Containers for Ice Freezing

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Grouseman

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I am making a trip later this month and need some suggestions. What can I freeze water in, type of container?
Large blocks of ice stay cold lots longer than just regular ice. I have an extra freezer to freeze up blocks of ice.

I need something that is cheap and or disposable to freeze the blocks in.


Does anybody have any suggestions for a new cooler? I want one that is at least 50 or so quarts that will keep ice for long periods of time.
 
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Reed

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bri said:
I have the ARB, one of the best accessories that I have.

http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=6273-721&categoryid=8540

Should do the trick for a cooler, use 1 gallon milk jugs with frozen water, then you can drink the water AND you do not get water in your cooler from the melt.

Brian
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Engel/ARB's aside. The water jug trick isn't bad for a short trip. But on a longer, maybe hotter trip, draining the melt water out of the cooler helps it stay cooler. When you drain the water out, you are also draining all the heat that the ice soaked out of your food and beverages. :cool: :cool: :cool: (way cooler)

I suppose, if you packaged the consumables correctly (Don't forget to take your FoodSaver, and an inverter or generator to power it) , you could drain the melt water into an old milk jug for later use??? :eek:

Also try to find a cooler that doesn't drain efficiently from the lid, but from the little spouty thing at the bottom. (re: Koby's other picture) A leaky lid also lets the heat in.

Hell, forget the winch you've been saving for, or those fancy sliders, and buy an Engel.
 
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LRWheelman

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I freeze water in 2 liter soda bottles, the green ones I find to be the best. You really shouldn't use opaque plastic milk jugs as they could leach, smell & taste to your H2O. Packed correctly in a good cooler, they lasted all week on vacation in july. It's cheep & worth a try. Thank You, LRW.
 
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bri

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I have never noticed any taste in the gallon milk jugs and have used that trick for years. Afterall why would they package milk in them if they did this. Maybe you just have a better sense of taste.

That cooler that I linked to is likely one of the best plastic ones made these days. I have one similar, but smaller. One block kept the cooler cool in 90 degrees for three days, but I never opened the cooler (not even once).

Brian
 
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I use cardboard 1/2 gal milk cartons. When they melt, I feel fine tossing them in the trash when I need to buy bags of ice on a long trip. I keep them in my upright freezer (freezer doesn't have to work as hard if it's full) and also take an ice pick to them to use in the ice cream freezer.
Cheers
 
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JSQ

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Steve,

For a SSMBBSer like yourself, there is only one answer and it aint cheap.
gotta go with koby's suggestion.
unbeatable.
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nickangus

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dry ice works best ive found

my family uses it when we go on long sailing trips

it keeps our stuff cold for a little over a week if we get a large block

nick
 
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kellymoe

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I like the 2 litre soda bottle or juice bottle idea. I did that in the sierras last month. Froze 3 two litre soda bottles and it kept everything cold for a week. As the ice melted I used the water for drinking and cooking. For keeping beer and sodas cold there is still no substitute for packing them in crushed or cubed ice.
 
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