FM-62DZ

I have had this portable fridge for several years now, the smaller dual zone variant. It fits in the back of my Prius, but it is big and heavy. The way I use this is if I move it by myself, I have it empty to minimize the chance of back injury as it is heavy. I keep around grocery bags so that I can quickly move the food around separately from the cooler. If I have help moving, than sure, load it up / keep it loaded up and move it around that way. One side of this portable fridge is definitely heavier than the other, so say you want to piss off your significant other if you are stronger than them, have them carry the heavy side. The fridge I have is a solid piece every way. It has been stored for a while at times and run continuously for years as well and just does the job every time. I periodically blow out the dust from the internals with an air compressor. I usually set the smaller compartment to 0 F and the large compartment to 38 F and it holds these temperatures well. A great thing is you can set either side to whatever you want and this fridge will do it for maximum flexibility. Then 115V AC powers it, 12V DC from your car / truck / van powers it, and even 24V DC from a battery powers it. For running on battery, I normally hook it up to a 24V LFP battery that at the time of this writing is 14 years old. The estimated average power draw from the battery is 30W. Maybe something worth considering as 12V is such a low voltage. With 24V, I can run this fridge, my hobby charger at its highest power settings, USB buck based chargers, and a DC to AC power inverter and keep the wire gauge down a great deal over doing 12V. If say you want to go camping, if you pick up a current day 24V 100AH LFP battery, my calculation from tests on my 14 year old LFP battery is you could go ~3 days running this fridge in reasonably nice weather and longer if it is cold out. If you add a DC buck converter based USB charger, you could also charge your USB devices such as your cell phone and USB charged LED lights directly off of the battery. If you want to do some hobby stuff while camping, you can hook most hobby chargers directly to a 24V battery like this. You may want to get somewhat good at soldering and crimping so that you can have a nice wiring setup to hook everything together or maybe find someone who can build the wiring harness(es) you want / need. But really, if you are out to enjoy the outdoors on a car camping trip and there is no electrical power at your camping spot, you could have this fridge, a good LFP battery that you take care of (LFP batteries only last basically forever if they are not overly abused or neglected), your phones and tablets, and USB charged LED lighting making up the electricity side. Then have propane based cooking and heating / fire, and be good to go for days at a time. To extend things out, if you have a full hybrid Toyota, these make great quiet generators that won't annoy your neighbors, but they do have a significant residual power draw to run the car's onboard computer systems, meaning you don't want to leave the car running for days at a time. (My gen 3 Prius for example draws 200W to run the car's onboard computers.) So say you put in a 1,500W pure sine inverter in the back where the battery is for a full hybrid Toyota and keep the power draw while charging up your LFP battery under 800W as these cars tend to only have a surplus power of 800W when you turn off everything in the car while running such as turning off the lights and air conditioner and such (turning off the air conditioner is really important if you don't want to waste away all of your fuel), you just plug in your <800W LFP battery charger into that and charge up your 100 AH battery for a little while. Something like a 20A charge is perfect because you need to account for conversion losses and this will stay under the limit after conversion losses while also shortening down charge times so you can turn the car back off. Then you are good to go electricity wise for a few more days off of the battery all without burning too much fuel in your car. For propane, you start getting into bring something bigger than 1 lb tanks, say in the range of 15 lbs to 30 lbs and get some refillable 1 lb tanks and then refill your 1 lb tanks with the larger tank. Then you have all of the energy you could really want for camping and not go too crazy on all of the stuff you bring to make it all happen. Granted, you could also have say a small propane generator, but this gets into partial loads on a fully enclosed inverter based generator to try to keep the noise levels down to park regulations, still annoying neighbors if they are not inside of RVs, regulations on when you can run the generator, and so on. Also, you start thinking about that propane tank definitely being of the 30 lb variant for the extra fuel to run the generator as well as doing everything else you are looking to do with propane. Granted, 30 lb is a great size to take down to a local refueling station as refueling is a lot cheaper than tank swapping with say 15 lb tanks and some of these propane refueling places have a $20 minimum charge for refueling, so a 30 lb tank will bring you over this minimum. But yeah, if you are willing to heft this beast around and can find a big enough space to stick it, you can do all kinds of stuff with it and fit it into various master plans for what you want to do. This could be some extra fridge space, the iceless 'cooler' you have out back for your BBQ / get together / party. A battery powered cooler you bring out to the beach if your friends are willing to help you heft it around and you don't mind them mocking you for having such a beast of a cooler. Or even something you bring car camping if you can find the space for it and your significant other is happy about how well it keeps food the right temperature and doesn't mind the weight as long as you either help move it or just do all of the moving around yourself and don't complain about how your back feels after or maybe even get a couple of your kids to help carry the other side.

I bought this for my solar off grid camper because it runs directly off of 24v DC. My electrical system is all 24v and appliances that bypass the inverter will save you a lot of power in the long run. This fridge is amazing. It just sips power. When the compressor is running it's drawing maybe 90 Watts max at 24 volts. Once it gets down to temperature it just kicks on every 20 minutes or so depending on the ambient temperature. Once it gets cold it stays cold. The chest freezers are very efficient; cold air just sits in the basin rather than spilling out like when you open the front door of a standing fridge. I sleep right next to it when I'm camping, I do hear it click on and off but it's so quiet it's never woken me up or distracted me, even on very quiet nights. I took the latches and hinges off to fit it into a tighter space; the lids still sink in snugly and seal every time. If they don't close all the way it will let you know with a polite beep after a few minutes. The controls are easy to figure out. You can make either side a refrigerator or freezer (or both) which is a great idea. If you want to turn the whole thing into a meat freezer you can do that. I have the larger area as a refrigerator, I set them both at low temperatures and this fridge can keep both compartments that cold. Ice does build up in the freezer and I have to empty it out, let it melt and dry out the freezer every six months or so. I live in Florida with constant high humidity so this may not be an issue for everyone. It did arrive with a small dent but not a big deal. If I would change anything I would order a longer one. When I go on long trips I fill it to the brim and it fills up fast, especially with lots of ice in the freezer. This met all of my needs and exceeded all of my expectations. Highly recommended!

I have purchased two of Whynter’s portable fridges for my campervan, and I’m very impressed with both the products and the company’s customer support. Back in April 2020, I bought the Whynter FM-85G 85 Quart Portable Refrigerator/Freezer (110V/DC 12V, Gray), and it’s still working perfectly over five years later. It has proven to be reliable and durable with a consistent temperature range from -8°F to 50°F. I am currently using it as a freezer in my garage. Two years later, in April 2022, I purchased the Whynter FM-62DZ 62 Quart Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Deep Freezer Chest. After two years of use in my campervan , the temparture will not get bellow 68 degrees. I contacted Whynter’s support team and got in contact with Mariela. After a few troubleshooting steps over the phone, Whynter stood behind their product and Mariela sent me a replacement unit at no extra cost just paid for the shipping. It’s rare these days to find a company that truly backs its products and honors its warranty even after 2 years with such integrity. I highly recommend Whynter—not just for the quality of their refrigerators, but for the excellent customer service they provide. I already have recommended Whynter several times to fellow camper friends.

I'm not quite sure how many stars to give this because I don't know for sure if the problems I'm having are me or the Whynter. When I bought it I could not get it to freeze for a week. I noticed that when my system said I had 12.3 volts the Whynter was saying I had 11 volts or less and was turning off. This usually happened at night. I have 4 solar panels 400 watts total and 4 acid lead 12-volt marine deep cycle batteries. The batteries were in a place very difficult to get into to service. So I rewired my system moving the batteries under the bed closer to the Whynter and I eliminated a 12-volt extension so I could plug the Whynter into a cigarette lighter 2 feet away from it. Now it freezes well. I love being able to have popsicles on a 100 degree day. It draws between 5 and 6 amps when running. I still run out of battery power sometimes and it turns off in the middle of the night. I think one of the four batteries might be bad and perhaps its not the problem of the Whynter. I will update this review after I check all the batteries and after I have used the Whynter throughtout the Arizona summer.UPDATE my batteries are good so it is the Whynter. IT STOPPED WORKING Altogether. Ended up ruining all my food. I Emailed Whynter on 6/6/17 and got back a canned email saying they got my email and I called Whynter on 6/7/17.. The answer they gave me is "wait for an email the technician will tell you in the email how to service it." So far no email and no service.

A great little fridge/freezer that came in very handy after my rv fridge died. Pros: Started right up thus virtually plug and play. Milk gets so cold that my family can't guzzle it down like hogs thus big savings on milk bill. Doesn't take up TOO much space in my rv. Very quiet. I LOVE that it can run off of DC/solar so I can actually be completely independent of the RV parks that charge $40 and up per night. Very well insulated. Not near as heavy as some reviewers portrayed. Cons: One reviewer that said either side on its own was big enough to hold a weeks worth of food for him and his wife...Well, they must not eat much... The big side won't hold a gallon of milk unless laid on its side on upper shelf, I am not going to risk that kind of leakage so stuck with little side for fridge. Compartments appear much smaller than seemingly described. *The covering I purchased as well appears to help...somewhat, but keep in mind that the cover has 5 holes in it to allow for vents, digital setting screen and two handles? It is a very, very thin canvas. Ask yourself how good is a covering to keep coolness in when it has 3 big square holes in it and 2 smaller rectangle holes? Not much, lol. After inspecting it, would I purchase the cover again? No way. All in all, it sure beats a simple cooler and having to fill with ice constantly and drain water out of it constantly. **I paid full price for this so my opinion is not influenced by anything other than a buyer/seller arrangement. I can't speak to the longevity as I've only had these items a short while. *** This review is from a family member of Victoria's, who kindly lets us order items out of necessity from time to time on her account.

Purchased for our sailboat. Works beautifully except for a finicky control panel. We bought this in October 2021. Some of the reviews listed issues with the control panel. Works great on AC. Touchy on DC. The DC plug is cumbersome and tends to come loose in the socket. Big issue since it's intended to be used in moving, vibrating vehicles/vessels. Another issue is incorrect voltage reading. My monitors will show 12.3 to 14 volts. Verified by Simpson volt meter The fridge will sense typically a full 1.5 volts lower which triggers a shut down which is also where the bigger problem arises. When ref senses 10.5 volts the unit will shut down. It's supposed to restart when the voltage returns to (I think) 11 volts. We returned from a 5 day trip. Batteries were fully charged. Display was on. Control panel indicator showed full battery charge but ref side was at 63° F and Freezer side was at 45°. It did not turn itself back on. Called Amazon support (90 days free with ref purchase) and they immediately took care of the issue. No problem with the new unit so far but haven't used the DC power side much just yet. In summary. This unit does everything we needed, wanted and expected when it's working properly. Love what it does and overall performance. It's unbelievably quiet and built solid. The interchangeable dual zone is perfect for us because sometimes we need a bigger ref than Freezer. This gives us the option to switch sides. The autoswitching from AC to DC means we don't need to remember to switch from DC to shore power. It remembers for us. We will soon wire our unit directly to DC (a minor modification) to overcome the tendency for the plug to come loose.. Cons: No on/off switch Cumbersome DC plug Finicky controller Pros: Quiet AC/DC operation automatically senses and switches Interchangeable dual zone Solid construction Lighted compartments

I love that it is two separate compartments that can be separately programmed as refrigerator or freezer. I love the quality - sturdy, obviously well built. I love that it is easy to program; you don't need a master's in engineering, just press a button. I love that the freezer keeps ice cream frozen. I love that it is wattage thrifty and I can easily run it off of my Apex lithium battery with plenty of watts left for other devices. With moderate planning it's big enough for the needs of two people for two weeks (hey, you might not be able to have ice cream every night, be real). I love that it is so quiet you barely notice when the fan is on. I love the Eco mode. Is it heavy? Oh, yeah, 60 lbs empty, but it's not made for the back seat of a car. It's a little inconvenient that it needs 6" of space around the back and sides, when space is at a premium in our 14' foot live-in work trailer, but it just takes a little more planning on where to put things. We've been running it for a month, with no problems. The only thing we are going to do is make a strap to secure the cigarette light type plug into our Apex so all the jostling the trailer receives on the road won't shake it loose.

As much as I wanted to like this machine, I just can't get there. Yes, it gets cold and keeps cold, but there are just too many ways in which this should have been better. Let's start off with its capacity. 62 quarts sounds like a lot, but you very soon realize it's not distributed properly. Neither the small nor the large compartments will take a standard grocery bag, and both compartments accommodate only tall and narrow items. That means when you drag your groceries out to the car, you have to unpack them to get them into these compartments! Then when you get home, you have 2 choices: 1. Lift out the internal baskets and take them inside, unpack the baskets into your refrigerator and freezer, and then return the baskets to this machine in your car, or 2. Unpack the baskets into the grocery bags you first unpacked at the store, and then bring the grocery bags inside for redistribution of their contents once again. Another problem this machine has is the time it takes to get cold. I leave mine in the back of my Suburban, but when I want to run to the store, I can't just plug it into the power port because it takes 2 hours for it to get cold enough to use! So now what I do is to leave both the included AC cord and the DC power port cord plugged into the machine. When I am planning to go to the store, I run an extension cord out to the Sub and plug in the AC cord. Letting it run for 2 hours, I can then start the car, plug in the DC power port cord, unplug and put away the AC power cord, and head for the store. Sounds like a lot of work, doesn't it? It's certainly more work than it should be! There's a minor quibble I have with the way Amazon ships these machines. They weigh in at 66 pounds, empty, and Amazon ships them as though they're 82 pounds. If you get this box and you don't like it, don't ask Amazon to charge you for shipping it back, because the difference between actual and listed weights will cost you a pretty penny! Another shortcoming is the plastic handles. Much has been made by other reviewers about the lack of durability with these handles, and they really do feel flimsy. I've been careful with mine, and so far there's been no trouble with them. But by no means do I trust them to be strong! This machine could have been so much better with 2 adjustments. First, it should be able to fit a standard grocery bag in each compartment without unpacking them. I certainly understand the aim of having so much insulation around each compartment, but I would have been more than happy to sacrifice a bit of efficiency for better packability. Second, this machine should have a turbo mode when on AC power. That would allow the unit to come down in temperature much more quickly before being asked to maintain those temperatures on DC power. If those 2 changes had been made before making this machine available to the market, I could easily have forgiven the problem with the handles. At more than $600, the value is not quite there for this machine, unless perhaps you have specific uses for it that do not match mine. My advice is to be extremely sure this machine will fit your needs before you try it out.

I liked the fact you plug both battery and the AC into the fridge at the same time .That way when you turn the car off the fridge still runs . I have it plugged into an inverter which the fridge recognizes that the energy source is AC . I also have it connected to a 12 volt battery that delivers 210 ah so that when the car is turned off the battery just kicks in .No thinking about the fridge as to whether it is still running. I can you use the dual zone fridge as all refrigerator or one side as a freezer.

I bought this to transport BBQ meat to farmers' market. I have been using it for 4 months now and so far so good. Passed food inspection with no problem as it keeps the temperature below the requirement (38F).

This is updated review. Warranty expired after one year, contacted customer support as compartment was not cooling but compressor was running. This is a listed problem in troubleshooting guide in manual This is the answer i receaved from costumer support! "Blockage in the system means that the refrigerant wire is blocked and the refrigerant cannot flow to the compressor so the unit is not cooling. This issue is not repairable". Definitely OVERPRICED for a disposable product, expected more considering price point.

Everything looks good, arrived on time, fridge looks good, bigger than I thought, haven't had time to try it out yet, but will be back once I do. UPDATE: 4 years later, still working great, no issues, looking to purchase one for the cottage

Have had this for one season. Nice size, keeps everything cold and or frozen.