Help me find the best ice chest/cooler ever!

darelldd · 09-07-2007, 12:27 AM

It isn't like I just *decided* one day to like ice chests and heterosexual relationships. I was born this way.

Boo · 07-10-2008, 09:58 AM

Darell,

It's summer again.

Did you ever find or build that R50 per inch super cooler?

darelldd · 07-10-2008, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boo

Darell,

It's summer again.

Did you ever find or build that R50 per inch super cooler?

I wish! I was just wondering where this thread went, too! Now I need to figure out what inspired my last comment before yours.

Was just out shopping. Sevearl thick-walled coolers out there, of course. But I've done nothing to improve my situation on this one, sadly. Maybe we'll get some fresh blood, and all my problems will be solved...

darelldd · 07-10-2008, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godiva

Uh...because no one wants to buy a $500 cooler?

Oh, and btw, you've under-shot this by a fair amount. Just the "hatch" or opening will cost about this much. Still then need the cooler! Insulation will be the same as 10" of the best closed-cell foam insulation. Man, that's good stuff!

Boo · 07-10-2008, 04:49 PM

BTW, I just looked at the Frigid website that Pat Sparks and Phumpher linked above. Frigid's least expensive cooler is $485. They have some for over a $1000.

darelldd · 07-10-2008, 04:54 PM

Well, I just bought a new cheap "Max Cold" chest for my trip this coming week. Was desperate as I let this slide all winter long, of course. We'll see how "max cold" does at 110°. I love the rating "keeps ice for 3.5 days at 90°." What does that mean? That if you stuff it full of ice, that the last little spec of ice will still be there after 3.5 days? That ALL the ice will be there? Ha. Only spec I need: How long will my beer stay cold?

hyo silver · 07-10-2008, 04:54 PM

For that kind of money, it would be cheaper to have the pizza and beer delivered. Unless you need something cryogenically frozen at your campsite.

Boo · 07-10-2008, 05:03 PM

I'll have to check out that Max Cold.

Coleman claims that its Xtreme Cooler keeps ice cold for 5 days, and that its Ultimate Extreme Cooler keeps ice cold for 6 days.

Coolers | Ice Chests | Thermoelectric Coolers | Marine Coolers

darelldd · 07-10-2008, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyo silver

For that kind of money, it would be cheaper to have the pizza and beer delivered. Unless you need something cryogenically frozen at your campsite.

There's no call for injecting logic or reason into this otherwise perfect thread!

Wildkow · 07-10-2008, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darelldd

There's no call for injecting logic or reason into this otherwise perfect thread!

Waiting for cold beer, especially on a hot day, does not sound logical or reasonable to me!

Wildkow

07-10-2008, 09:58 AM	#22
Boo Boola Boola Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 4,296 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 167 Thanked 304 Times in 155 Posts Friends: 22	Re: Help me find the best ice chest/cooler ever! Darell, It's summer again. Did you ever find or build that R50 per inch super cooler?

07-10-2008, 04:49 PM	#25
Boo Boola Boola Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 4,296 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 167 Thanked 304 Times in 155 Posts Friends: 22	Re: Help me find the best ice chest/cooler ever! BTW, I just looked at the Frigid website that Pat Sparks and Phumpher linked above. Frigid's least expensive cooler is $485. They have some for over a $1000.

07-10-2008, 04:54 PM	#26
darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 5,336 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 18 Thanked 44 Times in 32 Posts Friends: 12	Re: Help me find the best ice chest/cooler ever! Well, I just bought a new cheap "Max Cold" chest for my trip this coming week. Was desperate as I let this slide all winter long, of course. We'll see how "max cold" does at 110°. I love the rating "keeps ice for 3.5 days at 90°." What does that mean? That if you stuff it full of ice, that the last little spec of ice will still be there after 3.5 days? That ALL the ice will be there? Ha. Only spec I need: How long will my beer stay cold?

07-10-2008, 05:03 PM	#28
Boo Boola Boola Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 4,296 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 167 Thanked 304 Times in 155 Posts Friends: 22	Re: Help me find the best ice chest/cooler ever! I'll have to check out that Max Cold. Coleman claims that its Xtreme Cooler keeps ice cold for 5 days, and that its Ultimate Extreme Cooler keeps ice cold for 6 days. Coolers \| Ice Chests \| Thermoelectric Coolers \| Marine Coolers

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Cooler than a Prius?	Prianista	Gen II Prius Main Forum	13	11-06-2007 08:59 AM
Ever get that sharp pain in your chest?	gge5	Fred's House of Pancakes	8	02-14-2007 07:29 AM
Portable Cooler	icemanjrperu	Gen II Prius Modifications	2	04-20-2006 12:01 AM
Leaking Ice Chest in Prius	Lefty	Gen II Prius Main Forum	8	07-30-2005 03:04 PM
Electric cooler	maggieddd	Gen II Prius Main Forum	8	07-18-2005 03:42 PM

09-07-2007, 12:27 AM	#21
darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 5,336 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 18 Thanked 44 Times in 32 Posts Friends: 12	It isn't like I just decided one day to like ice chests and heterosexual relationships. I was born this way.

07-10-2008, 04:54 PM	#27
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 10,730 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 47 Thanked 153 Times in 108 Posts Friends: 63	For that kind of money, it would be cheaper to have the pizza and beer delivered. Unless you need something cryogenically frozen at your campsite.