the dragon and I have the 40 litre engel and have had for a bit over twenty years, ( we have a new one now, gave the other one to our son, still going as strong as the day we bought it) we travelled all over the joint and found that this size was suitable for two, it holds more than you think, swallows all sorts of stuff and still keeps asking for more use tricks like the engel containers to "stack" stuff in. if you just toss it in then there will be a lot of wasted space, just a little care in stacking the tucker will make it gain a whole lot of space if you are going in to the wilds for over a week then it wont be big enough but standard week to week it is great, any longer and we take two

I have a 40lt. When loaded it's just enough weight that I can lift it in and out of the wagon by myself without cutting washers . Mate has the large Weaco and it's a big effort to fit it in and make sure there's enough air circulating around the fan intake , near on impossible to lift or slide by ones self when full .. Put your six pack into a cooler bag once you have them down to the drinking temp or drink one put one back . If you are going native then don't take a heap of stuff that needs to be constantly cold. We once never had such things as portable cool rooms like some take to the bush just to keep the butter and milk cold. If you can't fit the beer in then the tucker has to be jettisoned.

quiet surprising what you'll fit in a 40ltre.getting a bit heavy anything larger and loaded.there's always a shop open somewhere as long as you're not going scrub for too long rocan

yep even the 40 ltr fully loaded gets the pooper puffing if you gotta lift it too far, they hold a fair bit,

If you're planning on travelling the beaten track and not free camping for lengthy periods, you won't have any problem with stores in the fridge you already have. The van fridge will be ok for the day to day stuff. If it doesn't have a deep freeze, the little ice box is useless for everything except ice. The Waeco or Engel can be used as a freezer or a fridge. If you do big cook ups or cook ahead you can freeze those meals or the leftovers. They're both great beer fridges. If you're mostly on the beaten track, there are always the shops. You're never far from shops. It might not be the neighbourhood you're used to, but there are shops out in the big wide world you're about to explore. Even the roadhouses have basics wherever you go. There's always the over-priced park kiosk if you get caught short. A bit of meat and bread for a quick bbq. It's all about planning ahead, knowing roughly what you're doing and where you're going. The only places that don't have shops are the outback adventure highways like the Canning Stock Route. You really don't get stuck. If all else fails, wet a line and catch a feed. Wait for meeeeeeeee................. Chris