A Bad Saulgau game-meat cooler, not a casino and not a video-game brand
Landig is the hunting line of Landig + Lava GmbH & Co. KG at Mackstraße 90, 88348 Bad Saulgau, Germany. The live shop is gamecooling.com; landig.com is the same house. The imprint lists phone +49 7581 9043-0, email info@landig.com, register HRA 723131 at Amtsgericht Ulm, and VAT ID DE-284327872. The firm dates itself to 1982 and sells through a network in more than 30 countries. The catalogue is wild-game refrigerators, walk-in cells, processing-room furniture, vacuum packing, and dry aging. It is refrigeration for hunters who hang carcasses, not a casino, not a video-game publisher, and not a kitchen fridge with extra chrome.
LU cabinets by carcass count, inner height, and kilowatt-hours
The compact starter is the LU 4500 (SG4550): two roe deer or one wild boar up to about 85 kilograms, roughly 435 liters, and 1,695 millimeters of inner height. Outer size is 1,920 by 600 by 670 millimeters. The controller runs minus 5 to plus 15 degrees Celsius. Landig quotes 0.6 kWh per 24 hours, 230 volts, 85 kilograms, and one stainless rail to 150 kilograms. As listed on gamecooling.com in mid-September 2026, it was 1,950 euros including German VAT, freight extra. The LU 7000 steps to four roe or two boar of about 65 kilograms, 1.1 kWh per 24 hours, two rails to 200 kilograms, and 2,495 euros as listed.
The LU 9000 Premium is the volume seller: four roe or two boar of 75 to 80 kilograms, 1,740 millimeters inner height, 1.2 kWh per 24 hours, rails to 200 kilograms. Tilt clearance when you stand it up is 2,050 millimeters without feet and 2,150 millimeters with them, a figure that matters on cellar stairs. It was 2,795 euros including VAT when we checked. The stainless LU 10000 Premium holds about 1,250 liters and six roe, four boar, or two red deer without the head, at 0 to plus 15 degrees and about 1.4 kWh per 24 hours; 4,395 euros as listed. The LU 11000 Premium is the red-deer box: 2,320 millimeters inner, about 1,480 liters, 1.7 kWh, 4,895 euros. Both use R290 refrigerant and a plug-in 230-volt machine.
- LU 4500: two roe or one boar to 85 kg; 0.6 kWh/24 h; about 1,950 euros as listed
- LU 7000: four roe or two boar to 65 kg; 1.1 kWh/24 h; about 2,495 euros as listed
- LU 9000 Premium: four roe or two boar 75–80 kg; 1.2 kWh/24 h; about 2,795 euros as listed
- LU 10000 Premium: six roe, four boar, or two red deer; ~1,250 L; about 4,395 euros as listed
- LU 11000 Premium: 2,320 mm inner for red deer; 1.7 kWh/24 h; about 4,895 euros as listed
- LU 10000 and LU 11000 can be broken down to pass a doorway; some SKUs showed waitlists
LWS-Tronic, LaPlus, and TurboSystem: what the labels change on hanging meat
Smaller LU cabinets share three named systems. LWS-Tronic is the electronic controller, specified from minus 5 to plus 15 degrees Celsius on the LU 4500, LU 7000, and LU 9000 Premium, and from 0 to plus 15 on the stainless models. LaPlus is circulating air with adjustable ventilation for short versus long storage, so the carcass surface does not dry into a crust while the core is still warm. TurboSystem is extra cooling Landig claims as about 35 percent more than early generations, meant to bring a heavy boar down quickly. Empty LU 10000 and LU 11000 cabinets are said to reach set point in about 20 minutes. Premium liners are smooth, with a drip tray and a floor drain. Hang by the hind legs and clean.
Open the live LU 4500 through LU 11000 pages, confirm stock and the VAT-inclusive price, then add German or export freight from the shipping table before you pay.
Compare Landig LU cabinets on gamecooling.com →Walk-in cells, DRY AGER, and the rest of a processing room
When a cabinet is too small, Landig sells Viessmann walk-in cells with Landig controls. Width and depth step in a 300-millimeter grid. Outer heights on the shop’s advice page are 1,960, 2,110, 2,260, and 2,410 millimeters, chosen by species: lower cells for roe, 2,110 millimeters as the usual seller, taller doors for red deer. A 2,410-millimeter cell with side-wall cooling lists 2,250 millimeters inner height, 80-millimeter walls, a 230-volt aggregate of 700 or 1,100 watts, and about 1.5 to 2.5 kWh per 24 hours. Prices on that listing started near 5,795 euros including VAT, climbing past 9,000 euros on the largest grids. German freight is 135 euros with a 15- to 20-day window. A factory winter switch for roofed outdoor sites is listed around 490 euros including VAT.
The same checkout sells processing benches, confiscate coolers, freezers, plug-in aggregates, mobile boxes, knives, and Lava vacuum sealers from the V.100 through V.500 range. DRY AGER is the dry-aging line; the DX 500 Premium S Hunters Kit was listed from 2,750 to 2,950 euros for about 20 kilograms of meat. That is a closed box for primals and sausage, not a substitute for hanging a whole roe in an LU cabinet. Vacuum bags often ship as DHL parcels with free German freight above 49 euros. Custom split plants, rail systems, and special vacuum machines are quoted at about 20 days and cannot be express-shipped.
Hunters who hang at home versus hunters who should stay with a butcher
Buy a Landig cabinet if you hunt in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, regularly bring home whole animals, and already have a legal, clean place to process them. The LU 4500 fits a modest roe season and a single boar. The LU 9000 Premium is the default when two boar or four roe need to hang at once. The LU 11000 and the Viessmann cells are for red-deer country and clubs that will fill 1,480 liters. You also need a 230-volt outlet, a floor that can take the cabinet plus the load, and a path from the truck. German hunting-association members can pay by invoice if they enter a membership number. PayPal installments apply to German bank accounts from 99 to 5,000 euros.
Skip Landig if you take one roe a year and already pay a butcher to hang and cut. Skip it if you have no covered room: these machines want a game larder, garage, cellar, or shed protected from wind and weather, not an open farmyard. Skip a cabinet if your ceiling cannot clear the outer height plus the tilt path, and skip a walk-in cell if you cannot assemble panels and still meet local food-hygiene rules. A kitchen fridge is the right tool for a few boneless joints, not for a warm boar. If you always drop game at a registered processor, the freight and the footprint are a vanity purchase.
Treat a Landig LU box as a hanging cooler sized in animals, not liters of milk. If you cannot name how many roe or boar you hang in a season, you are not ready to pick between the LU 4500 and the LU 9000 Premium.
— Alex Rivera
Checkout, truck freight, and the 230-volt setup that actually works
Ordering is a standard German shop flow: pick the product, choose housing color or aggregate position, enter an address, pay, and wait for the confirmation email. Phone support is 07581 90430. Large cabinets travel as advised truck freight with a liftgate. Germany freight on the live table is 89 euros including VAT for the LU 4500, LU 7000, and LU 9000 Premium; 119 euros for the LU 10000; 135 euros for the LU 11000; all quoted at 7 to 10 days when stock exists. Express inside Germany is about 2 to 3 days after you call, for a surcharge. Accessories go DHL, often free above 49 euros. Cash on delivery exists only in Germany, and only up to 600 euros on DHL, with extra fees.
Austria and Switzerland are export lanes. For the LU 4500, LU 7000, and LU 9000 Premium the table lists 135 euros to Austria and 200 euros to Switzerland on a 7- to 10-day truck. The LU 10000 and LU 11000 are 150 euros to Austria and 200 euros to Switzerland. Walk-in cells jump to 200 euros in Austria and 450 euros in Switzerland, with 15 to 20 days. Parcel vacuum gear is 7.50 euros to Austria and 15 euros to Switzerland with customs handling. Swiss pallet jobs add brokerage. Export prices are net of German VAT. Payment abroad is prepayment, PayPal, credit card, or Sofort. Place the cabinet indoors or under a roof on a dedicated 230-volt socket.
- Measure outer height, 90-degree door swing, and tilt path before you order
- Use a dedicated 230 V grounded socket; do not run a reel across a wet floor
- Budget German truck freight of 89 to 135 euros on LU cabinets
- Austrian freight is 135 to 150 euros on cabinets; Swiss buyers add customs plus 200 euros
- Keep the invoice PDF; warranty claims require a copy of the original bill
- Photograph the cabinet on arrival so transit damage is documented
Manufacturer warranty is two years from delivery on advertised goods, covering Germany and EU countries. Landig says it has more than 200 German service points and can repair large machines on site or swap them. Wear, weather, overvoltage, and DIY repairs are excluded. Vacuum sealers can add a paid five-year cover at checkout only, from 35 euros on small V-series units up to 150 euros on the V.500 Premium. Consumers have 14 days from receiving the last item to cancel by letter, fax, email, or the site button, to Mackstraße 90. You pay return freight; the shop estimates about 50 euros for goods that cannot go as a normal parcel. Made-to-measure goods can lose withdrawal.
What a Landig cabinet will not fix
A game refrigerator is not a blast chiller for a truckload of warm boar, not a walk-in unless you buy a cell, and not a substitute for field dressing done on time. Energy figures on the stainless models are measured at plus 7 degrees inside and plus 20 around the machine; a hot shed will draw more. The minus 5 degree setting on LU 4500 through LU 9000 is for controlled hanging, not a deep freezer. Stock banners on some LU pages were waitlists when we looked; shop lead times are non-binding until a second email confirms. If a nearby dealer can deliver a used LU box, that can beat a new waitlist.
Confirm the LU model, the truck surcharge for Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, and the 14-day withdrawal notes, then place the order on gamecooling.com.
Check live Landig stock and DACH freight →FAQ: Landig wild-game refrigerators
Do I need a three-phase supply for an LU cabinet?
No. Every LU cabinet on the current technical sheet is specified at 230 volts, with a plug-ready machine. Connection ratings listed with TurboSystem figures are 200 watts for the LU 4500, 300 watts for the LU 7000 and LU 9000 Premium, and 600 watts for the LU 10000 and LU 11000 Premium. Daily use is the kWh-per-24-hours number, not the peak cooling watts. Use a dedicated, grounded outlet and plan for the 1.8-meter cord on the LU 9000 Premium. Walk-in cells also run 230-volt aggregates. If an outbuilding only has a light circuit, have an electrician add a proper socket before the truck arrives.
Can I stand a Landig game cooler outside year-round?
Not as an unprotected patio appliance. Catalogue copy says you can site a cabinet in a game chamber, garage, cellar, or shed if it is shielded from wind and weather. Walk-in cells may sit outdoors only under a roof, and Landig then recommends a factory winter switch, listed around 490 euros including VAT. Very low outside temperatures can confuse a cooler that is trying to hold meat above freezing, and a hot metal shed works the compressor too hard. If you need true outdoor, mobile cooling, look at the shop’s mobile boxes rather than parking an LU 9000 in the rain.
How long does delivery take to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland?
On the live shipping table, LU cabinets are 7 to 10 days by advised truck when the unit is in stock, counted after confirmation or after a prepayment leaves your bank. Germany can compress that to about 2 to 3 days as paid express if you call 07581 9043-0. Austria uses the same cabinet window at 135 to 150 euros freight depending on model. Switzerland is also 7 to 10 days for LU cabinets at 200 euros plus customs. Walk-in cells are 15 to 20 days: 135 euros in Germany, 200 euros in Austria, 450 euros in Switzerland. Small parcels are 3 to 4 days in Germany and 3 to 5 days into Austria and Switzerland.
When is a Viessmann cell a better buy than an LU 11000 Premium?
Choose the LU 11000 Premium when you need red-deer inner height in a 900 by 900 millimeter footprint and you can live with a door, not a room. Choose a cell when several people will walk in with a rail load, when you want 80-millimeter panels, or when you will hang more than the cabinet’s six-roe rating. Cells cost more, take 15 to 20 days, and may be self-assembled or installed by Landig’s team for extra money. Older catalogues mention five years of material cover on the cell structure; confirm that on the live page, because cabinet warranty is the two-year manufacturer promise. If you already have an insulated room, a plug-in Landig aggregate can be cheaper than a whole Viessmann box.
What happens if I cancel a game refrigerator after it is delivered?
If you are a consumer, gamecooling.com gives you 14 days from taking the last item to send a clear cancellation to Landig + Lava GmbH & Co. KG. Refunds of the price and standard outbound freight follow within 14 days of that notice, and the shop may wait until the goods are back. You organize and pay the return. For truck freight the cancellation page estimates those costs at up to about 50 euros per item that cannot go as a postal parcel; a real forwarder collecting a 100-kilogram LU 9000 may cost more, so get a quote. Custom-built goods can be excluded. Transit damage is a defect claim, not a change-of-mind return.
