Red Sparky Report post Posted June 16, 2016 The thing I have heard is you put dry ice on the bottom to cool and on top to freeze. One suggestion I have if using regular cube ice you buy at the store buy it about 2 weeks before and put it in your freezer at home. My home freezer is 0 degrees but when you buy it at the store it is about 28-30 degrees. I also make block ice at the house. Last year I took one ice chest with about 16 2 qt frozen jugs, set it in the shade wrapped in a 0 degree sleeping bag and only opened it to put new blocks in the other ice chest. After 10 days I still had ice left over. Another suggestion is to pre-cool the ice chest and the stuff you are putting in the ice chest. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
backcountry_brad Report post Posted June 16, 2016 Bradbaker and c. Cordova, how big were your coolers and how much dry ice did you use? I have a 75 qt and I think it was just one block Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zackcarp Report post Posted June 17, 2016 Great thread! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted June 19, 2016 Yes wrap dry ice in news paper as stated or put it in a pc of styrofoam. It also makes sure it will not crack the plastic. anything near it will freeze solid so putting water bottles near the end with the dry ice is a good plan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
