2 steps forwrd, 3 steps back.. too set in my ways, I suppose.

[Willy]

Well, I did it.. tore out the WAECO CR-50 fridge I had in my camper, and it's back to my WAECO CF-50 chest style cooler. Dunno, suppose I'm just too used to freezing everything solid and like my beer to be less than 5 deg/C. Gonna do something different this time tho. My sister picked up a coupla styrofoam coolers (which they throw away) from work for me. They use these for transporting medical samples 'n stuff, and they're nice thick skookum units.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Willy's wily plan is to freeze those gel-paks in my freezer, then throw them into the cooler to keep other stuff merely 'cool'. I gave one to my buddy in the Okanagan, and he claims that his ice lasts 2-3 times longer than with the store bought coolers.. and it's the best price of all: FREE!!!&nbsp; <br><img rel="lightbox" src="/file?id=1622440" class="shrinkToFit decoded bbc_img" alt="https://vanlivingforum.com/file?id=1622440"><br>&nbsp;As you can see, it's already correctly labeled for beer storage!<br><img rel="lightbox" src="/file?id=1622441" class="shrinkToFit decoded bbc_img" alt="https://vanlivingforum.com/file?id=1622441"><br>&nbsp;See how thick it is?<br><img rel="lightbox" src="/file?id=1622442" class="shrinkToFit decoded bbc_img" alt="https://vanlivingforum.com/file?id=1622442"><br>&nbsp;And there ya go! All ready for some hard core camping. ..Willy.

 

[dusmir]

I've got a similar one that frozen meat came in, it holds ice a lot longer than a cooler, and is a lot stronger. My lid gets stuck on mine so tight sometimes I'm afraid I'll break it. Vacuum I guess.

 

[wagoneer]

often used for transplant transportation, a high end restaurant I worked near throws them &nbsp;out regularly ever has fishy tasting beer? They are cheap and effective.

 

[Willy]

&nbsp;My baddy was actually SITTING on his, and it held. Cant say the same for the Coleman plastic one he picked up, like, a week before I showed up with the one I gave him. He now does laundry in the other one. ..Willy.

 

[stude53]

FYI, Omaha Steaks ships their food products in this kind of cooler with dry ice.&nbsp; Once in a while, when they have had really&nbsp;good deals, I have ordered from them, and always save the containers.<br><br>Many uses, and great insulated box.<br><br>Bob

 

[Willy]

These would make a great base for a 'super cooler'; could probably fit it into a regular Coleman cooler, or a Rubbermaid container, and blow in some foam. Probably work better than those Xtreme &amp; Yeti style coolers. With me, it doesn't matter.. cuz I can make ice for it in my WAECO. Yup, I've got the gel-paks, but melting ice has one advantage, and that's the heat transfer via melt-water. If I wanna get that lukewarm liquor store beer cold in a big hurry, then need that bit of water. ..Willy.

 

[Terry]

There ya go Willy. Way back when, when there was a get-together, we would always have an old wash tub and fill it up with ice and water to get the beer cold.

 

[BamaDuke]

I kinda hate to bring this up, but back in the day I had a buddy who worked in a funeral home.&nbsp; Many of the caskets come in very thick, very good sealing Styrofoam containers.&nbsp; Some of the smaller containers found their way onto our boats.&nbsp; With the proliferation of pet cemeteries, maybe one small enough for our use may be available?<br><br>Bama

 

[Willy]

&nbsp;Too bad I don't have a converted hearse! Get a 'double-wide'.. one casket for me, and the other for my beer. ..Willy.