufacturers will insist that one or two vents are installed on the outside wall of your camper, to help cool the fridge’s mechanism.Unfortunately, when it comes to reliable temperature control, the Alpicool isn't particularly impressive and is the worst of all the compressor models we tested. The manufacturers suggest that 12V power is only a short-term, ‘travelling’ power source and that mains power should be the primary source. Every visible piece is some sort of plastic (with the exception of the narrow rubber seal underneath the lid), but a plastic that, compared to other similar models, feels less sturdy and less durable. When it comes to choosing a fridge, you’ll have fewer options if you’re looking for an absorption fridge.