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captkw
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Igloo Exreme
I got one when they first came out,,very happy with it,...since all they did was ad some foam insulation to it.. melted ice is aways nice for the
dogs...
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4x4abc
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if this is your last trip in hot temperatures any insulated cooler is good. The differences are not worth writing about.
If you will go out into the wild again - get a real fridge freezer. I have been exploring Baja since 1986. Always stayed away from fridge freezers. I
can buy ice for the rest of my life and still come ahead with a cooler. I thought. I was willing to live with the mixture of melting water, broken
beers and busted eggs with a generous helping of cheese.
Then I found out that not all fridge freezers are $1,200 overland Gucci models. You can get them for around $500 (with blemishes for $300). They did
not fare well in the overland champagne cooler tests. They look kinda bland. But a little research revealed that all (ALL) fridge freezers have the
same German made internals. Except Engel, they have Japanese internals.
So, long story short. I went fridge-freezer (Wynther/Edgestar) about 5 years ago. It was almost like a religious experience. You know, like getting
your first Mac/iPhone. Life is soooooo much better now. Perfectly cold beer. Protected cold cuts and veggies. Safe eggs. This was one of those rare
"regret" moments. I regret that I did not go fridge/freezer 30 years ago.
Advice: Hard wire the fridge/freezer with a fuse directly to your battery. The cigarette lighter plug in burns up within a few days. They pull some
serious amps.
I have 48 and 64 quarts. More beer is always good.
Harald Pietschmann
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Hook
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Does anyone make a fridge freeze compressor model where you can have a decent portion that is a freezer and a portion that is a fridge, so you can
make, say, a standard ice cube tray of ice or two of the RV sized cube trays? The one bummer about going ALL fridge freeze is the lack of ice cubes
for stronger adult beverages. Beer gets old, shots get old, after a few days. You really cant afford the space to keep your mixers in your cooling
device so you end up with margaritas and martinis that start out at, at best, 40 degrees and go downhill rapidly from there.
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bajaguy
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Harald - How loud are these when they are running and how much heat do they throw out??? I was planning on putting one on the back seat of my double
cab pick-up
Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  | if this is your last trip in hot temperatures any insulated cooler is good. The differences are not worth writing about.
If you will go out into the wild again - get a real fridge freezer. I have been exploring Baja since 1986. Always stayed away from fridge freezers. I
can buy ice for the rest of my life and still come ahead with a cooler. I thought. I was willing to live with the mixture of melting water, broken
beers and busted eggs with a generous helping of cheese.
Then I found out that not all fridge freezers are $1,200 overland Gucci models. You can get them for around $500 (with blemishes for $300). They did
not fare well in the overland champagne cooler tests. They look kinda bland. But a little research revealed that all (ALL) fridge freezers have the
same German made internals. Except Engel, they have Japanese internals.
So, long story short. I went fridge-freezer (Wynther/Edgestar) about 5 years ago. It was almost like a religious experience. You know, like getting
your first Mac/iPhone. Life is soooooo much better now. Perfectly cold beer. Protected cold cuts and veggies. Safe eggs. This was one of those rare
"regret" moments. I regret that I did not go fridge/freezer 30 years ago.
Advice: Hard wire the fridge/freezer with a fuse directly to your battery. The cigarette lighter plug in burns up within a few days. They pull some
serious amps.
I have 48 and 64 quarts. More beer is always good. |
[Edited on 10-26-2015 by bajaguy]
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Bob53
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajaguy | Harald - How loud are these when they are running and how much heat do they throw out??? I was planning on putting one on the back seat of my double
cab pick-up
| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | if this is your last trip in hot temperatures any insulated cooler is good. The differences are not worth writing about.
If you will go out into the wild again - get a real fridge freezer. I have been exploring Baja since 1986. Always stayed away from fridge freezers. I
can buy ice for the rest of my life and still come ahead with a cooler. I thought. I was willing to live with the mixture of melting water, broken
beers and busted eggs with a generous helping of cheese.
Then I found out that not all fridge freezers are $1,200 overland Gucci models. You can get them for around $500 (with blemishes for $300). They did
not fare well in the overland champagne cooler tests. They look kinda bland. But a little research revealed that all (ALL) fridge freezers have the
same German made internals. Except Engel, they have Japanese internals.
So, long story short. I went fridge-freezer (Wynther/Edgestar) about 5 years ago. It was almost like a religious experience. You know, like getting
your first Mac/iPhone. Life is soooooo much better now. Perfectly cold beer. Protected cold cuts and veggies. Safe eggs. This was one of those rare
"regret" moments. I regret that I did not go fridge/freezer 30 years ago.
Advice: Hard wire the fridge/freezer with a fuse directly to your battery. The cigarette lighter plug in burns up within a few days. They pull some
serious amps.
I have 48 and 64 quarts. More beer is always good. |
[Edited on 10-26-2015 by bajaguy] |
And how long will it run before your battery dies?
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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Always a fun thread ... keeping things "cool"
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by Hook | | Does anyone make a fridge freeze compressor model where you can have a decent portion that is a freezer and a portion that is a fridge, so you can
make, say, a standard ice cube tray of ice or two of the RV sized cube trays? The one bummer about going ALL fridge freeze is the lack of ice cubes
for stronger adult beverages. Beer gets old, shots get old, after a few days. You really cant afford the space to keep your mixers in your cooling
device so you end up with margaritas and martinis that start out at, at best, 40 degrees and go downhill rapidly from there. |
Crikey! You want to bring an ice maker on a camping trip?
Why do you want to bring your entire kitchen on a camping trip? A goal is to get away from all the nonsense, reduce, simplify.
Take wine, and liquor that is not such rot gut it needs to be disguised with mixers takes up less space than beer, does not require ice 
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Dometic CoolFreeze CFX65 DZ (Dual Zone)
My Dometic CoolFreeze CFX65DZ has a separate Freezer compartment along with a Fridge compartment. Real convenient for storing fresh fruit along with
beans, fresh soup, and keeping Gardenburger patties frozen.
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4x4abc
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noise: very low fan noise (only hear it in the quiet garage)
heat: they need good ventilation (leave some room around the vent slots) - however, they do not burden the temp in the car
ice: get the 64 quart unit, get a bag of ice, set temp to about 27. Keeps ice frozen, beer just the way it should be, veggies (on top) will not die
the ice death
Harald Pietschmann
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Harald, in your experience, how is the drawn on your battery? Do you just have a single car battery or does your rig have a separate house battery as
well? If I were to have, let's say, the 64 quart model you have, could I park my car Friday, leave the unit running all weekend and still have enough
juice to start my car Sunday afternoon?
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by WestyWanderer | | Harald, in your experience, how is the drawn on your battery? Do you just have a single car battery or does your rig have a separate house battery as
well? If I were to have, let's say, the 64 quart model you have, could I park my car Friday, leave the unit running all weekend and still have enough
juice to start my car Sunday afternoon? |
If'n you are going to leave cooler running for a long time on battery, best to have a separate battery storage system for cooler so you don't drain
your car battery.
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | if this is your last trip in hot temperatures any insulated cooler is good. The differences are not worth writing about.
If you will go out into the wild again - get a real fridge freezer. I have been exploring Baja since 1986. Always stayed away from fridge freezers. I
can buy ice for the rest of my life and still come ahead with a cooler. I thought. I was willing to live with the mixture of melting water, broken
beers and busted eggs with a generous helping of cheese.
Then I found out that not all fridge freezers are $1,200 overland Gucci models. You can get them for around $500 (with blemishes for $300). They did
not fare well in the overland champagne cooler tests. They look kinda bland. But a little research revealed that all (ALL) fridge freezers have the
same German made internals. Except Engel, they have Japanese internals.
So, long story short. I went fridge-freezer (Wynther/Edgestar) about 5 years ago. It was almost like a religious experience. You know, like getting
your first Mac/iPhone. Life is soooooo much better now. Perfectly cold beer. Protected cold cuts and veggies. Safe eggs. This was one of those rare
"regret" moments. I regret that I did not go fridge/freezer 30 years ago.
Advice: Hard wire the fridge/freezer with a fuse directly to your battery. The cigarette lighter plug in burns up within a few days. They pull some
serious amps.
I have 48 and 64 quarts. More beer is always good. |
45 qt Whynter is $486 at Home Depot: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Whynter-45-qt-Portable-Fridge-Freezer-FM-45G/202555696
65 qt Whynter is $513: www.homedepot.com/p/Whynter...Portable-Fridge-Freezer.../20255569...
and 85 qt is $589: www.homedepot.com/p/Whynter...Portable-Fridge-Freezer.../20255570...
Bob Durrell
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Ken Cooke
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The Wyntner links don't work, but I would check out the Dometic line of fridge/freezers. I bought their flagship model - the Dual Zone 65 Qt. model.
It also includes USB connectivity to charge my electronics.
Price = $700
Dometic 65 Qt -- Amazon.com
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Sweetwater
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| Quote: Originally posted by Hook | Can one really live out of a 65 qt ice chest for more than a three day weekend? I dont think I could. It would take two.
For that reason, the Coleman Xtremes cooling capacity per dollar really comes into play. I see that the everyday price for a Coleman 70 qt marine
Xtreme at Walmart is 49.95. What an incredible bargain!
I have grown to appreciate the wheeled versions of the Coleman Xtremes. Not that there is a lot of pavement or sidewalks in Mexico, of course;
especially on the beach. But it is nice rolling it around the lot from the outside kitchen to the separate bodega where the freezer is, where the boat
is stored, down the ramp and along the dock at the marina. A 65-70 qt ice chest is not light when filled.
And, naturally, my Xtreme is filled with fillets EVERY TIME I return from fishing!! 
"Come on, wheels! Take this chest a-way!!!" |
Mayday, mayday
Coleman Xtreme 100 qt wheeled going on Amazon prime lightning deals in 2 minutes.
Free shipping, no sales tax.
edit: $57.03
on order
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[Edited on 8-29-2016 by Sweetwater]
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If you have the room, bring a small generator ( Honda 2KW) and a small freezer. A few gallons of gas will get you through the trip with all the ice
you need. I use 16 oz water bottles. You can re-freeze or drink!
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Screw coolers. I put two big batteries in the bed of my truck, 1/0 cable to my main batteries with a battery isolator in between and fuses (charges
off my alternator while I drive), an 800 watt inverter, and a small 3 cubic foot chest freezer. Awesome. Awesome. All my frozen stuff goes in for my
drive. When I arrive in LA Bay, or wherever, the freezer comes out to become a kegarator. Also wired in a thermostat so I can run it at 30 degrees for
the cerveza. And on the return trip it is full of frozen vacuum packed filets that never defrost till I'm ready for some fresh sashimi or grilled fish
dinner.
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Here is the deal... you want ice to last the longest, use BLOCK ice. You can use some crushed to fill the gaps and have for c-cktails, but it will
melt faster. The bags of cube ice will be gone in hours, and are a waste if you have the block option. As we know, the Oxxo stores and other markets
usually only have the ice cubes in bags, so better than nothing if you are almost out. |
Re block vs cube ice... It takes 80 calories to melt 1 gram block ice. It takes 80 calories to melt 1 gram cubed ice. |
The same amount of heat melts the same amount of ice in an ice cube or a block. However, the amount of heat applied is related to the surface area.
The ice cubes inside of blocks of ice don't receive the heat until all the ice surrounding ice has melted. So a block lasts much longer.
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we bought an RTIC kind of direct thru Amazon this year... similar tyeti and much less expensive..
left Colorado jan 10 arrived jan 13 in Mulege, did not open it until we arrived still had ice , nice coolers....
Common sense is a flower that doesn\'t grow in everyone\'s garden.....
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Never kick a cow chip on a hot day!!
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I bought two RTIC coolers... they are excellent. Basically same thing as a Yeti but almost half the cost when purchased on sale.
| Quote: Originally posted by john68 | Check out the RTIC cooler--half the price of the Yeti. I don't know anything more about it, but sounds good.
rticcooler.com |
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caj13
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| Quote: Originally posted by Whale-ista | Thank you ! Very helpful.
Has anyone used any trays or baskets to keep food dry, up above water/ice levels? Things like fresh produce that would be damaged by water.
I welcome other ideas to maximize cooler benefits.
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If I'm hauling produce and cheese and meatr etc, stuff i do not want wet. I buy 1 gallon crystal geyser spring water, pour out 1/2 a cup or so to
deal with expansion, and freeze em down. usually 3 for a big ice chest. once they are frozen solid, they keep everything in the box cold and dry!
and when they melt - they are pure drinking water. i will also put in frozen meat etc inside double ziplocks, extends the life of the ice.
i usually put my beer and soda in a wet chest - use ice on those.
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