Cooler Stand?

[Dale M.]

How about using a "walker" just as others have done for a DO stand, only maybe a sheet of plywood on top instead of old satellite dish...

Dale

[john warren]

well i have a built in stand on the back of my ford ranger. ford calls it a tailgate,,,,but we all know its a beer cooler stand.

actually i just wanted to pitch in with what i use when i cruise on my sailboat. i got some inexpensive cotton canvase. some quilt batting, and a space blanket, those silver survival blankets.
sewed up a quilted cover for my cooler with that shiny survival blanket on the outside to reflet the sun. in my open cockpit it keeps my ice two days longer then without it.

[Jim Edgerly]

Do you have room to mount your cooler on slides in the galley? I bought a pair of 100lb. full extension slides for $16...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003AC ... ss_product

Puts the cooler at the right height, and stores it out of the way when not in use.

[driftwood]

Thanks guys, a few comments:

Cliff: I have a 54 quart stainless cooler, bet it weighs over 50 lbs when loaded, so I dont think that table would support it.

Jim, my trailer not buit to accomodate slides-- closed off at bottom to accomodate sink, water tank, gray water tank, and deep storage area as shown below. Note the area where the cheap plastic cooler is shown has been replaced with shelves.

[DragonFire]

I envy you folks with the slideouts and customized cooler areas in your galleys. I was going to have my Grasshopper galley redone like that...but I saw a few pictures of "Grasshoppers"..ones that had been so re-worked that I couldn't tell if they were home built using the basic plans or totally remodeled Grasshoppers. Since mine is basically stock, I'm leaving the galley as-is, except I'm going to use the ice box as a cabinet for my dishes. If I open up the galley it will look just like it did on the showroom floor...

So I might just have to sew up one of those cooler covers. I was going to get some of the insulation that is basically bubble wrap sandwiched with silver space blanket..and install that in the lower cabinets against the living space wall. Won't take much, so the rest can be made into a cooler cover. Even if I leave the cooler on the ground, I think it makes sense to put a little insulation on it.

We used to have a blue metal Thermos cooler...heavy as heck, but that kept things cold for a long time. I think having it on the boat with the salt water finally killed it...it started rusting after years of service. The plastic ones just don't hold a candle to the old metal ones.

[stumphugger]

well i have a built in stand on the back of my ford ranger. ford calls it a tailgate,,,,but we all know its a beer cooler stand.

That's what I use, or the hauler mesh thing on the front of the Little Guy.
Now, my Subaru was at the point that I was about to be $600ed to death.
That's what the repairs on the 14 year old car were starting to be. I traded him in on a new Ford Ranger. I had the bed Line-Xed. Is that black bed liner going to affect my cooler performance?

My other tow pickup is white without a bedliner.

[bobhenry]

How about using a "walker" just as others have done for a DO stand, only maybe a sheet of plywood on top instead of old satellite dish...

Dale

I would be a bit concerned with the combo being a bit top heavy and a walker ( even at its shortest setting) might be a bit tall for the vertically challanged "little" woman.

I was in Goodwill last week and looked at one of these ......



A few modifications like removing the bacKrest and the side handle and it would be stripped down to a working stand that could be turned upside down and the cooler nested inside during transport to save space.

found this one also, it could do double doo doo (oops) I mean double duty



The wife purchased 2 stanley tool totes for me a couple Christmas's ago and I immediatly put them into use as dry box totes for the camping goodies. I use one of those as my cooler rest.

Here is a pic with the tote on top of the cooler in "raccoon proof " mode

[nevadatear]

Dragonfire, I used a product called "insulbrite" for the insulation of my cooler cover, it has the silver reflective stuff as part of the insulation, it is used for hot pads. I also put bubblewrap type insulation inside my cooler, and the combo of both really does seem to add at least a day. Add that together with a couple so ice blocks made from 1/2 gallon milk bottles, and pre freezing/chilling food and we are good for 4 days in the summer.

[Dale M.]

I would be a bit concerned with the combo being a bit top heavy and a walker ( even at its shortest setting) might be a bit tall for the vertically challanged "little" woman.

Ever heard of a tool called a "hack saw"....

Dale

[bobhenry]

Yep !

If I look hard I got 4 or 5 however ever since I procured my saws-all about 6 years ago I retired them.

[bobhenry]

Dale:



I have studied this picture and am curious as to just where you would cut the walker to shorten it to be effective as a short stand without losing the strength and stability of the unit.

[Dale M.]

Dale:



I have studied this picture and am curious as to just where you would cut the walker to shorten it to be effective as a short stand without losing the strength and stability of the unit.

Cut it anywhere between lower brace and ground, once you have determined desired height... Reattach caps (feet) nothing says you have to retain height adjust-ability, the main aspect is being able to fold it flat for storage and transportation... Think "KISS" (Keep It Simple Stupid) ...

Dale