Fishing with roof tent: Frozen fish in QOOL Box

A Scandinavian fishing trip with a roof tent presents anglers with a new challenge: How do you keep the fish you've caught frozen for days? In the past, Henning from schonzeitvertreib.de used a Styrofoam cooling box to bring the fish home frozen. This method allowed for up to 14-hour return trips from southern Norway without the fish thawing. But for a ten-day trip along the fjord coast, a new solution is needed.

market exploration

Henning considered various cooling methods:

Passive cooling with daily addition of fresh ice
Active cooling via the car's power connection while driving and passive cooling during rest periods
Active cooling with powerful battery
A freezer box with compressor and external power supply

None of these options were really satisfactory, either due to high costs or concerns about overloading the car battery.

The QOOL solution

Then Henning discovered the company QOOL, which specializes in passive cool boxes with extremely long cooling times. These cool boxes use an innovative insulation technology combined with passive cooling elements.

Isolation + Passive Cooling

QOOL offers cooling boxes in two sizes and five different temperature ranges. The "Standard Frozen" (-20° to -10°) element is perfect for transporting deep-frozen goods. After a consultation, Henning was convinced that the QOOL Box was ideal for his purpose. A minimum cooling period of 10 days was guaranteed. So he opted for the QOOL Box Eco+ L model with six "Standard Frozen" temperature elements.

trunk freezer

Henning chose the large QOOL Box Eco+ L to have enough space for the frozen fish. With external dimensions of 525 x 525 x 410 mm, the box takes up a lot of space in the trunk, but the space required is worth it. The interior of the box will not be wasted on the outward journey either: Henning plans to take frozen food with him to avoid Scandinavian supermarket prices. According to the manufacturer, the box can hold up to 150 kg, so several pieces of luggage can be stacked on top.

Small "life hack"

To make the most of the QOOL Box's volume, Henning uses paper bags from a supermarket delivery service that fit exactly into the box's interior. He pre-freezes the bags of fish fillets in the freezer at his accommodation and then places them in the QOOL Box once they are perfectly shaped.

Challenge Cooling Elements

The powerful cooling elements require a pre-cooling period of at least 72 hours to keep the temperature in the box constant for 10 days. The plates are tailor-made for the inner walls of the box, but do not fit into Henning's fridge-freezer combination. The solution: a drawer is removed to make room for the six plates.

Conclusion

Henning is excited about his plans with the QOOL Box Eco+ L and the six "Standard Frozen" temperature elements. Now it remains to be seen whether the box not only keeps things cool, but can also really keep the caught fish frozen for 10-14 days on the return journey.

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