It's that time of the year.. I have a Titan deep freeze but I really don't find it very good.
I put 3 cool blocks in it and only chilled items, open it as little as possible but the blocks barely last 24 hours, sometimes not even that.
Someone mentioned the Speero modular cool bag on here, are there any others I should be looking at?
Torn between a hard cooler or a cool bag, bag may be easier to carry around etc as long as they are as good for cooling.
20-30 litres I think should be enough, don't really want a yeti / iceytek etc, very expensive and get really mixed reviews even for the ones that are £200+
There's a few random branded ones on ebay, vevor etc but not sure what they are like.
Carplife do one that looks OK but haven't ever seen any reviews.
Don't particularly want a fishing branded one, they are usually not great and over priced!
Igloo BMX is meant to be good, around £110, fairly sure all the cheaper igloo and others are thin walled not proper hard coolers as such like the yetis / other American brands.
I put 3 cool blocks in it and only chilled items, open it as little as possible but the blocks barely last 24 hours, sometimes not even that.
Someone mentioned the Speero modular cool bag on here, are there any others I should be looking at?
Torn between a hard cooler or a cool bag, bag may be easier to carry around etc as long as they are as good for cooling.
20-30 litres I think should be enough, don't really want a yeti / iceytek etc, very expensive and get really mixed reviews even for the ones that are £200+
There's a few random branded ones on ebay, vevor etc but not sure what they are like.
Carplife do one that looks OK but haven't ever seen any reviews.
Don't particularly want a fishing branded one, they are usually not great and over priced!
Igloo BMX is meant to be good, around £110, fairly sure all the cheaper igloo and others are thin walled not proper hard coolers as such like the yetis / other American brands.
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Really rate my Korda compac cooler,I put three bottles of frozen flavoured water in it.My food stays cold and after 48hrs one of my bottles still has ice in it.
Really rate my Korda compac cooler,I put three bottles of frozen flavoured water in it.My food stays cold and after 48hrs one of my bottles still has ice in it.
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Yep Korda compac cooler is the one I use . I put a 2 litre bottle of frozen water in the bottom and keeps everything cold over a 48 hour period
Yep Korda compac cooler is the one I use . I put a 2 litre bottle of frozen water in the bottom and keeps everything cold over a 48 hour period
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Igloo are really good. Also those cool pack things aren't very good, freezing a bottle of water is a much better way of keeping things cold for longer
Igloo are really good. Also those cool pack things aren't very good, freezing a bottle of water is a much better way of keeping things cold for longer
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Really?! I'll have to try the frozen bottles. Always presumed the cool packs were better as they were designed for that function!
And thanks for other suggestions, I don't really want a Korda one if honest. Don't own anything Korda and would like to ideally keep it that way 😂
Really?! I'll have to try the frozen bottles. Always presumed the cool packs were better as they were designed for that function!
And thanks for other suggestions, I don't really want a Korda one if honest. Don't own anything Korda and would like to ideally keep it that way 😂
100% use frozen water bottles the ice packs are crud
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The Fox one is good too 👍
The Fox one is good too 👍
I've found the Coleman one to be pretty good - providing you ‘pre-cool' it you'll get a good 3 days with it being properly cold still.
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I've had the Korda one and now have the Fox one
They both perform equally as well
I bought some square 2ltr water bottles and use these instead of cool packs
I done a 72hour session 2 weeks ago and still had ice in both bottles when I got home
I've had the Korda one and now have the Fox one
They both perform equally as well
I bought some square 2ltr water bottles and use these instead of cool packs
I done a 72hour session 2 weeks ago and still had ice in both bottles when I got home
Have a search for the Mountall cooler..it's pretty much identical to the Korda cooler (apart from a few extra straps) and only £59..
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If you have a Costco near you, they have Igloo cool boxes on offer at the moment.
Failing that, I've bought a Dometic Cool Ice 22l, carpy green for the tackle tarts and much much better than the eva Fox Camolite ones. In fact, puts them to shame. If you shop around you can get them for less than £90 and will last a lifetime.
If you have a Costco near you, they have Igloo cool boxes on offer at the moment.
Failing that, I've bought a Dometic Cool Ice 22l, carpy green for the tackle tarts and much much better than the eva Fox Camolite ones. In fact, puts them to shame. If you shop around you can get them for less than £90 and will last a lifetime.
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Thats a fallacy, frozen water is frozen water, the bottles appear to be better soley down to volume/mass.
Got the 20lt Fox cool bag, bought 6 of those thin A4 sized cool packs and basically line the box/bag, you dont lose much space doing this. Keep the opening and closing to a minimum and this will keep stuff right for upto 3 days.
Take frozen food that you can eat day 2 or 3 and just make sure everything else you chuck in has done 24 hours in the fridge first.
Thats a fallacy, frozen water is frozen water, the bottles appear to be better soley down to volume/mass.
Got the 20lt Fox cool bag, bought 6 of those thin A4 sized cool packs and basically line the box/bag, you dont lose much space doing this. Keep the opening and closing to a minimum and this will keep stuff right for upto 3 days.
Take frozen food that you can eat day 2 or 3 and just make sure everything else you chuck in has done 24 hours in the fridge first.
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It is not a fallacy at all. The flat cooler packs actually warm up faster than bottles of water purely because of their exposed surface area to volume ratio. Thats why bottles are better you can have a bottle with the same volume as a flat pack, it will have less surface area therefore stay cooler longer ... plus you can drink them once theyve defrosted if ur on a longer sesh.
By freezing water in a bottle shape, which is essentially a thick tube, the rate at which it takes on energy/heat is slower. Therefore, the speed at which it releases its energy/cold air is slower too, making it last longer and keeping your box cooler for longer.
It is not a fallacy at all. The flat cooler packs actually warm up faster than bottles of water purely because of their exposed surface area to volume ratio. Thats why bottles are better you can have a bottle with the same volume as a flat pack, it will have less surface area therefore stay cooler longer ... plus you can drink them once theyve defrosted if ur on a longer sesh.
By freezing water in a bottle shape, which is essentially a thick tube, the rate at which it takes on energy/heat is slower. Therefore, the speed at which it releases its energy/cold air is slower too, making it last longer and keeping your box cooler for longer.
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I use the Speero bag for up to 3 night and an Icetek for longer, I also use the Iceytek gel packs and a large on will lay flat in the Speero bag.
I use the Speero bag for up to 3 night and an Icetek for longer, I also use the Iceytek gel packs and a large on will lay flat in the Speero bag.
Take a look at the Stanley cool box I have the 15L it's spot on not cheap though they also do a larger one