Bluetti AC180 Powering my 12V ICECO Fridge | 4 day camping trip

[@AdrianSouthern1977]

Thanks for the vid mate. I just bought AC180 for this exact same reason, to keep my portable fridge running. Cheers again from Australia 🇦🇺

[@upstateoutside]

Perfect sized unit for a smaller fridge. Thanks for watching!

[@oleksiikartamyshev3919]

"Free energy. Well not totally free. Had to pay for the stuff." - Gets me :)

[@upstateoutside]

It’s a painful truth!

[@AquaTech225]

Exactly how I use my AC200P with the B230 battery. But just bought this one also. Couldn’t pass it for $448 shipped. But being in south Louisiana. Mine got to supply the fridge/freezer and a AC. To hot to be outside out here. So normally with the Freezer/fridge I also have the Ecoflow wave 2 AC pulling from it. Aside from later in the night some type of led light or two. But with it I tote out 4 of the 200watt panels. To try and get anything from the sun i can back. Because without the AC. Ain’t no way it’s so hot and humid. One would die from heatstroke. Or drowning. A lot more set up work than if it were nicer weather. I also bought 3 moving blankets. That gets tossed over the top of the tent. That I pop some holes into the blankets. To be able to attach the rain fly clips. As a half ass way to somewhat insulate it. So it gets used like that late late in the year. But I rather go when I got less of a demand of power. When it’s cool enough not to need and AC. If anything it’s easier to need heat and power a diesel heater. Since they take barely anything for juice.

[@upstateoutside]

Thank you for watching! That is a phenomenal price and I wouldn’t have passed on it either. It’s a great sized unit and is very portable compared the the AC200, which we have as well to power a larger cooler of ours. The perk of living in the south is you get ample solar potential, but the downside is your using a lot more power to cool things down because of the heat! So I completely get it, props to you for being able to camp outside in that heat! you’re more brave than we are. It does get hot in NY in the peak of the summer. But our hottest day is like a cool afternoon compared to down there! Haha. It sounds like you have a great set up, happy camping!

[@davidcade1533]

I have mine in the house hooked to four 100w panels. Looking forward to using it on the road. Thanks for practical use video.

[@upstateoutside]

Glad it was helpful. We only use it to power a small 12v fridge. But it does some pack some power for short term AC usage!

[@truenorthbeardco]

we just built a tiny home (KZbin studio) and just bought this with Amazon Prime Days savings!

[@upstateoutside]

@@truenorthbeardco that’s awesome you got the Prime deal! I think it’s the perfect battery

[@feline-n6b]

How long will this bluegill run a dometic 25 l cooler before it needs to get charged on 5 day camping trip

[@upstateoutside]

Hey! I couldn’t find any specifics for how much watt draw your unit uses. Our 45 qt cooler uses about 350 ish watts per day running at 36 degrees. This does not take into account how much you open the cooler, how hot is outside, and how cold you want things. I think you would have no problem running it for at least 4 days with conservative use and without any solar or power recharge. But I don’t think 5 days would be unreasonable, but I think it would be close. I put a link in my description for the unit, I imagine Amazon will have some good savings with prime day coming up next week and Bluetti almost always posts sales during these times. Hope this helps!

[@zoltanvonsomogyi7272]

How do you plug in the fridge and solar at the same time??

[@upstateoutside]

The fridge plugs into the 12v car socket, the solar panel plugs into unit via a dedicated socket.

[@matthoward1174]

What is that on top of the ryobi battery at 3:21 ?

[@upstateoutside]

It’s just the charger. I opted for this version over a base because it’s smaller and more portable.

[@matthoward1174]

@@upstateoutside Ive never seen that charger before. Do you have a link?

[@upstateoutside]

​@@matthoward1174 It's a slow charger, but it is small and compact which is super niceamzn.to/4cWSgYn

[@matthoward1174]

@@upstateoutside Cool ! Thank you so much! I always look for multiple charging options for tools.

[@jway395]

Is the fridge in economy mode?

[@upstateoutside]

Yes it is. Always on eco mode when plugged into a battery. I use max power mode when plugged into home outlet

[@trevino73]

So I have on question. Notice Bluetooth doesn’t sell an extension for the solar panels. Can you recommend one I bought the Bluetooth 200Watt one and I also have the Bluetti AC180. I needed it to be at least 10’ long. Just subscribed as well.

[@upstateoutside]

Yes absolutely, we use the extension cables from Renogy. You can grab them on their site or Amazon. They have all different lengths. We have a 10 + 20 ft. They work great. amzn.to/3RT66TD. Thanks for subscribing!

[@AquaTech225]

There’s a guy on eBay makes a sells them anywhere from like 5’ to 50’ an everything in between. Really good quality wires. Definitely picked me up a few different lengths.