$6.06 for Ice - You've got to be kidding

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scubatim said:
Where did you get the Canyon Coolers??? Price?? sizes??/ AND BTW did everyone hear Yeti has coped out on the NRA??? They no longer support the kids shooting programs!!:mad: Not that I would ever buy those hi priced ones anyway!!:LOL:
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I used to defend Yeti, but not anymore. I recently bought an Rtic 110 cooler. Seems every bit as good as Yeti, lower price, and I don't like Yeti turning their backs on the NRA (although is that any better than the other companies that never supported them?). Anyway, I also have purchased some Orca products - I really like their marketing campaign.

Anyway, here is Canyon. https://canyoncoolers.com/products.html I know that @Lake Bum has praised the company before. I see no reason why you should give them a shot.
 
Most of our ice use is for cooling beverages, so we don't need potable water. We bought 8 of these BIG ICE trays. Make six 4" cubes, that's 10 lbs per tray! We hope to be able to rotate 4 per day in the new freezer. We've tested them at home, and the blocks are solid. Our test at the lake showed we could freeze 4 trays in 24 hours, but since the day-time high barely reached 70' we are assuming it may take longer to freeze in the summer

http://www.bigice.com
 

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You are on to something with those ice trays. The amount of time to freeze during the summer shouldn't be too much different from you test especially if you keep it fairly full. Good luck with those trays.
 
[QUOTE="AND BTW did everyone hear Yeti has coped out on the NRA??? They no longer support the kids shooting programs!!:mad: Not that I would ever buy those hi priced ones anyway!!:LOL:[/QUOTE]

Paid for itself and then some, worth every penny, I bought them so they keep our drinks and fish cold and they do a mighty fine job of it. I could care less about their relationship with the NRA, just keep my drinks cold and stay out of politics.
 
Fish Finder said:
As for the expensive coolers' I watched a video of a guy cutting a Yeti and a Coleman cooler in half, there was very little difference in the amount of foam. The main difference was the thickness of the plastic, not sure how much of a benefit that really provides for the exorbitant price.
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Many differences but the biggest single difference in the upper end coolers is the lids, the thickness of foam in the lid and how the lids seal. Big difference.
 
Technique, not procedure:
Freeze drinking water in 2-liter soda bottles. Just remember to do it in increments or else the bottle will burst. I do it in 3-4 stages with about 6 bottles standing up & uncapped in the freezer. Note: Keep them uncapped until frozen or else the shape will distort considerably.

One 2-liter bottle of ice weighs right at 4 lbs. so 6 bottles is about 24 lbs.

I like this method because:
  • There is no leaking of water. Everything in the cooler remains dry. I used to ship coolers full of prepared boat trip food as checked baggage on airlines back when they did not ask for your firstborn to check a bag.
  • The water is still useable once melted.
  • A 2-liter bottle lasts a long time in even a vanilla cooler so you don't need to support Yeti and their anti-2nd Amendment policies.
We also make sure to pre-freeze anything that goes in the cooler if the item can be frozen without altering or damaging the flavor/texture etc. This enlists your food in the 'keeping stuff cold' mission.

FWIW
Goblin
 
scubatim said:
Where did you get the Canyon Coolers??? Price?? sizes??/ AND BTW did everyone hear Yeti has coped out on the NRA??? They no longer support the kids shooting programs!!:mad: Not that I would ever buy those hi priced ones anyway!!:LOL:
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@scubatim https://canyoncoolers.com/products.html?cat=31 is where you'll find Canyon Coolers. They are carried in most Sportsman Warehouse stores now I believe. Their BASE is in my hometown of Flagstaff, AZ, just 2 hours south of Powell. They also offer FREE shipping. Their business more than tripled a couple years ago, when 4 Wheeler magazine did an independant product testing of all the big names in Coolers. Canyon Coolers beat them all (Yeti got 3rd haha) I personally know the owners, and they are all River runners on the Colorado, and these coolers are designed to withstand the heat on 3 week rafting trips. The cost stings a bit upfront, but I can guarantee that you'll never regret the purchase! :cool:
 
PowellBride said:
Most of our ice use is for cooling beverages, so we don't need potable water. We bought 8 of these BIG ICE trays. Make six 4" cubes, that's 10 lbs per tray! We hope to be able to rotate 4 per day in the new freezer. We've tested them at home, and the blocks are solid. Our test at the lake showed we could freeze 4 trays in 24 hours, but since the day-time high barely reached 70' we are assuming it may take longer to freeze in the summer

http://www.bigice.com
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You are right Bride, I have been on your boat before and you do make one hell of a drink. Sq
 
Lake Bum said:
@scubatim https://canyoncoolers.com/products.html?cat=31 is where you'll find Canyon Coolers. They are carried in most Sportsman Warehouse stores now I believe. Their BASE is in my hometown of Flagstaff, AZ, just 2 hours south of Powell. They also offer FREE shipping. Their business more than tripled a couple years ago, when 4 Wheeler magazine did an independant product testing of all the big names in Coolers. Canyon Coolers beat them all (Yeti got 3rd haha) I personally know the owners, and they are all River runners on the Colorado, and these coolers are designed to withstand the heat on 3 week rafting trips. The cost stings a bit upfront, but I can guarantee that you'll never regret the purchase! :cool:
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I saw a different test where Cabela's brand was highest rated
 
Dungee Fishing said:
Many differences but the biggest single difference in the upper end coolers is the lids, the thickness of foam in the lid and how the lids seal. Big difference.
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Another difference is just the quality of the construction. We keep a rotomilled cooler in our Malibu. I weigh more than I should, and I am comfortable stepping down (hard) from the engine cover down onto the cooler, and know it will never break. I don't have a regular cooler that I would do that with.

I also have a 150 QT Igloo that has had the handle break twice. That is a big deal when it breaks when it is full and you are trying to carry it.

To me, they are worth the price. But if we only did day trips, I may think differently.
 
I've been using 2 liter bottles and gal milk jugs for years for my fishing and hunting trips, and recently started using some 5 quart ice cream containers as they double for filet storage. I try to completely fill a large cooler with the ice blocks and then only open it to feed my smaller day cooler. Has been affective for week long fishing trips in the spring and summer hunting trips in the mountains. I haven't tried it in 100 + temps however. I think you have the right idea with a dedicated freezer on the house boat even if you have to run the generator once in a while to maintain it. Hope your solar solution is sufficient.
 
check out RTIC coolers. Spin off on the yetis. Good bang for the buck. I freeze 5 gallon jugs and use those. Ice lasts for a week or better and we have drinking/cooking water. We also use the milk jugs etc. but more mass in one container equals more days. Tip: before freezing the big containers, wrap the container with wood and wire so it freezes “square” instead of expanding and rounding out. Leave plenty of room for expansion.
 
I have found especially with kids that a water cooler run off solar and punch mix has drastically cut down on our need for ice. We have a full size residential refrigerator on the houseboat that is run by solar as well we make a little ice in there with 16.9 oz water bottles for day trips and such. We have no more runs to the marina for ice. We seem to buy 2 big bags of ice and place in the deep freeze and then use the ice to cool our beverage as we get them rather than keeping the drinks in the ice to keep them always cold. This takes less ice as well. Ice used to be almost as big a cost as fuel now I can spend the saved ice money on more boat fuel.:cool:
 
For those of us that live along the front range: A&K Ice on North Washington in Commerce City has the best ice known to man....Cubes or 11 pound blocks. There is absolutely no air in the blocks...They last a long time and they are cheap....$2.00 for an 11 pound block last fall. We buy all of our ice here and haul it down to the lake in those monster Igloo coolers that you can't lift when they are full. It is worth checking out...oh...Cash only
 
Doug Harwood said:
For those of us that live along the front range: A&K Ice on North Washington in Commerce City has the best ice known to man....Cubes or 11 pound blocks. There is absolutely no air in the blocks...They last a long time and they are cheap....$2.00 for an 11 pound block last fall. We buy all of our ice here and haul it down to the lake in those monster Igloo coolers that you can't lift when they are full. It is worth checking out...oh...Cash only
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Doug, We buy a similar block ice product at the "Hole in the Rock" in Hanksville (not the same price tho') and don't have to haul it over the passes.

GregC
 
Dungee Fishing said:
[QUOTE="AND BTW did everyone hear Yeti has coped out on the NRA??? They no longer support the kids shooting programs!!:mad: Not that I would ever buy those hi priced ones anyway!!:LOL:
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Paid for itself and then some, worth every penny, I bought them so they keep our drinks and fish cold and they do a mighty fine job of it. I could care less about their relationship with the NRA, just keep my drinks cold and stay out of politics.[/QUOTE]
:eek::rolleyes::cry: Love your videos esp the young'uns!!:)
 
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