I have an Engel 35, and an ARB 37.
Do you wish you had went with the 50?
Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.
I have an Engel 35, and an ARB 37.
Good question. Sure, I would love more room, you always could carry more food and drink. But I like that I can close the cargo cover in the rear with the fridge in when driving around town. And I can fit more gear in my d-90 without a larger fridge in the way.Do you wish you had went with the 50?
Good to hear the outlet in the back is sufficient to power the fridge. I had read over in Expedition Portal that it wouldn't work and people had issues.
I have the Arb 50 or whatever is close to that. It fits great between the two 2nd row seats if you take the center seat out. I run it on either the console socket or if it is all the way in the back then on the rear socket. No problems except I didn't realize the LR4 shuts off the sockets when it is off until I was out on a camping trip. Fortunately, I also bring along a deep cycle battery in a box (I made) with a 12V socket, so I just run it on that when the truck is off....but it's a pain to have to bring the battery. A lot of people add the deep cycle battery and another socket to the truck permanently, or I guess there is a relay you can short that will leave the starter battery enabled. Theoretically you should be able to run the fridge easily overnight on a fully charged starter battery, but I'm somewhat concerned about draining the battery I rely on to get me out of the woods. The ARB does have a feature to turn itself off once the battery voltage gets low (you can chose how low). I've had the "low battery" warning in the truck come on just sitting in a drive-in movie theater with not much besides the radio running for an hour, so I'm not looking to add any extra loads to the battery when I'm out camping. I use a large deep cycle battery....Group 32 I think, and it will run the fridge for about 3 days on it's own....but it weighs like 80 lbs.
I also have the ARB 37 and it works great. However on the 2013 LR4, the car shuts off all power after a few minutes so I am unable to keep the fridge running unless I keep the car on. I think there is a fuse I can pull to bypass that.