Goal Zero  Alta 50 Electric Cooler

I the Alta 50 about two weeks ago and I’ve tested it using my Yeti 1400 and my Yeti 200x. The Alta 50 is real energy sipper. It went from 66F to 36F in 30 minutes. I ran it with the Yeti 1400 for several days and the Yeti still had plenty of power left. I plugged my 200x into when it was already chilled down and after 12 hours the 200x still 29% of its power left. I never could get the Bluetooth goal zero app to display the internal temperature of the Alta. I was able to use the app to change setting, but internal temperature was always wrong. This unit will be part of our overlanding system. Goal Zero just needs to work on that app.

I bought the Alta 50 about 6weeks ago. I used on a 7day trip to Colorado where we were camped at 10,000ft. No easy way to get to town, no shore power of any kind. The Alta 50 performed perfectly, keeping food/drinks cold the whole trip. I started powering the Alta 50 with my Yeti 500, expecting it to last 2days. With the Alta 50 set at 40 degrees, I was lucky to get 16hrs out of the Yeti 500. I ended up having to setup four Boulder 50 panels and chase the sun all day in order to make sure we had enough charge to keep the Alta 50 going through the night. I love the Alta 50, disappointed in advertised performance of Yeti 500 and Boulder Solar Panels

We bought this portable fridge to replace a Yeti 65 ice chest. It is bulkier and slightly more heavy than the ice chest, even when empty. It is nice, however, to be able to use the entire volume inside the fridge to store just food and not have to waste space on cooling ice. We plugged it into our Goal Zero Yeti 1400 power generator, which is quite capable of powering the Alta for several days, or even longer if Solar Panels are used to keep the Yeti charged. My only complaint is that the temperature control system is a little flaky; I set it for 37 degrees F and it bounces around above and below that setting. If I try to adjust it, it does the same thing around whatever new setting I choose.

I was torn between this one and the 80, but I'm glad I went with the 50 because the 80 it bigger and this is just right size wise for a few days camping off grid. I bought this with the new Yeti 700 too which I was also pleased with. I've compared this with the ARB cooler and one other and I felt the quality was just as good at a lower price point. I was really impressed when it arrived quickly AND found out that some of the hardware powering the cooler is LG.

I've had this for a month and have used this now on two different weekend trips. Once used as a refrigerator and once as a freezer. Both functions worked perfectly. I like that it can be used via the app but also through the panel on the front. Easy to use both ways. The sleeve acts as an insulator and has the pockets to store the different cord options which I really appreciate. It works without the sleeve too so there are options.

Only used a couple times so far but it’s been great paired with the yetti 700. Last weekend the temps were touching 100 degrees and it had no problem keeping up. Had it set at 36. Didn’t run down the yetti near as much as I thought it might. Didn’t even hook up the solar panels the last day and was running the skylight as well after dark. Definitely recommend

Only used once so far, but it met expectations. Used about 500wh for 48hrs, set at 36. It is large, deeper than others of a similar volume, and I had to modify the hinges on my (extended cab) truck to get the rear doors to open wide enough to get it in the back. My fault for not paying closer attention to the dimensions, so no fault of the unit.

Short term review: we bought this for our sail boat as a freezer. Lid comes off if you need an extra two inches to get it in some place. We set to 0 degrees and it maintains well. Took a while to get down to temp and it helps to keep it full to maintain, ours only varies +3.. So quiet! Wish there was a led to know it is on. The 50 is tons of room. We can freeze enough to get 2-3 week extension on our sailing. Sturdy and the cover is nice. It really does help also. Latches are good. Very little cooling leakage we tested with a thermal scope. Less than our drawer refrigerators. Flexibility on power was a must for us as our boat was 220ac and 12 volt dc. Other good units are not as flexible. Power draw seems on par our better than any unit out there with this capability. Our only concern is longevity as compared to the other units out there that have decades of life. nothing gives us pause right now, it’s just the one remaining thing I can’t vouch for yet.

Bought in spring of 2024 and used it on about 15 trips. Everything from key west to sturges. It is accurate, quiet and reliable. I got this to replace another companies (Dometic) product that was about 8 degrees off plus or minus. This made stuff freeze or thaw. The Alta solves this and is excellent!

out of the box you can see and feel the quality and surprisingly enough it didn't come with a super heavy product. The digital display works great and offers all the pertinent information. Match it with the GOAL Zero app and you can function the fridge from your phone.