Stop Using Ice In Your Cooler And How To Modify A Cooler For Hunting
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
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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
"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!
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.
Everyone is sleeping while this man is preaching. Thank you for this video!
Hahaha. Thanks! Glad you liked it
I have to try this for our races that we go to for a week camping. Thanks for the tip
Welcome. Glad you enjoyed the video
@@SamkoTradBow it will keep the beer really cold than
@@jesseweaver_fuyt sure will!
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!
This project would be good practice with a hot knife to cut tabs along the sides and have the foam pieces interlock with each other.
That would be a cool project
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.
That works is you can cook the meat before adding it but down here in the south you have to layer ice over meat or you’ll have cooler rot. I have an Rtic cooler and I guarantee that your trick won’t beat that cooler for keeping things cool. I can keep ice for 3-5 days down here in the heat. But your idea is a good one without having to spend the money. I’m not saying it’s a bad idea it’s just not as good as a yeti or Rtic but your saving the money.
I am down here in the south now south ga. I do not want my venison or hog meat sitting in a pool of water. So I still use froze water bottles and it works perfect. Have killed 5 hogs this summer in 100 degree Temps and it's work perfect
@@SamkoTradBow I agree 100 percent growing. Up we let the deer sit in the ice and as it melted and turned to water we just continued adding ice. We thought hey cold water and ice that’s just as good or better. Boy was we wrong. The water is a bacteria breading ground. I open the drain on my Rtic just enough to let the water out when it melts. Like I said I like your idea I was just saying it’s not better than cooler like an Rtic or yeti as you stated. But for the price it’s dang sure close enough if I go to a bigger cooler size I’ll use that idea for sure. Good luck if your still hunting. The pros of your idea far out way the con.
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
Just found your channel. Great tips and very well explained. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
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!
Great idea! I’m gonna do this!
Glad you enjoyed it
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.
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
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
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
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.
@@SamkoTradBow good tip for sure, plus will keep the kids from trying to open it every 5 minutes 🤣
@@JeepTrailsandBarbells hahaha.
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!!
Also yeti is anti 2a, so all the more reason to diy a cooler.
Yeah I would never own a yeti for many reasons. Theft being the biggest one.
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.
1 cup of salt to 1 gallon of water will give you hard-frozen ice that lasts much longer than soft-frozen ice.
Good to know. Downside is you can't drink the salt water though. But great idea
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
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!
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
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 😂
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
Ok, I am going to say it ... he says ice is bad, never use ice it doesn't work .... then he shows us how to use ice. Frozen water is ice.
Water rocks
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!
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
AWESOME! I really enjoy all of you informative Podcasts. One of the best I've found on RUclips. I just made the lineman belt per your specifications. Works perfectly.
Glad you are enjoying them. You will love that linemans belt!
I like the cooler idea. You’re better off using a CamelBak with a 100oz bladder for your water drinking. Thanks.
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
Ok, so you are still using ice… just in containers and added insulation to the cooler - good idea - though it certainly is neither new nor unique - but of course still good info to share !
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!
Yup.Most of those coolers have no insulation in them.Especially the tops.Low expansion foam works best.
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!
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.
Traditional bowhunting
I like your concept. You saw a problem and you're trying to correct it.
May I suggest a lazy man's way?
Buy yourself, whatever size Coleman extreme cooler you want.
Okay all done
They're dirt cheap. They work exceedingly well.
I live in South Florida, in the dead of summer, in broad daylight, in the back of my black Ford pickup truck, it will keep ice cubes for 5 days in direct sunlight.
I don't know if you've ever hopped in the back of a black pickup truck in South Florida in the summer, but it'll actually burn you.
The local grocery store sells a bag of ice for $1.99.
Do you really want to have to buy a thing of water bottles? Freeze them all up. Put them in a cooler that you lined with phone that you got at the store. Making your cooler even smaller now...
Or do you want to buy a cooler and throw some ice in it and you can throw more ice in it anytime you want?
As a matter of fact you can buy bottled water where you buy ice, only thing you needed to bring with you was your empty cooler which just lives in the back of your truck anyways.
So no preparation of any kind. And I want to say I paid $58 for my cooler that was just a little bit smaller than the one you're using
Another product I endorse a wholeheartedly as a Floridian, oil of the lemon eucalyptus plant.
Cambridge University did a study and they proved that it was exactly as effective as 100% DEET
I've used 100% DEET, and this stuff works better, plus it smells good.
Once again, Florida Everglades certified, didn't even hear a single mosquito buzz by my ear.
Good info. The purpose of the water bottles is for hunting trips where you will need drinking water and you dont want your venison sitting in water. Great tips on teh lemon eucalyptus. will look that up. Thanks!
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!
My secret is a cooler within a cooler for the frozen stuff
I use that method more often now that I do this one. Once my foam got all beat up after 3 years of use I never made new foam and have good luck with the cooler in a cooler like you ate talking about
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!
Glad you enjoyed it.
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.
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.
By adding the foam, aren’t you reducing the space just like a Yeti? With regard to the frozen water bottles, I use salt water. Basically remove 1/4 of the water from a bottle. Add a spoonful of salt. Let it dissolve and mix. Freeze. It will be colder and last longer than just plain water. Only need a few. The rest can be plain water bottles to drink once it melts
Great ideas on the salt! Yes it will make thw space smaller like a yeti size would be. But, you can remove the foam if you need more space. Like just removing the floor and sides but keeping the top peice will still make a huge difference. Plus even with all the foam in, and the size reduced to like a yeti would be the actual weight of this cooler is less than half of the yeti empty weight. And most importantly, nobody steels a Colman or igloo cooler. But a yeti left in a truck or at a camp site will disappear in a heart beat.
Was going to add the comment about salt too. Dad taught me that years ago. Even sprinkle water on loose ice will make the ice colder. It's weird but it works
@@SamkoTradBow An even better idea is to mix the water with alcohol. I don't know the ratio off the top of my head, but you can create a mix that will freeze around 5* to 10* F. Then you will have below freezing temps in your cooler.
Salt water doesn't exactly make it colder. Salt water has a lower freezing point. The specific latent heat of freezing either water or salt water is where most of the energy is used when melting. The total time for everything in the cooler to reach 33 degrees will be the same. If everything were frozen salt water. It would keep the temperature of the food BELOW 32 for longer. Whereas with plain water it will keep it AT 32 for longer. So if keeping something frozen (below 32) as long as possible is your priority, then salt water is a good choice. If keeping something COLD or near 32 as long as possible it does not make any difference. And if you actually do not want to have MORE wasted space with undrinkable/eatable things then using all water makes more sense, because as it melts you have great beverage.
@@RichM-vc9on ummm....ok. all i know is most things that lay against the frozen salt water freezes for at least the first day or two. and the bottles don't melt as quickly. Been doing this for about 6-7 years. I get an extra day out of it compared to just plain block ice, and a couple days longer than cubed
Thanks buddy!🤘🏾
Very welcome
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 RUclips backing me up. Love your work and newly subscribed ❤
Awesome! Glad you are enjoying the content and the highball!!!
Good idea. How did you cut the foam?
Score it (use a straght edge and a carpenter knife to cut about 1/8 inch deep) then bend it and it will snap break clean at the score line. just like scoring drywall or glass.
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
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I wish stores would sell frozen gallon water jugs. An eight-pound block of ice without the mess. A lot of good ideas, thanks for sharing.
@wes326 agree that would be awesome
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
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
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%
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.
You are a genius man something so simple and easy I couldn't think of
This hack works amazing!
Thank you! Muuuuuuch respect! 🏹🏹🏹🏹🎯🎯🎯🎯🦌🦌🦌🦌
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This is what RUclips 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
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“ ice is overrated” then creates a dozen water bottle shaped ice cubes. Lol that is a good idea though and you don’t have to deal with water getting everywhere.
But its ice in a bottle! way better than ice not in a bottle.😀
Agreed with most of it with just a few side notes... Yeti coolers, your original cooler, and other coolers are made with an approved food safe surface that won't leach chemicals and by nature they also prevent the growth of foodborne pathogens (they are easy to clean and sanitize).
Taking in consideration you are worried about the ice water soaking the meat inside the cooler I'm considering you are not bagging the meat or separating it physically from the foam board. .. The house insulation foam board is filled with chemicals to prevent mold, fire, and others... If you ask to the state of California they will say the that everything in there will cause cancer, and clean it properly must be a pain...
On a occasion that I may need a cooler for more than 2-3 days I will likely use this idea... The frozen water bottle is a thing I also have done for years to save on the ice I put inside the cooler, but I also pack some loose ice and ice inside zip bags.. On day trips (beach, racetrack, etc) I only use the frozen bottles and a cheap cooler...
Great points. When it's time for me to put game bags full of meat in there I will need extra space to do that. So I pull out the foam and put the meat in there. I do still use the top insulation piece with meat. But since I use the frozen water bottles there is not any standing water in the cooler .
This comment is also what I was thinking.
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.
You put “naked” raw meat in your cooler? I’d have to pass on dinner. 😂😂😂 just put your meat in an unscented yard trash bag. Use whatever kinda ice or frozen bottles you want…. But keep your meat clean and sterile by bagging it. Nice cooler idea. Make your foam lid smaller and put a handle on it. Cut it so it fits down inside the wall panel foam you cut. The smaller the air space inside your foam lining the better it will work. I use other coolers and jugs to take up air space in my giant cooler but a foam lid that can sink all the way down inside would work much better than what I’m currently doing. September 1 I’m hopefully gonna fill up my big cooler. Might make me an inside lid. Idk about lining all my walls but an inside lid would help me so much. It’s old and I already strap it closed. I usually put all my hunting gear in it… then if I get a deer I empty and ice it. Trash bag my quarters. Thanks for the ideas!!!!
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Game processor.
Great tips and ideas. Thanks!
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
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.
Glad you enjoyed it
Water bottles work, but they take up a lot of space (as does your added insulation). As an alternative, try dry ice. It takes up minimal space and will keep your cooler **REALLY COLD** for days (I've seen rock-hard popsicles come out of a cooler with dry ice that was at the beach for a couple days). Take care to put a layer of cardboar above and below the dry ice, and don't let it come into direct contact with either your skin, the cooler, or any food you don't want frozen. Besides it taking up minimal space, it's only a couple bucks a pound, and it doesn't make cooler contents soggy as it melts.
Dry ice is fantastic but hard to find in rural towns and wilderness areas. Buts a fantastic option if yoy van get it
Be careful with dry ice. Payne Stewart's plane may have gone down because they were packing fish home in coolers packed with dry ice. It's CO2 so as it thawed, the plane filled with CO2 and they asphyxiated.
^Good thing to keep in mind. 👍
Freezing water inside bottles is still ice.....just won't create a pool inside the cooler when the ice melts. I think he meant not to use ice cubes. Just make sure not to fill the bottle to the top, as water approximately 9% as it becomes ice...which could cause the plastic bottle to burst. Then as the ice inside the bottle melts, water pools inside the cooler.
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
Stop using ice, start using ice. Got it. Too thick, not enough space with insulation, adds insulation..... Talks about not taking them out, then takes them out. Cmon man. You can also use ice packs.... which stay colder longer, and are generally colder (typically around -10)
You missed so much in this video. But appreciate the comment non the less.
I've been using frozen water bottles for years due to the ability to re-use them. I like the foam idea to make them last even longer. with the condensation from the bottle defrosting, do you have a problem with the foam getting wet and eventually molding?
Been using the same foam for 6 years and never had a problem with mold or anything yet.
For elk sized game you’ll need more ice chests obviously. But I like the idea. I better get to freezing some water! CO elk starts next weekend!
Wishing you great luck this season
Great tips - except for the ice. Ice sucks. Cooler shock ice packs are amazing - just search for them. Make sure you get the ZeroF ones. if you leave them for at least 48 hours in a freezer that is at least 20F or lower, they will get below zero. They are almost as good as dry ice. If they still offer the mesh bags for them make sure you get them! These things are so cold stuff will freeze to the bare bags so you do want to warp them in something. I forget where I saw them but I'm so glad I tried them- it's unbelievable how much better they perform than ice! I have some that are over five years old and get used weekly and they still perform great so they are a good value too.
Great tip. Thank you
I reuse rectangle juice bottles with salt water. You can’t drink the water but once frozen, they will freeze anything around them and stay colder much longer. Just like making ice cream the salt lowers the freezing point of the water.
@@MrJgaviles great tip!
Everybody complains about the water, it is easier to keep water cold than air. Stack your food products properly and it wont get wet. Keep the water to keep the cold longer.
Sounds great for some food items. But when your cooler is full of venison you just harvested you want it up out of any water pooling in the cooler
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!
Why don't they make a vaccum insulated cooler like they do the stainless water bottles?
Great question. Probably cost and weight and not enough insulation. But I wonder myself now too.
Bless you.. seriously, bless you. lol
For how many hours coul I carry raw chicken in one of this coolers
ive been using frozen water bottles in my lunch cooler for years.
Yep work fantastic
Order Omaha steaks.
Keep free cooler.
Wrap in fiberglass or build a plywood box.
You're welcome.
Great idea!
It's not bear proof though....lol ;)
Amazing! I wanna do this with my new cooler. What type of foam sheets are u using for the insulation?
The pink stuff you get from homedepot or lowes.
Works better than a high dollar cooler. Nice video
And no body wants to steal it out of the back of your truck
What I do is I take a very large cooler then I put a medium cooler inside the large cooler and I dump ice all around the medium cooler inside the large cooler and then I take a small cooler and put inside the medium cooler dump ice in that one and then I put bottles of water in the small cooler and it stays cold for years
great idea too.
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.
Cold air sinks so you should place your bottles of ice on top or inter fix with what ever place inside
Great tip
Just glue razor blades under the handles of your Yeti. One guy did and the thief dropped it and there was a trail of blood. Lol.
Thanks for the video 👍
Hahaha. Yep pretty sad anything nice is a theft issue these days.
Funny, but very illegal to do. Hidden traps that injure people, even thieves, can get you sued big time. Please do not do this.
I use to use 1/2 gal. Plastic 2:10 Milk jugs put in freezer tighten down the caps they last 5 days
Great idea as well
Hey brotha, I like your style! Great setup!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
You just attempted to make a Yeti😂. I do like the idea of freezing the water bottles. You might be able to fit one elk quarter in that.
You take the foam out when you harvest an animal so you have more room. But until that happens it keeps everything very frozen
Thanks for the video, you just saved a new hunter a ton of cash!
Glad i could help
Possibly drill holes and fill with spray foam and save the space and still get the same R value just a thought
Great tip
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!
I've seen yeti's on the back of trucks. I wouldn't have the balls to steal someone's expensive cooler.
I never would either. But there are many that would in a heart beat
I believe another advantage here is not having to pre-cool the cooler in order for it to stay cool. Roto Molded coolers must be pre-cooled to get them to last for a week or so, otherwise the cooler must absorb the cold first and a lot is lost right there. This idea seems to be less likely to need pre-cooling.
interesting! I did not know that roto coolers needed to be pre cooled. I dont own one. But that is very good info to know. Thank you.
wouldn't it still help some to precool any cooler? maybe not as much but it helps
Lol
if you want to use smaller cooler think i would put insulation on outside except for maybe the bottom
One of the biggest tips I learned is to put the two small pieces of wood underneath the cooler to allow airflow this will also help keep everything colder longer
Great tips
You mean put the wood on the ground and the cooler on top, right? Just checking.
@Always Victoria I have not watched this video in a while but I probably ment put wood inside the cooler as a way to keep meat from sitting in the water that accumulated in the bottom of the cooler. You don't want meat sitting in the water.
I like the cardboard juice or milk containers. Rectangle is more user friendly.
Great point
Amazing idea! I appreciate the knowledge that you share! Happy hunting🙏🏿
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video
Do this with an old beat up toolbox spray foam the seams. Perfect camoflage
great idea
Slap a little bit of dry ice in it too and you could actually freeze the you put in the cooler. As it “melts” also no moisture
Yep dry ice is amazing. Just hard to find in many rural places
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!