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Peak 12-Volt Portable Warmer & Cooler – #SummerFunGiveaway

Peak 12 volt Portable Warmer CoolerSo this year we plan on doing some road tripping and a good amount of camping. For the past 5 years Kristin and I have made it important to make some alone time for and usually have turned it into a vacation. Usually we have flown out of the state and left the kids with my family. But this is a whole new year with a whole new family member.

We had our 3rd child on June 6th, 2012. So last year we thought about what we are going to do for our yearly trip and time together without the kids. We thought about it, and with Mia, our new baby being so young leaving her alone for a extended period of time was not going to happen. So we made the decision to do some road tripping around the Pacific Northwest.

Our plan is to visit southern Oregon to see Crater Lake and then to come up the Eastside of Oregon back home through the backside of Mt. Hood. We also plan on a trip here in July to the Seattle area and 2 hours outside of Seattle to see Hood Canal and the Olympic National Park. We will be staying indoors, but may camp a couple of nights for our South-eastern Oregon trip. We plan on doing some local camping outside of Beaverton and Portland for at least 2 days at a time and several times during this summer.

When Kristin told me that we would be reviewing the Peak 12-volt cooler & warmer, I knew it would be great for trips. We will be using it to keep items cool for our road trips. So we will pack drinks, lunch items like meat and cheese, and other cool type of foods, we like yogurt. We will be packing ice packs for when we turn off the car, but on a strong battery, you can keep it plugged in while starting the engine every 3-4 hours to not drain the battery completely. Again, make sure your battery is fresh and strong. It can be used in your car, RV, and boat.

The Peak Cooler can store up to sixteen 12-ounce (2.9 gallons) cans to give you an idea of its volume. We don’t drink a lot of canned drinks, so we will use it for foods, drinks and snacks. The cooler can be switched to create cool to temps of 64 to 37F. And can be switched to keep foods warm keeping them at temperatures of 149 to 167F. It can be used to transport warm foods and can also be used to warm pre-warmed meals, fast foods, and leftovers. It cannot be used to cook or warm cold items. And for those fishers, it would be great to keep your fish cool.

Peak 12 volt Portable LED Hot Cold Warmer Cooler

It has a built-in 12 volt car plug adapter that stores away in a compartment. Its LED indicator will let you know if the unit is in warm (red/orange light) or cold (yellow/green light) mode. And after you unplug it or turn off your car, RV, or boat its insulated build will keep your foods warm and cold. It also has a padded carrying strap and 2 cup holders molded into the top.

We will be putting this to use this summer, and even to the park for picnics.

Peak 12 volt Portable Warmer Cooler Carry Picnik Trip

We were provided with a unit to review.

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  11. I would use this warmer and cooler while camping at Lake James in
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  15. I would use this as a cooler to keep my cold groceries cool while I am grocery shopping.

  23. It would be used mainly as a cooler, both on car trips and while attending estate auctions.

  24. I would use it for our day trips around central Texas. Nothing like a warm lunch – without having to stop to get it.

  25. I’d use it to hold refreshments for our road trips to the desert and lake.

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  29. I would mostly use it as a cooler at the pool, but maybe it could keep our cocoa warm in the winter when we do our holiday lights tour! Thanks!

  42. when we go out of town for appointments,etc.,we can take our cold drinks and keep them cold.

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  75. Wow, i would use this constantly as I am always traveling with my family. I am always in the kitchen whipping up something for the road and this would keep the foods and drinks as they should be as we’re traveling.

  83. I would use it for car trips and on trips to the lake or beach.

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  94. I would use it to make sure we always have cold water and healthy snacks while running errands or on road trips

  109. We would use this on road trips. It would make stopping for food/drinks a thing of the past.

  113. I take the kids on lots of road trips and we’re always sitting in a mess of disorganized soda that has gone warm and flat and food. This would be perfect.

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  126. This would be great to take with us to the boys’ football games this fall!!!

  135. We enjoy going to estate auctions, and that can often become very dehydrating because they are normally held outside in the summer heat. We often carry our own cold water (much less expensive than buying from the concession wagon which is usually there!), but even a good cooler sometimes does not do too well in 100+ degree temperatures. This would really help.

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  139. I would use it to keep drinks and snacks cool on car trips instead of lugging the big cooler that takes up too much space.

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  492. On hot days, I would put something like milk in the cooler in case we have to stop somewhere else before going home.

  510. My husband and son take a yearly trip over 5 hours north to his brothers cabin. They drive nonstop and this would come in handy for this trip to pack a lunch and drinks. We also do some family trips like this too and it’s a pain to try and keep things cold in a cooler that SAYS it might get 5-6 hours of ice time. We could also use on our fishing boat, as we go out for extended periods and coolers really dont do the job then, especially in the high heat conditions. I’d gift this to my husband and buy a few more for gifts if it worked as well as I assume it would. We are a family of huge outdoorsmen/women and “river rats” so I know a ton of family who would love to have one! Great for girls to gift their Godfathers! Thanks!

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  519. I’m planning several roadtrips this summer – this would be perfect!

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  526. My family would use this when we go to the beach and also when we go to our beautiful park for picnics. 🙂

  560. i’d use it for two things –
    1) I often have to pack lunch and dinner and my dinner often sits in the car. This would open up my meal choices a lot
    2) this would be great for campouts

  569. My hubby would use this at work. He is an electrician and works out side all day. he can use it to keep warm meals warm, and drinks cold

  591. My husband has to work a lot this summer, so we are planning lots of little road trips. With two boys under five, you have to keep lots of drinks and snacks in the car and this would be awesome for that.
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  592. I would use this to keep milk/juice for my kids when we go shopping, travel. etc. It would also be great to keep water and sports drinks at my son’s sports practice and games.

  596. I think my Husband would use this cooler for work the most. His work takes him to some crazy locations and sometimes he has really longs shifts. Thank you.

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    • Sorry, using my husband’s computer and his name switched in automatically

  616. I would use the Peak 12-Volt Portable wamer & cooler when we take road trips to the in-law’s or vacation to keep our drinks and snack cool.

  632. I would use it to carry cold drinks in hot weather and warm drinks in cold weather.

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  652. I have never seen this before and think it is great ! We like to take short day trips, and are picky on what we eat and drink. This would be wonderful to have so we do not spend so much time trying to find a place to eat, and could pack our own and spend more time sight seeing.

    I really love it !

  653. I would use it when I go with my grandson to the park. We often take him juice boxes and some lunch to eat. This is wonderful