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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2013 22:47:34 GMT -5
I have read all kinds of info on ice boxes - filling bottles or jugs with water and freezing them, picking up block ice at a convenience store . . . but can't locate anything where someone has mentioned using blue ice in their ice boxes. Anyone out there tried this with any luck?
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Post by schweetcruisers on Mar 25, 2013 22:52:46 GMT -5
Online retailers like Amazon, Campmor, REI, Bass Pro, cabelas and I am pretty sure Walmart.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2013 22:55:14 GMT -5
But they work okay in an ice box? I just found it unusual that no one has suggested it - really new to all this, so I didn't know if there was a reason it wasn't suggested for an ice box.
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Post by universalexports on Mar 25, 2013 22:55:47 GMT -5
I have used it, I got the ones shaped to fit kind of around a can, kind of a PITA, you have to remember to freeze them before you go, then if you are gone more than 8-10 hours, they warm up, then you have no more, and it will take a couple of hours and a freezer to freeze some more, plain ol' ice from the convenience store (or ice shack) is easier in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2013 23:11:58 GMT -5
Good to know – can't decide if I want to purchase a small yeti cooler solely for ice and then bought a couple of blocks of blue ice, and just kept rotating them in the yeti, if that would suffice for the icebox? I am truly new to all of this, so forgive me if this is a stupid question.
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Post by hoosierpoet on Mar 27, 2013 15:00:14 GMT -5
If you don't need a lot of room in the fridge, gallon milk bottles - filled with water, and frozen solid - will last for several days. And then you can either drin k the water or just dump it. And toss the bottles, if you don't want to carry them around. Not ideal, but it saves a lot of money and lasts longer than a bag of ice, with no drippy mess.
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Post by Hamlet on Mar 27, 2013 18:23:15 GMT -5
THat's the problem with the blue ice packs. They don't last any longer than water ice, and when they're done, you have to keep track of them, clean them off, re-freeze them, etc. We go for either homemade or store bought ice blocks. I found a mold that does them just fine. We have also done the milk jugs, but use 1/2 gallon as it's easier to get more than one into the ice tray.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 18:54:02 GMT -5
Really appreciate all the good input - thank you all so much!!
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