DOMETIC CFX3 COOLBOX

Dometic offers not one coolbox under the snappily titled CFX3 banner but a full range of eight models covering every imaginable chilling need.

Starting with the entry-level

CFX3 25 coolbox with a 25-litre capacity, up to the majestic CFX3 100 99-litre unit, the range includes boxes with ice makers and dualzones as well as offering a wide variety of carrying capacities.

All CFX3 coolboxes are compressor units as opposed to thermoelectric or gas-fuelled absorption models.

That means they are powered (12V DC or 240V AC) and operate like a regular refrigerator. While the units have to be tethered to their power source, the big benefit is that they have the power to freeze, or keep items frozen, regardless of the ambient temperature. By comparison, a thermoelectric machine will only cool to around 20°C below ambient.

Unlike thermoelectric units, however, compressor models cannot heat, so it’s important purchasers consider their needs carefully before shelling out.

Across the CFX3 range, the styling is attractively understated and the quality everything you would expect from a Scandi firm like Dometic.

Spring-loaded aluminium carrying handles tuck themselves away neatly after use, while a ruggedly constructed exo-frame provides protection in transit.

The cooling temperature is set on a high resolution colour display screen, after which everything can be controlled from the system’s smartphone app.

There’s no question that Dometic, which can trace its roots back to the two Swedish engineers who came up with the idea of the refrigerator in the first place, make top quality, robust, portable cooling products ideal for use on boats. We are impressed with the CFX3 range and are confident you will be too.