I just spent a small bundle of $$$ on a 36 coleman wheel cooler..I could have made a cardboard box with this I insulated foil & saved ...I did my 77 dodge p/up floor with this stuff a couple yrs ago , man what difference.. thanks for reminding me of what I forgot...like ur site..!!
As I get older, and into the bush the bush less often, I find that I'm not able to move around as much, in the fishing and hunting departments. Hence, the need for a cooler and Ice. What you've posted is a godsend for me, neighbor. I do thank you, most kindly. And, wish you all the best in all departments.
Thank you Lennard, I'm happy you enjoyed the video. I loaded my coolers on Tue morning at 7:30am and still have ice in the bottles 4 1/2 days later. All the best to you.
We did this with our 120 qt cooler and 4 salt water bottles... it maintained 36 degrees for 36 hours...and only got to 41 degrees 48 hours later. Thanks for such a great idea!
+Sean & Mercy Hoyt If you switch out the 4 bottles for one 2.5 gallon jug of salt ice, you should get more longevity from it. The big square jugs work pretty well for this.
Hey Boss…the idea…the materials…the execution…the education…! You Sir are a master of solving problems and then sharing. All who view your videos come away a more knowledgeable person! Thank you for being YOU! Bob from Montana. ✔️👍🇺🇸
This method turns a regular cooler into Hercules. I used it all summer on canoe trips, and the worst part was waiting till the third day before we could drink any of the juice boxes ;). Seriously, it is fantastic, and anyone I've showed it to has pretty much rushed home and made one too. Thanks, this is the video that made me a fan and subscriber. Keep up the great work.
I am thinking of using a Yeti cooler as my off grid "fridge" in my cabin and just filling it with ice packs once a week (I still have access to the main house on the property that has electricity). I built my cabin because I cannot afford to support myself even with two jobs in my state - rent in my area is around $1600 - $2,00 a month alone, not including bills like heat, hot water, electricity, water, internet etc... healthcare, care insurance... groceries, gas... it's just not doable, it's insane. Moving to off grid, building my own cabin, has allowed me to take control of my life and stay sane and safe. Who knows what the future holds, but it's people like you who have helped me take care of myself. Don't underestimate how much your videos might help people... even if this was from 8 years ago!!! Blessings to you, thanks for sharing, love your videos.
I'm still relying on ice packs during the summer months to this very day. Here at the camp, I can run a small fridge on my solar during the summer but my built in icebox is filled with ice bottles and perishables as well. I'll be moving back to my NY cabin and in the process of setting that place up with solar and a bunch of other cool ideas. Stay tuned :-)
Move over yeti, here comes a JC special! Great presentation, wonderful speaker you remind me of my grandpa a gentle soft spoken man, but when he said something you had better listen because a life lesson was going to be learned. I love many of your ideas, things that I never knew, great to hear about the left handed/right handed hand tools. I'm left handed and it's so hard to find tools that I can use. Grandpa always said that a grubbing hoe fits any hand just choose one! My fondest memories are of living on the farm growing up with my grandparents, sadly they are gone now. But I learned many valuable lessons from them. My children call me the fixer, any type of problem that arises I always have a cheap practical solution. They say that left handed people think differently than right handed people and I do believe that this is true, I think outside the box, sometimes way out in left field, but that's ok. I end up getting the job done with many simple fixer upper ideas. Example: I attended a wedding of a young lady that I had known for all of her life. She had a beautiful day: reception time she had a beautiful cake but the topper for the cake was made of glass engraved with their names. Problem: topper was to heavy to stand up, yikes it fell over and was covered in icing....her mom was frantic,,,,me being the fixer, I took two clear plastic fork punched two of them in the cake their handles stuck up in the air supporting this see through glass topper. Bride never knew a thing till after the wedding when her mom told her about the mishap with the cake. Love to think out of the box. Saved many vacation trips flub ups, cooler mishaps, inadequate camping facilities no problem MuM will fix this. Love, love, love this cooler fixer! Watching your videos and I'm soaking up all of the information that I can. You are a true wealth of knowledge compounded with old world common sense wrapped up into a very interesting person. Thanks for all that you do for your fellow man, asking nothing in exchange. Can't wait to see your next upload, your truly BETSY AKA MuM
I’m 82 yrs old and just learned something I could have used on camping trips to Everglades National park. We usually camp for four days and run out of ice on day 3. Scotch and water with no ice is roughing it!
We did this for a weekend camping trip. Two and a half days later my wife pulled out the hamburger patties, still frozen!! Everything inside stayed cold and the small butter tubs we used for ice blocks had just a bit if water inside. Love your lifestyle,and watch your vids daily. God bless and thanks for your knowledge,great stuff
Happy to hear of your success Dan. Thank you for sharing that. I just made some salt bottles with 2.5 gallon Poland Spring jugs. Those should last a LONG time. Please share the link with all you can. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
I adore you. This reminds me of grade school when we had to cut a brown paper grocery bag and fold it to fit as a book cover. But this is insulation for the cooler. Salt water and bubble tape blanket dividers. Very thought out Amazing. Thanks for sharing
I got so much out of this video I am sure my next camping trip will be that much better because of it and I won't even have to buy a new cooler like I was contemplating. Thank you, Sir!
Thanks for sharing. It inspired me to take a project to another level too. I got a 5 gallon bucket with a special air seal lid at Home Depot. I have been storing food in it and keeping it outside where it is very cold now (rather than get an extra fridge). I am saving power by doing this, since the cool of the bucket does not compete with my interior heating. I am mainly using it to store potatoes and maybe some apples, and maybe some onions (tried bananas and it did not work as well, the gases are locked in and ripen them too fast). I want to continue to use this during the very hot summer (I might move it inside then). I plan to line the interior with bubble wrap, aluminum foil (between two layers of bubble wrap), and then wrap the bubble wrap with Tvek tape (left over from another project). I plan to add your frozen salt water bottle and put it in the middle.
Hi! Found you on reddit...... 10 years later..... But I'm here! Not sure if you'll ever see this, but oh well.😂 I did this, sort of, when we went camping in July in Georgia. My pieces were already cut, So I used the silver tape to put them together I did not put anything in the bottom but I did line the in sides and put a sheet on the top. We froze our water and square juice and made a layer in the bottom put a rack on top of that ($2 @ Goodwill, found one that fit perfectly), then put our food in plastic containers on top of that. We use electric sites when we camp and just put our stuff in the air fryer to heat it through. All the food was cooked, seasoned, then frozen in heavy-duty foil packets at home. In late July in GA with NO ac, our food stayed frozen for 4 days! I think I will go ahead and attach a flap of reflectix like you have for the top. I was going to put it inside the lid, but that still leaves a space. So many people have told us that this is not going to work....... But seeing that it does work for us and it has worked for us and we have temp our food and it has never gotten above 42 degrees when we're in the middle of Georgia in summer, I would beg to differ. Thanks for the saltwater tip as well. ~Best to you!
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Hey Boss--we put bubble foil in all of our coolers after watching this vid. Got a new freezer this weekend, loaded up all the coolers with stuff from the old freezer and it was all still frozen solid a day later after the new freezer arrived and got cold. Working now on the mouse solution. Thanks for all your great tips, Boss!
JC thanks for the great tip. I have put one in every one of my coolers and its perfect. I can't get enough of your videos and tips. Thanks for sharing all of your great knowledge
Have you tried the salt ice yet? It's the best. Instead of putting 3 two quart salt bottle in my cooler, I switched to one 2.5 gallon Poland spring bottle with salt ice and it last 6 full days in my Igloo cooler. Ya can't beat that.
Thank you for the tip with the salt water in the bottle. In the summer for camping I fill my used milk bottles with water and keep them frozen so when we go camping we have plenty of ice without buying store-bought ice. It keeps the cooler from filling up with water and it's not as messy to clean up after the camping trip. I love your common sense videos! Have a wonderful day and God bless you too.
+MAE HAY The salt water works great, just make sure they don't touch fragile foods like eggs or veggies because it will freeze them solid. Hard to believe but true. Cheers :-)
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! I always use the purified water in my frozen bottles as it is cold and refreshing and when rm temp for cooking but, I'm going to start combing them to get the extra cooling power. Will also use to keep few items frozen like fruit for smoothies, sauces and homecoming. Great lesson. TY! The insulation is very clever but, I think the wet and melting will make it a bacteria farm. I will use it on top and as strips for protection. TY Finally I buy a square lemonade bottle daily (was looking for ways to reuse them) your logic is spot on in cooler storage geometry! TY Great lessons here. Thank you.
Learn something new everyday, great video. I got to try this myself, I have a cougar I want to try out. I may even make a wooden one and insulated the way you did.
Never would have thought about putting ice bottles in the chest freezer for power outages and to increase efficiency. Great info, thanks for sharing all that you do.
Since the salt water freezes at a lower temp, the salt ice is much colder than normal ice. Because of this, it will keep the content of your freezer frozen much longer during outages. You won't get the same results from regular ice.
This, and all of your videos have been a great help to me. I love watching these and learning new tricks for living off the grid. Thanks for all of the help and best wishes to you.
Very clever. Putting those bottles in the freezer taking up dead space is a great way to keep the freezer from over working. Going to try it. Been away for a while, hope all is well. Vinny
Had to watch this video again. My reach in freezer died while we were at summer camp a month ago. Got home and lost 2 shelves worth of food. Canned the rest of the stuff that was thawed. I actually canned bacon and it turned out spectacular. Anyway, my son and I have decided that on August 1st we are turning off the refrigerator as well. We are canning and eating up everything in the refrigerator/freezer for the next two weeks. I am going to use this technique to keep items cold until I have the ability to come up with alternative methods of storing items like eggs, milk, and butter. I am excited about the challenge. Is my son excited. . . not so much. :-) I will definitely be deploying this cooler method to bridge the gap so we don't lose any additional food items. Once again, thanks for the video!
Kristene Schmitt You are a rarity my friend. Not many women have the desire to be that self reliant. You're awesome. Best of luck with your venture. If you have a source for making ice, definitely give the salt ice a try.All the best.
thebossoftheswamp the ice trick is on the list. My first goal is 30 days. What's funny is, I posted my challenge on Facebook and had several offer from people to give me a refrigerator. There are some good folks in this world. I'll keep you posted.
Tried this on a large walmart cooler, and it works great, I added rubber sealing strips to the lid as well, coupled with polar bear tubes contents stay cold for days! Thanks for sharing
I have used water bottles for years but never thought about using salt water. Great idea!.Now I have to go to the big box store and get some of that bubble insulation and tape. Then get to work on my collection of cruddy coolers.
When I left for NH, I put one 2.5 gallon Poland Spring salt bottle in my cooler. When I came home 6 days later I still had a little ice left in the bottle. Can't complain about that.
I have watched loads of camping and outdoor videos. The advice in this video far exceeds any others I have watched. This video I would consider to be one of the most valuable, helpful hacks I have seen today. Thank you so much for the absolutely useful information
That was neat, I can see your a perfectionist.. I like how you laid it out, cut and trimmed.. made it very easy to follow. I am excited about your new series.. love to always learn something new and useful! Thank you for another excellent video! Blessings to you and Frankie!
Thank you Abby. Being a perfectionist is often more of a curse than a blessing. Hard to do something simple at times. Always good to hear from you. Blessings to you my friend.
1994abbygirl Certainly will do Abby. Me and "Superdog" are on day 6 here at my NH cabin. I came here to seek clarity and will leave with more focus and direction than ever before. A new chapter is on the horizon Abby. Life may begin to get pretty interesting in the near future. Blessings to you from the NH woods.
thebossoftheswamp Ahhh how wonderful for you! I hope you will share some of NH with us! I love to see distant places, especially the woods and wildlife, it's something I miss living in the desert.I grew up in Colorado, so desert living is quite different..I surely miss the green against the blue of the sky. Here it seems to be a never ending dust job. LOL But God gave it beauty to, just a different kind! Not sure if the chapter your speaking of is your future videos or the state of our country.. but I do understand whatever the case is! Be thankful you have the woods to escape to, either way. And have faith.. stay strong and stand with Jesus, and we'll all be fine! God bless you both! Have a great day in the woods!
Well done video. I have found that when traveling, one thing that will help to keep things cool -- or warm for that matter -- is to wrap them in any insulated jackets, blankets, or sleeping bags that I take with me. It makes a surprising difference and you get double .
Super ideas! Just finished making six salt water bottles and putting them in the freezer. Heading to my camp next weekend for a few days of fishing and setting moose stands. I will definitely be putting these good tips to use. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos.
Sounds like some great times ahead for you. You will like the results from the salt water. I just got home from an 8 day excursion. I replenished my ice on the 5th day and on the trip home. Can't argue with that. Good luck with the moose.
Great ideas to try. We use that silver wrap around newborn puppies, ducklings and chick brooders and it keeps them warmer with no drafts so its good for not only cold but warmth too.
I use a thick layer of newspaper over the top of my ice and food. Then cover the cooler with an old quilted bedding pad. After 4 days of 90 degree heat while camping recently, my frozen foods were still frozen hard. Frost steam actually came out of the cooler when I opened it. I have also used an old insulated pizza delivery bag with excellent results.
WOW THIS WORKED SO WELL!! I had previously done an ice retention test wth a 20qt Yeti, 22qt Canyon Cooler, and 30qt Igloo Contour. 2.5kg of ice each for 15 hours, no pre-cooling the coolers. Yeti held 76.3%, Canyon 68.7%, Igloo 71.7%. After doing this modification, the Igloo held 88.5%!! Better than the Yeti by over 12%, that's incredible! At half the weight and 1/5th the price including the foil wrap, can't go wrong! The only size foil I could get that was big enough was 12.5' long, so now I have plenty left over to make window reflectors for my camper. I modified the modification. (1) I didn't tape it in. My thought here was that sooner or later, something is going to leak and I wanted to make it as easy to clean up as possible. No matter how carefully you tape it, water will find a way in and that's going to cause mildew. I don't think tape really adds to the R-value anyway, because there's no airflow in the cooler, the stopping of which would be the only reason to tape. (2) I added two extra layers (3 total) to the bottom with inserts, doubled up the flap in the lid, and also added a snug-fitting 2" thick piece of plastic foam (that stuff that they pack electronics in) to the top with a rope handle to pull it out. I only needed a 20qt cooler and the Igloo was 50% bigger than I needed, so I was more than happy to fill up the extra space with more insulation. I can still fit a carton of milk, Costco-sized container of salad, bag of carrots, and two 2L juice bottles of ice. If you're going to do this modification, I recommend buying a cooler that's a bit bigger than what you'll need, and just add extra layers until it's the right size. You really can't have too much insulation! And make sure to go gangbusters on the top, because many of these cooler lids are just plastic with no insulation whatsoever.
+Schrödinger's Ape That's amazing that it worked with such high scoring in comparison to the Expensive coolers. I haven't tried putting the wrap on the outside of the cooler but that would eliminate a lot of issues for cleanup etc. You can find the foil in many sizes here and many have free shipping. Thanks for the update. amzn.to/1Nlbsg8
+thebossoftheswamp I was very impressed by the performance boost... 17% better retention vs no insulation. And this was an otherwise empty cooler, so performance would be even better if I'd pre-cooled and filled it to the top with either chilled food or more insulation. Empty space is your enemy in a cooler, because every time you open it, all that cold air is replaced with warm. My husband suggested wrapping it outside as well. If I have enough left after doing the windows, I might do that. That link's expensive though! I paid $22 CAD (~$17 USD) for 12.5' x 48" at my local hardware store. Probably would have been even cheaper at Home Depot, but I like to support local business whenever possible. LOL maybe insulation is cheaper in Canada because of the higher demand!! Another trick we always did when camping is to freeze anything you can before packing. And pack "chronologically" so that you don't have to dig to the bottom to get things out. I also had a friend who kept a small towel on top in the cooler to trap the air, and just peek under the towel to get what you need. Plan ahead and know where your food is before you open it, and go in-and-out like lightening.
+Schrödinger's Ape I never used a towel but started this with a loose piece of bubble foil on top. That s what sparked the idea of making the full liner. I freeze my meats as well. Cheers :-)
I just found your channel. I have always wondered how to make my coolers more efficient. When we go camping I am constantly dragging them out of the sun. I freeze ice too but never knew about the salt. I look forward to watching all your videos.
I remember the tip about the extra foil wrap now that you mention it but what impressed me the most was I have not even taken the time to add the salt to my frozen water bottles. If it works that well with plain water WOW what a great insulation idea.
That's awesome John. When I filmed this video, I was using three 2 quart bottles in my cooler. Now instead of that, I'm using one 2.5 gallon Poland spring bottle with salt ice. I'm getting 6 full days out of it. Never in my life have I had ice last so long. No more food swimming around in ice water. We're styling now brother.
For the longest time I never understood why my dad did what he did in most things. As I get closer to his age I now find myself doing the same sort of things that he did. This is one of the things I did to my 12 v fridge freezer I normally keep it at 3 degrees c when I insulated with this the temp dropped 5 Degrees. A bunch of my friends look at some of my gear and shake their heads .If it look stupid but works it aint stupid . Great video and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Great tips. I have a bad back and knee and carry frozen gel packs with me that never stay cold for very long. I can't wait to try wrapping one around a bottle of salt water. Thanks so much!
Thank you for posting this video . I learned the proper salt to water ratio from your video, and I've been using smaller bottles for ice packs in my large thermos for drinks. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for a great video. What a great way to save money and keep things cold when you are off grid! Can't wait to see what is next in the logic series.
Can't wait to see it brother. This self sustainment series is going to be great. My wife and I are looking to get out of the military move into a much simpler life style. Thanks again!
For hollow cooler lids drill a couple holes on the inside of the lid and get some of that spray foam for construction. Use the little tube to get inside the holes you drilled and spray that foam in there. Instant insulation.
Been using reflextics insulation for several years. I make coolers from 5 gallon buckets. Lol. Salt water freezes at 27 degrees Fahrenheit. Much colder than freshwater ice. I greatly enjoy your lifestyle and videos. Thank you for taking the time to educate us common folk. Hahaha.
the icebottles and such should always be on top of everything. Just because the cold air is heavier and it will drop to the bottom. I will do that insulating to my cooler for sure! Thanks for the tip!
Hey Boss, I always knew salt water froze lower, but never applied it to that. Great info, thanks for sharing it. This will help when I go into town to bring cold stuff back.
Okay, I am in Quartzsite AZ this winter dry camping in (my new to me) cargo van with just a cooler. My Ice @ $2. To $3. lasts maybe 2 to maybe 3 days. Today I will be building the inside and an outside slip cover. Report to fallow. Enjoying all of your videos. Will post a video on my remote cabin build soon.
I may ask a neighbor to help out a bit with that. I am enjoying this warmer weather camping. City guy now with deer all over and around my property.Watched your video on dressing a deer. All such rich information. Thanks Boss
I did this with my Koolatron 12 volt thermoelectric cooler a few years ago, but covered the outside with Reflectix, then clear mylar tape, which keeps the aluminized finish from rubbing off. When traveling, I also slip a 5-sided cover made from Reflectix over the cooler, that simply lifts off. I also made just a slip cover for my ice chest, put in some ice bottles and remote wireless thermometer, then put it in the sun with and without the cover. I didn't document my informal experiment, it was like the ice chest didn't know it was in the sun when the cover was on. I love that stuff too. I never considered putting it on the inside, because heat travels from warm places to cold places, not the other way around. So I figured using the insulation and radiant barrier would be more efficient on the warm side of the cooler walls, by isolating them from the heat. Even so, there were times when my cooler temps would get up to 50+ degrees, like on a hot, 16 hour drive on my utility trailer in full sun. Or insufficient sun at camp to charge the auxiliary battery that runs the cooler. Lining the inside will likely solve that problem, and not affect capacity very much. Thanks!!
When I first started doing this, I used 3 two quart bottles filled with salt ice. Then I switched to one 2.5 gallon poland spring bottle filled with salt ice and I get 6 full days out of it. This is the longest I've ever had ice last in July.
Hi JC great vid. i bought a cheap cooler and was unhappy with it so i drilled a small hole in the case and used that foam in a can to fill it same with the lid. worked treat.
+Rockinbilly50 - how did you do that? Did one drilled hole fill up the entire cooler? Or did you have to drill in various places to make sure the foam was distributed?
bigred74699 Cool. I'll be doing a followup soon. I been in the woods since the 24th of June and just bought ice for the first time 2 days ago. I hate buying ice.
I am working my way through your older videos, and I must say they are great . Also the bubble wrap is great insulation material. My son and I use it a lot for our winter overnight backpacking trips. Mostly we do home made dehydrated meals, that you just add hot water to. We took the bubble wrap and made a pot holder and top, this keeps the meals warmer for a longer period of time and seems to help with the rehydration. Also if you have any soot from the fire on the pots using this method you do not get any on your hands.......thank you for sharing with us.....
I'm going to use these tips for sure on my next outing with a cooler. I will also start making a whole bunch of saltwater bottles for my freezers. Great tips! Thanks Boss!
I got some of the foil wrap and tried it out on a couple of my coolers. It works great. In fact maybe a little to great. It froze my fruit solid but at least I know it holds the cold. I am looking forward to trying it on an extended adventure. great idea and easy to do.
Because the salt water freezes at a lower temp, the ice it makes is colder than normal ice and will freeze anything it touches. I mentioned that in my video and recommended that you place a scrap piece of bubble foil between the ice bottle and sensitive foods like fruits and veggies. It will freeze eggs solid too.
Thanks for the info on the salted ice,,,I will put it to use when I go out on my next fishing trip to keep the fish fresh. Your site is one of the best around...I look forward to each new episode...Blessings to you my friend...oh you have a awesome dog there in Frankie...
Great tip, that bubble foil has a million uses like Duct Tape, Bailing Wire and WD40... I was recently looking at one of my coolers and noticed the whole thing seems hollow, I am thinking about drilling a couple of holes in it and using a can of expanding foam insulation in the top and body? I think it may work... Enjoyed it, have a Blessed one!
I had considered the same thing. I'm sure it will help but it won't compare to a liner of bubble foil. I wonder if you could pull your cooler apart and insert a liner between the 2 skins of the cooler. Good luck.
I lined my cooler with a thin sheet of foam insulation then I put the reflectix on that. I also bought a piece of silicone gasket and put it on the inside of lid. Soda pop, water, and food still cold(43 degrees)after 3 days of 75 degree temps. I froze large pieces of ice which didn't melt as fast as small cubes or crushed ice.
Fantastic project. I travel for my job and use a cooler all the time. I'm going to go to home depot and get the materials to modify my cooler too. I'm going to start making the salt water bottles also. Great Video. I just subscribed.
When I made this video, I was thinking the bubble foil would be too fragile and wouldn't hold up if put on the outside of the cooler. Since then, I have wrapped a cooler with it and it's worked out great and cleaning the cooler is easier too. Good luck with your project and thanks for subbing :-)
Great tip! I am heading salmon fishing for a week now so I got the tip just in time to toss some salt bottles in the freezer. We have invested in good coolers but it's always a worry when you end up getting a couple salmon at the beginning of the trip and you need the ice to last. We usually do ok by devoting one to the fish that is never to be opened and always stays in the shade.
This guy is very informative. We need more people in the world like him.
I just spent a small bundle of $$$ on a 36 coleman wheel cooler..I could have made a cardboard box with this I insulated foil & saved ...I did my 77 dodge p/up floor with this stuff a couple yrs ago , man what difference.. thanks for reminding me of what I forgot...like ur site..!!
As I get older, and into the bush the bush less often, I find that I'm not able to move around as much, in the fishing and hunting departments. Hence, the need for a cooler and Ice. What you've posted is a godsend for me, neighbor. I do thank you, most kindly. And, wish you all the best in all departments.
Thank you Lennard, I'm happy you enjoyed the video. I loaded my coolers on Tue morning at 7:30am and still have ice in the bottles 4 1/2 days later. All the best to you.
We did this with our 120 qt cooler and 4 salt water bottles... it maintained 36 degrees for 36 hours...and only got to 41 degrees 48 hours later. Thanks for such a great idea!
+Sean & Mercy Hoyt If you switch out the 4 bottles for one 2.5 gallon jug of salt ice, you should get more longevity from it. The big square jugs work pretty well for this.
+thebossoftheswamp Thanks for the help, we will do that for sure... as we will be moving to our off grid cabin in 4-6 months, Lord willing.
Hey Boss…the idea…the materials…the execution…the education…! You Sir are a master of solving problems and then sharing. All who view your videos come away a more knowledgeable person! Thank you for being YOU! Bob from Montana. ✔️👍🇺🇸
Many thanks Bob and all the best.
Bubble wrap is a great product and the salt water bottles is a great idea thanx!
This method turns a regular cooler into Hercules. I used it all summer on canoe trips, and the worst part was waiting till the third day before we could drink any of the juice boxes ;). Seriously, it is fantastic, and anyone I've showed it to has pretty much rushed home and made one too. Thanks, this is the video that made me a fan and subscriber. Keep up the great work.
I am thinking of using a Yeti cooler as my off grid "fridge" in my cabin and just filling it with ice packs once a week (I still have access to the main house on the property that has electricity). I built my cabin because I cannot afford to support myself even with two jobs in my state - rent in my area is around $1600 - $2,00 a month alone, not including bills like heat, hot water, electricity, water, internet etc... healthcare, care insurance... groceries, gas... it's just not doable, it's insane. Moving to off grid, building my own cabin, has allowed me to take control of my life and stay sane and safe. Who knows what the future holds, but it's people like you who have helped me take care of myself. Don't underestimate how much your videos might help people... even if this was from 8 years ago!!! Blessings to you, thanks for sharing, love your videos.
I'm still relying on ice packs during the summer months to this very day. Here at the camp, I can run a small fridge on my solar during the summer but my built in icebox is filled with ice bottles and perishables as well. I'll be moving back to my NY cabin and in the process of setting that place up with solar and a bunch of other cool ideas. Stay tuned :-)
@@thebossoftheswamp That is awesome! Thanks for the response. This is my first year, I don't have a solar set-up yet but it's on my list. Thanks!
Move over yeti, here comes a JC special! Great presentation, wonderful speaker you remind me of my grandpa a gentle soft spoken man, but when he said something you had better listen because a life lesson was going to be learned. I love many of your ideas, things that I never knew, great to hear about the left handed/right handed hand tools. I'm left handed and it's so hard to find tools that I can use. Grandpa always said that a grubbing hoe fits any hand just choose one! My fondest memories are of living on the farm growing up with my grandparents, sadly they are gone now. But I learned many valuable lessons from them. My children call me the fixer, any type of problem that arises I always have a cheap practical solution. They say that left handed people think differently than right handed people and I do believe that this is true, I think outside the box, sometimes way out in left field, but that's ok. I end up getting the job done with many simple fixer upper ideas. Example: I attended a wedding of a young lady that I had known for all of her life. She had a beautiful day: reception time she had a beautiful cake but the topper for the cake was made of glass engraved with their names. Problem: topper was to heavy to stand up, yikes it fell over and was covered in icing....her mom was frantic,,,,me being the fixer, I took two clear plastic fork punched two of them in the cake their handles stuck up in the air supporting this see through glass topper. Bride never knew a thing till after the wedding when her mom told her about the mishap with the cake. Love to think out of the box. Saved many vacation trips flub ups, cooler mishaps, inadequate camping facilities no problem MuM will fix this. Love, love, love this cooler fixer! Watching your videos and I'm soaking up all of the information that I can. You are a true wealth of knowledge compounded with old world common sense wrapped up into a very interesting person. Thanks for all that you do for your fellow man, asking nothing in exchange. Can't wait to see your next upload, your truly BETSY AKA MuM
I’m 82 yrs old and just learned something I could have used on camping trips to Everglades National park. We usually camp for four days and run out of ice on day 3. Scotch and water with no ice is roughing it!
We did this for a weekend camping trip. Two and a half days later my wife pulled out the hamburger patties, still frozen!! Everything inside stayed cold and the small butter tubs we used for ice blocks had just a bit if water inside. Love your lifestyle,and watch your vids daily. God bless and thanks for your knowledge,great stuff
Happy to hear of your success Dan. Thank you for sharing that. I just made some salt bottles with 2.5 gallon Poland Spring jugs. Those should last a LONG time.
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no excess verbiage. right to the point. useful. thank you for doing this.
I adore you. This reminds me of grade school when we had to cut a brown paper grocery bag and fold it to fit as a book cover. But this is insulation for the cooler. Salt water and bubble tape blanket dividers. Very thought out Amazing. Thanks for sharing
found myself grinning all the way through this and here's a virtual slap on the back buddy. just awesome and just plain damn common sense.
Thank you Terry. Happy to hear you enjoyed it and thank you for saying so.
thebossoftheswamp another thing....the quality of your production and editing has really improved. one talent can always lead to another if you work.
thank you so much. my wife and I are always looking for ways to make living off grid that much more easy. this will save us loads of money.
I got so much out of this video I am sure my next camping trip will be that much better because of it and I won't even have to buy a new cooler like I was contemplating. Thank you, Sir!
Thanks for sharing. It inspired me to take a project to another level too. I got a 5 gallon bucket with a special air seal lid at Home Depot. I have been storing food in it and keeping it outside where it is very cold now (rather than get an extra fridge). I am saving power by doing this, since the cool of the bucket does not compete with my interior heating. I am mainly using it to store potatoes and maybe some apples, and maybe some onions (tried bananas and it did not work as well, the gases are locked in and ripen them too fast). I want to continue to use this during the very hot summer (I might move it inside then). I plan to line the interior with bubble wrap, aluminum foil (between two layers of bubble wrap), and then wrap the bubble wrap with Tvek tape (left over from another project). I plan to add your frozen salt water bottle and put it in the middle.
Hi! Found you on reddit...... 10 years later..... But I'm here!
Not sure if you'll ever see this, but oh well.😂
I did this, sort of, when we went camping in July in Georgia.
My pieces were already cut, So I used the silver tape to put them together
I did not put anything in the bottom but I did line the in sides and put a sheet on the top. We froze our water and square juice and made a layer in the bottom put a rack on top of that ($2 @ Goodwill, found one that fit perfectly), then put our food in plastic containers on top of that.
We use electric sites when we camp and just put our stuff in the air fryer to heat it through.
All the food was cooked, seasoned, then frozen in heavy-duty foil packets at home.
In late July in GA with NO ac, our food stayed frozen for 4 days!
I think I will go ahead and attach a flap of reflectix like you have for the top.
I was going to put it inside the lid, but that still leaves a space.
So many people have told us that this is not going to work....... But seeing that it does work for us and it has worked for us and we have temp our food and it has never gotten above 42 degrees when we're in the middle of Georgia in summer, I would beg to differ.
Thanks for the saltwater tip as well.
~Best to you!
Boss, you’re an inspiration to us all. Great advice as usual. Give Frankie a treat for me and God bless you and yours, my friend.
Thank you very much for the demos. I will definitely use these tricks.
I added 2' flaps on the side on my lids to fold in like the front one you had. If 1 is good 3 are better.
you are a gifted teacher, I really enjoy saving, not spending and learned a
lot, another great video...thanks keeping you and frankie in prayer...
Thank you Janice. Sounds like you will enjoy the future episodes of this series.
All the best to you.
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+Diane Sullivan Thanks again. :-)
Hey Boss--we put bubble foil in all of our coolers after watching this vid. Got a new freezer this weekend, loaded up all the coolers with stuff from the old freezer and it was all still frozen solid a day later after the new freezer arrived and got cold.
Working now on the mouse solution.
Thanks for all your great tips, Boss!
Thanks for your success report. :-)
JC thanks for the great tip. I have put one in every one of my coolers and its perfect. I can't get enough of your videos and tips. Thanks for sharing all of your great knowledge
Have you tried the salt ice yet? It's the best. Instead of putting 3 two quart salt bottle in my cooler, I switched to one 2.5 gallon Poland spring bottle with salt ice and it last 6 full days in my Igloo cooler. Ya can't beat that.
Yes. My wife thought i was nuts until she saw them in action. now thats all we use
Thank you for the tip with the salt water in the bottle. In the summer for camping I fill my used milk bottles with water and keep them frozen so when we go camping we have plenty of ice without buying store-bought ice. It keeps the cooler from filling up with water and it's not as messy to clean up after the camping trip. I love your common sense videos! Have a wonderful day and God bless you too.
+MAE HAY The salt water works great, just make sure they don't touch fragile foods like eggs or veggies because it will freeze them solid. Hard to believe but true. Cheers :-)
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! I always use the purified water in my frozen bottles as it is cold and refreshing and when rm temp for cooking but, I'm going to start combing them to get the extra cooling power. Will also use to keep few items frozen like fruit for smoothies, sauces and homecoming. Great lesson. TY!
The insulation is very clever but, I think the wet and melting will make it a bacteria farm. I will use it on top and as strips for protection. TY
Finally I buy a square lemonade bottle daily (was looking for ways to reuse them) your logic is spot on in cooler storage geometry! TY
Great lessons here. Thank you.
Learn something new everyday, great video. I got to try this myself, I have a cougar I want to try out. I may even make a wooden one and insulated the way you did.
Never would have thought about putting ice bottles in the chest freezer for power outages and to increase efficiency. Great info, thanks for sharing all that you do.
Since the salt water freezes at a lower temp, the salt ice is much colder than normal ice. Because of this, it will keep the content of your freezer frozen much longer during outages. You won't get the same results from regular ice.
I just modified my chest cooler by your directions. Works great! My Playmate cooler is next. Thank You!!!
That cooler trick was genius
This, and all of your videos have been a great help to me. I love watching these and learning new tricks for living off the grid. Thanks for all of the help and best wishes to you.
Glad you find them beneficial. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Very clever. Putting those bottles in the freezer taking up dead space is a great way to keep the freezer from over working. Going to try it. Been away for a while, hope all is well.
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Had to watch this video again. My reach in freezer died while we were at summer camp a month ago. Got home and lost 2 shelves worth of food. Canned the rest of the stuff that was thawed. I actually canned bacon and it turned out spectacular. Anyway, my son and I have decided that on August 1st we are turning off the refrigerator as well. We are canning and eating up everything in the refrigerator/freezer for the next two weeks. I am going to use this technique to keep items cold until I have the ability to come up with alternative methods of storing items like eggs, milk, and butter. I am excited about the challenge. Is my son excited. . . not so much. :-) I will definitely be deploying this cooler method to bridge the gap so we don't lose any additional food items. Once again, thanks for the video!
Kristene Schmitt You are a rarity my friend. Not many women have the desire to be that self reliant. You're awesome. Best of luck with your venture. If you have a source for making ice, definitely give the salt ice a try.All the best.
thebossoftheswamp the ice trick is on the list. My first goal is 30 days. What's funny is, I posted my challenge on Facebook and had several offer from people to give me a refrigerator. There are some good folks in this world. I'll keep you posted.
Kristene Schmitt I'd rather have a freezer than a fridge. A freezer and a built in icebox will handle your refrigeration needs.
Tried this on a large walmart cooler, and it works great, I added rubber sealing strips to the lid as well, coupled with polar bear tubes contents stay cold for days! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the success report :-)
this video is perfectly paced and you are are great presenter with a pleasing voice. I'll
New Project in the making for me, Thanks for the how to. A Penny saved is a Penny earned....
I have used water bottles for years but never thought about using salt water. Great idea!.Now I have to go to the big box store and get some of that bubble insulation and tape. Then get to work on my collection of cruddy coolers.
When I left for NH, I put one 2.5 gallon Poland Spring salt bottle in my cooler. When I came home 6 days later I still had a little ice left in the bottle. Can't complain about that.
I have watched loads of camping and outdoor videos. The advice in this video far exceeds any others I have watched. This video I would consider to be one of the most valuable, helpful hacks I have seen today. Thank you so much for the absolutely useful information
Thank you kindly :-)
That was a great video, to the point and informative. Great job
That was neat, I can see your a perfectionist.. I like how you laid it out, cut and trimmed.. made it very easy to follow. I am excited about your new series.. love to always learn something new and useful! Thank you for another excellent video! Blessings to you and Frankie!
Thank you Abby. Being a perfectionist is often more of a curse than a blessing. Hard to do something simple at times. Always good to hear from you. Blessings to you my friend.
That can be true.. but the end product is something to be proud of! You keep up the good work! As always blessings to You and that Superdog!
1994abbygirl Certainly will do Abby. Me and "Superdog" are on day 6 here at my NH cabin. I came here to seek clarity and will leave with more focus and direction than ever before. A new chapter is on the horizon Abby. Life may begin to get pretty interesting in the near future. Blessings to you from the NH woods.
thebossoftheswamp Ahhh how wonderful for you! I hope you will share some of NH with us! I love to see distant places, especially the woods and wildlife, it's something I miss living in the desert.I grew up in Colorado, so desert living is quite different..I surely miss the green against the blue of the sky. Here it seems to be a never ending dust job. LOL But God gave it beauty to, just a different kind! Not sure if the chapter your speaking of is your future videos or the state of our country.. but I do understand whatever the case is! Be thankful you have the woods to escape to, either way. And have faith.. stay strong and stand with Jesus, and we'll all be fine! God bless you both! Have a great day in the woods!
Well done video. I have found that when traveling, one thing that will help to keep things cool -- or warm for that matter -- is to wrap them in any insulated jackets, blankets, or sleeping bags that I take with me. It makes a surprising difference and you get double .
Super ideas! Just finished making six salt water bottles and putting them in the freezer. Heading to my camp next weekend for a few days of fishing and setting moose stands. I will definitely be putting these good tips to use. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos.
Sounds like some great times ahead for you. You will like the results from the salt water. I just got home from an 8 day excursion. I replenished my ice on the 5th day and on the trip home. Can't argue with that. Good luck with the moose.
Great ideas to try. We use that silver wrap around newborn puppies, ducklings and chick brooders and it keeps them warmer with no drafts so its good for not only cold but warmth too.
It's great stuff. The best insulation I've ever found for insulating a cabin floor.
I use a thick layer of newspaper over the top of my ice and food. Then cover the cooler with an old quilted bedding pad. After 4 days of 90 degree heat while camping recently, my frozen foods were still frozen hard. Frost steam actually came out of the cooler when I opened it. I have also used an old insulated pizza delivery bag with excellent results.
I used paper before I switched to bubble foil. Paper is a great insulator.
WOW THIS WORKED SO WELL!!
I had previously done an ice retention test wth a 20qt Yeti, 22qt Canyon Cooler, and 30qt Igloo Contour. 2.5kg of ice each for 15 hours, no pre-cooling the coolers. Yeti held 76.3%, Canyon 68.7%, Igloo 71.7%. After doing this modification, the Igloo held 88.5%!! Better than the Yeti by over 12%, that's incredible! At half the weight and 1/5th the price including the foil wrap, can't go wrong! The only size foil I could get that was big enough was 12.5' long, so now I have plenty left over to make window reflectors for my camper.
I modified the modification. (1) I didn't tape it in. My thought here was that sooner or later, something is going to leak and I wanted to make it as easy to clean up as possible. No matter how carefully you tape it, water will find a way in and that's going to cause mildew. I don't think tape really adds to the R-value anyway, because there's no airflow in the cooler, the stopping of which would be the only reason to tape. (2) I added two extra layers (3 total) to the bottom with inserts, doubled up the flap in the lid, and also added a snug-fitting 2" thick piece of plastic foam (that stuff that they pack electronics in) to the top with a rope handle to pull it out.
I only needed a 20qt cooler and the Igloo was 50% bigger than I needed, so I was more than happy to fill up the extra space with more insulation. I can still fit a carton of milk, Costco-sized container of salad, bag of carrots, and two 2L juice bottles of ice. If you're going to do this modification, I recommend buying a cooler that's a bit bigger than what you'll need, and just add extra layers until it's the right size. You really can't have too much insulation! And make sure to go gangbusters on the top, because many of these cooler lids are just plastic with no insulation whatsoever.
+Schrödinger's Ape That's amazing that it worked with such high scoring in comparison to the Expensive coolers. I haven't tried putting the wrap on the outside of the cooler but that would eliminate a lot of issues for cleanup etc. You can find the foil in many sizes here and many have free shipping. Thanks for the update. amzn.to/1Nlbsg8
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I was very impressed by the performance boost... 17% better retention vs no insulation. And this was an otherwise empty cooler, so performance would be even better if I'd pre-cooled and filled it to the top with either chilled food or more insulation. Empty space is your enemy in a cooler, because every time you open it, all that cold air is replaced with warm.
My husband suggested wrapping it outside as well. If I have enough left after doing the windows, I might do that.
That link's expensive though! I paid $22 CAD (~$17 USD) for 12.5' x 48" at my local hardware store. Probably would have been even cheaper at Home Depot, but I like to support local business whenever possible. LOL maybe insulation is cheaper in Canada because of the higher demand!!
Another trick we always did when camping is to freeze anything you can before packing. And pack "chronologically" so that you don't have to dig to the bottom to get things out. I also had a friend who kept a small towel on top in the cooler to trap the air, and just peek under the towel to get what you need. Plan ahead and know where your food is before you open it, and go in-and-out like lightening.
+Schrödinger's Ape I never used a towel but started this with a loose piece of bubble foil on top. That s what sparked the idea of making the full liner. I freeze my meats as well. Cheers :-)
Great idea. We use the Poland Spring bottles for our coffee maker. I'll give it a try.
you're a genius sir. thanks for sharing this
Young man I just wanted to thank you for your demonstration and the suggestion pertaining to the saltwater freezer packs:-) ...
I just found your channel. I have always wondered how to make my coolers more efficient. When we go camping I am constantly dragging them out of the sun. I freeze ice too but never knew about the salt. I look forward to watching all your videos.
Salt ice is awesome. Here's an update. th-cam.com/video/PRxpWArwavk/w-d-xo.html
I remember the tip about the extra foil wrap now that you mention it but what impressed me the most was I have not even taken the time to add the salt to my frozen water bottles. If it works that well with plain water WOW what a great insulation idea.
That's awesome John. When I filmed this video, I was using three 2 quart bottles in my cooler. Now instead of that, I'm using one 2.5 gallon Poland spring bottle with salt ice. I'm getting 6 full days out of it. Never in my life have I had ice last so long. No more food swimming around in ice water. We're styling now brother.
For the longest time I never understood why my dad did what he did in most things. As I get closer to his age I now find myself doing the same sort of things that he did. This is one of the things I did to my 12 v fridge freezer I normally keep it at 3 degrees c when I insulated with this the temp dropped 5 Degrees. A bunch of my friends look at some of my gear and shake their heads .If it look stupid but works it aint stupid . Great video and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I share your thoughts as I find myself doing many of the things my dad did also... except I don't share his love of duct tape haha.
I'll have to try this. I buried my fridge & goin to build a shed over it. 2weeks ice lasts here in the Mohave Desert @100°
Great tips. I have a bad back and knee and carry frozen gel packs with me that never stay cold for very long. I can't wait to try wrapping one around a bottle of salt water. Thanks so much!
+Heykayde The salt water will freeze a steak solid in my cooler. I think you'll have good luck with them. Cheers :-)
Thank you for posting this video . I learned the proper salt to water ratio from your video, and I've been using smaller bottles for ice packs in my large thermos for drinks. Thanks again.
You're welcome :-)
Thanks so much for a great video. What a great way to save money and keep things cold when you are off grid! Can't wait to see what is next in the logic series.
Can't wait to see it brother. This self sustainment series is going to be great. My wife and I are looking to get out of the military move into a much simpler life style. Thanks again!
For hollow cooler lids drill a couple holes on the inside of the lid and get some of that spray foam for construction. Use the little tube to get inside the holes you drilled and spray that foam in there. Instant insulation.
Been using reflextics insulation for several years. I make coolers from 5 gallon buckets. Lol. Salt water freezes at 27 degrees Fahrenheit. Much colder than freshwater ice.
I greatly enjoy your lifestyle and videos. Thank you for taking the time to educate us common folk. Hahaha.
Reflectix is such great stuff and has so many uses.
the icebottles and such should always be on top of everything. Just because the cold air is heavier and it will drop to the bottom. I will do that insulating to my cooler for sure! Thanks for the tip!
Two things stick in my mind thanks to you, Bubble Foil and Run for cover Frankie, thank you
Hey Boss, I always knew salt water froze lower, but never applied it to that. Great info, thanks for sharing it. This will help when I go into town to bring cold stuff back.
Really good information! Thanks!!!
Okay, I am in Quartzsite AZ this winter dry camping in (my new to me) cargo van with just a cooler. My Ice @ $2. To $3. lasts maybe 2 to maybe 3 days. Today I will be building the inside and an outside slip cover. Report to fallow. Enjoying all of your videos. Will post a video on my remote cabin build soon.
Do you have any access to making salt water bottles? The salt ice last 5 to 6 days.
Enjoy your trip.
I may ask a neighbor to help out a bit with that. I am enjoying this warmer weather camping. City guy now with deer all over and around my property.Watched your video on dressing a deer. All such rich information. Thanks Boss
I did this with my Koolatron 12 volt thermoelectric cooler a few years ago, but covered the outside with Reflectix, then clear mylar tape, which keeps the aluminized finish from rubbing off. When traveling, I also slip a 5-sided cover made from Reflectix over the cooler, that simply lifts off. I also made just a slip cover for my ice chest, put in some ice bottles and remote wireless thermometer, then put it in the sun with and without the cover. I didn't document my informal experiment, it was like the ice chest didn't know it was in the sun when the cover was on. I love that stuff too.
I never considered putting it on the inside, because heat travels from warm places to cold places, not the other way around. So I figured using the insulation and radiant barrier would be more efficient on the warm side of the cooler walls, by isolating them from the heat. Even so, there were times when my cooler temps would get up to 50+ degrees, like on a hot, 16 hour drive on my utility trailer in full sun. Or insufficient sun at camp to charge the auxiliary battery that runs the cooler. Lining the inside will likely solve that problem, and not affect capacity very much. Thanks!!
When I first started doing this, I used 3 two quart bottles filled with salt ice. Then I switched to one 2.5 gallon poland spring bottle filled with salt ice and I get 6 full days out of it. This is the longest I've ever had ice last in July.
I'm going to try this, Thanks. I never heard of the salt water trick before. Good One!
Hi JC great vid. i bought a cheap cooler and was unhappy with it so i drilled a small hole in the case and used that foam in a can to fill it same with the lid. worked treat.
+Rockinbilly50 - how did you do that? Did one drilled hole fill up the entire cooler? Or did you have to drill in various places to make sure the foam was distributed?
I've watched this video more than once now and every time I learn something new!
bigred74699 Cool. I'll be doing a followup soon. I been in the woods since the 24th of June and just bought ice for the first time 2 days ago. I hate buying ice.
Thank you so much for the valuable information.
Great video, this is knowledge that will last generations as i share it with others.
+Electric Hulk Thank you for sharing my channel.
Thanks for tip I Nd a cooler box for energencys and that could go with my bug out bag
I am working my way through your older videos, and I must say they are great . Also the bubble wrap is great insulation material. My son and I use it a lot for our winter overnight backpacking trips. Mostly we do home made dehydrated meals, that you just add hot water to. We took the bubble wrap and made a pot holder and top, this keeps the meals warmer for a longer period of time and seems to help with the rehydration. Also if you have any soot from the fire on the pots using this method you do not get any on your hands.......thank you for sharing with us.....
+keith bush The bubble foil is just plain awesome. So durable and with so many uses. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Cheers.
I'm going to use these tips for sure on my next outing with a cooler. I will also start making a whole bunch of saltwater bottles for my freezers. Great tips! Thanks Boss!
I'm certain you'll be glad you did. Thanks for commenting.
I used one inch foam padding padding on the bottom one inch thick really helps
I got some of the foil wrap and tried it out on a couple of my coolers. It works great. In fact maybe a little to great. It froze my fruit solid but at least I know it holds the cold. I am looking forward to trying it on an extended adventure.
great idea and easy to do.
Because the salt water freezes at a lower temp, the ice it makes is colder than normal ice and will freeze anything it touches. I mentioned that in my video and recommended that you place a scrap piece of bubble foil between the ice bottle and sensitive foods like fruits and veggies. It will freeze eggs solid too.
Thanks so much for this. Will make my camping trip much better
The year 2021 Very good info sir thanks so much!!!
Good idea's boss! I spend a lot of money on ice in the summer. I will be trying this! Thanks man! Have a good one!
Have fun with your project. Stay cool buddy.
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I like to use a combo of regular and saltwater bottles. As the regular bottles melt, I use the nice cool water for drinking.
Agreed.
I love all they great knowledge you have. Thanks so much for sharing it.
I am going camping next weekend and actually have several of the juice bottles handy. Thanks so much for the timely tips!
Sounds like perfect timing. Have fun.
Thanks for the info on the salted ice,,,I will put it to use when I go out on my next fishing trip to keep the fish fresh. Your site is one of the best around...I look forward to each new episode...Blessings to you my friend...oh you have a awesome dog there in Frankie...
Thank you Brian. More good stuff coming up soon. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Great tip, that bubble foil has a million uses like Duct Tape, Bailing Wire and WD40... I was recently looking at one of my coolers and noticed the whole thing seems hollow, I am thinking about drilling a couple of holes in it and using a can of expanding foam insulation in the top and body? I think it may work... Enjoyed it, have a Blessed one!
I had considered the same thing. I'm sure it will help but it won't compare to a liner of bubble foil. I wonder if you could pull your cooler apart and insert a liner between the 2 skins of the cooler. Good luck.
I lined my cooler with a thin sheet of foam insulation then I put the reflectix on that. I also bought a piece of silicone gasket and put it on the inside of lid. Soda pop, water, and food still cold(43 degrees)after 3 days of 75 degree temps. I froze large pieces of ice which didn't melt as fast as small cubes or crushed ice.
Another Great video! I get more eager to watch them every time. Thanks for the great videos and tips.
Thanks great idea down in Texas we need all the help we can get when it comes to saving ice.
A 2.5 gallon springwater bottle of salt ice will keep stuff cold for 6 days in this cheap cooler. Love it.
I watch a lot of diy and you sir are just fantastic at this
Thank you for saying so :-)
Thank you for this useful information, I will use it ! And God bless you !
Used to live in NH moved back to ME. All great tips ahhh yup
Two great states :-)
now that was cool!...er, no pun intended. Gonna try this cooler & freezer both.
Fantastic project. I travel for my job and use a cooler all the time. I'm going to go to home depot and get the materials to modify my cooler too. I'm going to start making the salt water bottles also. Great Video. I just subscribed.
When I made this video, I was thinking the bubble foil would be too fragile and wouldn't hold up if put on the outside of the cooler. Since then, I have wrapped a cooler with it and it's worked out great and cleaning the cooler is easier too.
Good luck with your project and thanks for subbing :-)
great video!!! FINALLY one that this 'older' ;) lady can follow! thanks! enjoyable and so informative at the same time!
Make's all good sense to me, l look forward to more backwoods logic, l will share these ideas with my kids, thanks..your friend
More good stuff coming up soon. Thanks for commenting.
I love the way you explain the "why" of things. Thanks! B
+Barbara Webster Thanks for sharing your thoughts :-)
Thank you so much! 💐
I going to do that . It will save me a lot of money. Thank you
Simply MARVELOUS!
Great tip! I am heading salmon fishing for a week now so I got the tip just in time to toss some salt bottles in the freezer. We have invested in good coolers but it's always a worry when you end up getting a couple salmon at the beginning of the trip and you need the ice to last. We usually do ok by devoting one to the fish that is never to be opened and always stays in the shade.
I'm sure you will find the salt water to be superior over ice. Good luck fishing.
Nothing better than a almost frozen beer! Well maybe a nice glass of John Jameson! Thanks for the tips!
Gotta love a frosty one!!!!
Very helpful. Nice clear explanation