How to keep a fridge in Cybertruck

[hemiarch]

Amazon Prime/ICECO sales finally showed up. 20% off-ish. I pulled the trigger for the JP30.

Can’t go wrong. I have an ICECO go20 and an APL 35. Both awesome fridges.
the little hot swappable magnetic battery pack is also a thing worth having.

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[Nephilim]

i use a Bougerv fridge in the Vault. connected to the trailer Aux port. 12v. i got this in particular because its stainless steel, and almost exactly the same size as the Tesla storage bins. where its sitting, the angle of the bed creates an open space for hot exhaust.

@Professor you have inspired me. I replaced my back seat-mounted ICF40 with your setup. I am however innovating on it and will post pictures and description once I get it finished!

 

[Nephilim]

Here is my new setup, based on what @Professor did.

It is the BougeRV Rocky 41QT Dual Zone Cooler.

MODS:
1. Flush-cut the feet off.
2. Install new feet, positioned so that the cooler will "lock" into the grooves on the floor of the CyberBeast.
3. Attach 6 neodymium magnets to the edge of the power supply. It can now be stuck directly to the side of the cooler.

Feet:
These are just about perfectly sized: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0779796QM
I attached them with JB Weld epoxy, upside down, so that the epoxy interfaces with the textured surface against the bottom of the cooler. The epoxy also gets up into the hole in the center. Seems to have adhered very well, but we will see in time.

Operating modes:
1. I most often use the cooler in my CyberBeast on a whim, while I am at dinner and realize I will have leftover food, or while shopping and need to put food in a cool place for transport or holding. For this, I need to be able to toggle the fridge into the ON position from the app. This is very easy to do because I just need to toggle the outlets on from the Tesla app. I will not be using it for extended periods and have no need for an extra battery.
2. I am on a road trip and plan to run the fridge for extended periods. I may end up using a blend of super charging and AC charging. Since the outlets cannot run while AC charging, I do need a battery. I was really hoping that I could simply press the power button on the front of this batter to turn it on, and then just permanently leave it installed. Unfortunately, it does not work this way. If the battery is installed, and AC power is on, then the battery will turn itself on. Because of this, I now need to keep the battery in the truck and then install it when I need "Road trip mode". Not a big deal, but I do wish I could keep it installed. Oh well.

With the battery installed, I can go long periods with the AC outlets turned off and it is not big deal. The contents of the cooler will already be cold and the battery will keep it cold for a long time. Easily enough time to finish charging on AC and move on with my trip.

Also of note is that the battery part seems to have recently been updated. My battery is different than what is shown even on the most current product page. It has a USB-C power connector on the front and the manual states that it can be charged from a PD phone charger. It can also provide power to other things from this port. Very cool. So now charging the battery in the truck cabin will at least be very easy.

This new setup makes it very easy to remove the cooler from the truck and bring it with me, into a building, or whatever. Having the battery available makes this even easier. No need to even bring the charging cable for a short stay somewhere.

I am very happy with this new setup.

As to the position change from what you did @Professor
The left corner of the bed near the outlet was just not going to work for me. It sits wonky and the cooler door puts heavy abrasion against the neighboring cyber bin lid when you use it. In the center position, it fits perfectly, with space on each side. This position is incompatible with the OEM feet, which led me into the mods. Thanks for the inspiration as I am very happy with the new setup so far!

 

[J.Graham]

I’m looking at this soft cooler. Looks like it would fit in the spot between the front seats on the floor. Obviously I need to change the plug set up as it goes into a cigarette lighter outlet. Can this be run on a USB-C converter or do I need to use a 110 converter? If both options are possible, which would be better? Not too concerned that it turns off with supercharging at this point. More for day trips!
Thanks in advance

 

[CT_AZ_4x4]

I’m looking at this soft cooler. Looks like it would fit in the spot between the front seats on the floor. Obviously I need to change the plug set up as it goes into a cigarette lighter outlet. Can this be run on a USB-C converter or do I need to use a 110 converter? If both options are possible, which would be better? Not too concerned that it turns off with supercharging at this point. More for day trips!
Thanks in advance

Reese Towpower 74681 Dual Port 12... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016KH24U?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

You can utilize the trailer connection for the 12 volt that is already provided there.

 

[J.Graham]

Reese Towpower 74681 Dual Port 12... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016KH24U?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

You can utilize the trailer connection for the 12 volt that is already provided there.

I wouldn’t be keeping this in the vault, it would be in the cabin between the two front seats.

 

[Hookalakupua]

We went with an Iceco VL60 Pro as we can keep it in the bed during the summer and then as needed throughout the year. From grocery shopping frozen goods, to camping and weekend soccer tournaments, it covers it all for us!

 

[AverageJoe]

Anyone have thoughts or recommendations for keeping starlink mini and cybergear fridge running while ac/supercharging.

Was looking at peakdo battery for starlink mini but im afraid the sunshade won't close.

Then I remembered that the fridge turns off when charging so maybe a bluetti or similar to run both.
I have a under rear seat storage bin (https://a.co/d/abjnwz9 )

I would like to hide the power station and have 4-5hrs of run time. Could I not just charge the power station off the rear 110v via included ac cable and use the power station to run the fridge and starlink mini?

Im mixing these posts in my mind and confusing myself. I know there's was a good reason to run the cybergear fridge off 12v but can't locate the post showing how to do it.

My apologies and thanks to everyone in advance.

 

[hemiarch]

Anyone have thoughts or recommendations for keeping starlink mini and cybergear fridge running while ac/supercharging.

Was looking at peakdo battery for starlink mini but im afraid the sunshade won't close.

Then I remembered that the fridge turns off when charging so maybe a bluetti or similar to run both.
I have a under rear seat storage bin (https://a.co/d/abjnwz9 )

I would like to hide the power station and have 4-5hrs of run time. Could I not just charge the power station off the rear 110v via included ac cable and use the power station to run the fridge and starlink mini?

Im mixing these posts in my mind and confusing myself. I know there's was a good reason to run the cybergear fridge off 12v but can't locate the post showing how to do it.

My apologies and thanks to everyone in advance.

I’ve tried various approaches but the best I’ve found is running the things that need to be on continuously off the frunk feed with a 48 to 12v converter. The frunk feed remains on if left that way while supercharging and level 2 charging and even when the car is put into low power mode from the app.
Here is a link to thread with battery discussion.
https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...r-fridge-refrigerator-dc-install.43783/page-7
And some frunk power supply stuff
https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...he-console-fridge-inside-cabin-😎.50226/page-4
Unfortunately the info is spread out over several threads but these are good starting points I think.

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