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Old 12-12-2012, 09:39 PM   #1
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Portable Ice Makers

This upcoming camping season I want to go with a portable Ice maker. I mainly want a reasonable priced unit which I can use for frozen drinks and to keep my beer cooler topped off with ice. Does anyone have a favorite which works well and can keep the cooler cold?
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Old 12-13-2012, 05:58 AM   #2
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I have an ice n easy ice machine in my 5er mounted in the front bin that works great I got it at Walmart it says it will make 30 lbs of ice a day. My beer cooler is always full of ice and my beer is cold
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Old 12-13-2012, 06:54 AM   #3
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I wasn't able to find that on the Walmart website, is this one it? Your 5er is probably closed up for the winter, but do you happen to have a picture of how it's mounted? Ultimately, I would want to have the maker off the counter to save on counter space.
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Old 12-13-2012, 07:31 AM   #4
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We got one from Camping World on sale for $170. It is just like the one from Walmart but stainless. It works great!! Keeps the cooler full of ice and has some on store for drinks too!
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Old 12-14-2012, 05:16 AM   #5
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Nylyon yes that is the one I have. No I don't have any pics. But as I said it is in the front storage bin. I ran a hydro line and a waterline up there as well so I never have to move it.
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The one from camping world doesn't need water lines. You just dump the water in and it makes the ice. If the ice melts it makes it again. We leave it outside on a table beside the door and cover it with a tarp if it's too windy for the awning.
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Old 12-14-2012, 07:56 AM   #7
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BTW, the one from camping world is on sale right now.
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Old 12-14-2012, 08:15 AM   #8
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I bought an Emerson portable ice maker at Target 5 years ago for $109 on sale. It has served us well. Many of the folks in my camping club have the same machine. It's a great value.

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We got ours for $100. It is an igloo brand and woks great. We use it all the time when we camp. It makes and keeps ice longer as you use it over your trip. Once it cools down ice just keeps on coming out. We have the ice maker our friends have the margarita maker.
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I don't need a waterline for mine. I just ran one up there so I don't have to fill it with a pail.
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Ahhh, makes sense. I thought it was the same style as ours
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This is something I need to do as well... When camping off the power grid this is about the only reason we have to go into some store somewhere and get ICE. Of course that is when we get our meats and other goodie things to last us for a couple of days too...

Would be nice to have your own ice source however... Mine would have to run from my Inverter and be low power input.

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After last season with all the heat I am tired of going up the camp stores or out for ice. Between the cost and thaw factor it's been top on my list for mods next summer. My top choice to date is this model since it can produce up to 50# per day which is almost double the other smaller ones. They all seem to be made in one or two factories based on images, configurations and specs. I am going to wait until spring for it but will be watching for any deals.

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It's pricey, but so is campground ice and fuel running back a forth at $10.00 a day avg. It's pathetic how much you get in those little bags.
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Old 12-18-2012, 06:32 AM   #14
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I am leaning towards a model with a drawer so I can put it under a counter (although that may be a bad idea too)
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