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When I first<\/span> saw the Ecoflow Glacier, announced at last year\u2019s CES<\/a>, I immediately thought, No one needs this<\/em>. Well, not no one. I need it. But I live full-time in an RV. I am an outlier. Hardly anyone needs a portable, battery-powered cooler. Not long after that, I was at the beach in Florida when I saw two college-aged men struggling over the sand dunes with a massive ice maker, semi-portable fridge, and gas-powered generator. I\u2019m wrong! People do<\/em> need the Ecoflow Glacier. It\u2019s not just me. The Ecoflow Glacier would have removed all the humor from the scene, but it likely would have made this group\u2019s spring break a bit easier.<\/p>\n

With an impressively large storage area, a built-in ice maker, a decent set of wheels, and an optional battery, the Ecoflow Glacier is everything you need to keep your food and drinks cool on a hot day at the beach, or a weekend in the woods. It probably won\u2019t roll over dunes all that well, but it\u2019s not too hard to carry.<\/p>\n

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EcoFlow targets the Glacier at full-time RVers, van lifers, and boat owners, but if you\u2019ve got the space and money, it\u2019s a great replacement for an ice chest no matter where you live. It\u2019s a great option for weekend trips if you pick up the battery (sold separately), which will allow you to be off the grid for up to 40 hours (less when ambient temps are higher). Throw in 200 watts of solar panels and you\u2019ll be able to have refrigeration nearly indefinitely so long as the sun is shining.<\/p>\n

Sadly, out of the box, the Ecoflow Glacier can\u2019t charge off solar, nor do you get the battery. It\u2019s still a fine fridge, and the price is competitive at $1,000. That gets you the unit itself, 12-V and 120-V chargers, a basket, and a divider. The divider allows you to split the main compartment into fridge and freezer sections. What\u2019s nice is that when you\u2019re not using it, the divider tucks neatly up into the lid, out of the way.<\/p>\n

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Everything about the Glacier is incredibly well designed. The seals are tight, but it\u2019s easy to open. It\u2019s light enough that I can carry it around easily with the included handles (it\u2019s 51 pounds when empty). Once you load it up with food it gets harder, but two people can manage it.<\/p>\n

The control panel is simple to use; I never had to read the manual. Speaking of, you don\u2019t get a manual, which is disappointing in a product aimed at people going off-grid. You can download the manual from Ecoflow, but I would have preferred paper.<\/p>\n

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