Ridge Ryder - EvaKool

[Mc4by]

Supercheap are having an Easter sale.
Ridge Ryder 60 litre fridge/freezer for 35% off. $779
Has anyone got experience with these cos I am very tempted.

[GQtdauto]

Yes we bought one in disgust after lining up at Aldi to get one of there's only to find a shit fight at the front door and worse inside , ain't going thru that again .
Ours is 45 litres and works well , no problems and we've had it for about a year , we do have an overpriced ARB 60 litre but wanted a smaller one to use as a freezer .
Mine cools to -1 in 15 mins empty , I have fitted a computer cooling fan behind the fridge which helps keep motor and cabinet cool .
Only thingS I don't like on the unit are the catch and the controls and readout are at the back of the unit , still on top but my eyes aren't as good as they used to be .
I have also cut the elcheapo cig plug off and made it Anderson plug , the bugger won't wiggle out now .

[Patrol'n]

Good mate of mine has the 42 (I think) litre version. He has used it quite a bit so far, we did find on the first couple of trips with it that the temp moved around a bit and then one day the temp went up several degrees. Turned out someone had kicked the cord a bit and it wasn't getting good clean power. We think the initial temp variance might have been the plug too, so as above we cut off the ciggie lighter plug and fitted an Anderson. Since then he hasn't had any issues with temp or otherwise. For the price he paid, seems like a good unit.

[MudRunnerTD]

This would get my money this week at Anaconda if I was in the market!! Sooo bloody cheap!!!

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[Winnie]

This would get my money this week at Anaconda if I was in the market!! Sooo bloody cheap!!!

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Wow that's ridiculous. That model is now superseded, the new one is exactly the same but has Bluetooth so you can control it from your phone.
That's a no brainer really, I'd go the waeco at that price any day.

[threedogs]

X 3 not much wrong with a Waeco, still remember when they first come on the market,,lol
Everyone was like "its not an Engel so it must be no good",,how wrong they were lol

[Bacho86]

X 3 not much wrong with a Waeco, still remember when they first come on the market,,lol
Everyone was like "its not an Engel so it must be no good",,how wrong they were lol

Weren't a bunch of them (or their supercentre re-badged cousins) recalled recently because they were allegedly catching on fire.....


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[Mc4by]

The Supercentre Kings had the recall due to faulty power cords but they appear to be fixed now. 60 litres for $615.
I just need to find an Anaconda store, that is a great price and I don't need bluetooth.

[Mc4by]

The sale has ended already....As Max says... missed it by that much.... | |

[TPC]

The Supercentre Kings had the recall due to faulty power cords but they appear to be fixed now. 60 litres for $615.
I just need to find an Anaconda store, that is a great price and I don't need bluetooth.

The Waeco CF40 & CF 50 were recalled too but they would have sorted the problem.

[Clunk]

Anaconda still have a sale on with Waeco fridges, not as good as that ad though I must admit

[jay see]

The Waeco CF40 & CF 50 were recalled too but they would have sorted the problem.
They sorted it out and released the cfx range.

[MudRunnerTD]

Anaconda still have a sale on with Waeco fridges, not as good as that ad though I must admit

Thank god! i really need to spend that $699 elsewhere!

[outback]

Supercheap are having an Easter sale.
Ridge Ryder 60 litre fridge/freezer for 35% off. $779
Has anyone got experience with these cos I am very tempted.

Go here:
https://www.evakool.com/factory-seconds/fridges-factory-second

They are even cheaper even with freight.

[threedogs]

Weren't a bunch of them (or their supercentre re-badged cousins) recalled recently because they were allegedly catching on fire.....


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Im going back 20 yrs when they first came on the market,
yes there was a batch recently that the cords were catching fire

[GQtdauto]

Im going back 20 yrs when they first came on the market,
yes there was a batch recently that the cords were catching fire
The cigarette plug cords that come out with most fridges even my ARB 60 litre are substandard , Engel are streets ahead in quality plugs .
Which is why ARB now sell the same plug as Engel , the problem with the plugs is too much resistance from underrated wiring and connections also they vibrate up and out of the plug .
Touch your plug at the cig lighter socket while going for a while and if it's hot I would replace it , Anderson style plugs are the best for a fridge , solid connections and won't come loose no matter what .
Some fridges now come standard with an Anderson plug connection at the back of the fridge .