Comments on: How to Use an Ice Chest http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/how-to-use-an-ice-chest.html Read CampingBlogger and Take the Kids Camping Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:07:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Math http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/how-to-use-an-ice-chest.html/comment-page-1#comment-45002 Math Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:49:28 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=158#comment-45002 density has nothing to do with it either.... density has nothing to do with it either….

]]> By: Math http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/how-to-use-an-ice-chest.html/comment-page-1#comment-45001 Math Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:48:46 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=158#comment-45001 quick caveat: "But the key to ice is mass, since an object with greater mass will hold its temperature longer than a similar object with less mass. For this reason a big block of solid ice, instead of hundreds of small cubes of ice, will last much longer, even if the block of ice and the bag of crushed ice are the same weight." The statement is wrong, because ice of equal weights will have the same mass. What they don't have are the same surface area, which is what makes little ice cubes melt faster. quick caveat: “But the key to ice is mass, since an object with greater mass will hold its temperature longer than a similar object with less mass. For this reason a big block of solid ice, instead of hundreds of small cubes of ice, will last much longer, even if the block of ice and the bag of crushed ice are the same weight.”

The statement is wrong, because ice of equal weights will have the same mass. What they don’t have are the same surface area, which is what makes little ice cubes melt faster.

]]> By: Arizona Ed http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/how-to-use-an-ice-chest.html/comment-page-1#comment-43855 Arizona Ed Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:36:20 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=158#comment-43855 I also use dry ice. I buy a 5 pound block 24 hours before packing and cool the cooler to -20 to -30. Then most of what I take is frozen . I find it can last a week at 80 degrees if I keep the cooler shaded. A problem on longer trips is finding block ice to add. It never lasts as well as the first time. I also use dry ice. I buy a 5 pound block 24 hours before packing and cool the cooler to -20 to -30. Then most of what I take is frozen . I find it can last a week at 80 degrees if I keep the cooler shaded. A problem on longer trips is finding block ice to add. It never lasts as well as the first time.

]]> By: steve http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/how-to-use-an-ice-chest.html/comment-page-1#comment-40512 steve Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:34:54 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=158#comment-40512 get a arb 12-volt freezer . it's not cheap but it will keep ice cream frozen. get a arb 12-volt freezer . it’s not cheap but it will keep ice cream frozen.

]]> By: wally http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/how-to-use-an-ice-chest.html/comment-page-1#comment-29839 wally Sun, 16 May 2010 23:32:12 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=158#comment-29839 i find that after i load the cooler, i layer newspaper on top of the contents and that seems to keep cool longer. even though the paper gets wet, it is still an insulation barrier. wally i find that after i load the cooler, i layer newspaper on top of the contents and that seems to keep cool longer. even though the paper gets wet, it is still an insulation barrier.
wally

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