Dometic CFX2 28 Portable AC/DC Refrigerator Freezer, Ocean

Dometic has been building cold storage for boats for a long time, and the CFX2 28 is their take on the portable powered cooler. This isn't an ice chest. There's no bag of ice sloshing around, no soggy sandwiches, and no midday run to the marina store for another block. You plug it in, set a temperature on the digital display, and it holds that temperature. Fridge-cold drinks or a hard freeze for the day's catch. One compartment, single zone, and you decide what it does. Dometic makes gear for boats that get used hard, and this cooler is built to travel with you and keep working trip after trip.

That fridge-or-freezer flexibility is the whole point. Some days you're keeping a case of water and a few sandwiches cool on a slow troll. Other days you're offshore and you want the catch frozen solid by the time you hit the dock. The CFX2 28 covers both. Set it warm and it keeps drinks cold. Set it cold and it works as a real freezer. It sips power when it's just keeping things cool and works harder when you ask it to freeze. You're not locked into one job the way you are with a bag of ice.

Single zone means the whole compartment sits at one temperature. So it's either fridge or freezer at any given moment, not both at once. For most boat days that's exactly what you want. Pick your mission before you leave the dock and set it. If you regularly need cold drinks and frozen bait at the same time, that's worth knowing up front.

Power is where a cooler like this earns its keep on a boat. It's a 2-way AC/DC unit. At the dock or on shore power it runs on AC, and underway it runs on DC straight off your boat's electrical system. So you can pre-chill it the night before, load it in the morning, and keep it cold the whole trip without ever switching to ice. Both the AC and DC connection cables come in the box, so you're not hunting for a cord.

The digital temperature display up top means you set the exact temperature you want and read it at a glance, no guessing. Inside, there's an LED interior light so you can actually find what you're reaching for at dusk. There's a removable wire basket to keep smaller items up off the bottom, and a built-in USB port that's handy for topping off a phone or a handheld while you're parked at the console. The carrying handles fold flat when you don't need them, which matters when space around the helm is tight.

Footprint is 23.6 inches deep, 13.6 inches wide, and 16.8 inches tall. That's a size that tucks into a cockpit corner, under a leaning post, or into the cabin of a small powerboat without eating your whole floor. It's portable by design, so it's just as at home in the back of a truck on the way to the ramp, in an RV, or at a campsite. On a boat, plan your DC wiring so the run to the unit is short and clean, because any powered cooler pulls steady current and a long thin wire invites voltage drop. Give it a little airflow around the vents and it'll hold temperature efficiently.

So who's this for? Anglers who are done with the ice routine. Cruisers who want cold food and drinks on a multi-day trip without a dock stop. Anybody running a small to mid-size boat who wants real refrigeration they can pick up and move when they need to. The Ocean finish is the marine-friendly colorway. And if you're not sure it'll fit your space or your electrical setup, give us a shout. We rig these up all the time and we're glad to help you get it right.