Stop Using Ice In Your Cooler And How To Modify A Cooler For Hunting
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This video talks about how to make a normal cooler into a super cooler that keeps things cold for weeks!
I also explain why you should not be using ice anymore in your coolers for hunting trips or meat care.
Foolow along as I show you why you should stop using ice in your cooler and how to modify a cooler for hunting!
Thank you sir. I'm a truck driver. I did what you said I went out for a week and still had frozen water cold food. it's a hell of a lot cheaper then one of those small refrigerators that adapt to trucks that cost you a fortune with hookup and insulation. You saved me over $1,000. Seriously I actually brought leftovers home they were good I didn't have to throw them out. Thank you
That's what I like to hear!!! Glad it worked great for you. It's amazing how well it actually works! We do 8 day trips in summer bear camp with Temps is the 80s and stuff is good the whole time with frozen water bottles still frozen. Love this mod!
Eventually the frozen water bottles thaw out. I love my 12v ICECO fridge. Definitely worth the investment.
But insulating a cooler is okay for weekend trips.
Nowhere was this claimed to be a replacement for a refrigerator. This is a sound, proven, economical and effective way to increase the efficiency of a cooler. Here you have two testimonials of the bottles still being frozen (or partial) after a week, which is far longer than a weekend trip.
The planet thanks you, some truckers don’t care how efficient anything is so I appreciate your efforts instead of just burning extra fuel you work smart not hard (on fuel)
You must be an owner operator or in a day cab?
@MsRotorwings 🤣I've seen more overnighters and weekenders depending on expensive fridges they use a few times out of the year than I do people like this gentleman who generally spend over a week off grid hunting and whatnot. Coolers are simple and as "easy" as a fridge sounds to a lot of people it's a big hassle to worry about a constant power source.
A few considerations:
1- You can use Fiji water bottles that have square cross section to get more ice bottles in the same volume. And they have thicker walls. I usually crack open any water bottle and drip out a little before freezing. They will still plump a bit when freezing, though.
2- Partition the space. Take a piece of the pink foam and cut it to fit, to divide the space inside. (you could use thinner foam for this. )Making two compartments. Cut the pink lid in half so the divider is under the middle where the two halves meet. Why? Because if you open the cooler only half the enclosed, cold air gets wafted out of the cooler. The untouched half is not disturbed each time you open the cooler. Also this allows for packing one half with more ice to freeze stuff, and the other half may have less ice to not be as cold. Unfrozen like refrigerator temp, 40 degrees,( Frozen beer sux.)
3- Pink foam boards do not like many types of adhesive. So be careful if you try to glue. But you can find some tapes that would allow you to make "Hinges" between some of the pieces. That would allow you to remove some of the insulation boards from the inside, and be able to stack them. Making it easy to put them on the top of the cooler when you leave and they wont all slide around.
4- Some ice bottles can be colder than normal freezer temps. Be for freezing you bottles, turn the temp in your freezer down a few degrees. When everything is solid and your packing to go, don't forget to turn the freezer temp back to normal.
Great tips and ideas. People that read this will love it too. Thank you for commenting
nice
Huge huge tip get a Tupper ware container that's almost the same curvature as your cooler at the bottom and freeze blocks!
@@stimulatemyexistence5669 In the event that you will need to buy bags of ice, they will melt and leak. Keeping the ice bags in tall kitchen trash bags reduces water damage to your stuff. And using Tupperware to contain you goods also can work.
throw a little pinch of salt in each bottle hey
Everyone is sleeping while this man is preaching. Thank you for this video!
Hahaha. Thanks! Glad you liked it
"I'm not going to take it a part because I'm getting ready to go on a hunt" Then immediately takes it apart. lol! Good information though, thanks for sharing.
Hahaha. Yep figured might as well!
Awesome stuff.
If your really want to amp up those water bottles. Mix in sawdust. Its called pykrete. 14% sawdust, 86% water. It was actually used in WW2 to try and create an aircraft carrier by the US Military, out of ice. I usually put in freezer until it gets slushy, shake it, let it completely freeze. It takes forever to melt.
Great tip! Just remember to leave some as just water so you have good cold water bottles to drink through out the trip!
I would read a comic book that told the stories of the pykrete carrier Habbakuk
This is perfect for extended camping trips.
I only advise you take a smaller cooler as your daily cooler.
You don't want to keep opening your main cooler as that lets in hot air and reduces the amount of time you can keep your items cool and this tip is about keeping your cooler cooler lol.
Take out what you'll need for the day in a smaller cooler.
You'll be opening up the smaller cooler all day vs once with your insulated cooler. I hope this makes sense and is helpful.
After a year of putting this to the test my only upgrade or updated advice is get a white cooler unless you want to spend hundreds of dollars on a greatly insulated cooler but who wants to do that.
Some coolers retain outer heat and it does transfer for most unless it's the hundreds of dollars kind.
Great tip about using the smaller daily cooler!
@@tblazer4932thinking inside the box.
Great idea! Thanks.
I made a cooler out of plywood that fits perfectly in my hitch hauler. I lined the inside with 2" foam insulation board. It will keep things frozen longer than any mass produced cooler.
Agree and love that you made your own! Well done!
@@fml5910 I did not seal it. I want the water to leak out. I only use it on my hitch hauler. Therefore the water leaks on the ground.
@@fml5910 Why would you want to have to pour water out of your cooler?
@@wesbaumguardner8829 Better wuestion would be, why do you want water retained in the cooler sloshing around?
This is why the O.P. video guy is correct in using frozen water bottles. Its containes, no mess and you also have a drink.
A video called:
“Stop Using Ice In Your Cooler…”
*Approximately 2 minutes in•
“OK so first you’re gonna need some bottles of frozen water”
You mean like ICE dude?!? Hahahaha wut.
The insulation idea is great, but I just couldn’t help but laugh at that first part.
AWESOME! I really enjoy all of you informative Podcasts. One of the best I've found on TH-cam. I just made the lineman belt per your specifications. Works perfectly.
Glad you are enjoying them. You will love that linemans belt!
I've used frozen water bottles as an ice replacement in plastic camping coolers for about 20 years now and I agree with all you say in this video. On the smaller Coleman camping coolers the tops are hollow and can be upgraded in performance by using low expansion construction foam in the hollow spaces. There are several videos on YT covering this.The use of rigid foam sheets to line the cooler is a very good idea.
Foaming the hollow lid is a fantastic idea. Thanks!
There’s a guy who tested this idea on a YT vid and found that actually makes it worse than leaving it as one big air pocket. that’s because air is the insulator, and adding foam to air that’s trapped just adds a relatively higher conductivity path for heat to transfer in. seems a little counterintuitive at first until you realize what is giving you your insulating effect. the key is that air that’s already trapped is what’s the best insulator (other than vacuum) so any structure around it including foam is worse than air for insulation.
I put small coolers inside my very large marine cooler, small frozen water bottles on all sides to keep ‘em cold and provide drinking water, one for frozen food, one milk and eggs, one for veggies and one for bread etc. Double insulation and organized! Works for me!
Fantastic idea. Once this foam got all booked up after a couple years I started using the cooler in a cooler too and really like it
I do that everyday with my lunch box. I've got a bigger cooler that I put a cheap insulated lunchbox inside. Two 64 oz growlers of ice water and my first aid kit fit inside with it and with the lid closed on the bigger one, the sun doesn't beat down on the smaller when it sits in the car.
Everyone laughs at my giant lunchbox 😂
I did the same with 2" neoprene insulation that I had around. I like the rigid insulation though. I get good 10 day performance as well. I could probably push it a few more days. I've been using 1 gallon and quart jugs. I like ice cubes for drinks, only. I dedicate two coolers for game. It's working so far.
Your video came into my feed. I like what you did!
Awesome. Glad you enjoyed the video
I used water bottles for years and spray foam in the lid. Never thought to line it with ridged board, thanks for the tip.
Awesome! Love the water bottles!
I have used this method for a long time and it WORKS. I have also drilled several small holes (you may need to drill several for each panel) and then used spray foam (drill enough holes and spray to create full coverage) to increase the insulation with less loss of space. Most coolers are double wall with air space. You can make a cooler that would normally keep a bottle frozen for 3 days, keep the same bottle frozen for 6 to 7 days with no loss of capacity with this method
Fantastic ideal on the spray foam!
That's what we used to do in the army with one of the carpenters box,stuff lasted two weeks in the bush. Thanks for reminding me. Great video sir.
Glad you enjoyed the video. And than you greatly for your service!!
Absolutely couldnt agree more! I also use the same foam insulation at camp for the seat of our outhouse! Sounds crazy but it works like a charm
Fantastic idea! Bet it makes a huge difference in temperature!
That's a great idea
dude is over here saving me like $800 on coolers. thanks man
And nobody want to steal a Colman cooler, but leave a yeti in the back of truck and see what happens..lol
This is a trick my folks had done for years and Grandparents before them. Putting a half gallon/gallon/2l whatever size works for you in the freezer full of fresh water is also a great idea. They work great like your bottles and it will help keep things longer in your freezer if the power goes out! :) Thanks for sharing!
Yep. Have our garage freezer full of frozen water bottles all the time
I use a 2L frozen bottle of water, which I keep permanently wrapped up on silver bubble wrap & duck tape. I refreeze for all my trips and wiyh foam filled lid on Coleman box, it's keeps cold for ages. I'm gonna try putting a gasket seal around lid next.
Thanks for sharing such a great cost saving and effective DIY solution to keeping your game meat 🍖, food and drinks 🥤 really cold for multiple days of a hunting trip. The average western big game hunting trip is 7-10 days so that would be perfect. I will have to share it with my family and friends.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
My pops showed me the water bottle trick 30 years ago when we went fishing. It's amazing how many people don't know that. Now I usually just use it with Gatorade in my lunchbox for long work shifts hahaha
Yep they work great and you get to drink them! Your pops was a smart man!
We used small vinegar bottles because they were square and easy to stack.
Probably the most practical "cooler" ideas and cost wise methods I've seen on YT, and I've watched hundreds.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it
Very good idea. I've used the frozen water bottle trick for some time now and it saves on buying ice. You always have cold drinking water, no excess water to drain, and whatever water you don't use you can put back in your freezer to use again. Can't do that with a bag of ice. 👍
Agree 100%
Thanks for the video.
This would be really helpful for people living in hurricane zones.
You never know when you'll actually have to live out of an ice chest for several days or weeks.
Very true!
Yes useful, i live In houston and i normally pack my freezer full of frozen bottles when a storm is in the gulf. But it never last but 2 maybe 3 days, so now ill do this instead so i wont have that stress of 3 days and all my food is gone.
@@JeepTrailsandBarbells yep and also put your extra blankets or sleeping bags on top of your fridge and freezer when power goes out. It will really extend the time you have before food thaws and increases the insulation rating.
@@tradbowpodcast good tip for sure, plus will keep the kids from trying to open it every 5 minutes 🤣
@@JeepTrailsandBarbells hahaha.
Great 👍 info! So funny because I have been boondocking for 4 months now. I was out getting supplies and ICE again and picked up foam for this very purpose and badabing....I'm kicking back having a highball and there you are on TH-cam backing me up. Love your work and newly subscribed ❤
Awesome! Glad you are enjoying the content and the highball!!!
Foaming the hallow space in the lid+ Throwing a foil blanket over top helps keep the sun off #1 but #2 creates a bubble of cooler air around the cooler almost like a dual pane window it could push your setup to 14+ days.
Add in even 1-2lb dry ice and you’d get 20 days out of it. Nice setup!
Wrapping the dry ice in foil will make it slower release too, since you’re not trying to freeze stuff with it.
Fantastic tips and ideas. Thank you
@@somethingsomething404I have dry ice packs , how does foil help them stay frozen longer?
@@phonecheckedAluminium foil works as insulation layer.
The case of water makes so much sense. As reusable as the freezer packs. Thank you for slapping me with that, lmao.
Hahaha. Yep the frozen water bottles are such a great way to go
Good call on the foam!.ive keep screw top Tropicana plastic orange juice jugs for that water/ice purpose for years works awesome
Hahaha, yeeess! I use them too! The bottom bulges out to be kinda round but who cares. The big lids do become fragile though.
Years ago I made insulated plywood boxes that my 128qt coolers fit inside. We packed elk and antelope across 1000 miles in the back of a pickup with some dry ice on top with no problems. Insulating inside is fine but youre sacrificing space.
Great idea! you loose space one way or the other. either inside space or outside space making it tougher to pack in the vehicle. Both work fantastic and appreciate the comment giving people more great ideas to choose from.
Did the same at my cabin off grid. Plywood box with 3" pink foam that fits two 48qt coolers.
@@bedlamite42 awesome!
Awesome tips. And I wish we could hunt in 80 degree weather. Opening day is supposed to be 107 degrees. I'm in the central valley of California. 3 years ago the second zone we hunted was so cold all of our water froze solid including the water bottles next to my sleeping bag. The only thawed water was in the ice chests.
Hahahaha. Yep we have the same problem in the winter. We use the cooler to keep stuff from freezing!
This is what TH-cam is about, people sharing ideas I can save you money and make your life better. This guy has great videos I’m glad I stumbled on it. How many subscriber look forward to binging on all your videos keep up the great work thanks
Thank you. Glad you are enjoying the videos
dang, I'm going on a 3-day trip soon and this showed up in my recommended. You just saved me a bunch of money!
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You are a genius man something so simple and easy I couldn't think of
This hack works amazing!
Wow!!! Awesome idea. I wished I would have come across this video before now. Definitely gonna do this with my coolers. Thank you, good Sir.
Welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.
This is a great idea, just make sure you use waterbottles that have thick plastic like white milk jugs, some of the plastic in the water bottles especially the cheap cases from Walmart is really thin and the freezing expansion of that water can crack those water bottles pretty easily especially if you refreeze those bottles, I've learned that the hard way. I'd still rather spend an extra $100 and go with the RTIC which is just like a Yeti but half the price, you can get a 65 gallon RTIC for $200 and never buy again.
Actually, his method for water bottles works fine if you squeeze the water bottle slightly, then tighten the cap. The water bottle will be slightly deformed inward, but will be perfect after the water expands. But yes...thicker water bottle will keep your cooler for longer because it doesn't transfer the cold as fast.
Regarding buying a Yeti or RTIC...if you're only doing trips mostly lasting less than 3 days, they not only are a waste of money, but they are too heavy and will hog up the space in your trunk.
As soon as it gets stolen you've still got to buy it again. RTIC has become popular enough that the thieves have added them to their "shopping list". It doesn't matter what it is, to a thief, if it's worth having, it's worth stealing.
I fill my water bottles only 90% and lay them in side to freeze.
Other part about bringing bottles you freeze at home, you can have much colder ice if you set the thermostat lower
@@carpediemarts705 - Good tip! Although my coolers usually never run out of ice because I never use a cooler for more than 2 days. Good to know though.
My husband and I actually do the water bottle hack, but have never even thought about the foam board, thanks for that! By the way the frozen bottles also work forvthe pets bowl, keeps it cooler longer.
Welcome and glad you enjoyed the video
Great video....BUT....people need to keep in mind that if you're ONLY using frozen water containers and zero ice, your cooler will not be as cold as with ice, even though it will keep cool for longer periods. I like using a Hybrid of 3 things. Frozen bottles, thick cubes or ice blocks, and a little bit of smaller cubes IF I am going on a long trip. But the average camping trip lasts only about 2 days, so if done right even in a cheap Coleman cooler can keep things cold without the insulation using the Hybrid method.
If only for a day trip, just frozen water bottles and smaller ice cube will work just fine. No insulation is needed.
But I really like this insulation idea for trips lasting more than 3 days, or if leaving your cooler out unshaded in heat over 90 degrees...in which case I would also put a white garment or something over the cooler to reflect the sunlight and shade the cooler. Good video!
Glad you enjoyed the video
Thank you for this video. I like to go away fishing for sometimes over several days. Even though it has wheels, it's such a struggle for me to haul an ice filled cooler around. Additionally, even with a four day cooler, the ice barely lasts 2 days. I'm definitely going to give this a try. Thank you!
You will love thw results
How did this work out for you? Hopefully better than it worked out for Bambi. Edit: for Nemo
Dude! The water bottle idea is genius!! Thank you.
Very welcome
This is quickly turning into my favorite you tube channel/podcast!
Thank you! That just made my day
slalomnorth
I’ve enjoyed it for years
I agree! Just discovered it recently and am glad I did! Great info!
Really great idea, great job and thanks for sharing - I spent months finding knock off Yeti type and they are very heavy even with wheels and the handles ended up snapping. This is a great, field expedient idea
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I’ve been using frozen water bottles for years but I will now line my cooler with the foam. Great idea. Thank you brother! Stay safe out there.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video and awesome ideas, thanks for all your help.
Welcome
really cool, thanks for sharing mister sam!
I always use empty water bottles. Refill them 4/5ths the way to compensate for ice expansion. I like it for 2 reasons: they last longer (at least IMO) and don’t flood the cooler. Good to see I’m not the only one.
And they provide nice cold drinking water in camp!
Thanks for the great tips! I remember reading Ted Trueblood almost 50 years ago about camping and he said to freeze milk jugs full of water and have one cooler filled with them and use a few every few days in the food cooler. That's what I have done but this is even better with the added insulation.
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AWESOME!!! I LIVE AND HUNT ELK HERE IN NM. THIS IS A GREAT IDEA, ONE THING WE DO IS PUT OUR COOLERS IN THE SHADE AND DRAPE OLD SLEEPING BAG OVER THEM , WORKS GOOD !!!! THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEOS THEY ARE GREAT !!!!
Yep great idea with the sleeping bags. We do that on our freezers and fridge when power goes out. Makes a huge difference
Great video. I also love your tool bench. 👍👍
Thank you. I actually made a video about this bench and the shelving etc in a video I published this summer called something like garage storage and work bench ideas.
Nice. I really like your videos. Very informative.
Thank you
Brilliant Idea !! Never seen that before. Thanks for sharing !!
Welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
You should check the lid. On some coolers they’re hollow and uninsulated. If it’s a hollow cavity. Drill some holes and add spray foam.
Fantastic idea! Thank you.
Spray foam that isn’t made to insulate for heat/cold will just create a thermal bridge and end up worse than if you had just left it alone. Air is a good insulator, especially for the price. That is why they are left hollow on the cheaper coolers. Yeti and other high end coolers use a very good (and as a result more expensive) insulating foam. You would be better served buying a roll of aluminized bubble padding and lining the inside of your cooler with that. It would add a layer of insulation without reducing the overall interior dimensions too much and would not reduce the actual effectiveness of the cooler. Add a layer on the outside and you will give it even more insulation.
@@stuckgrenadepin.225 Yes- several youtube videos have proved just that!
I use Buck Jam jugs that I freeze. I can put them in the cooler and inside a deer body cavity. GREAT insulation idea!!
Yep those would work perfect as well!
This is awesome I don’t hunt but I’m in food service and can not lift that cooler once ice has Ben put in it this is so much lighter thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for this it's one of the best ideas I've ever seen.
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I thought about doing that same thing. Thanks for showing me that it really does work👍.
Works perfect
Often on cheaper coolers the lid, bottom and even the sides may not have insulation, just air. You can drill several small holes from the outside and spray in foam until it emerges from the other holes. Now you have the entire cooler to use. I do like your video though. Happy hunting from a saltwater fisherman.
Great tip and idea. Thank you
Thank you for the video. I will try this!
You will be very happy with the results!
I've been using 1/2 gal plastic fruit juice bottles for years. Freeze them in salt water and line the bottom of the cooler. Always hated the water mess left with melted ice, and people would drain out and waste this cold water. Never heard of anyone else ever doing this, you are a thinker too!!
Love the frozen water bottles and no water build up in the cooler!
A trick I learned during a canoe trip to the BWCA is to preplan your meals and freeze the last 1/2-2/3 of the them in ziplocks or containers to layer the bottom of the cooler. You eat from the top of the cooler to the bottom and as you uncover foods it will gradually defrost. No need for extra ice and extra weight.
Great tip
Yes! "Dump dinners" are perfect for camping. One pot meals. Prepare them ahead and freeze in gallon Ziploc bags.
Thanks man iv got an old cooler this trick just brought it up-to-date
Awesome. Glad it worked great for you.
Awesome, thanks for the good information.
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Hey brotha, I like your style! Great setup!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for this tip. I like it. Ill be putting it to use.
Thanks for the video, you just saved a new hunter a ton of cash!
Glad i could help
The roto molded coolers are the in thing right now but your right. Pricey and bulky and thief magnets. Friend of mine just got back from a hunt with new Coleman Xtreme 6 day cooler. He brought me a hind quarter in one and I didn't get around to processing it for a couple days. Still had ice in that had been in there from his trip. Lots of variables but I live in a warm area. I like your upgrades on that cooler. Been doing the frozen bottles as well. Nice tips!
And the weight and rubber feet. The weight empty on those big yeti style coolers is almost what mine weighs full...lol and my buddies roto cooler has rubber feet. You can not budge it or move it because of those rubber feet. Might be good on a boat but trying to get it in and out of trailers, truck beds, etc sucks as it wont slide.
Great idea. Have used frozen bottles for a long time but not the foam. One of those obvious ideas that no one thinks of.
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I am 100% going to try this, thx for the idea.
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Great idea! I’m gonna do this!
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Just found your channel. Great tips and very well explained. Thank you.
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I suspect purchased ice often isn't nearly as cold to start with compared to my -13F freezer. That makes a diff, I'll try to check some. I've always thrown some extra blankets around my coolers and tarp 'em, that's helped to make "5 day coolers" work longer. Recently I've needed a space that warms or cools some items exactly and I'm loving my Cooluli 12V tiny cooler/heater electronic 'fridge'. Though they can only vary 40-50*F from what is ambient temps they can be set to attempt digitally from 15-148*F. Mine holds the 72-76F range easily with little power.
I’ve been doing something like this over the years…. I’ve saved gallon/large plastic bottles with handles and froze my RO water from the house. But just a couple and then loaded it with ice. I’m going to try this idea and see how it performs. More of those frozen bottles and zero ice next time. Thanks!
I bet you are very happy with the results and nice cold drinking water always resdy!
We have 2 Colemans and neither keeps food cold, let alone frozen. So, definitely doing this because now we just basically have two bulky totes. LOL Thanks for the video and you save us some major money.
You will be very happy with the results
Been doing the frozen bottles and foam for years. Learned the bottle trick from my Mom. Smart German lady that traveled by car alot and brought het own eats and drinks....anyway...a couple things,
Don't buy open cell foam, like the white stuff. If you can run the edge and get foam bits to come off it is the wrong kind of foam. Closed cell is what you want. Used for foundations and crawl spaces etc...it is about 10 bucks more than the other sheet foam. So if you think you are getting a deal you are probably getting the wrong stuff.
During transport, if you have a blanket or moving pad ... whatever, cover the cooler to hold the cold and yo keep the sun off of it as that helps alot.
As far as Yeti goes, there is no gaps in their foam. No air pockets. That's where alot of temp movement is, at the gaps. They are vacuum foamed and sealed. Part of the price you pay goes to that process. As far as how much room you want in the cooler. Take measurements and decide what you can live with as the foam comes from 1/2" to 2" and you do want as think as you can live with. Just remember that 2" foam will cost you 4" of room in the cooler.
So a 16" × 36" cooler will become
12"×32" cooler. That's a lot less room.
Anyway, good info to pass on to those that hunt and those that travel by ground.
Thanks for the video. Great ideas.
Glad it was helpful!
great idea!! ive always used frozen water bottles, going to try the insulation!
Thanks. You will like the insulation for long trips
Great video!
Great tip, for beefing up your coolers.....
Thank you.
This is going to save me money. I operate a to dog cart and spend $6 a day on ice, sometimes more. Thank you
Yep the water bottles will save you a fortune
Ultra-efficient low cost solution. Thanks.
My 2cents...both concerning the water bottles and not your cool cooler upgrade.
- If you're concerned about burst water bottles, than squeeze some air/water out, and with the bottle still compressed, reseal before freezing. This gives the water room to expand.
- In hot-humid conditions, to prevent pooling condensation, wrap the frozen water bottles with paper towels and rubber band in place. This also gives you a cool wet towel "in-hand" to wipe down with when it's time to drink the water. Add water to the towel as necessary.
Great tips! Thank you!
Great idea for our fishing trips.
Works great. You will be very happy
Thank you sir, have a blessed day
Welcome and you have a blessed day as well. Thank you.
Great idea man. Thanks!
welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
if you want to use smaller cooler think i would put insulation on outside except for maybe the bottom
Nice work, thanks!
Thank you
When you freeze water bottles they expand. As they melt they contract. This begins to break down the plastic bottles leaving minute parts of plastic in the water. Look it up if you doubt it. I still do the same thing. However, with my cheap cooler, after years of use and abuse, i drilled holes in the walls and filled them with spray foam. It retarded the side walls considerably, so i would recommend filling the cooler with something to stabilize the interior walls before spray foaming so that the excess foam comes out of the holes you put on the outside of the cooler.
Yeti is way to pricey to even bother purchasing unless you either have a bunch of money to throw at one or are going on an extrusion to the middle of no where and need the ice to last.
Still, yeti isnt worth 600$ for an average sized cooler. Ever.
Great points. And the weight. I often hunt and camp alone when hunting. A big yeti or similar cooler is too heavy to move by yourself. This set up is 1/5th the weight
yup started doing this, this summer.. Minus the extra insulation WHICH i will do next year.. TY :- ) I think I will have 1 cooler just for frozen water.. BTW I have been using empty Gatorade bottles. putting clean water in so i can drink it later.. Great vid :- )
Yep the gateraid bottles work great too!
Great idea!
I did similar.. used spray foam and drilled some holes in the lid and filled it.. and froze bottles the same way.. works amazing..
Awesome! I'm gonna add spray foam inside the lid myself.
WOW! Great idea, dude!
Thanks.
Great idea thanks for sharing!
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I just had to comment before the video ended, your genius man! I'm going out to HD and buy a sheet of insulation, thank you for the tip.
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Another video showed that if you drill holes in any hollow side or lid of a cooler and fill fill expanding insulation foam that hardens you insulate the cooler and can reduce or add to the insulation of red foam boards. very cool!
Yep heard that works great to. Only thing that I would do if I did that is reseal the holes so no water gets into the lid and stays in the foam. Would be hard to dry the foam out in the lid.
Great idea. Thanks. 😃👍👍👍👍👍
Very welcome
Great idea
Good one. That's fast and easy. Spend just a little more effort and build an insulated box into which will fit the cooler.
Also a fantastic idea. And probably easy to move in and out of a truck as separate box and then the cooler into it after you move the box.
Genius!
Thanks man!
Glad you enjoyed it
Been doing that for years brother. It works great and if you don't open all the water bottles you can freeze them again for next time.
100% correct. I reuse all the ones I dont end up drinking on a trip.
Busted this idea out on my bunch of DIY hunting buddies last weekend and they loved it
Works like a champ
There was a product called a cooler cap that did similar. But I like this foam idea. It's all about insulation. Air is bad. Condense the space for less air.
I use these coolers for hunting. The meat is heavy .. I don't energy to use my big pelican coolers. These.coolers and dry ice is perfect to fly with.
Yep the weight difference is huge
Thanks man appreciate it!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Works better than a high dollar cooler. Nice video
And no body wants to steal it out of the back of your truck
I use the frozen water bottles. Really like your foam idea.
Works great and is easy to remove when you need more space!