Since a guy needs to have his ice chest measurements handy before beginning his galley, I have a couple million questions. I see most people are using horizontal ice chests, as opposed to vertical, so I assume that is the best way to go.
1. How large do you typically want for two people, 3-4 days use? The ones I see here for sale in Mexico are typically between 40-70 quarts. (I am not including the smaller ones, 12-25 quarts, which I assume won't last food-wise for a Thursday through Sunday weekend.)
2. I have seen a couple of coolers marked "Five-day cooler" at the local Sam's and Costco. (The Igloo MaxCold 50 and the Coleman 5-day Cooler, 70 quarts) Will the ice REALLY last five days?
3. What about the electric ones, like the 40-qt. Power Chill? Are they worth the savings in purchasing ice? (It costs about $90 U.S. here, as opposed to about $45 U.S. for either of the other two 5-day versions.) Are they really cold enough?
Here is a humorous true story: Kai --Alias Mextear-- says they forgot to set the switch on their electric one to COOL instead of HEAT, (don't remember the brand), and cooked their entire meat supply on the way home from the grocery store!