Mini Fridge or Cooler for long hunts?

[The30PointBuck]

Hey I want to see what y'all's opinion on keeping food and drinks cold in the deerstand. I would like to have a mini fridge it at possible. Is there a have to use solar panels to run a mini fridge and keep food and beverages cold?

Possibly even run a portable DVD player for friends/family that have an "impatience/can't sit still" disorder! Haha

Just want them to enjoy the outdoors and ease into it.

[BURTONboy]

I'm sure it's possible to hook a solar panel up to a mini fridge, I think there will be more to it then just hooking it up directly though. There would have to be something in-line to direct the overcurrent for those sunny days away from the fridge otherwise it would burn up the motor I would think? How long do you sit in the stand? For an afternoon, or even from lunch time until dark, a cooler and ice has always worked fine for me. Small and easy to carry, if the ice melts, the water left behind is still cold for a few hours. As for the dvd player, tell them to put videos on their iphone/ipod and bring ear buds.

[The30PointBuck]

Oh ok. How do you get DVDs on iPhones or iPads...Can you transfer them from laptop? Maybe I could just buy a 10-12" small portable DVD player with a set of earplugs for them to stay entertained. The things I gotta do to keep them going hunting! LoL it's all about passing it on. I mean I don't have kids yet, but I want my family/friends to enjoy it as well.

[BURTONboy]

I dont know if you can upload movies off of your laptop or not. But I know you can buy movies off of itunes. A portable dvd player that runs on batteries probably would be cheaper if you already have dvds...

[The30PointBuck]

That's what I'm thinking about doing. Having a backpack for carrying snack/ DVD Player and have small ice chest for drinks and food. That should keep them occupied! Haha

[OrangeBlood]

look into propane, my camper fridge runs off propane when not hooked to electric. have no idea how to hook it up like that though

[Tubby]

Car battery, solar panel, voltage regulator, inverter, dvd player, tv and a Yeti.

[duckmanep]

not sure how many amps the fridge would pull, but an ac/dc inverter with a car battery would handle the dvd player I'm sure.

[saltwater]

The small dc fridges for your vehicles I've heard work good, all you would need is a battery and solar charger. Should run all weekend like that. I run my dvd and charge cell phones in the stand like this now.

[The30PointBuck]

I'm liking these ideas! If anybody has pictures of their deerstand appliances post them.

[TommyGun]

Oh ok. How do you get DVDs on iPhones or iPads...Can you transfer them from laptop? Maybe I could just buy a 10-12" small portable DVD player with a set of earplugs for them to stay entertained. The things I gotta do to keep them going hunting! LoL it's all about passing it on. I mean I don't have kids yet, but I want my family/friends to enjoy it as well.

an application called WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. and a lot of reading. once you have ripped to the appropriate format use ITunes to upload it. With the right android app you can even watch it on android devices.