This freezer is just over two years old. Bought brand new from lowes specifically for the purpose of keeping game meat. It still looks brand new and is only opened on occasion. After returning from a trip, went to the storage building to store some gear and smelled rotting meat. The power was on to the storage building and the power light on the freezer was on, but it was completely thawed. I had to throw away nearly 200 pounds of deer meat. If you enjoy your hard earned food, do not buy this freezer.