Bodega Cooler 12v drawer-style car refrigerator"test drive" in my 5th gen 4Runner 

Thanks for sharing this product. I have the Dometic drawer 31qt fridge for 3yrs because that's all there was then. This product addresses my biggest con of the Dometic, the control box is inside the fridge compartment and wasted space. While both dimensions are exactly the same, the space behind the Dometic control box is unusable, thus the additional ~2qt in the Bodega product. Additionally, although Dometic has been around since 1920, they have missed the advancements of technology of placing not only the controls on the outside, as Bodega has done but also missed the digital thermometer in the Bodega versus the analog (guessing) knob Dometic uses with the control box inside. The latter lack of vision from Dometic is that I have to put a thermometer inside the fridge to know the inside temperature where Bodega has it on the outside. The average consumer would see these failures from Dometic as nonissues; however, the failed legacy brand examples are too many for Dometic to miss this, to me, obvious improvement. While Kodak developed digital photography, Kodak did not see a consumer use for it over a hardcopy photograph. Bell did not see the need for cellular phones. Palm could not figure out how to combine the PDA and cell phone into one product. And the list goes on and on. Pardon the dissertation. And thank you for showcasing this product. While my Dometic drawer has been a game changer in my 4Runner, hands down, this Bodega product is a much better choice of equal price and ~2 additional quarts of usable space.

Great review! I love how you're so thorough and explain all of your thought processes whenever you demonstrate new equipment. More companies should engage you to review their products! 😁

Did you ride a big wheel when you were a kid? That trunk space is what started me off on my "overlanding" adventures. Thanks to Mom for making me peanut butter n jelly sandwiches! :)

Never saw such a refrigerator nice 👍 Happy Trails Thanks

I almost bought a powered little fridge for my suv camper, but then I went for a Yeti 35. Traveling full-time with a dog I knew a fridge would suck dirt & fur into its vents & eventually break down. Plus, I didn't want to stress about powering it. Freezing 2 Nalgene bottles of water & putting it in my Yeti keeps food cold for a week. Imo, these roto mold coolers are a solid choice for travelers who don't want to buy & haul around 1-3 heavy & expensive battery banks to power an already pricey fridge.

Love the idea of a drawer fridge for my 4R too, but concerned about losing headroom. I agree with you on not wanting to make your rig a full time camping vehicle. I did however remove the bottom rear seat cushion only so I could avoid having the top of my cot high enough to clear the top of the folded up seat. Plus it allowed more adjustability of cot height😊. Rear seat cushion is only held by 2 bolts and I was surprised at how light weight it was. Just thought for you to consider for optimal head room.

RU-vid sent me to your channel...must have been the Stanley lunch box video I watched where the guy used a pie iron. I am now hooked on every pie iron video. Maybe "someone" should make an offshoot channel called "Will It Pie Iron" ??

Interesting. I like that it fits behind rear seating. Once you start being able to roll around with the fridge like that, it’s even nice for a little bit of groceries. You don’t need to rush home if you purchased frozen or cold items.

What a great refrigerator!! I’m still using an Esky because my current Ecoflow power station isn’t quite enough to run a refrigerator (yet), but give me time… :-D And I like the way you sometimes camp at home to try things out. With 5 teenage/young adult children, I might occasionally tell them I’m going away and stealth camp in my garage overnight! :-D

❤😊, nice and timely. I have been looking at drawer fridges. For the ninivan it just might be the best option. Thank you for another informative video.

Great review! I’ve never thought about getting one of these but now I’m thinking it’s a possibility, thank you for all your hard work ❤

Thanks for the review, never tried a drawer fridge. Enjoyed the video.

Nice portable fridge!

Thanks for your thoughts and review.

I was just thinking of getting this one.setting up my 4door jeep this summer,they have a rack to go across the back.my bed under neath and fridge on rack.no lost floor space

Martha, please do include the "Godiva Chocolates". Cheers, Mate.

Interesting, it’s similar in price to the Dometic drawer fridge that is only 21 L, which used to be THE only drawer fridge on the market. My quick search showed lots of options these days. If you have one of those little fridge temperature gauges I’d be curious as to how it does when you go out in hot weather. Also, I wonder if you found some wire baskets that fit (my 12v came with one) I’ll bet you could preload the basket(s) in the kitchen, then carry out to place in drawer.

Thanks!

Looks like a safe...a food safe

interesting item & even more interesting comments. still shopping for something. had a electric cooler a couple decades ago when i was doing OTR trucking. call it 29 inches closed, what is length with draw open??

Loved the video! Would you stick with this setup vs. a top opening DC fridge?

When your temporary bed was placed on the unit could you feel the fridge running through your sleep padding? Usually when I sleep in my 4runner I can hear the hum of the fridge run but it's just a little white noise which I actually like. I think if I felt the fridge turn on it might wake me up. Thanks for the video!

Do you know of YTer "Playing With Sticks?" He does videos info on camping & small campers.

Did you have to modify your cot in any way, or does it just fit that perfectly? I really like how it fits in there, but I’m concerned about the width of the cot. I may need something a little wider.

Somehow I never viewed you as short...maybe 5'7 to 6ft