Solar-Powered Camping Cooler Day 1

The three cooler models (82 Qt. Coleman Ultimate Xtreme (Green), 100 Qt. Coleman Xtreme (Blue), 120 Qt. Igloo cooler (White))

A collection of all our equipment ready to be installed into the cooler

Brainstorming as to where we should put the 7.5 Ahr battery

Using the hole saw to mount the clear the way for the hot-side fan intake

One module assembly mounted up nice and snug inside the cooler... nice!

The first step was to pick between the 3 different styles of coolers we had received from Coleman and Igloo. We chose the Igloo 120 Qt cooler due to its large size and similar insulating qualities with the Coleman Xtreme series. We were going to need to add additional insulation to whatever cooler we chose in order to minimize heat losses. For this reason the bigger cooler allowed us to add more insulation and still have around ~ 40 -50 Qt capacity. The big accomplishment of the day was to mount the modules into the cooler. I received some mounting advice from a friend at JBT AreoTech which proved to be a great configuration. After drilling though the plastic and insulation things mounted up nice and solid. It made for a late night and a few bloody knuckles but it was worth the effort!