RE: Traveling Fare... Ice blocks

[Guest guest]

Heidi wrote:

> A big chest freezer and some blocks of ice, you can carry anything.

I wanted to share my " duh " discovery about using ice. After years of

struggling with store-bought leaking bags of ice cubes (_why_ do they put

holes in the bags??), leaking " blue ice " bags and such, it finally dawned on

me that those tall, square-ish 1-gallon water jugs with the nifty handles

would make _fine_ home made ice blocks. They don't leak and when they do

eventually thaw, you have cool drinking water from home. Any plastic water

jug will do, but I like the ones with handles. Be sure to allow head room

for the ice expansion when you fill.

They're helpful for in-town treks too, not just for camping trips. I take a

few in my ice chests when I go grocery shopping on hot days. They live

happily in the deep freezer, adding thermal mass, in between uses.

....like I said, " duh " ..... :-)

[Guest guest]

>They're helpful for in-town treks too, not just for camping trips. I take a

>few in my ice chests when I go grocery shopping on hot days. They live

>happily in the deep freezer, adding thermal mass, in between uses.

>

>...like I said, " duh " ..... :-)

>

>

ooooh .. duh ... I mean ... I knew that! <G>

I'll have to remember that for chicken/butcher day ...

-- Heidi Jean