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Just saw my local is offering this package for half price. Website shows full price still so try your luck with your own.
Some will match and some won't so good luck.
[NT] Ryobi 18V ONE+ 2 x 4.0Ah 23L Fridge Freezer Kit $399 (Was $799) @ Bunnings, Darwin
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based on upvotes it would appear that there is exactly one dozen at time of posting
edit: damn it and im out of negs today.
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Darwin that cooler not going to work it too hot up there.
There's only like 3 ozbargainers, how could there be dozens of you. JV, BrendanM, RektTrading (possible R.I.P.)
Watching this
How long will it run on 2 x 4Ah though?
The Box on the picture says 12hr 2min off of 2x4.0ah batteries
But in Darwin 2 minutes…
In Tassie, perpetually…
@subywagon: Nice pun, and I’m glad you took it well. I’ve got a mate down there - it’s a good place!
@WhyAmICommenting: I wasn't born down here (But my grandfather was….) :P
Nothing wrong with a bit of banter!
Depending on the temperature required, these batteries can provide up to 12 hours of runtime* (with a 0 °C temperature setting and 20°C ambient temperature). This unit can accommodate any 18V ONE+ battery size from the current range. After one battery runs out of charge, power is automatically drawn from the second one.
Use your vehicle as another power source by plugging in the 12/24V power adaptor. Its USB-A charging port gives you a handy option for charging small electronic devices like smartphones.
(Will work well with teslas)
out of interest does the fridge charge the batt from the 12V?
Nope and not from the 240v either
I wonder if thats just rested and rated at empty. Then how does that translateninto real world putting in a bunch of drinks and food at room temp
bunch of drinks and food at room temp
Don't do this - your stuff stays cool for way longer if you pre-chill everything in the fridge for a few hours before you load it up !
A fridge isn't very efficient when it is empty.
@lomie: It actually doesn't make much difference.
An empty fridge will have more rapid temperature fluctuations as there is no food to act as a 'cool sink' so will lose it's chill quicker, but this works both ways as the fridge doesn't have to cycle as long to bring the temperature back to the set point.
Only time it makes a difference (but again, not much) is if you open the fridge frequently - having food inside means less temperature drop when exposing to the outside air.
is this as effective as a thong to fend off crocs?
Crocs will win every time due to having more surface area:
https://www.thongsaustralia.com vs. https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/crocs-shoes
Heavily overpriced for $799, at $399 it's worth considering but only if you either want for just a day trip (and don't need external battery setup) or have heaps of ryobi batteries. A rovin portable fridge can be had for half price.
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Someone called?
Haha you guys are too funny
Any tips on an external battery system for the Rovin $199 fridges? Assuming it will need to output 12v and use the car jack port.
Can’t comment on that specifically but I purchased a $499 dometic which I thought was good value. Also got a ~$400 100ah lithium voltx battery from Aldi (coming up again this weekend). Finally got a 40A renogy DC DC charger and about $80 in cables to connect it all up to charge off the alternator.
What I thought was a good deal on a fridge turned into an expensive exercise!
Yeh I thought of this too
I wanted to buy a dometic fridge $600 + battery box charger etc + 1000 found it cheaper to buy the Makita esky cooler and use my 18 volt batteries for the day
Cheap battery box from BCF and a 100ah lead acid from gumtree/FB marketplace.
Or spend a bit more and get a new lithium.
Far too small for $399. Most would want 45L+
This is an extremely bad deal considering King's, Rovin($249) and Mycoolman offerings go on sale all the time and start at 40+L.4 camping trips in and the Rovin has held up good so far! Highly recommend so far (you really need to test camping products for a minimum of 6 trips, it's flaws will tend to shine by then)
This one has a six year warranty though
wheres a good place to get a rovin from ?
Do they include battery systems as well for the price?
I don't see much point in a fridge running off ozito batteries.
Seems like $400 that could be better spent on a well reputed solution.
Note that I'm not saying it has no value or use case, just that $400 seems better spent elsehow.
What about running a fridge using Ryobi batteries?
Less so as they're more expensive :p
Seems like $400 that could be better spent on a well reputed solution.
If you already have Ryobi tools like me, then you're getting $300 worth of batteries and a fridge for $400. That is pretty good value to me.
The batteries are $199 for a pair, and were $249 for a four pack.
$400 is a much more realistic price expecially as it contains two batteries. While it is so small in capacity it would be perfect for some to take to the beach or picnic
Any Esky would last 2 days with a Yeti 4oz ice brick.
not sure 4oz would do much?
Mate they're extremely powerful ice bricks!
Sorry they're 4lb not 4oz.
Everything yeti is amazing quality over-engineered. 3 4lb keeps my 95L Dometic Esky cool for 3 days camping. I then refreeze them in my Rovin fridge / freezer.Each ice brick comes with 5 years warranty.
They're $35 ice bricks but worth every cent.Depends what kind of ice I suppose.
But you can just put an ice pack in your Esky "to take to the beach or picnic" - you don't need a powered fridge to keep things cool for a single day 🤷🏼♂️
Maybe if you want to take ice cream 😁
Please let me know if any Sydney Bunnings stores will price match this.
Perfect to store all my single-use bottles of softdrink to use with all my plastic straws.
Sacrilege.
I’m using mine to store my turtle collection…
I hope you deshell them first
I’m not an idiot.
Of course I realise I can pack in more pre-chilled Tortoise & Straw Mornays once they’ve been de-shelled.
Regardless, thanks for the reminder for any first-timers out there…
I’m using mine to store my turtle collection…
Pro tip: don't waste time with the whole turtle, just cut off the shell and throw the rest away. This is what I do with my elephant tusk collection…
It has become apparent that we run similar, but diametrically opposed businesses.
After I use a blowtorch to seperate the body of the turtle from the shell, I throw the shell away. Whereas you cut or saw the shell off and throw the body away.
I think I may have an idea that could make us both a good deal more efficient and prosperous. I may even be able to assist your Tusker operation if we can reach agreement on a mutually beneficial means of boosting my fledgling elephant scrotum emporium.
I’ll have my people contact your people…
Hybrid power (so you can plug it in when needed), and if this kit actually comes with two 4ah batteries, it's basically $200 for the fridge. Not bad.
6yr warranty too! My Evakool camp fridge packed it in in 15m… and it lived a pristine life in the garage, no bumpy roads or offroading to shake it to death.
You reckon they wanted to help me out 3 months out of warranty? Nup! Stuff'em.. never Evakool again.
Takes 12v/24v from the car aswell (and appears to come with the adapter when looking at the manual)
Yep, 12v and 240v connections… and a charger! Pretty bloody good value.
It's small… but for $200 approx you can't expect 55L camp fridge capacity. I reckon it's a pretty good deal for its versatility.
A shame Canberra still selling for $800. I'd snap this up for sure otherwise.
Had a look at these the other day and 23L is way too small for how big the external dimensions are.
Here's a Reddit thread about them.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ryobi/comments/zq2266/ryobi_fridge_…
A user suggests that they are rebranded Brass Monkey fridges and would be worth $500 without batteries etc. They maybe talking about NZD
Good reviews from elsewhere… Good value if they can last as long as they claim, off two batteries in 20'c ambient I'd pick one up for sure
I reckon it would last even longer plugging in newer 6ah battery tech.
The rovin is a rebranded brass monkey. So are we comparing this to a brassmonkey or a Rovin 45L which has battery and solar capabilities for $249?
It's pretty clear in the Reddit comment,
For the same price you could buy a 35l and two batteries, and it charges from 12v, 24v, 240v
It's not my comment, just something I stumbled across
They are referring to it's RRP, not on sale
link?
getting closer to a realistic price, i cant justify unless my brass monkeys die
Anyone managed to price match Perth SOR?
Called my local in QLD, it's a no go on the price match.
Still way overprices IMO. That ARE 100% a rebadged Brass Monkey fridge. This model:
https://www.jaycar.com.au/25l-brass-monkey-portable-fridge-o…Which is currently OOS but was selling for $299
They aren’t 100%, it doesn’t take Ryobi batteries for a start which some people have plenty of, and that one you just linked to doesn’t include batteries whereas the Ryobi does.
Yes the BM one takes BM batteries and there are also adapters to make it work with many other brands of power tool batteries
The Ryobi one only takes Ryobi batteries. They are from the same production line just different colours
Which one is way overpriced? BM @ $299 or Ryobi + 2 batteries @ $399?
Both could be cheaper. The BM was before. $299 is just the last price they had it at.
The 30 litre Rovin that took a battery and had telescopic handle and wheels was $169 and a decent bargain https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/715006, as were the 45 litre dual zone battery models at $249 https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/748852 - they are all made by Alpicool who also make Brass Monkey.
Currenly there is a 50 litre Rovin for $199 with free cover https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/764016
I think this 25 litre Ryobi is OK-ish but could be cheaper
Can finally put my pile of Ozbargain Eneloop batteries to use
At 23 litres this is just a little Jobsite cooler for a six pack and a couple other small items. A lot of money for what it is.
Or 5.5 6-packs and some air.
Anyone not from NT managed to get a price match?
Wow, even at half price, it is still more expensive than other brands of fridges that have a battery back up. The advantage is that this uses Ryobi batteries, so people are less likely to have to buy a battery specifically for the fridge.
Almost got sucked into the Ryobi battery economy last week when I grabbed one of those battery-powered augers. Biggest piece of F-ing crap I've ever spent money on. Freaking thing would cut out at the slightest bump. Literally had it cut out while taking the top layer of grass off… and it'd been raining down here too so the ground wasn't even that hard.
Took it back along with the battery and bought a petrol auger instead. If their other stuff is of similar quality then I think I'll just pass on the whole brand.
Also, it seems that Bunnings is the sole supplier of Ryobi gear in Aus. Not sure what sort of deal led to that.
Without mentioning the model you bought, that's difficult to understand whether the issue is with the tool or the user…
Was that the 18V or 36V?
What battery capacity were you using?
How much did you spend on the Ryobi, and on the petrol?
Bit comparing apple vs Motorola phones.I've yet to see any trades person use Ryobi.. only if they're a fake trades person on Facebook, they're simply offering the service because it pays the bills, they come and go and quit eventually.
Stick with the trusted brands, any trades person doesn't even deal with Bunnings anymore from electrical - go to wholesaler, plumbing - go to wholesaler, painting - paint spot, garden tools - reputable mower shop, power tools - total tools.
Bunnings is FAR from cheap now and many of the good brands have vanished to be replaced by cheaper brands for the home user. You'd struggle to even find a decent socket set at Bunnings these days. Try even finding a good toolbox! Won't happen!
You did the right thing by avoiding Ryobi ecosystem. Stick with Milwaukee or DeWalt but the ranges in total tools are professional grade and the range in Bunnings is consumer grade.
You realise 99% of the folk reading this are consumers ?
Advising people to pay for professional grade tools at professional prices is bonkers - the consumer level is absolutely fine for your average home DIY user.
This.
Got convinced by mate to buy AEG.
reach to AEG rep, went back and forth with no results (I'm a small fish and I don't think they give a sh!t unless you're ready to spend $2-3k)
Ended up buying a mix of Ryobi/Ozito/worx for a fraction of the price (thanks OZbargain) and completely fit my needs for DIY. not planning to be on the tool 8h a day, throw gear in the mud, make it a business etc …
Only thing is you need to consider the tools for what YOU need and of course a single 18V mower can't compete with 36v self propelled. You get what you pay for - blaming the brand or product for bad choice is rubbish
I'm a tradie and I use Ryobi. Anybody that rubbishes it, I ask them if their tools have a six year warranty. That said, I've never had a Ryobi tool fail and I own about 20 of them. My oldest drill driver was bought in 2016, it's had a hell of a beating, the magic smoke came out one time when trying to start an outboard, yet the drill is still going strong today.
Ryobi were pretty lacking some decades ago, absolutely. Nowadays most tools are more than satisfactory, with a few exceptions like the circular saws, however they have been coming out with HP (high performance) units for so many tools, maybe going to make them for all. The HP models are of significantly higher build quality and performance.
Mate if I had a gardener or trades person rock up with Ryobi they would be shown the door.
I'm a gardener and there is a BIG difference in quality and finished results between crap tools and professional tools.
lol many rock up with Milwaukee packouts, even my plumber did the other day with an air snake.
AEG has 6 years on tools too.It's really not professional at all to rock up with cheap grade tools to get the job done, as a result you can charge more for having nice tools. Better job done, better presentation, better price, better satisfaction.
@[Deactivated]: Have you ever tried any of the Ryobi 36v range?
Their edger and line trimmer are about as well reviewed as anything in their class. Bought mine on the recommendation of the landscaping company who used to do my lawns.
Its $599 on Bunnings website now. I was watching this for a bit now.
I think they are just trying to get rid of it as summer is almost gone.
I want this so bad… It’s a shame the price is $599 at my store.
the $399 only lasted a week or so and is now $599 i think as well.
Upvote because Darwin gang
There are dozens of us! DOZENS!