Oppo. Save me from myslef.

"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
09/10/2014 at 18:56 • Filed to: None

You're my only hope.

Planning a little one night camping trip for my b-day, looking at what things I may need, suddenly my shopping cart was $1,000....

keep telling myself every week no more Jeep parts, no more Jeep parts, and then a day later I have new Jeep parts en-route.

Save me from myself.

DISCUSSION (19)

For Sweden > CAR_IS_MI
09/10/2014 at 19:00

I'd tell yourslef that Jeep parts are worth being poor.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CAR_IS_MI
09/10/2014 at 19:01

Keeping oneself constrained to Amazon is no help at all now that you can get vast ranges of auto parts there.

HammerheadFistpunch > CAR_IS_MI
09/10/2014 at 19:01

Tell me a freaking about it. Did you know that ARB is running a promo of fridges right now. A PROMO ON FRIDGES!!!!

Big Bubba Ray > CAR_IS_MI
09/10/2014 at 19:03

I have to restrain myself on a daily basis from buying a grand's worth of Datsun parts.

I have the money but it needs to go elsewhere at the moment.

mcseanerson > CAR_IS_MI
09/10/2014 at 19:06

Yes, Oppo, the bastion of support for those who lack self control with car related purchases. We will talk you down. Don't buy those Jeep parts. Remember you're supposed to be saving for the Prius down payment.

That would be weird, amiright?

Hooker > CAR_IS_MI
09/10/2014 at 19:12

Sell the Jeep? Get something you care very little about?

Local Miata Bro > CAR_IS_MI
09/10/2014 at 19:18

At least you not buying parts for a Hyundai, time to go cry in a corner

CAR_IS_MI > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
09/10/2014 at 20:53

I know it's terrible. And the free 2day shipping on prime REALLY does not help.

CAR_IS_MI > HammerheadFistpunch
09/10/2014 at 20:55

I know I saw that! But I still can't justify $800+ on a fridge. I barely spent that on the nice stainless steel side by side I put in my house...

CAR_IS_MI > Big Bubba Ray
09/10/2014 at 20:57

I'm the same way. Like okay I could do it, but I really should use it elsewhere... but i wont.

CAR_IS_MI > mcseanerson
09/10/2014 at 20:58

Thank you for reminding me of the Prius downpayment, I almost made a terrible mistake.

CAR_IS_MI > Hooker
09/10/2014 at 20:59

Like what? A prius?

CAR_IS_MI > Local Miata Bro
09/10/2014 at 21:00

True...

HammerheadFistpunch > CAR_IS_MI
09/10/2014 at 21:06

me too. trouble is they are 830 locally and i have a 75 fridge credit there, so it would end up costing me 680...but still. my side by side was like 700

CAR_IS_MI > HammerheadFistpunch
09/10/2014 at 21:14

I've been eyeing up this 40 qt Coleman Amazon has for <$100. Its a DC cooler and not quite a fridge so it will keep everything about 40* cooler than ambient, but reviews are quite good on it and I figure its good enough for weekend trips.

HammerheadFistpunch > CAR_IS_MI
09/10/2014 at 21:29

i looked at that one too, youde be lucky to get 20 below ambient, and that's after it's been plugged in for a day

CAR_IS_MI > HammerheadFistpunch
09/10/2014 at 22:57

Hmm. Have you heard anything on the Koolatrons? that was the other one I was considering.

HammerheadFistpunch > CAR_IS_MI
09/10/2014 at 23:45

here is everything you need to know from my 15 minutes of research into thermoelectric refrigeration:

"Absorption type refrigerators provide almost the same cooling performance as Koolatron [TE] portables but are less efficient at high ambients. "

I can tell you from personal experience that [portable] absorption refrigeration blows hardily, so putting them on parity is faint praise.

The coleman and Kooltron are both thermo electric fridges. Here is the best use case, if it gets cold enough at night, then you will likely have a cool enough fridge for the duration of the trip. if it DOESN'T get cold at nights (50 or below) you are unlikely to see 30 degrees ever.

Hooker > CAR_IS_MI
09/11/2014 at 08:21

Oh dear God no. No, not that far. Too far. I was thinking something like a Cruze or something. Hate the Cruze? Something else. NEVER a Prius.