Hey mate. Nice video. Love the honesty. You can adjust the door handle tightness by sliding the top metal catch back a few mm, it has slotted holes. That will keeo the door snug and stop it opening at the lower RHS. Cheers, Tommy BUSHMAN
I've been running the same 85L fridge in the back of my 105 Cruiser. Picked up the Stainless box from Bushman's to secure it in place and total weight is about half of a chest and drop down slide. Water tank behind fridge so no wasted space. One con for this fridge in a wagon is you need to pack stuff super tight otherwise the noise of shit rolling around gets annoying. And when empty, the shelves will rattle, which I fixed with a bit of rubber in the shelf mounts. Would definitely recommend this to anyone looking at camping fridges.
Had an Engel thermometer on ours while on Fraser, it suffers in the heat with compressor running non stop during the day. We saw internal temps on the middle shelf of around 10°c during the day. I think it needs an internal fan to circulate the air as the evaporator arear is very small. It's the best footprint and design for a canopy, but does not hold temp like an esky style fridge.
@@jarrod1687 Can't be long until it's resolved from factory, but I think a well placed fan at the back will resolve the issue. Keep in mind, if you have a canopy, the problems associated with height of the fridge, or bulky and heavy fridge slides is also a big problem (IMO).
A good honest review! I’ve been running the same 85lt bushmans for the last year and wouldn’t go back. My partner and I can fit 4-5 days worth of foods in there with no hassles, in saying that we don’t carry as many drinks in the fridge if we’re on a long trip, do the old keep 4 cold and keep rotating. The space and the weight it saves over a chest fridge with slide is phenomenal!! For the weekend warrior or tourer this is the fridge to get, highly recommend!
Each to their own. I looked at one of these but opted for a dual zone fridge/ freezer because for me personally, the freezer is too small on uprights and the dual zone can still be used completely as just a fridge if required.
We bought a upright fridge, ended with a Dometic. Similar size to yours & we love it. The freezer box slides out if you don't need it. Upright fridge is much easier to get stuff in & out, lighter & gives more room in our Prado than our previous chest fridge.
Been running the same fridge in my canopy for about 6 months now. Stays on 24/7, whereas the old engel was only turned on when we went for a trip. Now got nice cold drinks and even ice creams whenever we want. We got some plastic trays from kmart or similar. Fit perfectly and holds the tinnies from rolling all over the fridge.
Pro tip for any fridge setup: Blow up the bladder from a cask of water and use it to fill the empty space and stop things moving around. As more things come out of the fridge blow it up more. Lightweight, free and easy to store when you dont need it.
Hi Adam just subscribed The uprights are great for canopies especially for the shorter people I thought about them for a long time and decided as I have a wagon and not a dedicated camping truck I prefer the flexibility of the chest fridge which also doubles as a freezer and runs on 240v as well as 12 I also couldn’t justify the $1450 price tag. I noticed today Kings do an identical upright for $860 I currently have a bushman chest fridge that’s 20yrs old And have just purchased 2 brass monkey chest fridge freezers for my fishing trips One is 15l for drinks the other 52 litres for frozen fish Both cost $340 each and work brilliant Each to there own Great honest review
Cheers mate good review. I’ll stick with my dual zone as it offers a variety of uses. Especially on day trips using just the small bin as a fridge and the large one off and storing your dry goods. 🍺
Good review 👍 been looking at one of these for a while now but can't quite justify the expense. The weight saving and ease of access are definite sellers tho so it's on the list for sure. 👌👍😎
Hey, Just read yr comment. Look at my videos. I have a kings fridge, it’s exactly the same half the price and more than double the warranty Cheers Out There Touring
I have a stand up fridge in a new rig I bought and I hate it. Nothing ever fits in it the way I want. By the time I get it packed it's probably holding 70% the amount a chest would. Everything always want to fall out every time you open it or try to get something out. This is way worse then stuff being buried in a chest fridge. Mine also uses a ton more power. My chest fridge would taper off to almost nothing over night once the sun sets. This one uses 30-35 amp/hrs overnight even when the temps dip and it cools off. The worst is the freezer is too small to be useful, stuff near the freezer winds up freezing when you don't want it too and beer in the door is never cold enough. Not having digital set and forget temp controls is just stupid. My chest fridge dwkt with temp swings so much better than the a alog knob, which was also easy to bump while trying to get stuff to fit. So much could be done with the design for these to make them better. The access is great. Literally every other metric sucks. Even though mine is installed in finished cabinetry in a 4Runner I am going to gut it and put in a chest fridge. I seriously hate it lol. 😂
Exactly. Last time I was in BCF I put the two baskets from an Engel combi (39 litres combined) into a dometic "80" litre upright. They filled it perfectly. So aside from the 7 litre freezer compartment and the doors the actual usable volume is way less than chest fridges half their size. Power efficiency is trash, insulation is trash. Sure the weight is good and fridge slides are a pain in the ass but I just use an Engel 40 litre which is mounted in the canopy with no slide and have no issues accessing. With vacuum packed meat and a fruit and vege basket I can fit more food and drinks in the 40 litre Engel than my mates 85 litre bushman's. Takes up fuck all space in my canopy and it pulls half the power. Can be used as a proper freezer, removed and used as a portable fridge etc. Every time I considered an upright because of the small convenience of easy access I'm reminded of all their short falls
Sam, great review and I’ve just changed to the same fridge a few weeks ago for pretty much all the reasons you mention. I’m curious and if you said it I missed it. What setting are you running your fridge at and what temperature are you getting. I’m currently on 3.5 on the dial and my temp seems to be around 2 degrees in the morning and can pop up to 4 or 5 after opening the door to get stuff out. It definitely uses about 20% more power than my chest fridge in a week. It also seems to take a lot longer to get the temp back down. Still getting used to packing it but the ease of access is fantastic. Wish I’d built it into the canopy 4 years ago as I’ve got spare space behind it now. Maybe a water tank could be the go as someone suggested.
Im looking at this for on a semi. Might go for the bigger one, but a tough, 12v, upright fridge is just what i want. Im going through mini fridges like every year or two. Not fun.
Will be a while before I got one. 80L waeco won’t die, when it does it will be fixed. What about a bar fridge off an inverter? Would be alot cheaper than one of those and it’s already stocked
One major issue with uprights is that the moment you open the door, the cold air flows out. With a chest fridge, the cold air stays in the fridge. This means the upright fridge will run more often and for longer than a chest fridge. Convenience over efficiency.
@@moxweldingfabrication5113 Which part was funny? From the Bushman website: The first main difference between a chest fridge and an upright fridge is the cooling capabilities. A chest fridge is designed as a fridge or freezer, so you can set the fridge to any temperature all the way down to -18. Whereas an upright fridge is designed to sit around 4-5º. So no matter how far you turn the thermostat down, your drinks wont get to 1º. [I prefer my beer at 1C] In general terms an upright fridge also requires more careful packing and more maintenance. By placing all your jars, bottles and cans in plastic tubs, you will stop them moving around during transit. And once a month or so, depending on use and weather conditions, you may need to defrost the freezer. [I can also easily remove my chest fridge from the Patrol and use it as a beer fridge in my study] And finally, the third main difference is the amount of ventilation they will require. For example, and 85L upright fridge will require proportionally more free air flow than a 45L chest fridge. [upright fridges were designed for caravans and plenty of airflow for my chest fridge in the back of my Patrol on trips]
No need to dig up added info to prove your point, the point is it’s a fact, nobody arguing that. However the additional power usage is so minimal (on a fully stocked fridge) that it isn’t even worth noting. A small factor doesn’t equate to a major issue. With the 50 odd customers we have running these fridges, we’ve a complaint factor of …….0. A smarter decision would be that if your 12v system is so precious that you have to run the ultimate efficient fridge, and open it the least amount of time so as to save precious amps, it might be worth a look at reconfiguring the 12v setup. Convenience, space saving, weight saving, cost saving, beats a minor efficiency factor.
@@moxweldingfabrication5113 So your reply was a snide remark on facts that I presented, and which you continue make. Not a good look for a manufacturer on a public forum. Facts matter, which is why I quoted the Bushman website so that I wouldn't be accused of making things up. And 50 customers is but a mere rounding error when it comes to the number of chest fridges/freezers in use by the 4WD fraternity in Australia. What also hasn't been determined is how long these fridges, designed for caravans, will ultimately last. Chest fridges/freezers have proven themselves to work for decades, they do so by design. Even my two lowly Waeco CF50 fridges have lasted +/-20 years and still go bush and give me an icy cold beer every time. 😎
I have the kings version and i need to set the thermostat to 6.5 to get it to hit 4 degrees and over the course of a cold 12 hr rainy work day with car in the shade it uses over 50% of a 170ah battery in a quality setup. Driving to and from work plus 150w solar cant keep up with its energy draw and i am not opening it...
Buy the Kings 4WD fridge, less than half the price of the Bushman from the same factory, basically identical and Kings has substantially superior internal fridge layout.
Get an 85 liters chest fridge....fill it ip to the brim....and then...try to put everything from the chest fridge to your stand up 85 liters fridge.....
Not bad fridge but its identical to the kings 85L upright just with a higher price tag and different name there is a review on both fridges on yt and they are the same fridge
Absolutely not the same fridge. And kings have also been hit with a cease sales legal notification. Once there shipment is done, you won’t get a kings upright that appears to be a bushman. And when it does shit itself, let’s be honest we all know it will, you will be most likely left with a store credit rather than a replacement upright fridge if kings actually decide to honour a warranty claim. Also, anyone that sacrifices on an important component when it comes to Offroad use, something that could well and truly ruin a trip (like spoilt food) needs their head checked.
Look how fucking small the inside of that is , yeah the caves is easy when all of your shit falls out on the ground ! Haha . All those litres of storage and you can even use it because shit can be packed fully like a chest fridge
A 6 pack of beers and 2 bottles of water and the thing is nearly full !! Put a slab in it and enough food for 2 days camping, drive a 4x4 track and then open the door on camera . Do a realistic review !
Hey mate. Nice video. Love the honesty. You can adjust the door handle tightness by sliding the top metal catch back a few mm, it has slotted holes. That will keeo the door snug and stop it opening at the lower RHS. Cheers, Tommy BUSHMAN
I've been running the same 85L fridge in the back of my 105 Cruiser. Picked up the Stainless box from Bushman's to secure it in place and total weight is about half of a chest and drop down slide.
Water tank behind fridge so no wasted space. One con for this fridge in a wagon is you need to pack stuff super tight otherwise the noise of shit rolling around gets annoying. And when empty, the shelves will rattle, which I fixed with a bit of rubber in the shelf mounts.
Would definitely recommend this to anyone looking at camping fridges.
Had an Engel thermometer on ours while on Fraser, it suffers in the heat with compressor running non stop during the day. We saw internal temps on the middle shelf of around 10°c during the day.
I think it needs an internal fan to circulate the air as the evaporator arear is very small.
It's the best footprint and design for a canopy, but does not hold temp like an esky style fridge.
This is the only issue stopping me buying one
@@jarrod1687 Can't be long until it's resolved from factory, but I think a well placed fan at the back will resolve the issue.
Keep in mind, if you have a canopy, the problems associated with height of the fridge, or bulky and heavy fridge slides is also a big problem (IMO).
A good honest review! I’ve been running the same 85lt bushmans for the last year and wouldn’t go back. My partner and I can fit 4-5 days worth of foods in there with no hassles, in saying that we don’t carry as many drinks in the fridge if we’re on a long trip, do the old keep 4 cold and keep rotating. The space and the weight it saves over a chest fridge with slide is phenomenal!! For the weekend warrior or tourer this is the fridge to get, highly recommend!
Each to their own. I looked at one of these but opted for a dual zone fridge/ freezer because for me personally, the freezer is too small on uprights and the dual zone can still be used completely as just a fridge if required.
Fair enough but they’re too heavy and you still need a drop slide which is even heavier than the fridge itself usually and expensive
We have had a bushman 85 litre in back our for 3 years now .
The best decision we made. We live full-time on the road, and it has worked great for us.
We bought a upright fridge, ended with a Dometic. Similar size to yours & we love it. The freezer box slides out if you don't need it. Upright fridge is much easier to get stuff in & out, lighter & gives more room in our Prado than our previous chest fridge.
Been running the same fridge in my canopy for about 6 months now. Stays on 24/7, whereas the old engel was only turned on when we went for a trip. Now got nice cold drinks and even ice creams whenever we want. We got some plastic trays from kmart or similar. Fit perfectly and holds the tinnies from rolling all over the fridge.
I'm only 5mins in and I'm laughing already ! great review so far ! definitely need to keep more milk !!
Pro tip for any fridge setup: Blow up the bladder from a cask of water and use it to fill the empty space and stop things moving around. As more things come out of the fridge blow it up more. Lightweight, free and easy to store when you dont need it.
Great tip. Cheers!
Hi Adam just subscribed
The uprights are great for canopies especially for the shorter people
I thought about them for a long time and decided as I have a wagon and not a dedicated camping truck I prefer the flexibility of the chest fridge which also doubles as a freezer and runs on 240v as well as 12
I also couldn’t justify the $1450 price tag.
I noticed today Kings do an identical upright for $860
I currently have a bushman chest fridge that’s 20yrs old
And have just purchased 2 brass monkey chest fridge freezers for my fishing trips
One is 15l for drinks the other 52 litres for frozen fish
Both cost $340 each and work brilliant
Each to there own
Great honest review
Cheers mate good review. I’ll stick with my dual zone as it offers a variety of uses. Especially on day trips using just the small bin as a fridge and the large one off and storing your dry goods. 🍺
The Dometic upright has top and bottom locks to overcome the door flex problem you mentioned
You’ve convinced me to change Fridge with the slab fitting perfect!!
If you like your drinks at 5 degrees go for it.
Warm or frozen beer is beer my dude
My beers always icy out of my bushman.
Hiya mate, love the review, but would like to know if i could get hold of the small drawer you have below the fridge.
How does it go offroad? Love to see you load it with some food and take it up a proper track and then show us what it looks like inside
Can you please just go and buy Sam a table. She has been asking nicely for months and months now!
😂
Sam, Sam needs a table. Sam should buy Sam a table. Sam shouldn’t make Sam go without a table. Fuck! Which Sam are we talking about again🤷♂️
Hahahhha please Sam 🙏
@@moxweldingfabrication5113 I’m confused as to what Sam wants the table now 😅😂
So many Sams.
Bought a cfx3 95DZ but it's got a big footprint, not to mention the weight and the need for a $1000 dropdown Just ordered a bushmans so happy days 👌
Good review 👍 been looking at one of these for a while now but can't quite justify the expense. The weight saving and ease of access are definite sellers tho so it's on the list for sure. 👌👍😎
Hey,
Just read yr comment. Look at my videos.
I have a kings fridge, it’s exactly the same half the price and more than double the warranty
Cheers
Out There Touring
That’s awesome mate. Just wondering how much your battery system was from prowire?
I have a stand up fridge in a new rig I bought and I hate it. Nothing ever fits in it the way I want. By the time I get it packed it's probably holding 70% the amount a chest would. Everything always want to fall out every time you open it or try to get something out. This is way worse then stuff being buried in a chest fridge. Mine also uses a ton more power. My chest fridge would taper off to almost nothing over night once the sun sets. This one uses 30-35 amp/hrs overnight even when the temps dip and it cools off.
The worst is the freezer is too small to be useful, stuff near the freezer winds up freezing when you don't want it too and beer in the door is never cold enough.
Not having digital set and forget temp controls is just stupid. My chest fridge dwkt with temp swings so much better than the a alog knob, which was also easy to bump while trying to get stuff to fit.
So much could be done with the design for these to make them better. The access is great. Literally every other metric sucks.
Even though mine is installed in finished cabinetry in a 4Runner I am going to gut it and put in a chest fridge. I seriously hate it lol. 😂
Exactly. Last time I was in BCF I put the two baskets from an Engel combi (39 litres combined) into a dometic "80" litre upright. They filled it perfectly. So aside from the 7 litre freezer compartment and the doors the actual usable volume is way less than chest fridges half their size.
Power efficiency is trash, insulation is trash.
Sure the weight is good and fridge slides are a pain in the ass but I just use an Engel 40 litre which is mounted in the canopy with no slide and have no issues accessing.
With vacuum packed meat and a fruit and vege basket I can fit more food and drinks in the 40 litre Engel than my mates 85 litre bushman's.
Takes up fuck all space in my canopy and it pulls half the power.
Can be used as a proper freezer, removed and used as a portable fridge etc.
Every time I considered an upright because of the small convenience of easy access I'm reminded of all their short falls
One downside of an upright is not as easy taking them out for more space or lending it to someone else.
Sam, great review and I’ve just changed to the same fridge a few weeks ago for pretty much all the reasons you mention. I’m curious and if you said it I missed it. What setting are you running your fridge at and what temperature are you getting. I’m currently on 3.5 on the dial and my temp seems to be around 2 degrees in the morning and can pop up to 4 or 5 after opening the door to get stuff out. It definitely uses about 20% more power than my chest fridge in a week. It also seems to take a lot longer to get the temp back down. Still getting used to packing it but the ease of access is fantastic. Wish I’d built it into the canopy 4 years ago as I’ve got spare space behind it now. Maybe a water tank could be the go as someone suggested.
Could fit an extra latch at the bottom for travelling 💡
Maybe fit a small overcenter latch to the middle of the door, and only use it when traveling.
How cold does it keep the beers in hot weather?
Those door shelves adjustable?🤔
Should have made a pull-out table under the dog box. Full width of the car...🍻😁...
Im looking at this for on a semi. Might go for the bigger one, but a tough, 12v, upright fridge is just what i want. Im going through mini fridges like every year or two. Not fun.
Will be a while before I got one. 80L waeco won’t die, when it does it will be fixed. What about a bar fridge off an inverter? Would be alot cheaper than one of those and it’s already stocked
off topic man but what rims are those
With some mods plenty off room under your tray for a slide out table.
One major issue with uprights is that the moment you open the door, the cold air flows out. With a chest fridge, the cold air stays in the fridge. This means the upright fridge will run more often and for longer than a chest fridge. Convenience over efficiency.
Hahahhaha (in reference to “major” for those playing at home)
@@moxweldingfabrication5113 Which part was funny? From the Bushman website: The first main difference between a chest fridge and an upright fridge is the cooling capabilities. A chest fridge is designed as a fridge or freezer, so you can set the fridge to any temperature all the way down to -18. Whereas an upright fridge is designed to sit around 4-5º. So no matter how far you turn the thermostat down, your drinks wont get to 1º. [I prefer my beer at 1C]
In general terms an upright fridge also requires more careful packing and more maintenance. By placing all your jars, bottles and cans in plastic tubs, you will stop them moving around during transit. And once a month or so, depending on use and weather conditions, you may need to defrost the freezer. [I can also easily remove my chest fridge from the Patrol and use it as a beer fridge in my study]
And finally, the third main difference is the amount of ventilation they will require. For example, and 85L upright fridge will require proportionally more free air flow than a 45L chest fridge. [upright fridges were designed for caravans and plenty of airflow for my chest fridge in the back of my Patrol on trips]
No need to dig up added info to prove your point, the point is it’s a fact, nobody arguing that. However the additional power usage is so minimal (on a fully stocked fridge) that it isn’t even worth noting. A small factor doesn’t equate to a major issue. With the 50 odd customers we have running these fridges, we’ve a complaint factor of …….0. A smarter decision would be that if your 12v system is so precious that you have to run the ultimate efficient fridge, and open it the least amount of time so as to save precious amps, it might be worth a look at reconfiguring the 12v setup. Convenience, space saving, weight saving, cost saving, beats a minor efficiency factor.
@@moxweldingfabrication5113 So your reply was a snide remark on facts that I presented, and which you continue make. Not a good look for a manufacturer on a public forum. Facts matter, which is why I quoted the Bushman website so that I wouldn't be accused of making things up. And 50 customers is but a mere rounding error when it comes to the number of chest fridges/freezers in use by the 4WD fraternity in Australia. What also hasn't been determined is how long these fridges, designed for caravans, will ultimately last. Chest fridges/freezers have proven themselves to work for decades, they do so by design. Even my two lowly Waeco CF50 fridges have lasted +/-20 years and still go bush and give me an icy cold beer every time. 😎
My favourite colour is red, prove me wrong
I have the kings version and i need to set the thermostat to 6.5 to get it to hit 4 degrees and over the course of a cold 12 hr rainy work day with car in the shade it uses over 50% of a 170ah battery in a quality setup. Driving to and from work plus 150w solar cant keep up with its energy draw and i am not opening it...
Buy the Kings 4WD fridge, less than half the price of the Bushman from the same factory, basically identical and Kings has substantially superior internal fridge layout.
Get an 85 liters chest fridge....fill it ip to the brim....and then...try to put everything from the chest fridge to your stand up 85 liters fridge.....
Not bad fridge but its identical to the kings 85L upright just with a higher price tag and different name there is a review on both fridges on yt and they are the same fridge
Absolutely not the same fridge. And kings have also been hit with a cease sales legal notification. Once there shipment is done, you won’t get a kings upright that appears to be a bushman. And when it does shit itself, let’s be honest we all know it will, you will be most likely left with a store credit rather than a replacement upright fridge if kings actually decide to honour a warranty claim. Also, anyone that sacrifices on an important component when it comes to Offroad use, something that could well and truly ruin a trip (like spoilt food) needs their head checked.
Any good for frozen meat? 😅 I love my meat,
Look how fucking small the inside of that is , yeah the caves is easy when all of your shit falls out on the ground ! Haha . All those litres of storage and you can even use it because shit can be packed fully like a chest fridge
A 6 pack of beers and 2 bottles of water and the thing is nearly full !! Put a slab in it and enough food for 2 days camping, drive a 4x4 track and then open the door on camera . Do a realistic review !
Standup you say 😅