Category Cooler Tips

My family and I go camping as often as we can, and a good cooler is always a necessity.  These days you can buy high-end coolers with all kinds of options, but you can also apply helpful camper hacks yourself.…

If you’re taking a cooler on a long trip the way you pack it matter a lot. Pack it properly and ice can last for days at a time or even weeks. Fail to pack it properly and everything will…

Ice cream is designed to be creamy and smooth at 0ºF (-18ºC) which makes it perfect straight out of the freezer at home but means it’s really hard to take with you. If you’re trying to transport some ice cream…

Coolers are designed to stay cold and to keep ice frozen for an extended period of time. However, how well you pack and use your cooler can make a HUGE difference to how long it will stay cold for. Just…

Knowing how to travel with frozen meat allows you to transport wild-caught meat, adventure remotely for longer or to simply take meat over to a friend’s place for a barbecue. But what is the best way to travel with frozen…

Whether you’re going on a road trip, going camping or maybe even getting on a plane you might want to take some food with you that you need to keep frozen for the trip. But how do you keep food…

Coolers are a great way to keep things cold but sometimes they can freeze food you don’t want frozen and ruin them completely. Too many time I’ve put fruit and vegetables in my cooler only to have them freeze in…

Rather than going out there and spending hundreds of dollar on an expensive cooler like Yeti there are simple, easy and affordable ways to insulate a cooler so it holds ice for longer. By using these tips you can turn…

Whether you don’t have access to ice or prefer not to use it there are times where you need to keep a cooler (and your food and drinks inside) cold without ice. Keeping things cold in a cooler without ice…

Pre-chilling a cooler is a great way to make the ice last for longer than it would otherwise. Coolers that haven’t been pre-chilled, especially if they have thick insulation and have been left in hot areas, can melt your ice…