FM-65G

I'm a new owner to this brand and so I'm skeptical when it comes to portable refrigerator freezers that go in a big truck. My concerns are will they hold up to vibrations of driving over the road as many have troubled compressors that blink out as a result of vibrations. Many name brand units can be rather pricey but I try to go for one that has good ratings and hopefully it will last more than 2 years. 5 plus years would be super! Anyway, what brings me to this Whynter (Winter?) Brand was because my beloved Norcold 45 after 12 years of bliss no longer would refrigerate. It still works but, it freezes everything! I only want it to work as a refrigerator so here I am. Can't find my beloved Norcold anywhere on the market as they are either soldout from reputable places or folks are selling them at an outrageously jacked up price. So, when I found this unit, it checked off all the marks. The size is right for my space, it seems well built. It's actually taller and deeper than my old unit and I like that. It seems to cool down rather quickly to my set temperature of 36°. I have an inverter and it is running seamlessly on AC power without any issues. Mind you this is just day one but I'm writing this review to say that so far I like what this unit is giving me. It was priced very well and it is actually made very well and is working very well. I even bought the travel cover. It runs very quietly as I can barely hear when the compressor is running. The boxy shape doubles as a nice table actually. I plan to update after a month of using it and hope it will stay positive. I need to see how it handles after some vibrations of being over the road. Because it's built like a tank with all metal. I especially like the metal handles which are surprisingly comfortable when you're trying to carry it. It is heavy but manageable as I was able to get it into my truck but it was empty. Also the little lady who delivered it from Amazon had to walk upstairs with it in its big well packaged box and she managed without any issues so I definitely can't complain about it being too heavy. Although I don't plan to move it in and out, especially with food in it, so if that were the case I would be taking the food out before moving it. One slight drawback that I feel could be improved is actually where the controls are. Because they are located on the short end at the bottom of the right side, it would have been nicer to have them on the long end on the side where the unit opens and closes so that I can actually look back and see what the temperature readings are. So for extra measure, I have my thermometers placed inside the unit so that when I open the case I can actually see how cold the temperatures are inside. As I said before, I have it set the 36° but because heat rises and my thermometers are at the top they are registering at 40° so there's probably a plus or minus 4° on the temperatures. It's all fine with me as long as it stays under 42° which is in the safe refrigeration zone. Oh, and there is no way to change which way the top will open as it is fixed. So today I'm going to end with giving this a very glowing review and hope it stays that way as I will update this and let you know how things go after a month or so and hopefully after a year of using it. As it stands now for my first day of using, I would definitely recommend. It comes at a good price point, is well built, and it works well. UPDATE: Well, my update is coming about 3 months later..lol Good thing is that I can't report any problems. I did end up turning the unit so that I could always see the control panel and temperature. The lid is not reversible and so now the lid opens from the seat side or opposite my bunk. The temp inside has held steady as I switched it to the automic temp setting, which I believe works best. I believe the automatic setting keeps the compressor from working unnecessarily. I just plug into the DC outlet and go. I added a picture of the new positioning. Hope it continues to function without incident. I still would recommend.

As the description states on Amazon, don't confuse this with plastic ice chest style 12v coolers. This is a heavy duty unit with steel construction. As such, it's weight is heavy so it's a trade off there. But if you need a large capacity heavy duty unit, this will work for you. This has a large capacity. The removable wire baskets make it easy to fill and empty out food and drinks. The controls are easy to access and manage. It appears well made heavy duty construction with a nice fit and finish. I harvested a large mule deer in Montana. All of the boned out meat from the entire deer was easily fit into both sides of the fridge/freezer. I adjust temps on both sides down to quickly cool the meat. A thousand miles later I arrived home, and the meat was perfect and ready to process. It would have easily frozen the meat on both fridge and freezer sides, had I elected to turn the temps down lower. No more large ice chests, messing with ice or dry ice to keep harvested game meat from spoiling! Interior was easy and simple to clean. I also use this unit as my fridge/freezer in my Ford Transit for long trips and camping. The capacity of this unit should keep a couple of people in food and drink for a week or so. I run it off the vehicle while traveling, and off a portable solar generator (Jackery) at night. Works perfect. The unit is quiet and did not bother us when sleeping just a few feet away. I highly recommend this unit.

Shipping box looked great! Opened it up, it was shipped in two boxes, second box looked great. Opened the second box and the four cardboard corner guards inside the second box looked great. Took the cooler out and there was a huge dent on the front corner of the cooler. Where the dent was it caused paint to flake off. Not a scratch but a huge flake (3+ inch diameter area) just lifted off the metal exposing bare steel, from the dent and spanning across the front of the cooler. The paint flaked off as if it wasn't even adhered to the metal. Mine did have metal handles on the side over plastic ones. I paid $500 for this? (65 quart on a lightning sale). I read all the reviews, have been looking at all these options for months, pulled the trigger, I wanted to be happy about it. This think looks, cheap. Somehow still feels cheap even though it weighs a ton! It is very square and ugly too. Not that that should matter but this item is extremely so. The digital control was poorly located on the bottom back corner and looked like some cheap thing you'd find in a children's science/engineering kit, not on any type of professionally manufactured appliance. Handles, hinges and latches all just screwed onto the outside with no thought to design, integration or ergonomics. I didn't even try to turn it on. Right back in the box. Dropped it back off at UPS Store the very next day after delivery. Wasn't out of the box for more than 15 minutes at my house. Soon as I get the refund I'll order a comparable Dometic (Waeco) I expect I'll find it worth the extra dollars. I'll probably get one a little smaller too. I usually go for the deal, I don't need things fancy. I drive mid eighties honda four wheelers because I can usually find them for $500 a piece. I have a yard tractor I paid $150 for, I replaced the drive shaft, its a 610 Cub Cadet, $200. I rebuit a Cal Spa Hot Tub I got for Free, thing runs great we use it ll the time. I like a deal. This fridge looked like overpriced BS ready to break, nothing ore. I will not own it. Do what you will. If I'm all ready spending 500+ I don't want anything as cheap as this. Just looking at it I could never have confidence that it would be reliable. IMHO Looking forward to putting my Dometic in the back of our road trip vehicle. Fridge in a car is a great idea! Just not this one.

Great product works well on both AC and DC power.

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).

I purchased the Whynter Portable 65 quart Refrigerator/Freezer in the spring of 2017. During the summer we camped for 10 days in a remote site with a 120 watt solar panel connected to a 12 volt battery providing the only source of power. The results were quite amazing. Whynter provided us with a portable fridge that kept our meats, dairy products, beverages etc. cold. I mean cold. The fridge was set at 35 degrees F and cycled between 33 to 38 degrees. Contrary to what another reviewer said I found the unit very quiet and barely noticeable as it ran (I had often to put my ear beside the fan to double check that it was working.) I highly recommend this product and even my sceptical wife has become a great fan of the fridge (no more having to manage ice for the cooler over the holiday.) The latches seem well made and were easy to use. If I had one complaint it was that the dc cord male plug that goes into the dc outlet seems a bit flimsy. Otherwise an excellent product and my only regret is that we didn’t buy the bigger 85 quart version. As an extra test I put the Whynter fridge in the garage on a warm day (70 F) and let it run on a 12 volt battery for 24 hours to see how much draw the unit would make. Starting from a fully charged state at 12.7 volts the battery after 24 hours of running was reduced to 12.2 volts. Now the fridge was empty at the time and was never opened during this test so a real life camping experience was not totally replicated. But still, I was very impressed that after 24 hours of running the battery still had around 50% charge remaining. It means that any reasonable solar panel/battery combo can keep up with the Whytner fridge. At this point we can say nothing about the durability of the product. It does look well made to my eyes and we hope to have for many years of camping. This fridge has certainly revolutionized our camping experience.

Bought this back in 2020. Been using it on camping trips since then. It's amazing, good quality and built to last. Allows long term camping without food spoiling. Highly recommended if you're looking for something like this.

Excellent, well made but expensive product. We have carried it across Canada from Ontario to BC this summer, as a freezer adjunct to the small fridge in our 13' Scamp trailer. The freezer kept our fresh fish frozen all the way and a large, dwindling tub of frozen yogurt in edible condition. This despite some nights when it was without any power. It works extremely well as a freezer when plugged into the travelling vehicle 12 volt DC socket, as well as on 120v AC. A fully charged deep cycle battery keeps it going for about 1.5 hours before dipping below 10v and the automatic shutoff point. We carry a small, 1kw Yamaha gasoline AC inverter/generator that runs the freezer on fast freeze mode to -8 F. Thereafter, the box is so well insulated that contents stay frozen until the morning.