Fridge For Campervan

[neenaw]

I'm currently in the process of converting my T5 into a dayvan/camper type of set up to use at 24h mountain bike races.

I've sorted a camping stove for cooking food and boiling water with but need to sort out some kind of fridge to keep food and drinks in.
I've tried a Coleman cooler box in the past but it wants great TBH.

After a bit of research it seems that the Waeco portable fridges seem to be highly rated. I'm considering one of the CDF series to run from a 110aH leisure battery in the van as they seem to have a fairly low current draw.

With fridges like this is it best to go with the logic of buying the biggest one you can afford? The CDF 25 seems to be popular but is £100 or so dearer than the 11 litre version. Should I just bite the bullet and get the bigger version?

Also, is there anything else worn taking a look at?

I've looked locally but there doesn't appear to be any Waeco stockists nearby that I could go and have a look at their products at.

[neenaw]

Just clarify, the fridge will be used to keep stuff while we're away at 24h races but will be used for the weekends camping so needs to last 2-3 days, hence looking at running it from a leisure battery via a split charge system.

I considered gas fridges but it seems a lot of hassle for something which will only be used a few times a year and will need to be easily removed from the van when I need the extra space inside.

I've been looking at a couple of cheaper options from a local camping shop but I've also found the Waeco fridges at a decent price from a supplier in Germany so I think I might just bite the bullet and go for one of these.

[neenaw]

I went for the newer CDF 26 model in the end, it's a compressor type fridge.

The newer model was on the Capital Outdoor website at £369 which was the cheapest UK supplier that I could find. On top of that I got 10% off with a promotion they're running and another 4.5% cashback through Quidco so I'm pretty happy with that

[neenaw]

LotusMartin said:

Did you receive your CDF-26 yet? Just looking on the Capital Outdoor website at the picture (I think) shows a CDF-25 without the digital readout? Might just be that they've not updated their photo.

That's a good price - £333 + cashback - might consider upgrading my 25

Just a quick update.
The fridge arrived this afternoon and it's the CDF-26 that's been sent. It would appear that they haven't updated the picture on the website.

I just noticed that Capital Outdoor are also running an offer where if you spend over £300 you get a voucher emailed to you for £30 off your next purchase of £50 or over which could b e pretty handy if you're looking for any other bits and bobs.