Posted by the Moderator on April 23, 2008, 11:27 am
> Maybe look into one of these instead of a cheap fridge, should not
> need near as much PV to keep it going.
>
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_idW26-750&categoryid …95
Or an ice chest.
Posted by EskWIRED on April 23, 2008, 1:38 pm
> > Maybe look into one of these instead of a cheap fridge, should not
> > need near as much PV to keep it going.
> >
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_idW26-750&categoryid …95
> Or an ice chest.
Yep. Get your cold from a place with lots of electricity, and carry it to
the tentsite.
A good thing to do would be to bury the icechest in the shade, covered
loosely with boughs. Make sure that your ice is COLD when you buy it. Use
big blocks of ice which are stored in a deep-freeze, and not little cubes
which are at 31.5 degrees when you buy them.
If you do it right, with a good quality ice chest, you could keep it cold
for a week between ice runs.
--
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
-- Bertrand Russel
Posted by me on April 23, 2008, 2:24 pm
EskWIRED@spamblock.panix.com wrote:
>> Or an ice chest.
>Yep. Get your cold from a place with lots of electricity, and carry it to
>the tentsite.
>A good thing to do would be to bury the icechest in the shade, covered
>loosely with boughs. Make sure that your ice is COLD when you buy it. Use
>big blocks of ice which are stored in a deep-freeze, and not little cubes
>which are at 31.5 degrees when you buy them.
Doesn't Coleman or Rubbermaid make some 5 day chests?
Posted by EskWIRED on April 24, 2008, 9:31 am
In alt.energy.homepower, me@privacy.net wrote:
> EskWIRED@spamblock.panix.com wrote:
> >> Or an ice chest.
> >
> >Yep. Get your cold from a place with lots of electricity, and carry it to
> >the tentsite.
> >
> >A good thing to do would be to bury the icechest in the shade, covered
> >loosely with boughs. Make sure that your ice is COLD when you buy it. Use
> >big blocks of ice which are stored in a deep-freeze, and not little cubes
> >which are at 31.5 degrees when you buy them.
> Doesn't Coleman or Rubbermaid make some 5 day chests?
There are some very good chests, and some which are made for an afternoon
at the beach. I don't know the brands, but I have an Igloo which stays
cold for days.
--
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
-- Bertrand Russel
Posted by Bob F on April 24, 2008, 10:42 am
> In alt.energy.homepower, me@privacy.net wrote:
>> EskWIRED@spamblock.panix.com wrote:
>> >> Or an ice chest.
>> >
>> >Yep. Get your cold from a place with lots of electricity, and carry it to
>> >the tentsite.
>> >
>> >A good thing to do would be to bury the icechest in the shade, covered
>> >loosely with boughs. Make sure that your ice is COLD when you buy it. Use
>> >big blocks of ice which are stored in a deep-freeze, and not little cubes
>> >which are at 31.5 degrees when you buy them.
>> Doesn't Coleman or Rubbermaid make some 5 day chests?
> There are some very good chests, and some which are made for an afternoon
> at the beach. I don't know the brands, but I have an Igloo which stays
> cold for days.
You can always improve upon ice chests also. Add extra foam over the top, sides,
and bottom. Throw your down parka over it. Keep it in the shade. Cover it with
pine boughs. .....
> need near as much PV to keep it going.
>