OzTrail 20L Drawer Fridge Freezer: Product Review
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- Опубліковано 18 лют 2023
- We give you our first Impressions review of the OzTrail 20L Drawer Fridge Freezer.
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Thanks for the review, we will be having a look at buying one ourselves . 👍👍
Well so far so good, very happy with it at this stage 😁👍
Thanks guys. We are thinking of removing the compressor and fitting it to the side or top to fit into our canopy space. Interesting tip on the drill holes. I guess by the time we’ve mucked around with the compressor the warranty will be voided anyway so we may as well drill the holes! We are looking for a freezer to supplement our 80L Engel fridge. We are speaking to Oz Trails fridge guy tomorrow to check if the pipes are long enough for some mods. Your review gave us the final confidence we needed to give it a crack! 👍🏾👍🏾
Yeh let us know how it goes. And yes, the holes work an absolute treat!!
I’m look to get one of these and was wondering if you came right with removing compressor and setting it up remotely? I have a space issue so need to do the same. Thanks
@@rwhite498 hi. We haven’t fitted the unit just yet. It’s looking like it might just fit as is, will advise if we need to remove the compressor.
@@rwhite498 hi. We successfully reduced the length of our freezer and tested it for 9 days out bush. So far so good. Hubby ended up removing the rear components from the base plate, reducing the base plate to size then refitting components back on to the base plate and retrofitting the rear casing back around the compressor etc. Took a bit of time but worth it for us. Re the freezer itself- we’re super happy with its performance. Fast to cool and draws around 3-4 amps when running in northern Australia being opened regularly for fishing bait and ice unfrozen. Good luck 👍🏾👍🏾
Great review you guys - Subscribed ! Also prevented me getting that other brand.... Keen to know how they perform after some punishment. I note the dimensions are the same as the 30L Dometic.
Oh thank you!! ☺️ Yeh definitely keen to revisit this subject down the track for sure but holding high hopes so far. Yeh, thinking might be due to insulation maybe as it seems to get very cold and is very efficient.
Hi thanks for that review, better than the previous brand. I tried posting the web page for the covers at Forest Glen but UA-cam had a hiss fit
Yeh definitely a lot better!!
That's all good. I did find them so I'll give them a call or pop in - Ray
I can’t find this link ? Care to elaborate
Thanks for review. Chevked your kings review to and going to get this.
Please let her speak and dont cut her off, she seems to know what shes saying from her point of view as much as you do😊
Definitely a great fridge so far 👍👍
Thanks mate ☺️☺️
I want a draw freezer and after watching your Kings review and also looking around at other brands that are only fridges I think this one is the go for me. Thanks.
Yeh, we're definitely pretty happy with these ones so far.....we still have them and run the 24/7 and haven't faulted yet 👍
Just installed mine. I used sikaflex to bond some aluminium angle to the side then screwed the angle down. The fridge is on freezer mode and works well and is very silent.
@@jeepinoz
@@jeepinoz I might also drill holes on the draw. My ruvi tag says -9 while the screen says -16 and the tag is in the draw. Might try move the tag to under the draw to see if the temp is different first.
Great videos
Thank You 🙂
just watched you kings review as i was looking to buy as a freezer ..glad I watched that ...now looking as these they are great but to small for a freezer for my needs ..30 ltr was small as it was
Yeh the 20L might not be suitable for everyone. In my opinion, you might be best to look at the EvaKool draw fridge. It's only 30L but it's the only other one I'd consider.
@@jeepinoz I currently run a oztrail 57 ltr as a freezer and love the room it has ..but its a pain to dig through to get stuff at the bottom ....the draw was more for weight saving and ease of access but seems its to much of a crompamise in our situation ...We precook 90% of our meals and then kryovac and freeze ...makes meal time easy with less to washup ...and can fit a heap of meals in our current setup ....So glad I watched your kings vid as I was about to drop the money on one ...but like most kings crap its just not worth it in the end ...keep up the good work
@@BushDayz oh definitely.....we learnt the hard way and got 2 straight off the bat 😬😬 oh well. Yeh we like most OzTrail products so far. We used have a 60L Companion and yes, you can fit tons in them but yes, we downsized for the weight and space savings. In the end, you gotta do what works best for you guys 👍👍
great reveiew mate it will be good to see longivity. i dont know what to get. ive got chest frige freezer but there a pain in the arse you cant get anything out of them unless you stand on a milk crate
Yeh that's always the problems with those chest Freezers....... they're good but yeh a pain.
So far so good.... we've had them for just over a year now running day in day out and no faults yet 🤞🤞
Looks the goods
So far so good..... definitely happy with them at this stage 👍👍
Would of been good to have seen one of them loaded up with food and drinks, just to see how much you can squeeze into one them 👍
If you shoot us an email I can send you a few pics as we have them well LOADED at the minute
Good review. Have you drilled holes in both or just the one used for a freezer?
Thanks mate. Holes drilled in both.
I got one of these on Boxing Day sale for an absolute steal, finally have a canopy to install it in, and it never crossed my mind how tf I was going to go about installing it. I’d much rather have it bolted down somehow, but yeah, there’s no way to do that 😜. Maybe I end up replacing the rubber feet with some flat brackets that stick out the side and bolt the brackets down. Any advice would be great though.
I ended up putting a hook on either side, front and rear on the floor and used straps to tie it down. But the bracket could work too.
hey guys, LOVE your review, and thank you! any chance you could give info on the power draw/ consumption? i cannot seem to find that info on any websites or other reviews. Is it better (runs less power?) consumption as the brass monkey which is advertised as 5A? thank you!
Thanks Jasmine ☺️☺️ ours run at about 4.8A. Cannot however make any comments regarding the Brass Monkey as we haven't trialled one yet. Hope that helps 😄👍
@@jeepinoz yeah that’s about the same as the BM. Thank you!!
@@jasmineh2568 no problems at all ☺️
Did you have a look at the XTM 30l fridge from bcf ,they look very similar
No haven't checked them out as yet but might do if these ones don't last. Are you using the XTM?
Hi - how long does it take to get from a normal temp (off) to say 3 degrees? Relatively fast?
Yeah definitely one of the fastest i have seen
Thanks for the review, What I don't understand is that overall dimensions are the same as the Kings one but there is 10L differences in the advertised volume. Di you guys notice a difference in the inside dimensions?
We chose the Oztrail over the Kings not due to size but due to the freezing capabilities. This OzTrail goes much lower than the Kings and is more suited to our needs. So, no, we don't notice a difference as we're only running the Oztrail now.
Hi,
We are looking to purchase a drawer fridge freezer. Volume is a big deal for us with 4 kids. Can you tell me the difference of the inside dimensions between the kings 30lt and the Oz trail 20lt?
@@jessicapailthorpe7008 unfortunately we don't know the exact but it felt somewhat the same as to how much we fitted in each. I also note you say fridge freezer.....the king's one is definitely more fridge and not a freezer. If volume is an issue, maybe have a look into the EvaKool as they are a 40L.
Thank you
@@jessicapailthorpe7008 no worries. Sorry we couldn't be of more help
Wonder if you could put the fridges on top of each other?
Can't see why not, that's our plan down the track
Whats the real life current draw on them sitting in a canopy freezer vs fridge guys.
I've never tested but it is quite a bit as all drawer fridges seem to have thin walls.
Does it actually freeze?? Wanting to use as a dedicated freezer. I would love to throw in some fresh meat and freeze it. I stupidly tried the other brand (not even worth mentioning the name), and didn’t freeze a few bottles of water.
Yes, it freezes a full freezer of meat overnight.
are there any mounting points?
As stated in the video, the biggest downfall is the fact that there is NO mounting points.
Do they have screw in feet?
They have feet, can't remember if they are screw in sorry. They are mounted in a cavity in the canopy so I can't get to the feet properly
The brass monkey runs a unbranded compressor but the oztrail runs the LG dual compressor. Only downside to drilling all the holes is you lose the 2 year warranty
Yes. And very true, some risks you have to take. So far however, no need for warranty, hopefully stays that way.
Still happy with the drawers 9 months down the track?
Yes, absolutely. No complaints 👍
think you have the weights mixed up brass monkey is 21.8kg and the oztrail is 17.4
Oh ok. Used websites for info. Currently Brass Monkey says 21.8kg and the OzTrail is saying 20kg....checked just now 👍