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Old 06-03-2013, 08:44 PM
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Yeah and pack those full size pajamas too!!
Kinda hot for that... I'm stayin with the banana hammock
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Old 06-03-2013, 08:54 PM
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Kinda hot for that... I'm stayin with the banana hammock
Damn, I was almost regretting not getting to go til you posted this.








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Old 06-25-2013, 08:57 AM
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I just re-read this thread and remembered how funny it was. went from Ice Chest all the way to bannana hammocks
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Old 06-25-2013, 09:16 AM
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I just bought k2's new summit model. Its a different deal holds ice twice as good as the previous models. Looks like they've made the improvements to hold ice although I am of the opinion that you buy a k2 for its toughness not necessarily that it'll hold ice better.
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Old 06-25-2013, 10:48 AM
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Rouses has the 70 qt for like $299.00. Igloo right next to it for $39.00. The rack was full of K2's and the igloo section was almost depleted.
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Old 06-25-2013, 11:12 AM
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Rouses has the 70 qt for like $299.00. Igloo right next to it for $39.00. The rack was full of K2's and the igloo section was almost depleted.
Its the 120qt that is $299.00 at Rouses. Rouses sells the coolers at a 30% discount to help promote local business'.
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Old 06-25-2013, 11:13 AM
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Its the 120qt that is $299.00 at Rouses. Rouses sells the coolers at a 30% discount to help promote local business'.

No, 70 qt. Also have a small one, maybe 20 qt for $99.00
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Old 07-05-2013, 11:35 AM
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Update - the day after this thread started, I cryogenically pre cooled my coleman extreme to -76F (any cooler would have made the structure brittle and risked failure) then put some inside out frozen slo melt ice in. I filled it to the top and haven't opened it since, I am happy with the results (1 cube left after a month, not bad). The only problem is I have a rope handle on one side and busted hinges.
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Old 07-05-2013, 12:49 PM
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That's whats up Gooh!

Here's a hinge "FIX"

Get a 2" flat nylon strap like the truckers use to secure their loads. Cut it 2" long with an old butterknife that you heated up that way it melts as you cutting it. Use that for a "Hinge". It will outlast your ice chest.
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Old 07-05-2013, 05:10 PM
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My K2 is so salt life it makes it's own ice.
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Old 07-05-2013, 09:26 PM
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That's whats up Gooh!

Here's a hinge "FIX"

Get a 2" flat nylon strap like the truckers use to secure their loads. Cut it 2" long with an old butterknife that you heated up that way it melts as you cutting it. Use that for a "Hinge". It will outlast your ice chest.
Kind of like this?????

The hinges on this 94 qt. Colman squeeked really loud. I tried oil and grease on the plastic hinges.....did not help the noise. So I took of the brand new hinges and replaced with these straps. That was over 2 years ago and still look good.
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Old 07-05-2013, 09:46 PM
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An old piece of leather cut into short pieces work nicely as a hinge too.
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Old 07-05-2013, 09:48 PM
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Kind of like this?????

The hinges on this 94 qt. Colman squeeked really loud. I tried oil and grease on the plastic hinges.....did not help the noise. So I took of the brand new hinges and replaced with these straps. That was over 2 years ago and still look good.
Sweet trick. I've got a coleman in need of this repair. Thanks for the tip.
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Old 07-05-2013, 09:55 PM
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I'm leaving Thursday morning on a trip. Should I already be "precooling" my chest?

I just don't know how much lead time cooling it needs to be properly ice sufficient.

HELP!!!!!
Pre-cooling the ice chest is a trick we only bother with if we need the ice to last a looooong time or we need to keep the (filleted and bagged) fish frozen as we travel two days back to the house from an extended fishing trip. Space permitting, an easier trick is to pack the bagged fillets in a styrofoam airline fish box and then put that box inside of a 100 qt ice chest. Putting a number (as many as fit) of frozen water bottles in the 100 qt chest (outside the styrofoam inner box) will keep the outside of the styrofoam box at or near 32 deg F until all the ice has melted in the water bottles. The fish in the inner box (styrofoam) does not even begin to melt and stays well below 32 deg F.

Another point to consider is pre-cooling the beverages. A few dozen sodas or beer will melt a lot more ice cooling down from 90 deg F or 70 deg F than if you pre-cooled it in a fridge to 40 deg F. Warm soda melts a lot more ice than the same mass of warm ice chest (water has a much higher heat capacity than common cooler materials).
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Old 07-05-2013, 10:40 PM
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Was sarcasm bud.......sorry you took the time to type all that
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Old 07-05-2013, 11:46 PM
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Kind of like this?????

The hinges on this 94 qt. Colman squeeked really loud. I tried oil and grease on the plastic hinges.....did not help the noise. So I took of the brand new hinges and replaced with these straps. That was over 2 years ago and still look good.
No you got it all wrong...... have to use yellow straps!

























J/K, thats what I do.
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