Yeti vs Norcold

Nfallon

Love the Norcold for weekend trips when we have electricity. Ample space for everything that needs to be cold. Have a yeti we use when going off grid or long trips where we might not have electricity all of the time. then we use the Norcold as dry storage. Keeping up with ice management is not one of my favorite things.

JamesDow

Using Renogy solar power, my Norcold use excels on longer off-grid trips. When I am camping in the desert (+105 degrees), my covered cooler with bottled ice lasts about 4 days max.

HikinMike

JamesDow , what size Renogy panel are you using to power the Norcold? Does the panel also provide enough power to charge the battery at the same time?

JamesDow

I use 100 watt suitcase with Voyager controller. Will charge with enough power for Norcold and battery chargeup. Norcold pulls around 4.3 amps peak when running. Naturally not running all the time. Solar at 100 watts is 8.3 amps. Not what you would actually get. 80% of tha is about 5.8 amps. Enough lest over to charge battery. In desert, I crank the Norcold to around 30 and then push it back up to 36-38 at night. Battery has gotten low, but not critical. I do have the solar panels on a 15 foot cord and do adjust to the sun throughout the day. In some cases, when I have my generator, I will power it up in the night or morning to top off the battery. Don't carry the generator all rhe time and do not worry. If I did not have the generator and it was cloudy for extended days, I guess I would conserve more. In the long run, I really need a upgrade to my battery. Currently an Interstate marine/RV battery. Reserve capacity 140.