Another Cooler Question

[BKC]

Not overly impressed with my idea. Mountains are not blue and the case of water was right at room tempature this a.m It is a very large cooler so it may work but will take alot more than 10 lbs. come season time i think i will go with both dry and wet. It will take some experimenting to keep it cold for 10-12 days.

Hardstalk, What day and what time did you start with the dry ice and how long did it take to use all the dry ice. It sounds like the dry ice went pretty fast?

 

[Jerry]

I've always had the best luck with block ice wrapped in newspaper. It will last a week easy if you keep the cooler in the shade or covered. Fill plastic milk cartons with water and freeze them and you don't have to worry about water getting all over everything!

 

[hardstalk]

Dr. Ive contemplated the white. Im at the ranch currently and the sun doesnt seem to hinder the temp at the moment. Vegas may be a different story. There is a fine line between style and function when it comes to my taste

 

[hardstalk]

Bkc in a 24 hour period ive lost 1/2 of the dry ice. And the cooler is very well insulated. I originally purchased 10 lbs of dry ice and left it in a styrofoam cooler inside the box with the lid off.

 

[hardstalk]

Jerry- do you remove the ice from the plastic wrapping and the wrap it in newspaper? And your talking wet ice blocks correct?

 

[Jerry]

Jerry- do you remove the ice from the plastic wrapping and the wrap it in newspaper? And your talking wet ice blocks correct?

No we don't remove them from the plastic, and yes it is just regular wet ice! When we use the milk jugs we still wrap them also. The extra insulation really helps.

 

[Ikeepitcold]

No we don't remove them from the plastic, and yes it is just regular wet ice! When we use the milk jugs we still wrap them also. The extra insulation really helps.

I do like the idea of the milk jugs! No melted water everywhere.

 

[Jerry]

It keeps everything a lot nicer in the chest.

 

[hardstalk]

Update: 120lbs of ice i purchased friday. Still holding around 65% of the ice. Water runs out of bottom of cooler pretty freely. Need to get it sealed up. Happy with the results especially on a homemade cooler its been antelope scouting over the weekend and in town on friday part of sunday and today. Temps here are around 105 during the day. And yes the mountains are still blue!

 

[Drhorsepower]

Update: 120lbs of ice i purchased friday. Still holding around 65% of the ice. Water runs out of bottom of cooler pretty freely. Need to get it sealed up. Happy with the results especially on a homemade cooler its been antelope scouting over the weekend and in town on friday part of sunday and today. Temps here are around 105 during the day. And yes the mountains are still blue!

Coolio, did you see any decent pronghorn? 105? Your more of a man than I am! I couldn't do it.

 

[hardstalk]

Woke up and it was 87 this morning thats at 4am. To be honest my hat is off to you doc. Im not a cold weather guy. In the heat you sweat and it feels good if it gets to be too much some cold water on the neck cools ya right off. In the cold... Your Fu€|ed! Its just cold! Saw a few bombers out of about 200 i would chase 2-3 found some good water up high. Nice starting spot. And i would really prefer to stay high when chasing these guys. Im gonna need all the p.j cover i can get!

 

[Texans42]

I fish a lot at the coast down here and the igloos just don't hold up... Crack, delaiminate, hinges break, and screw eventually
Pull out.

Just ordered a grizzly. Have a brute outdoors which is a yeti knock off... A lot cheeper and does well but think the grizzly will out do it on ice retention.

For all you with igloos a good quick fix for busted hinges is cut a piece of Ratchet strap and put it behind the hinge,

 

[wolftalonID]

If your cooler is leaking water freely, then its not rated for Dry Ice. CO2 is heavier than air. If it leaks out the bottom of the cooler as it sublimates, then it wont have the proper cooling effect. Its also going to create a down draft from that leak drawing in warmer air from outside.

Get the leaks from water stopped and you will find that the Dry Ice will perform much much better.

 

[Murdy]

"If your cooler is leaking water freely, then its not rated for Dry Ice."
Do coolers state if they are rated for dry ice? I've never noticed that, but, then again, maybe I've just been looking at cheap coolers.

 

[dihardhunter]

Don't know if this has been suggested yet. Should you paint the top white to reflect heat instead of absorbing heat as the black lining might?

Also, interesting stuff about the dry ice vapors tainting meat. I've used it several times to transport meat from out West back home to my side of the Mississippi and never experienced that.

 

[hardstalk]

Yea that was mentioned. But its tough to bring myself to paint it white when it looks so good matching in the back of the truck. Ill give it a whirl this season and see if i deem it necessary.