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cj5orion
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Mood: time for a cervaza !!!
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Ice cubes ??make your own ????
Hey all
I'm lookin into ways to make my own ice,in Baja.
Jus for myself,not anything commercial.
Got the solar power and even a fridge/freezer.
But no icemaker !
Should I jus get a aftermarket icemaker for my existing freezer ? or would i be better to get a separate freezer,jus for ice ???
What have you guys done ? Happy with it ? Improvements ?
Wish ya woulda done it "this way"'s ?
Home Remodels/Builds..Recession!
Gone BAJA BUILDIN/FISHIN !
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BajaWarrior
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We have an LG 3.5 amp Fridge/Freezer that is a bottom freezer model. It has the ice maker but it is too slow. We just purchased 12 matching ice cube
trays and fill them from our water crock. It's a lot cheaper than starting all over again with new equipment... After a couple of refills we have
quite a bit of ice.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Elena La Loca
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Mr. Freeze Portable Auto Ice Maker
Product Features
-Portable machine makes a tray of ice in just 10 minutes and up to 35 lbs. in a day
-Features 3 cube-size settings, touch-pad controls and a 1-gal. water reservoir
-Includes ice tray and scoop
-UL listed
-17-1/2Hx15Wx17-1/2L"
-- Power Consumption: 200 Watts, 115V/60hz
We bought our MrFreeze a couple years ago ($159.99 at Costco...where ELSE?!?!?) and have had no regrets. We can make ice while we're still underway
   and we've got cubes ready wherever & whenever we
land. 
www.maxi-matic.com shows re-conditioned units for around $100
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Dave
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Ice maker???
Why don't you just buy ice?
It's not that hard to find. 
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David K
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There are some places in Baja that are far from cities and stores with ice we like to stay at... making ice is nice, but one must make electricity
first!
How big a solar panel to give 200 watts in the outback of Baja?
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vandenberg
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This one ?
http://www.provantage.com/haier-america-hpim33s~7HAER05A.htm
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Dave
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Far from?
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
There are some places in Baja that are far from cities and stores with ice we like to stay at... |
What...like weeks away...uphill...both ways?
There's not a place in Baja that's more than a day away from a store that sells ice.
Buy an ice chest.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
Buy an ice chest. |
Not just any ol' ice chest...THIS ice chest:
http://www.triggerandreel.com/Engel_50_p/engel50.htm
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David K
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If you have a camp set up at say Bahia Guadalupe, it would be nice to have ice (if you run out) without breaking down camp and four wheeling out and
then driving the 40 miles to L.A. Bay for more.
There are even more remote places...
Of course, I have gotten by without an ice maker for over 40 years of Baja camping... I bring two ice chests for longer trips... I was just asking a
'what-if' question.
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monoloco
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Check out the Engel refrigerator/ freezers. They can be used as a refrigerator or a freezer, will freeze down below 0, and only draw 2.5 amps @ 12
volts. I have one and run it with 165 watts of panels and one costco deep cycle marine battery. It works flawlessly. I am guessing that you could get
by with a 75 watt panel with no problems.
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Dave
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All the comforts....
Tell you what...
Give me the money you'd spend on that fancy ice maker and I'll show you how to properly pack an off-the-shelf ice chest.
I swear, you people think a trip to Baja is like going to Timbuktu.
P.S. Don't forget the PZRu14 mega-super generator. Then you can use your electric toothbrush.
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
There are some places in Baja that are far from cities and stores with ice we like to stay at... |
What...like weeks away...uphill...both ways?
There's not a place in Baja that's more than a day away from a store that sells ice.
Buy an ice chest. |
He is in Gonzaga Bay. So ya, uphill both ways...
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Pescador
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaWarrior
| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
There are some places in Baja that are far from cities and stores with ice we like to stay at... |
What...like weeks away...uphill...both ways?
There's not a place in Baja that's more than a day away from a store that sells ice.
Buy an ice chest. |
He is in Gonzaga Bay. So ya, uphill both ways... |
Is Gonzaga Bay officially a part of Baja, I didn't think Baja started till at least south of Guerrero Negro.  
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Edguero
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Go to the mega-mart buy ice cube trays (remember those) fill them with water and put them in the freezer before you go to bed and when you wake up in
the morning you should have ice, this has worked for me for years in my old servel even in the hot summers of Gonzaga.........it's not rocket science!
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Bajahowodd
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Tecate ain't bad at room temp.
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Natalie Ann
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If he's at Gonzaga Bay, he's in heaven. No need for ice.
nena
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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bajalera
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When there wasn't any ice between El Rosario and San Ignacio, we used to put pieces of sand-worn glass found on a beach in our drinks and pretend the
tinkling was being made by ice.
You ice-addicted guys are sissies.
[Edited on 3-6-2010 by bajalera]
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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Bob and Susan
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we make our own ice with this
it cost between $100-$150 USA
the ice it makes is great for drinks
a tray in 15 minutes
it takes 180 watts and in the summer we make bags for later
we also freeze block ice...that lasts longer
the block is broken up with a hammer and bagged for later
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalera
When there wasn't any ice between El Rosario and San Ignacio, we used to put pieces of sand-worn glass found on a beach in our drinks and pretend the
tinkling was being made by ice.
You ice-addicted guys are sissies.
[Edited on 3-6-2010 by bajalera] |
That would be alcohol abuse without the proper amount of ice in a c-cktail!
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Bajaboy
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We use ice cube trays in our freezer. I empty them into a gallon-sized Ziploc and refill the trays. We always have plenty.
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