Tip: Use the automated ice dispensers located in places like the Wallyworld store strip malls. You get triple the ice for the same price as a little bag at the gas station.
Also, instead of spending more for a Yeti clone or such, get some styrofoam sheets and cut and duct tape them around and on top and the bottom of your regular old cooler. It really helps preserving ice for pennies. Doesn't look pretty but HEY! Cheap is good!
Eventually consider getting a 12v fridge, they're great and use little in the way of electricity but you'll need to also get a power station to run it as well. Just a goal for the future...
Cheers!
Choosing between minimalist cooling in vehicle :
Seems any kind of 24 hr fridge is ( is impractical ) dependent on much more electricity than I will have until i invest in high price inverter and bank of lithium plus solar panels -this is a complex decision I’m not ready to make until the way is clearer.
Therefore a secondary choice is what choices ???
1 some kind of Coleman fridge which works off engine on. Via cigarette lighter
2 some kind of superior insulated ( styrofoam seems too bulky and conspicuous in a Camry ) ice chest!!
If yeti versus cheap chest yields an extra day of cooling - That seems worth it.
I hope I’m not being disrespectful here with that idea. I’m in overwhelming circumstance, and just barely holding my head above water. If that helps explain my going over the same stuff multiple times. No disrespect Intended .
3 am I overlooking a third option? Make the case please
Thank you to all
I got an Igloo Maxcold cooler at Walmart for $36.00, that in reviews, and in my experience, stands up to expensive brands.