Dry Ice in cooler for long trips
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:07 pm
The Wifey and I will be taking the SS for a week-long camping trip in Colorado. We have a pretty good cooler (Igloo MAX Cool) that keeps things nice and cold. On a Fri-thru-Sun trip two weeks ago to South Texas, in 100 degree heat, we had to run to the store Saturday evening to get more ice. Plus, the one down-side to this cooler, there's no drain on it so we had to bail out the water.
I noticed last night at the grocery store, they had dry ice for sale. How long would a block of dry ice last in a cooler at these ambient temps? Would it get too cold in the cooler (freeze the food)? Could you put both dry ice and wet (sic) ice in the cooler at the same time?
I'm hoping this will be an economic alternative to a thousand dollar, 12vdc fridge with multiple deep cycle batteries, and charging woes - all just to keep some cold drinks, a keep simple foods from spoiling....
I noticed last night at the grocery store, they had dry ice for sale. How long would a block of dry ice last in a cooler at these ambient temps? Would it get too cold in the cooler (freeze the food)? Could you put both dry ice and wet (sic) ice in the cooler at the same time?
I'm hoping this will be an economic alternative to a thousand dollar, 12vdc fridge with multiple deep cycle batteries, and charging woes - all just to keep some cold drinks, a keep simple foods from spoiling....