John61CT said:
wasanah2 said:DIY options? What would they be?
John61CT said:Very common on boats, custom ice boxes, very thick insulation high R-value is the key. Example thread:
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188267
Look for posts by Rich Boren, aka SV THIRD DAY
Also OzeFridge and John Tully, aka ColdEh
Also more than a large compressor freezer continuously making ice, or much better, re-freezing polar tubes.tx2sturgis said:You cant run the thermo coolers for very long without the vehicle running, they will kill your battery in 6-12 hours, because they pull about 5 amps DC continuously, which is about the same amount of power as one headlight left on.
tx2sturgis said:Wasanah,
buy a small car seat style thermoelectric cooler for your meds and maybe some meat or veggies, whatever, in the event that you run out of ice and need to keep a few things cold as you drive back into town to re-rupply provisions and ice for the large 'roto' cooler.
Best of both worlds, and you will have a back-up plan in the event of loss of cooling due to loss of ice.
wasanah2 said:I'm thinking of getting a hitch carrier for extra space. I could store dry stuff in it when not in use.
Thom, I must have missed that. You get TEN DAYS in deep forest camping? Holy moly, I've got to get yours. See that would get me to the 7-14 day sweet spot that I'm going for. By the time it melts, I'll have to go into town anyway for supplies. I'm the sort of person who likes to set up camp and stay there and make home in one spot until I have to leave. For "Snap Fit" are you referring to the containers that have like snap flaps on all four sides? How big are yours? Since you use 2, they must be bigger ones. I like your reuse of the melted ice too.accrete said:greetings,
on the brand of cooler we currently have it is a Cabela's Polar Cap 40qt and as stated we get 10 days of sub 40 degree temps when camping in the forests of the PNW. We put the regular cubed/crushed ice into two "Snap Fit" containers so the melted ice remains in the containers then we reuse the (melted clean) water for showers. A benefit of putting the ice in such a water tight container if you try your DIY idea/project is the DIY doesn't have to be water tight : )
Don't want to start a brand war but we went from YETI, to Engel Deep Blue, to Polar Cap. So far the overal features and robustness for our use goes to the Cabela's Polar Cap. If i were to want to experiment i would get the updated Pelican 50qt Elite Cooler < looks well thought out.
Thom
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