PORTABLE FRIDGES VS UPRIGHT FRIDGES, What's better ?

[@kelvinthomas374]

I agree 👍 I fitted a 65lt waeco upright in my canopy, love it! it's surprising how much you can fit In them.

[@cjbadventures659]

I just put a deposit down for a new mits tray/canopy glad I seen this I was nearly going to buy a clear view drop down fridge slide which almost costs as much as a new upright fridge

[@outdoors5352]

I have both a 40 litre chest Engel and a large Techniice Signature ice box. I live in Victoria and to be honest, my ice box gets used 95% of the time for trips. Ice will last 4 days no problems. I also like being able to take the esky out and plonk it wherever I like in the camp site. The Engel gets used for longer trips only.

[@cyclemoto8744]

We've comfortably lived out of a 60L fridge on touring trips with 3 adults whilst camping off grid. National Luna fridge which has been running constantly for 5 years in the back of the cruiser - Not a single problem regardless of the terrain or extreme temperatures. In terms of keeping weight down and minimise power usage I strongly believe that a 60L capacity is sufficient. For the past year I have been considering an upright once I upgrade the camper trailer. Ty's points with regard to the benefits of an upright are concise, only down side is the fact that cold air escapes quicker out of an upright once the door is opened. Uprights weigh less than an equivalent chest fridge and the lack of a fridge slide also reduces weight further.

[@nic.in.the.pacific5113]

Thanks dude, just what i was looking for for my 105 series

[@newport5504]

Great video, me my partner and daughter use a 40L evakool drawer fridge, suits us perfect(freezer that’s in the uprights would be great for ice and ice creams for the kids)

[@michaelnugara1]

Thanks for the vid. Looking to set up a new canopy and will have a look at this option. Saves on space and weight as fridge slides are pretty heavy. GVM really needs to be considered when setting up a canopy. Cheers Mick

[@RoundTheFire]

Exactly right mate, you don't need to have 10000L fridge capacity to enjoy a few weeks out bush. I use a 65L and that gets me through with a family of 4. You only need to put the amount of drinks you are gonna drink for the day in with your food then at night top it up from your supplies for the next day...most of the time I will run out of fuel and water and need to head back to a resupply point long before Ive emptied the fridge.

[@TyFenwick]

I think unfortunately a lot of people get pressured into buying a bigger fridge from salesmen at stores... then it’s not till it’s in the car there like holy F$&@ this things is taking up all my room. I’m a upright man now 😂👍🏼 bloody love it !

[@Overallsbloke]

Hope to see ya on the road. Great ideas keepem comming

[@billroach2393]

It's taken me 30+ years of using chest fridges (always Engels), to finally come to the realisation that upright fridges are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better, more practical and lighter. I now have a 55 litre Engel upright that weighs 23kg empty. It replaced a 60 litre Engel + CSM drop-down slide and cage that all weighed a total of 100kg. Even though I have a Chevy Silverado 3500 (SRW), weight is still an issue I have to keep an eye on.

[@TyFenwick]

Hey bill, fully agree mate even tho we both own big trucks saving weight is saving weight.

[@chrisandshazza01]

Had the 80litre waeco in the back of shorty40 on the Canning stock route - I had all the cryovac meat.........took two of us to lift it in the back and luckily I had an external monitor in the cab - 2 hrs down the road after we left home I looked at the monitor with awww shit! I hadn’t plugged it in, that monitor paid for itself right there🤣🤣 We run a small upright 3 way in the camper which is exactly the same size as yours in the video. The 3 ways are the best hands down. It’ll run forever on gas and the amount of stuff we can fit in the little upright defies belief. As you said if it’s packed right you can fit a shitload in there and we’re a family of 4. Great video. I need a new fridge for the rig next year on our round Oz trip and I reckon we’ll definitely go the upright. Cheers bearded one🤘🤘🤘🤘 As for the smell in fridges - I accidentally left a piece of steak in our upright in the camper. About 6 weeks later my brother came down and I opened the camper to show him - my god what a smell man, horrific, took 6 weeks to get the smell out! Won’t do that again

[@TyFenwick]

Hahahaha ohh that smell would of been horrific 🤢 thanks for awesome comment mate ! Legend 😁🤙🏼

[@TheAusTube]

Straight up and down, Nice work Ty🍻

[@Col.B1]

Gidday Ty, I had the same ridge Ryder drawer fridge, died just before 2yr warranty expired, lucky, sent back to evakool factory, they couldnt fix it, SCA refunded me in full. SCA will no longer sell them, my local store had 5 returns, lots of other reports of them failing just before or after 2yr warranty can be seen online, that's why they are discontinued. Great fridge until then, did a central oz and top end trip when it was new didn't miss a beat. Now have 30lt kickass drawer fridge with 3 yr warranty, it's awesome.

[@TyFenwick]

Hey mate, ohh really ? I heard nothing but good things about them, oh well I’ve give her a run see how it goes. I just love the concept but it would be good if one of the other higher end fridge brands built the same style of fridge. At least you got your money back that’s a positive 😁🤙🏼

[@Col.B1]

Yep, I was disappointed, ran 24/7 til it died, the drawer concept is so good, engel, dometic and evakool do drawer fridges, but i am very happy with outcome and kudos to SCA for customer service, the cover for them is now down to $29 at SCA as run out stock, very good quality cover, I had one, enjoy your vids, keep them coming

[@user-vz3nh3co6y]

I'd like to hear you talk about 3way and compressor fridge. This is my problem atm the 3way Dometic needs to be on level ground. I'm in a Motorhome, hard enough to find a park let alone a level park! I've been reading about compressor fridges and thinking about changing. I wish I had known. Good vid, thank you.

[@shaddonaghue]

Nice mate, wish i had of gone for this style of fridge in the car , i think its a great idea.

[@TyFenwick]

Thanks mate, it’s something I was thinking about for a while and I 100% love it.

[@miggity_mac]

I wish I knew about these before I got an Engel - I gotta be up on my tippy toes to get anything out, and I still have to pull the basket out to get anything at the bottom

[@MADBONE0]

Ive grabbed a Tilt Slide $499, less then half the price of a full on drop down and i can still reach inside but next set up ill be going to an upright 80L fridge

[@sako3wheeler]

Love the comprehensive testing “3 trips”

[@TyFenwick]

Only just fitted out the truck, it’s not a long term review.

[@sako3wheeler]

👌 it’s a great fit out mate, enjoyed your raptor vids as well

[@BruceschultzAU]

You got a good way of putting shit mate. Cheers Bruce

[@philipw7557]

Nice one Ty liking the set up🇳🇿😎👍

[@TyFenwick]

Mate I bloody love the upright, and bucks review on the Ridge Ryder got me hooked on loosing the fridge slide to save weight and increase capacity. 😎🍻

[@philipw7557]

@@TyFenwick yes I saw bucks review on that.

[@jonathanbrazeau970]

thanks for the review man, so what is the power consumption on this thing?

[@sicktroopy]

definitely agree with the dropslides! one thing you didn't mention was how expensive they are to, making up the difference in an upright. how much power were the both of them using per day?

[@TyFenwick]

Yeah bloody oth Harry, price is a big part of it. I think that’s a hole other video on power consumption etc. I wish someone would build a drop slide from billet alloy or light weight materials. 🤙🏼

[@trigger3178]

Spot on Harry, for the price of a drop slide you could buy an upright!

[@wademan7180]

I got an 80 litre Engel an it’s probs overboard but I don’t need a big truck either?

[@TyFenwick]

If the fridge you have does everything you need to do then mint 👌🏼 I need my big truck for work you might not.

[@jarrod1687]

Makes me wish I got an upright. I was ready to add a dropdown slide for my 40 lt engle until I seen how much they weigh

[@TyFenwick]

I made the mistake mate. I bought a heavy MSA drop slide and decided on the build change up to put upright in. I love it 😁🤙🏼

[@ToyTehShammy]

How have you connected the fridge up to your power?

[@TyFenwick]

I have x2 Engle sockets to power both fridges

[@sinistra328]

G'day Ty, mate what's the lowest temperature you can get the Bushman's 85L main compartment down to, 1 or 2 degrees? Also did you have to fix it to the floor at the back or was the facia plate enough to stop it moving? Regards Paul

[@AustinLowe]

Does the bushman chew a lot more power or pretty similar to a engel?

[@TyFenwick]

Not sure mate I haven’t compared them before.

[@JoshSinnott97]

Man, I can't decide between a chest or an upright for my wagon 🙃

[@TyFenwick]

Upright hands down !!!

[@JoshSinnott97]

I like the idea of being able to take a chest fridge out and using an infill panel to make my boot space flat and using an engel at home on 240, but realistically, the amount of times I can see myself doing that isn't worth the compromise from what I've heard from yourself and others say Appreciate the reply mate, good to see you still feel the same way about the upright after more than 2 years of use

[@jamieh4x4]

Good video, considering mitsalloy myself and was a bit dissapointed the larger bushman doesn't fit. Glad you reckon the 85L is plenty. Are you happy with the door opening that way? Or would you prefer the door hinge on the other side? I was going to swap the hinge, whats your thoughts?

[@TyFenwick]

The new mits alloy canopys can take the larger fridge now mate if your referring to a canopy on US truck you’d need to ask about other utes. Yeah the doors sweet opening that way I’m not really fused on it. 😄👍🏼

[@donavonhames3665]

Do you do any over-landing like 4 wheel drive action or top down under? I’d love to see a full size truck do some of those tracks.

[@TyFenwick]

Yeah mate I do, I don’t go crazy to the point of possible damage to the truck but we do some awesome tracks. I wish my channel was bigger to give me more time to film and go over landing more rather then work.

[@donavonhames3665]

Ty Fenwick is love to see some of your adventures. Great channel.

[@maverick0185]

Have you ever found the 80ltr upright fridge to be too small? I'm unsure if I go the bushman 80 or 130ltr upright in a 79. Currently I'm using a 32ltr engel and found it sufficient however it's a pain when camping as you can fit much food and drinks in it not to mention everything falls down when you remove something.

[@TyFenwick]

Greg I was going to put a bigger upright in but couldn’t fit it. However the 85L has plenty of room for me, even a weekend away with the boys I only use the upright for all my stuff.

[@TheSpeedsta]

I have an evacool elite 81 upright which has a separate freezer drawer in the bottom in my 79 series dual cab. It is plenty big enough. We (3 of us) did the cape with it last year including the old tele track camping everyday with no dramas. They don’t seem to be on the evacool website anymore, they maybe discontinued. Oh and nothing ever fell out of it, I think people saying that is over stated. My brother got rid of his kings 75 liter on a drop slide and put an upright in his patrol after he saw how good the uprights are. The only negative for some is that they are obviously fixed in the truck.

[@maverick0185]

Thanks fellas. I've been happy with the size of the 32ltr. I know I will never need a 130ltr but I thinking if I can fit it then aren't we all best to go bigger than what we actually require?

[@TyFenwick]

No worries Greg glad to help mate. Yeah I would have put a bigger upright in if I could fit it and ditched the evacool but I’m happy with the capacity I have 👌🏼

[@thehulk7360]

Ridge Ryder 12 Volt 63Lt seems not making anymore?

[@TyFenwick]

Yeah unfortunately discontinued mate ☹️

[@thehulk7360]

@@TyFenwick damn that sucks,

[@bebbuinc7611]

Anyone ever use regular standing 80~100l standing fridge for overlanding? Any issues? Maybe the compressor not design for bumps and rough roads?

[@TyFenwick]

I’ve never seen one used, could be how the compressor is mounted plus other hardware not designed for vibrations etc.

[@chopherb9538]

Nice looking setup mate Canopy looks solid, what's the dimensions?

[@petergingell5262]

How do the uprights go in really hot weather constantly in the top end ? My chest fridge works brilliantly in constant extreme heat And because it’s fridge or freezer you can always make it colder The main section of the uprights are only fridge so I was a bit concerned

[@TyFenwick]

I used mine in 42* degree heat no issues at all. I can lower the temp a fair amount. I just like its convenience over a portable fridge, however I’m running 2 fridges.

[@mduduzimkhabela2245]

Do all the upright fridge have such a small deep freezer

[@TyFenwick]

Yeah mostly I think so, I wish they have a full freezer function.

[@Suroyfamilia]

Great advice! That 63L Eva cool is awesome, cant believe I’ve never seen one. How long ago have they been discontinued mate? Have to try snap one up before its too late 😂🍻

[@TyFenwick]

There on sale now at Supercheap, I’d jump on there website search store near you see if there’s anything available 😁🤙🏼

[@AshleyHorne1]

Hey man have you had experience with the soft top roof top tents? Seen you run a hard top and if so should do I video on your recommendation? Just trying work out what I want to get haha

[@TyFenwick]

Hey Ash, mate if you’re looking for a roof top tent I wouldn’t get a soft top. I have a video I did at peak off road a while ago. I love the hard shell style tents I’m going to do a comparison between the new bush company alpha and my black series soon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGXYnZikrtJqodk

[@AshleyHorne1]

Ty Fenwick hey thanks for getting back to me bro! And cheers for the link! Definitely helps put a lot and leaning more towards the hard top and looking forward to the up coming vid!

[@chuckberry7692]

Touring maybe🤷‍♂️ serious off road I have my doubts 👍🍻🇦🇺

[@TyFenwick]

Don’t underestimate the F-truck mate, solid axels... rear locker... 37” muddies... 6” lift, it serious surprises me sometimes. I’ve built it for touring but I know I can’t help my self if I see a good track so she’s capable of both. I have some hard track content coming soon. 😎🤙🏼

[@ryanlamb3731]

Do you have a link to the review mate ??

[@TyFenwick]

Is that for the chest fridge ? He closed his channel down unfortunately

[@l3n221]

He cute asf, take me camping🤫😊🥰

[@Ozfreerider_adventures]

You’re saying a 100litre fridge is overkill for a week long trip ? Wft ? I have a 75 and me and the mrs fill the absolute fuck out of it just going away for a few days … a slab of beers has to go in before even getting started . Better to have too much capacity than not enough !

[@bigred6927]

I'm confused by the statement at 00:58 talking about buying fridges larger than 100L+ being overkill, but then you go on and talk about having 1x85L and 1x63L totaling 148L.

[@TyFenwick]

I’m referring to people who only camp for a short amount of time buying over sized fridges. I use that capacity for larger trips or if I’m going west to carry extra supplies where most weekend campers don’t need that much capacity and simply wasting there money.

[@bigred6927]

@@TyFenwick Yeah I got that. I think it just entirely depends on individual scenarios. I run just an 80L, but we have to rotate things in as we consume stuff. Family of 4. 2-3 day trips. We also often store stuff for other people we go with because they don't own a fridge, and storing chicken in an esky full of water in 40C days doesn't end well. Our biggest issue is a lack of vac sealer. Once we have that, fridge space will be reduced dramatically. I hear ya though, too many massive fridges for short trips.

[@casualcooky560]

Good for a canopy but don't think it's going to work in a wagon

[@TyFenwick]

100% work in a wagon my buddy has 200 land cruiser with same fridge works a treat with his draw system.

[@reibanga1]

😂

[@willarddevoe5893]

Can't get to the point.

[@jamesbond2233]

Looks mint mate top stuff