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07/5/2014 at 11:13am
Location: Norwich Norfolk Outfit: Retro 70s Canvas Frame Tent
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Hi all,
We are currently in the market for a cool box type system which will allow us to keep the contents cool over the course of 3-5 nights when camping.
We currently have an Aldi cool box which we pre-cool, plug into the 12v on the way there and pack with ice blocks but it never lasts for longer than a day or so before things are getting warm. It's a handy little box but not much good when not powered.
We like to camp without EHU if we can so my first thought was a 3-way fridge but they look huge and we don't need anything that big and I think some of the better coolers can do a good job over this period of time.
Also needs to look fairly nice (ish) as it's to go in our bell tent :)
Any advice?
Cheers,
Kevin
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07/5/2014 at 8:24pm
Location: south london Outfit: khyam Rigipod Excelsior
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Before we got our 3-way fridge we used to keep stuff frozen for a family of 6 for a good five days as follows: Have a solid cool box that you pack with as much as you can having frozen everything solid first. Think ahead so that you pack in the reverse order that you will need it, (including 'meal portion' of bacon and sausages, say, so that you just take out a pack, rather than rifling through various packets) and include things like frozen orange juice and milk, and complete pre-cooked frozen meals. Fill any spare space with bubble wrap.
The idea is that this cool box is opened as rarely as possible - say just once a day to remove what is needed for the day, including say a frozen carton of OJ or milk.
Use a second coolbag as your daily cooler 'fridge' cooled by the frozen milk/juice from the other box each morning - use this for things you need to access during the day like margarine, salad, etc, that just needs to stay cool. Use the OJ or milk as it defrosts.
You can extend the cooling life of the 'frozen' box by leaving it outside of the tent, in the shade but ideally in a breeze, then cover it with a soaking wet towel. Just keep adding water to the towel through the day as you think of it.
I have had to wait for bacon to defrost on day 5 using this method!
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