The dad who buys three bags of ice on the way out of town
What it is
A 34 litre compressor fridge and freezer running on 12 or 24 volt DC and 100 to 240 volt AC, so it works in the car and at home.
Why we picked it
A real compressor fridge ends the ice run permanently, and once a family has camped with one nobody goes back to a wet esky full of floating packaging. This is a large present from several people rather than one, and it is the piece of gear that changes how a trip is planned.