MYCOOLMAN POWER PACK

PORTABLE power packs are nothing new but in the past if you wanted one with enough grunt to power a fridge, you’d be looking at a big, heavy device. Thanks to lithium-ion battery tech, the MYCOOLMAN Power Pack is not big and heavy, but it still has enough grunt to power The Transporter 30L fridge for up to 18 hours.

The 15amp/h Power Pack weighs 1.65kg and has a magnetic base so it can ‘stick’ to the side of the fridge. It is supplied with a charging cable and a MYCOOLMAN fridge cable, and the latter can be plugged into either of the 30L fridge’s 12V DC inputs.

With the Power Pack you can keep your fridge running when it’s not connected to your vehicle’s power supply, which is ideal when camping where there are bollards, or for when you’re drinking at the campfire and you can’t be bothered getting up to grab another beverage (yes, first world problems are real). It’s also ideal for those who don’t have a dual-battery system in their vehicle, and who want to keep their fridge running when the vehicle is turned off.

The Power Pack can be charged from 0 to 100 per cent in five to six hours and has short-circuit protection, overcurrent protection, over-charging protection, over-discharge protection and over-heat protection. On Christmas Day I ran The Transporter fridge off the power pack for eight hours in the back of a stinking hot wagon and the drinks inside were still icy cold for the shotgun-ride home.

The Power Pack is covered by a 12-month warranty, and it can be used on all MYCOOLMAN fridges, with run times dependent on fridge size (105L fridge up to eight hours).