It Even Freezes on Battery! EENOUR’s Portable Fridge Is Seriously Good

Hi, I’m Hide — tech journalist and part-time house-husband. An incredible portable fridge has arrived.

Fridges I’ve used before would get cold even set to -20°C, but nothing actually froze. This one’s different. It freezes things solid. Plus it runs for 8 hours on battery — a great product that flips what I thought a portable fridge could do.

**Official site: [EENOUR](https://www.eenour.jp)** **Product site: [EENOUR car fridge D Series](https://www.eenour.jp/collections/refrigerator/products/refrigerator-d)**

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Compact, powerful, and battery-powered

I tried the smallest model in the D Series, the 10L. The reason: my old fridge was big but held surprisingly little, which was a pain.

Older portable fridges had big equipment sections, so the body was way too big for what it held. Also, on paper they could be set to -22°C, but at the lowest setting they barely got as cold as a regular fridge (1–2°C).

EENOUR’s portable fridge stands out for being compact. Even the 18L model, close to that 20L one above, trims everything except storage space and is really compact.

My old one couldn’t run on battery, but this one runs a solid 8 hours on battery (tested with the D10), and it truly gets below zero. Even set to -10°C, it freezes things. It can also run with a solar panel, making it a real game-changer for portable fridges.

Pair it with a cooler and even 10L is practical

I can’t deny 10L is a bit small. It only fits a few drinks, and whiskey bottles are too tall to fit upright, so you need to get a little creative.

But what you want chilled and what you want frozen (or ice-cold) depends on the situation. For example, I’ll freeze meat to keep it fresh on the way to the campsite, but when cooking, it’s better if it’s partly thawed.

So I put that kind of stuff in a cooler, and drinks I want ice-cold go in the EENOUR D10.

Split things up like this and I find 10L is roughly enough for one family.

On the way home, drinks don’t need chilling, so I can freeze leftover meat and other food to bring home, which helps cut food waste. Refreezing thawed meat is a bit controversial, but for now this works for me and keeps food from going to waste.

## Three power sources

It can run off a car cigarette socket, 100V, or a solar panel. Plus it runs on battery overnight, so it’s really useful for disasters too.

Some BEVs now have cigarette sockets or 100V outlets in the trunk. In a setup like that, being able to keep it cooling all the time without taking up space is really handy.

Even without those, you can run a cable straight from the cigarette socket to the trunk, and it’s compact enough to fit in the back-seat footwell. Worst case, it runs 8 hours on battery, so you could just run it on battery until you reach the campsite.

## Torn between 10L and 18L…

This time I chose the 10L for compactness. It’s light and easy to carry, and I use it at home too, so it’s handy — but it feels too small for both food and drinks.

I’d like to try the 18L and compare if I get the chance, and EENOUR has several solar panels I want to try too.

You might not know this, but solar panels are actually pretty heavy. EENOUR’s seem pretty lightweight, but figuring out the best balance of watts and weight is tricky.

I’m torn between the 200W EB-200P and the 60W HYD-T60. I want to test which is enough, and whether 18L or 10L is better, and write about it later.

Still, it made me go, “Portable fridges have come this far!” If you’re thinking of buying one for camping or disaster prep, I wholeheartedly recommend EENOUR.

This story was originally published (in Japanese) on Yahoo! News Japan Expert.