You don't need to rip it out, they are available and not expensive. The
real
problem is getting rid of "hot" side heat and venting it outside.
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

phil stanhope wrote:

> --- Michael Nichols <msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:
> > Hello from Atlanta Ga.  I have seen Coleman
> > Company's portable cooler at
> > Target Stores for $62.00.  Last summer they  were
> > priced at $89.00, plus
> > $25.-- for the 120 volt adapter.  The unit appears
> > to be a small heat pump,
> > and they are about the size of a Westy fridge.....
> > Has anyone used one of
> > these Coleman items?  Are they durable, well
> > designed, and, most
> > importantly, better than bags of ice and a regular
> > cooler???  Thanks!
>
> Ive heard they work well with very low draw on your
> battery. They say you can leave them on while parked
> for a full day without drainng your battery but this
> could have been infomercial hype.
>
> I have been wondering if the cooling element could be
> ripped out of this coleman cooler and fitted to the
> inside of our westy fridges. It would be a cheap fix
> or
> modification
>
> Phil 84' all white westy
> "millenium flacon"
> Adventurewagen wanted
> (vanagon years)
>
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