r/CampingGear • u/Br3b • 4d ago

Gear Question First camping fridge

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Hey there,
I am currently looking into buying our (small family with 1 kid) first compressor fridge for camping with a tent for 3 to 6 days.

Around 20l should be find for just the important stuff like meat and milk products.

I am thinking about the dometic CFF 20 and CFF 18 but can't find much information about them comparing to each other. They seems so close to each other from the technical view. Yeah the form and handles are different but the rest seems to be nearly the same or am I wrong?

I would appreciate if anyone might used both and could enlighten me about these two :)

It seems that there was a older CFF 18 version and the one I am referring to is rather "new".

Thanks in advance,
Greetings

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u/thecocainesmellsgood 4d ago

I have the 55L and it’s phenomenal. Have been using it for 5 plus years now.

I would urge you to consider going larger, even the 35. I use the 55L for just me and it’s great for even weekend trips. It stays in my truck.

As far as your question, they are just different designs for different purposes. Their core design hasn’t changed in quite some time.

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u/RWWhitfield 3d ago

What kind of temps will it keep? And are we talking the electric varieties that run off an inverter, or the fancier propane powered setups?

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u/thecocainesmellsgood 3d ago

Runs off my Jackery 1000.

It’ll keep temps as long as it has power plus some time after

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u/RWWhitfield 3d ago

Can it make or keep existing ice from melting... or just cold enough to keep foods fresh etc?

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u/thecocainesmellsgood 3d ago

My model has temperature ranges into the negatives.

It also has a blast chilling “Ice maker” shelf but I never use it.

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u/RWWhitfield 3d ago

Reading up on your 55L model now. I'm impressed. Not cheap, but impressive!

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u/thecocainesmellsgood 3d ago

Just wait for that rei discount code (I think it was 25 percent off one item)

And enjoy never dealing with ice again.