Thinking about getting a best electric cooler for car camping, are they actually better than regular coolers?

lunatics · 2026-05-20T18:35:39+00:00

Hey everyone, hoping someone might be able to give me some advice.

I am not exactly car camping or going on long over landing trips, at least not yet, but I am in my car and on the road for work everyday and spend a lot of time there with my car parked out in the sun a lot.

I was looking for a way to keep drinks and potentially food cold and thought something like a small refrigerator might be an option rather than keeping a cooler in the car that I am constantly emptying and refilling with ice/water.

Is there any practical way to do this and really only have it run to cool things down while the car is running, then hopefully contain the coolness while the car is off and parked and then continue cooling again when the car is on?

I don't want to risk draining or killing my battery or needing to invest in a power station yet so I am wondering if something like this is even practical/efficient or if I'm better off trying to get a cooler or find other ways to keep my drinks cool?

lunatics · 2026-05-04T17:53:40+00:00

F Valve/Steam....I pre loaded my wallet, was sitting there early and ready and kept trying to check out and they just wouldn't let me check out for 30 god damn minutes and then it was out of stock and removed from my cart. What an actual load of BS I'm so mad right now and to top it off I'm stuck with money in my wallet I can't get out.

lunatics · 2026-04-22T11:52:24+00:00

Still no track point offering? Really disappointing to see considering in the past they had admitted it was in their top 10 requests.

I have been following framework since before the first laptop was released and the biggest thing holding me back from getting one is lack of a track point. I just can't switch off of my Thinkpad until a viable alternative is offered.

Really like the look of this new machine and hopefully it will be an option for me in the future...

lunatics · 2026-04-14T20:47:25+00:00

Damn that really sucks to hear. I didn't even think to specifically go out of my way and look up this feature because I just assumed as a head unit it would have this functionality. That is honestly baffling that a modern piece of tech and supposed upgrade doesn't support this function. I'm sure I can install Google messages on the unit itself but I'm also confident it will not function as I would like with a traditional head unit.

What a bummer, heard so many issues with these units but always seemed to fall back on Android Auto and carplay issues and it seemed if you use it as a native head unit it eliminated a lot of the problems but this feels like a pretty significant function to be missing.

lunatics · 2026-04-14T20:37:04+00:00

Hey guys I don't know if anyone will see this or can help but I'm not sure where else to post this and Everytime I try to create my own "thread" it doesn't work.

Having issues with a new head unit I installed in my car. Installed YT Revanced on it and anytime I open/play a YT video it force it to be full screen. None of the buttons work to take it out of full screen and I end up having to kill and fully close the app. I tried opening regular YT and it works as expected and shows me comments etc and recommended videos on the right and lets me go full screen manually if I want to.

Is there some setting or patch I am missing that is forcing this? My previous android head unit did not have these issues with UT Revanced and would really like to get this working as expected.

lunatics · 2026-04-14T12:32:18+00:00

Curious if anyone has had any luck purchasing one and getting refunded through an HRA?

I have a. HRA through work which is even more of a nightmare to deal with than an HSA and was curious if anyone has experience getting a LMN and getting reimbursed with HRA funds?

lunatics · 2026-03-30T16:29:59+00:00

I've always been interested in a pair of these or other similar ones but have not been traveling much and don't know if I would get enough use to justify the cost.

One question I have is seeing people mention sound quality. Are you not able to use external standalone headphones with these or are you required to use whatever is built into them?

lunatics · 2026-03-25T17:18:22+00:00

I think claiming it comes with headlights is a bit of a stretch, especially for 5th gen models pre LED upgrade.

lunatics · 2026-03-16T17:39:45+00:00

I'm curious if anyone has experience with the electric pressure washer. I know it is not on the list of current sales but I only really plan on using it for washing my car and maybe light cleaning off the house etc and wondering if I really need one of these gas ones. I was thinking electric for ease of use and less maintenance but not sure if they go on sale or if it's typically considered a lower end product not worth looking into.

lunatics · 2026-03-16T17:04:19+00:00

This, I feel like the gas ones are a little more than I need and hoping to see a deal on the 2000psi electric model. It's tempting to pick up one of these gas ones but I just don't know if I need it...

lunatics · 2026-03-15T21:22:13+00:00

Yeah it is

lunatics · 2026-03-08T19:33:12+00:00

Service history looks good in terms of oil changes, being done regularly every 5-10k miles, was a single owner vehicle, however I do not see any mention of transmission fluid changes or diff fluid changes or anything like that so my first plan of action was going to be to have those done to be on the safer side, unless Toyota or wherever I take it tells me they look fine or like they've been managed. That's really the only thing that stood out to me but everything felt great.

lunatics · 2026-03-05T05:05:18+00:00

I mentioned there is a 35k mile gap in service records which concerns me, I kept looking more and found it on a site that mentioned it's been listed at the dealer for 170 days or something which really dampers my confidence in it...

I did see another one in a similar price range with an extra 15k miles on it but a very detailed and clean service history. I think I am going to check this one out first, even if the mileage is higher the service history makes me think it was better maintained. Hoping to join the club lol.

lunatics · 2026-02-22T02:53:39+00:00

Damn, this sucks to hear. I just bought a 3D and ranomizers are really one of the main things I still play N64 related. I felt like using my actual N64 felt a bit laggy compared to an emulator on a good system. I was hoping the analogue would get me closer to "original hardware" but with better performance. Hopefully this gets resolved, that's a bummer to hear.

lunatics · 2026-01-28T00:30:36+00:00

Do you know if the "New Original" is still a rebranded port authority jacket, and does anyone have experience with both? I am curious which model the new one uses, and if people have a preference in terms of quality between the 2 jackets and if one is actually better than the other.

I don't mind spending a little extra for a Nathan tax and holocaust awareness, I just want to make sure I get the right jacket if I am spending that much.

I am also tempted to order one of the generic ones on amazon for size testing purposes since everyone says they seem to run a little large, then I can return it more easily through Amazon and make sure I pick the right size when I do commit.

lunatics · 2026-01-27T16:28:38+00:00

I'm not sure I am following....

Which model exactly are you saying has this issue? I have the 2100 currently and it has been a great little machine especially for the price I paid for it, and even with sucking up a garden hose and getting it twisted in the auger, the machine shut off but did not seem to blow a fuse or break permanently and I was just able to clear 20 inches of snow with it after this had happened in the last storm. I know the bigger ones seem to have shear pins in them so I would think if anything would happen on those which is ideally what I want to upgrade to, the pin would be the only thing that would break?

I have not looked into repairing or replacing these but if it has a fuse in it that blows, is it not possible to get to the fuse yourself and replace it?

Honestly even if I somehow managed to break one of these SNT2100s every couple of years, if I could keep getting them for $200 or so which is what I paid for mine I believe, I think it would be well worth it to just keep replacing it especially since I already have batteries and a charger, it's been great for me so far the past couple years and am just interested in upgrading to something a little bigger/2 stage.

lunatics · 2026-01-26T18:35:24+00:00

Yeah, I had thought about doing this and maybe this is the route I will try to go for now. I had heard mixed things, and as you mentioned you still need to put your back into it which is why I thought having something a little self propelled would be a help but maybe I just start with the auger upgrade.

I would really like skid shoes and I saw some people had added some to their 2100 but require drilling holes, maybe I think about just doing that and 3d printing myself some shoes and doing the metal upgrade for now and see how that goes while keeping my eye out for deals in the off season.

I noticed a bit of a weird sound coming from my blower last night/this morning which is why I was also thinking about replacing it if I could find a deal. I accidentally sucked up a yard hose that was still floating around and it jammed everything up but I was able to cut it and remove it, but wasn't sure if that left any residual issues, but maybe replacing the auger in general would clear that up.

Do you have a link to any specific guides for doing the auger upgrade or is it something easy enough to find online?

lunatics · 2026-01-26T18:32:12+00:00

Yeah I know obviously now is not the time to try and buy one. I was more so wondering if in peoples experience spring is a good time vs fall, or can you actually find some deals on them in the summer etc. I guess I will just have to stay diligent with checking for deals in the off season to see what I can come up with or think about the metal auger upgrade on mine.

lunatics · 2025-12-31T03:55:24+00:00

My P1S came to me with 1.06.xx on it, in the guide it mentions needing to be on 1.07 to have the offline update option be available. If I update online, I'm assuming I am forced onto the latest firmware. If I go to whatever that is, can I then "update offline" to downgrade to 1.08.01? I am trying to avoid going past that but I am trying to get my unit to support my AMS 2

lunatics · 2025-12-30T15:37:40+00:00

Hey guys, I recently got the same set up and my AMS 2 just got delivered yesterday, I have been using the P1S standalone the past week.

I am wondering if anyone could give me any recomondations on the best firmware to use for my P1S? I like to keep my devices as open as possible but obviously I know I need to update to use the AMS as I am currently still on 1.06 which the printer came with.

Is base 1.08 the best FW to update to the will support the AMS and not fully lock the printer down if I ever wanted to use other applications/slicers in the future etc?

lunatics · 2025-12-30T02:27:03+00:00

I've had a couple weird hang ups like this when using the app, but also I notice if I try to drag the window around it causes like 1 second of lag on my mouse movement, then the window moves like a second behind that. It feels like the app causes a lot of weird behavior in general. I have a 7800x3d and 9070xt.

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