We tried this for our camping trip. We still had solid ice and perfect food saving 4 days later with 5 kids going in and out!! Thank you for this video and suggestion.
This was a good video - great information. I think that this business about your cooler becoming a "bomb" is a myth. The dry ice will gas off CO2 for sure but it doesn't collect in your cooler under pressure. Even if it did, it would just pop the lid up a bit unless you have one of those coolers with the snap down clasp. Also when you mix dry ice with regular ice , the regular ice will stay frozen longer but it will eventually melt. WHen you leave the plug open on the bottom the resulting water will run out into your vehicle. This could leave your car smelling pretty bad (personal experience).
Used dried ice for years when taking the kids camping. We would camp for 2 weeks with2 coolers. The cooler with the dried ice was our freezer and the other just to keep things cold. The system worked well especially since we would be up on a mountain with the town would be below.
This is a good way to Crack a cooler after a few uses this way. You should get a piece of Styrofoam to put on bottom then sit dry ice on it. It will extend life of dry ice and save coolers integrity. That's if you care about your cooler and want to do this method from time to time.
@@GabiGarza123no water will speed up your meltdown time. I bought myself a refrigerator cooler now so I don't personally do this method anymore. But this method works for about 5 days if you don't have ppl steady opening it.
Dry ice gives off gas that will out you to sleep, not smart putting it in ur vehicle. A high quality cooler packed with block ice and loose ice properly packed will keep for 5 days n.p.
@@JUNKTV420 the blue stuff is a gel sold in a sealed plastic container, when its frozen its as hard as a block of ice, i put mine in the deep freeze when i get home from work everyday, its ready to go the next morning. i have never bought ice for my cooler, people i work with buy ice everyday, then dump out the water from the melted ice. the blue stuff i use, i have had since 1997 when i first started using a cooler. its in a sealed plastic container so its always ready to use even after all these years. i have yet to had to throw one away because it leaked or the container was broken. the ones i bought, i bought at walmart, have yet to buy new ones to replace the ones i bought all those years ago. not having to buy ice saves me a fortune every year.
@@zemetrius oh I think I know what you're talking about. I will look into that. Trying to go camping this weekend for the the first time ever. Thank you so much for your reply.
@@WandomZhiEt unless you can make sure it doesn't melt at all I wouldn't. Moisture or any water will shorten the time of the dry ice. I did however use a gallon water jug, let it freeze
it would be better if we could just buy water ice cooled to the temperature of dry ice because water has more than double the heat capacity of carbon dioxide and should therefore perform more than twice as well as dry ice if it was that cold. i imagine nobody sells super-cold ice just because it's dangerous to touch and you'd have alot of customers that don't understand water ice could be made dangerous, but it wouldn't be overly expensive and doesn't have that pressure buildup hazard since it's not expanding to a gas
@@climber5373 the blue stuff that hardens in the freezer, is 100% reuseable, never have to buy ice/dump water out of your cooler again. used with dry ice should last a long time. i have my blue stuff in several bottles, i put them in the deep freeze everynight, they keep my drinks cold all day long, even during the summers here in vegas.
Super cold water ice would help somewhat, but not as much as you might think. The reason is that water ice and dry ice get most of their cooling power from the "latent heat" of the phase transition (melting in the case of water ice and sublimation into CO2 gas in the case of dry ice). The specific heat of water ice is 2.1 kJ/kg/K, meaning that one kilogram of ice will absorb 2100 Joules of heat energy for every degree Celsius it warms. Dry ice sublimates at -78.5C, so in warming from that temperature to 0C, the freezing point of water, one kilogram of water ice would absorb 1kg*2.1 kJ/kg/K*78.5K = 164,850 Joules of heat energy. The latent heat of water ice is 334 kJ/kg, meaning that one kilogram of ice will absorb 334,000 Joules of heat energy just by melting at 0C. The total heat absorbed by 1kg of water ice pre-cooled to the temperature of dry ice would be 164.85 KJ + 334 kJ = 498.85 kJ. So, pre-cooling water ice to the temperature of dry ice would enable it to cool around 50% (49.4%) better than just a bag of ice at the freezing point of water. But, you probably wouldn't get quite that much benefit because a typical freezer cools to around 0F or -17.8C. So a kilogram of water ice that you pulled out of a typical freezer would absorb an additional 2.1kJ/kg/K*17.8K = 37,380 Joules of heat energy, giving a total of 334,000J + 37,380J = 371,380 Joules of heat energy. That means the added benefit of pre-cooling water to the temperature of dry ice instead of 0F would be around 34%, which is significant, but probably not worth the expense of more expensive freezers. The latent heat of sublimation of dry ice is 571 kJ/kg, which still compares favorably to the 498.85 kJ/kg of heat energy absorbed by water ice starting at the temperature of dry ice. This ignores the little bit of specific heat provided by liquid water and gaseous CO2.
@@dansanger5340 yah the non-linearity in energy requirement to raise temperature across "state-of-matter" phase transitions (solid->liquid, liquid->gas) is huge, and I wasn't considering that the water ice does 1 but the dry ice does both, and making water ice colder takes no additional advantage of that i remember the main blocker i found with this though was that dry ice isn't even made by refrigerator equipment; it's made by the cooling caused by depressurizing CO2 out of a tank. To buy super-cold refrigeration equipment is insanely expensive, and there's almost nothing on the market that can cool down to the temperature of dry ice
Bomb? I have never had a problem with no drain plug on some of my coolers when I go camping, and I've been doing it for years. Never exploded, maybe I got lucky lol
Yes. personally I am a bit paranoid about making a dry ice bomb (dry ice in sealed container), so I take it out of the plastic and wrap it in a towel to keep it from touching the food in the chest
Did u have the Cooler in the trunk of the car or Inside the Car I’m planning on taking a trip to Texas & my family wants ice cream & I’ve never used dry ice 🧊 I hear it’ll keep ice cream frozen for 24hrs
You're going to have to keep your ice sealed if it melts on top of your dry ice your dry ice won't last very long. He said he could pour water in it and make more ice I'll just leave it at that
@@sparklecreations so I tested it on my titan cooler. All you do is put the ice cream underneath the dry ice spread out. I also kept the dry ice in a plastic bag. With a hole in it.
Search online for local grocery stores that sell dry ice. In my case I went to winco. Usually have to ask for it when you get to the store. Also be careful! It is cold enough to burn you, so treat it like something out of the oven…. Something not to be touched with bare hands
This is what I do every time I go camping for more than 2 days. I have not tried making ice because I have not needed to, but dry ice is cold enough to freeze water if you wanted to do that. If I leave the cooler shut most of the time and don’t add a bunch of new things that need to be cooled down into the cooler, I can normally get a week or so of cold out of this setup depending on how hot it is outside (things heat up faster in the summer around here!)
I used to sell ice cream sandwiches & juice bars @ as a Disneyland cast member. We used dry ice to keep this items frozen for a few hours... don't know about any longer, though.
Thank you so much for making this video, I’m going on a weeklong camping trip and I’m not sure how to pack a cooler for a week and keep everything cold!! I do have another question though, is it only when you’re loading the cooler that you open the vent? And then you close it the rest of the time?
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Trip was fun! Went to Yosemite and had a great time outdoors climbing in The Valley. I did end up having to buy one bag of ice though because we left the cooler open ......
We tried this for our camping trip. We still had solid ice and perfect food saving 4 days later with 5 kids going in and out!! Thank you for this video and suggestion.
does meat stays frozen for 4-5 days?
This was a good video - great information. I think that this business about your cooler becoming a "bomb" is a myth. The dry ice will gas off CO2 for sure but it doesn't collect in your cooler under pressure. Even if it did, it would just pop the lid up a bit unless you have one of those coolers with the snap down clasp. Also when you mix dry ice with regular ice , the regular ice will stay frozen longer but it will eventually melt. WHen you leave the plug open on the bottom the resulting water will run out into your vehicle. This could leave your car smelling pretty bad (personal experience).
Your comment assumes everyone car camps…
Your car could have filled with C02 and killed you btw, not a good idea to keep this in a car with the windows up
@@somethingsomething404 I don't know if that can produce enough CO2 to kill you, especially if your car AC is running.
@@somethingsomething404 car camping is lame but that much CO2 won’t kill you 😂😂😂
Is the CO2 gonna contaminate anything sealed or unsealed
Used dried ice for years when taking the kids camping. We would camp for 2 weeks with2 coolers. The cooler with the dried ice was our freezer and the other just to keep things cold. The system worked well especially since we would be up on a mountain with the town would be below.
This is a good way to Crack a cooler after a few uses this way. You should get a piece of Styrofoam to put on bottom then sit dry ice on it. It will extend life of dry ice and save coolers integrity. That's if you care about your cooler and want to do this method from time to time.
So no water is needed at all ?
@@GabiGarza123no water will speed up your meltdown time. I bought myself a refrigerator cooler now so I don't personally do this method anymore. But this method works for about 5 days if you don't have ppl steady opening it.
This won’t crack anything or cause any damage of any kind! Are you really that dense?!
To separate the dry ice from touching the food, lay down a couple layers of aluminum foil and or wax paper.
Hi Anthony. Will that work on a tabletop to keep salads and fruit cold?
You can also buy a couple of white wire cabinet shelves @ the Dollar Tree.
I wish I'd thought of this before...🤦🏼♀️ Thx much for
the dry ice tip! n be safe out
there 🙏🏼🕊️💛✨
THANK YOU! This is exactly what i was looking for!!!
Problem is it’s very difficult to source
Dry ice gives off gas that will out you to sleep, not smart putting it in ur vehicle.
A high quality cooler packed with block ice and loose ice properly packed will keep for 5 days n.p.
Can I freeze a milk carton and use that as a block of ice?
That part about not making a bomb was a good thing to know 😂
instead of ice, use the bluestuff that hardens in the freezer, throw that in on top of the dry ice, never have to use ice again this way.
I think I am going to try this next time. Thanks for the tip!
@zemetrrius what blue stuff?
@@JUNKTV420 the blue stuff is a gel sold in a sealed plastic container, when its frozen its as hard as a block of ice, i put mine in the deep freeze when i get home from work everyday, its ready to go the next morning. i have never bought ice for my cooler, people i work with buy ice everyday, then dump out the water from the melted ice. the blue stuff i use, i have had since 1997 when i first started using a cooler. its in a sealed plastic container so its always ready to use even after all these years. i have yet to had to throw one away because it leaked or the container was broken. the ones i bought, i bought at walmart, have yet to buy new ones to replace the ones i bought all those years ago. not having to buy ice saves me a fortune every year.
@@zemetrius oh I think I know what you're talking about. I will look into that. Trying to go camping this weekend for the the first time ever. Thank you so much for your reply.
@@zemetrius thank you ! 👍
The dry ice doesn’t turn into carbon dioxide, it is carbon dioxide. The process is called sublimation.
If u don't put something between the cooler and dry ice it can crack your cooler
What do you suggest?
@@darrellee4953 we got a piece of Styrofoam
@@tkmarie22 tyvm, that’s easy enough.
What about a first layer of normal ice?
@@WandomZhiEt unless you can make sure it doesn't melt at all I wouldn't. Moisture or any water will shorten the time of the dry ice. I did however use a gallon water jug, let it freeze
I've heard of this technique. Great job, thank you.
Thank you it worked.
Thank you for a very helpful video. What if I am picking up frozen food and I want to keep it frozen for 4 or 5 days. Any hacks? Thank you.
Put the dry ice on top of the food to keep it frozen. Wrap the dry ice in newspaper to avoid freezer burning the food.
It is safe if you open the drainage while put the cooler inside the car? You can be poisoned by CO2 right?
Damn that's awesome!I never thought of it.thanks..
Does this work if you leave it in your car?
If you poor water on dry ice it will be gone instantly, but you get some nice fog out of it
it would be better if we could just buy water ice cooled to the temperature of dry ice because water has more than double the heat capacity of carbon dioxide and should therefore perform more than twice as well as dry ice if it was that cold. i imagine nobody sells super-cold ice just because it's dangerous to touch and you'd have alot of customers that don't understand water ice could be made dangerous, but it wouldn't be overly expensive and doesn't have that pressure buildup hazard since it's not expanding to a gas
I think you hit the nail on the head- I have never heard of anyone who sells super cold regular ice. Dry ice, however, is pretty available.
@@climber5373 the blue stuff that hardens in the freezer, is 100% reuseable, never have to buy ice/dump water out of your cooler again. used with dry ice should last a long time. i have my blue stuff in several bottles, i put them in the deep freeze everynight, they keep my drinks cold all day long, even during the summers here in vegas.
Super cold water ice would help somewhat, but not as much as you might think. The reason is that water ice and dry ice get most of their cooling power from the "latent heat" of the phase transition (melting in the case of water ice and sublimation into CO2 gas in the case of dry ice).
The specific heat of water ice is 2.1 kJ/kg/K, meaning that one kilogram of ice will absorb 2100 Joules of heat energy for every degree Celsius it warms. Dry ice sublimates at -78.5C, so in warming from that temperature to 0C, the freezing point of water, one kilogram of water ice would absorb 1kg*2.1 kJ/kg/K*78.5K = 164,850 Joules of heat energy.
The latent heat of water ice is 334 kJ/kg, meaning that one kilogram of ice will absorb 334,000 Joules of heat energy just by melting at 0C. The total heat absorbed by 1kg of water ice pre-cooled to the temperature of dry ice would be 164.85 KJ + 334 kJ = 498.85 kJ.
So, pre-cooling water ice to the temperature of dry ice would enable it to cool around 50% (49.4%) better than just a bag of ice at the freezing point of water. But, you probably wouldn't get quite that much benefit because a typical freezer cools to around 0F or -17.8C. So a kilogram of water ice that you pulled out of a typical freezer would absorb an additional 2.1kJ/kg/K*17.8K = 37,380 Joules of heat energy, giving a total of 334,000J + 37,380J = 371,380 Joules of heat energy. That means the added benefit of pre-cooling water to the temperature of dry ice instead of 0F would be around 34%, which is significant, but probably not worth the expense of more expensive freezers.
The latent heat of sublimation of dry ice is 571 kJ/kg, which still compares favorably to the 498.85 kJ/kg of heat energy absorbed by water ice starting at the temperature of dry ice. This ignores the little bit of specific heat provided by liquid water and gaseous CO2.
@@dansanger5340 yah the non-linearity in energy requirement to raise temperature across "state-of-matter" phase transitions (solid->liquid, liquid->gas) is huge, and I wasn't considering that the water ice does 1 but the dry ice does both, and making water ice colder takes no additional advantage of that
i remember the main blocker i found with this though was that dry ice isn't even made by refrigerator equipment; it's made by the cooling caused by depressurizing CO2 out of a tank. To buy super-cold refrigeration equipment is insanely expensive, and there's almost nothing on the market that can cool down to the temperature of dry ice
Thank you for the great tip! Going to try it on our turducken that arrived on the 15th and we aren't cooking it until Christmas.
Bomb? I have never had a problem with no drain plug on some of my coolers when I go camping, and I've been doing it for years. Never exploded, maybe I got lucky lol
Good advice, TY
This is the video I needed !
I've NEVER used dry ice before think I'll run out and buy a few bags for the upcoming event to store in coolers
I thought dry ice would ruin a plastic cooler - please advise.
If it never touches the cooler it shouldn’t be a problem. Put a layer of ice between the cooler and dry ice. And you should be good
Do you remove the dry ice from the plastic wrap/bag?
Yes. personally I am a bit paranoid about making a dry ice bomb (dry ice in sealed container), so I take it out of the plastic and wrap it in a towel to keep it from touching the food in the chest
Great technique man
You don't have to. It won't build pressure.
Thats awesome, never thought of it. Thanks buddy!!
Did u have the Cooler in the trunk of the car or Inside the Car I’m planning on taking a trip to Texas & my family wants ice cream & I’ve never used dry ice 🧊 I hear it’ll keep ice cream frozen for 24hrs
You're going to have to keep your ice sealed if it melts on top of your dry ice your dry ice won't last very long. He said he could pour water in it and make more ice I'll just leave it at that
Do the cooler actually explodes from pressure of dry ice gas ?
Does it leak water if the plug is opened?
Perfect. Thank you so much.
Great idea... now i can use this technique
pls make vid about how to keep ice cold in a container i have a project
Going to use this for working out of town
Might want to mention the venting at the beginning
you must really not have faith in peoples attention span. this video is literally 2 min long lol just watch the whole thing
Or just watch the whole video. It's shorter than a tiktok lmao
Did you know there is a hole with a cover on the inside of the cooler you fill with water to keep it cooler longer
What do you mean make a bomb? So what happens if you don’t open the little whole up ?
dry ice, regular ice then food (where did you insert the towel)?
You don’t need a towel. I put it on top of the regular ice to separate the food from the ice but this is not necessary
Cool Thanks Homie
Will this keep ice cream frozen?
I wanted to know as well.
@@sparklecreations so I tested it on my titan cooler. All you do is put the ice cream underneath the dry ice spread out.
I also kept the dry ice in a plastic bag. With a hole in it.
Wonderful Where did you purchase the Dry ice
Search online for local grocery stores that sell dry ice. In my case I went to winco. Usually have to ask for it when you get to the store. Also be careful! It is cold enough to burn you, so treat it like something out of the oven…. Something not to be touched with bare hands
Smart and Final has iy
Seems like you have ice for life if you just make ice when ever you want
Yea man. Camping in style
He's handling the dry ice bag with no gloves on....???....
How did that workout for you? Did you try making ice?
This is what I do every time I go camping for more than 2 days. I have not tried making ice because I have not needed to, but dry ice is cold enough to freeze water if you wanted to do that. If I leave the cooler shut most of the time and don’t add a bunch of new things that need to be cooled down into the cooler, I can normally get a week or so of cold out of this setup depending on how hot it is outside (things heat up faster in the summer around here!)
I should've looked this up YEARS ago 😮
Thank you!! I’m wondering if this will work for ice cream as well..?
Us too
I used to sell ice cream sandwiches & juice bars @ as a Disneyland cast member. We used dry ice to keep this items frozen for a few hours... don't know about any longer, though.
@@adventuresinbudgetoffroad9165 good to know!! Thank you so much!!
Awesome dude
Thank you so much for making this video, I’m going on a weeklong camping trip and I’m not sure how to pack a cooler for a week and keep everything cold!! I do have another question though, is it only when you’re loading the cooler that you open the vent? And then you close it the rest of the time?
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Haha the 'frozen' graphic on the thumbnail is great. Made me click and watch..... better then clickbait.
How did the trip go???
Trip was fun! Went to Yosemite and had a great time outdoors climbing in The Valley. I did end up having to buy one bag of ice though because we left the cooler open ......
That’s amazing! How long did it take that size of dry ic to turn into gas? Or w.e it turns into 😂
For me, it took about a week, but it depends on where you are- if you go somewhere hot the dry ice will turn into CO2 gas faster
@@climber5373 thank you! I just open the chest every few hours to let it sit out! So far so good👍🏻 thanks for the help!
thanks bro, where do you get the dry ice though?
Check online, usually sold at grocery stores- ask cashier because you need to be an adult to purchase.
I get mine at a local grocery store but in today's world, the supply chain for everything is unreliable.
Publix
So what you do is get a fridge. Brilliant 👏
Dry ice is expensive AF!!
Cheaper than spoiled food tho
@@climber5373you're telling me that the quantity of food in that little ice chest is gonna last you a whole week?!! You must eat like a mouse.
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