Reviews & Ratings for DOMETIC CFX3 Powered Coolers — 8 reviews — Page 1

Fantastic on all fronts: 1) CampSaver processed our order quickly & had the cooler shipped out very promptly, thank you. 2) Product arrived in perfect condition. 3) The cooler is awesome and packs more than we’d assume! Example) for my wife and I, we have the CFX3-35 fitted to the slide rack in the back of our Sub Outback, it’s hooked up to a Goal Zero Yeti 500 that charges from the car’s 12v or 100w solar panels. For a 5 day trip, with mostly sunny conditions, stored in a hot car we ran the cooler at 37F. The cooler ran efficiently and we maintained ~80% charge on the battery while running the cooler, recharging the camps phones, GPS, & flashlights; with better panel management, fewer clouds, or using the battery for nothing else, we’d probably have kept the battery fully charged. While our camp mates were making ice runs to refill ice chests, we were playing. Also great, since there’s no ice, we packed the cooler tight and easily fit as much in the cooler as we could into a comparably sized ice chest (1 gallon chili, 4 lbs salmon, 4 lbs brisket, 2quarts rice, 2 wine bottles, 1dozen eggs, 6-8 cans, tortillas, butter, 2liters water). Unpacking is a cinch, pull the basket out and take it inside to unload, wipe down the cooler, drop in a desiccant pack, and you’re done.

Pros:
1. Cools down to freezing temp efficiently
2. Fairly quiet
3. Good looking
4. feels sturdy
5. Bluetooth connection and app control

Cons:
1. Expensive
2. Heavy when filled up, not easy to move around, ok if the campground is next to your car.
2. Some detail finishing is lacking
3. My fridge arrived with a dent
4. My fridge's 12v DC cable has a bad connection

Very nice fridge at Campsaver great price. Using as second fridge running off 12v in camper van. Quiet and efficient. Not heavy when empty. Feels solid enough even if not as thick as a comparable RTIC or Yeti rotomolder. Removable baskets a good touch. Easy to recommend.

You pay for what you get with Dometic. It’s a solid item with quality all around. It’s just the right size to fit in the back of my Forester and easily has enough space for anything I would need to hold me over until I can make it to the store. I haven’t tried to freeze anything yet but the cooling works great. Basically having a portable fridge is the best of both worlds. This cooler is going to be perfect for my big road trip!

Couldn't have purchased at a better time. Caught it on sale and was delivered the day my freezer started acting up. Was able to pack more than expected into the 35 and kept me from having to waste alot of meat.

I can't believe this thing runs for 13+ hours on a 166wh battery. This is just enough for a day trip to the beach or a picnic. You want to plug it in to the wall to cool it, that way less of the battery is being utilized. My 13+ hour claim is without it being cooled, so it will last longer.

I really like my new toy. No matter how much I justify the purchase I really can't, although not having to go to the store for forgotten ice is a nice convenience. Ice coolers can get your food wet but can be easily be carried and will last most 3 day trips. A portable fridge is heavy but will keep food and drinks very cold for as long as you have a charged battery.