BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying

Aug 2, 2025 - 09:00
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BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying
The BougeRV fridge sitting on a short table on the beach with a solar panel nearby as the sun reflects off the ocean in the distance.
The go-anywhere BougeRV CRD2 40.

Keeping humans alive at home in post-agrarian societies requires refrigeration. Meat bags on the move must either load up a cooler with ice for a soggy weekend barbecue or do the evolved thing and use a 12V fridge instead.

The $509.99 battery-powered BougeRV CRD2 40 refrigerator and freezer combo I've been testing for the last few weeks runs for almost 12 hours on its itty-bitty battery. It charges from a wall outlet or a 12V socket found in cars and portable power stations. It even accepts 100W of direct solar input to stay charged in sunny climates. And if this 40-liter (43-quart) model is too small, it's also available in larger 49-liter …

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