So I bought some useless junk recently...

[Desertbreh]

Santa is bringing me this:

https://icecofreezer.com/products/vlpro ... frigerator

And this:

https://icecofreezer.com/products/iceco ... er-station

No I'm not going overlanding. I'm just tired of fucking with ice. I'm also tired of deadlifting a 100 lb+ Yeti full of said ice and food into a pretty high Tahoe load deck. It will eventually snakebite me.
Now all I have to do is put in the food and plug er' in to the truck. Stop at a hotel somewhere on a whim? No problem, plug the cooler/freezer into the battery for up to 24 hours.

[MexicanYarisTK]

I recently got myself a new ipad air. In fact ever since I bought I barely use my now 10 year old macbook anymore. This thing does everything I need for my current use. I still use the mac from time to time when I store pics and files.

[MexicanYarisTK]

Alright so I lost one of my buds from my airpods and has been a week now. That being said, lately I only use them mostly when Im calling someone, especially when im working, so just for those purposes alone, I prefer a compact pod like headphones. But other primary purposes such as gym, flying/travel, commuting via public transport (rarely in dc especially solo), I may viably prefer a more traditional set over head type headphones and sell the remaining I have left of my airpoddies or keep them.

2 versions (or should I say generations, the iv 60$ one is perfectly fine for me, maybe I dont like carrying that size when I take the metro into the city perhaps + calls, those are my only issues with) of the overhead and the airpod equivalent.

[golftdibrad1]

Santa is bringing me this:

https://icecofreezer.com/products/vlpro ... frigerator

And this:

https://icecofreezer.com/products/iceco ... er-station

No I'm not going overlanding. I'm just tired of fucking with ice. I'm also tired of deadlifting a 100 lb+ Yeti full of said ice and food into a pretty high Tahoe load deck. It will eventually snakebite me.
Now all I have to do is put in the food and plug er' in to the truck. Stop at a hotel somewhere on a whim? No problem, plug the cooler/freezer into the battery for up to 24 hours.

[Desertbreh]

Santa is bringing me this:

https://icecofreezer.com/products/vlpro ... frigerator

And this:

https://icecofreezer.com/products/iceco ... er-station

No I'm not going overlanding. I'm just tired of fucking with ice. I'm also tired of deadlifting a 100 lb+ Yeti full of said ice and food into a pretty high Tahoe load deck. It will eventually snakebite me.
Now all I have to do is put in the food and plug er' in to the truck. Stop at a hotel somewhere on a whim? No problem, plug the cooler/freezer into the battery for up to 24 hours.

Frivolous but I think I'll get quite a bit of use out of it.

[SAWCE]

Frivolous but I think I'll get quite a bit of use out of it.

How many chicken shakes does that thing fit?

[Desertbreh]

Frivolous but I think I'll get quite a bit of use out of it.

How many chicken shakes does that thing fit?

TBD!

[max225]

Santa is bringing me this:

https://icecofreezer.com/products/vlpro ... frigerator

And this:

https://icecofreezer.com/products/iceco ... er-station

No I'm not going overlanding. I'm just tired of fucking with ice. I'm also tired of deadlifting a 100 lb+ Yeti full of said ice and food into a pretty high Tahoe load deck. It will eventually snakebite me.
Now all I have to do is put in the food and plug er' in to the truck. Stop at a hotel somewhere on a whim? No problem, plug the cooler/freezer into the battery for up to 24 hours.

Speechless

[Desertbreh]

Santa is bringing me this:

https://icecofreezer.com/products/vlpro ... frigerator

And this:

https://icecofreezer.com/products/iceco ... er-station

No I'm not going overlanding. I'm just tired of fucking with ice. I'm also tired of deadlifting a 100 lb+ Yeti full of said ice and food into a pretty high Tahoe load deck. It will eventually snakebite me.
Now all I have to do is put in the food and plug er' in to the truck. Stop at a hotel somewhere on a whim? No problem, plug the cooler/freezer into the battery for up to 24 hours.

Speechless

[wap]

[Desertbreh]

It's fucking Christmas Ron.

[golftdibrad1]

Frivolous but I think I'll get quite a bit of use out of it.

I like that its a real refrigerator / vapor compression machine. Not that thermoelectric stuff which is meh in this application.

[Desertbreh]

Frivolous but I think I'll get quite a bit of use out of it.

I like that its a real refrigerator / vapor compression machine. Not that thermoelectric stuff which is meh in this application.

Agreed. The compressor has a five year warranty.

[max225]

Speechless

$1500 portafridge and battery combo is pretty to keep a $1 bottle of water or $2 energy drink cool 2x a year. But impressive piece of tech nonetheless.

[Desertbreh]

$1500 portafridge and battery combo is pretty to keep a $1 bottle of water or $2 energy drink cool 2x a year. But impressive piece of tech nonetheless.

The whole thing rang in at about $1300. We pack a big ass cooler of food everytime we drive to MX. It would be nice to bring the MEATZ and other perishables without worrying about water intrusion/spending an extra day somewhere on the way down. The use case is actually at least 15X year. Drinks would actually be in a conventional cooler.

[max225]

$1500 portafridge and battery combo is pretty to keep a $1 bottle of water or $2 energy drink cool 2x a year. But impressive piece of tech nonetheless.

The whole thing rang in at about $1300. We pack a big ass cooler of food everytime we drive to MX. It would be nice to bring the MEATZ and other perishables without worrying about water intrusion/spending an extra day somewhere on the way down. The use case is actually at least 15X year. Drinks would actually be in a conventional cooler.

Interesting I figured groceries are significantly cheaper south of the border

[Desertbreh]

The whole thing rang in at about $1300. We pack a big ass cooler of food everytime we drive to MX. It would be nice to bring the MEATZ and other perishables without worrying about water intrusion/spending an extra day somewhere on the way down. The use case is actually at least 15X year. Drinks would actually be in a conventional cooler.

Interesting I figured groceries are significantly cheaper south of the border

There's a few things I won't buy in MX/can't find.

1. Meat (Won't buy at most grocery stores, there are a few butcher shops)
2. Cheese that isn't white or tastes interesting (Mexicans don't do smoked gouda or even sharp cheddar)
3. Organic Milk.
4. 1/2 and 1/2
5. Other high end/luxuriousish foods that white people like

[SAWCE]

How many chicken shakes does that thing fit?

TBD!

[SAWCE]

Interesting I figured groceries are significantly cheaper south of the border

There's a few things I won't buy in MX/can't find.

1. Meat (Won't buy at most grocery stores, there are a few butcher shops)
2. Cheese that isn't white or tastes interesting (Mexicans don't do smoked gouda or even sharp cheddar)
3. Organic Milk.
4. 1/2 and 1/2
5. Other high end/luxuriousish foods that white people like

You left out that now you can grab growth hormone from a Mexican pharmacy and safely bring it refrigerated back across the border.

[Desertbreh]

There's a few things I won't buy in MX/can't find.

1. Meat (Won't buy at most grocery stores, there are a few butcher shops)
2. Cheese that isn't white or tastes interesting (Mexicans don't do smoked gouda or even sharp cheddar)
3. Organic Milk.
4. 1/2 and 1/2
5. Other high end/luxuriousish foods that white people like

You left out that now you can grab growth hormone from a Mexican pharmacy and safely bring it refrigerated back across the border.

Great point.

[golftdibrad1]

$1500 portafridge and battery combo is pretty to keep a $1 bottle of water or $2 energy drink cool 2x a year. But impressive piece of tech nonetheless.

The whole thing rang in at about $1300. We pack a big ass cooler of food everytime we drive to MX. It would be nice to bring the MEATZ and other perishables without worrying about water intrusion/spending an extra day somewhere on the way down. The use case is actually at least 15X year. Drinks would actually be in a conventional cooler.

The battery is pretty cheap compared to other premium lipo power boxes, like this one is a cool 1k.
https://www.jackery.com/products/jacker ... tion?gQT=1

This is about the same $$
https://www.amazon.com/Jackery-Explorer ... B0D7PPG25F

most off brand chinesium is comparable in price on amazon. Why not get the thing made to work with it for same price?

This stuff is comparable to the DIY system I did for my shed, but my shed battery has a bit more capacity at ~1400 ah

Interesting I figured groceries are significantly cheaper south of the border

There's a few things I won't buy in MX/can't find.

1. Meat (Won't buy at most grocery stores, there are a few butcher shops)
2. Cheese that isn't white or tastes interesting (Mexicans don't do smoked gouda or even sharp cheddar)
3. Organic Milk.
4. 1/2 and 1/2
5. Other high end/luxuriousish foods that white people like

We dont normally eat cheese due to wife's allergies, but every one and a while we will load up on allergy meds and we will have a treat. We got this aged sharp cheddar from the Murray stand at the kroger that was one of the best things I've ever had to eat, like period.

You left out that now you can grab growth hormone from a Mexican pharmacy and safely bring it refrigerated back across the border.

As it should be
but for real prescription drug gatekeeping pisses me off more the older I get.

[golftdibrad1]

This stuff is comparable to the DIY system I did for my shed, but my shed battery has a bit more capacity at ~1400 ah

Speaking of this, not having compressed air in the shop was becoming annoying. When you are used to working a certain way and having access to such things, its hard to pivot. Yes, most electric versions of air tools are better these days. I however like blowing shit clean, cleaning air filters, brapping things with the air hammer, etc. My inverter wouldnt run the big boi compressor (expected), so i needed something.

I looked into 12v systems that guys use for air ride and on board air and the like, and they are $$ and it would be hacky. Ryobi also makes an 18v battery one for those in that system (of course they do) but also $$. The solution?

Math.

1000 watt inverter 2k peak, this means i have to get a compressor that draws less than 1kw/120v=8.3 amps full load. Ideally less.

so onto the spec sheets and I found this:
https://www.harborfreight.com/3-gallon- ... 57572.html

Draws 3.4 amps. Sweet. 3 gallons sucks as a capacity tho...however:
https://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools ... 65594.html

8 Gallons is better. Tied the 2 together with some misc. fittings and now i have solar power shop air, and a tank that can be easily moved. Plus, now that I have 8 freaking reusable filters to blow clean in the house every few months (the mini splits), its trivial matter to take the little dude up the hill to the house and knock that out easy. Spent under $100 bones

not sure I ever posted pics. I've since cleaned up the wiring a bit, added a power strip and a 12v socket. Lights run to a switch by the door, and a few others are on their own switch if i need to save power, but they use so little its never been an issue. New compressor setup at the bottom.

[Desertbreh]

This stuff is comparable to the DIY system I did for my shed, but my shed battery has a bit more capacity at ~1400 ah

Speaking of this, not having compressed air in the shop was becoming annoying. When you are used to working a certain way and having access to such things, its hard to pivot. Yes, most electric versions of air tools are better these days. I however like blowing shit clean, cleaning air filters, brapping things with the air hammer, etc. My inverter wouldnt run the big boi compressor (expected), so i needed something.

I looked into 12v systems that guys use for air ride and on board air and the like, and they are $$ and it would be hacky. Ryobi also makes an 18v battery one for those in that system (of course they do) but also $$. The solution?

Math.

1000 watt inverter 2k peak, this means i have to get a compressor that draws less than 1kw/120v=8.3 amps full load. Ideally less.

so onto the spec sheets and I found this:
https://www.harborfreight.com/3-gallon- ... 57572.html

Draws 3.4 amps. Sweet. 3 gallons sucks as a capacity tho...however:
https://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools ... 65594.html

8 Gallons is better. Tied the 2 together with some misc. fittings and now i have solar power shop air, and a tank that can be easily moved. Plus, now that I have 8 freaking reusable filters to blow clean in the house every few months (the mini splits), its trivial matter to take the little dude up the hill to the house and knock that out easy. Spent under $100 bones

not sure I ever posted pics. I've since cleaned up the wiring a bit, added a power strip and a 12v socket. Lights run to a switch by the door, and a few others are on their own switch if i need to save power, but they use so little its never been an issue. New compressor setup at the bottom.

Very nice. I have one of these at home and in my shop/storage unit in IMX. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Makita-2-6- ... /202713487
Quiet. Portable. Compact.

As for your cheese comment above, being allergic to cheese is probably a blessing. Shit is tasty but its simply not good for you.

[D Griff]

$1500 portafridge and battery combo is pretty to keep a $1 bottle of water or $2 energy drink cool 2x a year. But impressive piece of tech nonetheless.

The whole thing rang in at about $1300. We pack a big ass cooler of food everytime we drive to MX. It would be nice to bring the MEATZ and other perishables without worrying about water intrusion/spending an extra day somewhere on the way down. The use case is actually at least 15X year. Drinks would actually be in a conventional cooler.

Yeah, I get it, pretty legit thing. I hate wasting food and anytime we travel by car, I'll load up shit like veggies we can snack on to bring with versus throwing away. not something I could use at this stage but I rate it a legit purchase.

[D Griff]

Cheese might be my favorite food.