Looking to make a fridge purchase. Feels like I’m down to the ARB or Dometic brand. Any recommendations? Personal experiences? Thanks for the help!
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- Thread starter Alberto Escobedo
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Dometic makes the ARB. So, both are good fridges. I have a Dometic CFX65DZ. We love it!
Pathfinder I
I have an ARB 50 Quart with the remote temp display. I LOVE it. The remote display I could take or leave, but the fridge itself is great.
I just got a Snomaster 35 quart fridge and really love it. It has a 7 year warranty on the compressor. I think all of them are very good, though. One really nice feature on the Snomaster is a voltage readout when on DC power, so you can see right there how your battery is doing.
Traveler III
ARB 37 here for the last two years...LOVE it. Keeps shit cold, and no soggy mess like an ice chest. I’m sure you can’t go wrong with either.
If you have any questions or want to pull the trigger on one of our fridges head on over to https://shop.dometic.com/store/dometic/en_US/home/ThemeID.4841888200! W
Enthusiast III
Member I
I'm fan of Engel. 50 yrs of making portable fridg\freez for the overlanding community.
Enthusiast I
I have a Dometic it great. My RIG is a JK.
Dometic cfx50w here, love it. Its a game changer. I got mine on an amazon warehouse deal for under $500, just have to keep a constant watch on these things. You can find them used, frequently. I dont think you can go wrong with either brand but dometic was better for us. We like their side open lid and wifi monitoring features. This model also has a usb port for charging gear and the insulation covers are pretty nice. The fridge holds temp very well and we have run it off our stock battery without issue. We just got back from Cape Lookout and it performed flawlessly. 
We're glad you like it! Looks like it has been put to good use.
Enthusiast I
Off-Road Ranger I
I have the CFX95 for me and the family and we love it! Its in the bed of our 2010 tacoma. Now if I could only afford the slide for it !!
I would echo this, its important to look at the dimensions when looking at fridges. Think about where and how you will mount it and etc. I was looking at snomaster, dometic, and arb when I was researching mine. Ended up deciding on dometic due to dimensions and side open lid, along with a few other features.
Enthusiast III
I have an Igloo Kool mate 40 and if you put a few freezer packs in it it works great for a short trip but I am looking at the Dometic 50 for some longer trips!
Enthusiast III
I started with an ARB 63qt that does dual duty in back of my Tacoma and in my CJ7. Moved to a Dometic cfx75dzw for dual zone and you can shut off compartments when not in use. So far it's worked very well. I needed the larger capacity for my family of 4 now. The Dometic draws less power than the ARB did, the remote monitoring is a nice feature, and I like the reversible lids.
