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Old 08-19-2017, 02:30 PM   #1
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Keeping ice. Help

I gave a small frig in my 2004 TT. Am I stuck with the dreaded ice trays??
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Old 08-19-2017, 02:44 PM   #2
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When we buy ice, we immediately cut the bag into 2 gallon zip lock bags and store them in the freezer door. We've probably a bigger fridge in our MH than yours, but no trays to fuss with.

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Than2. We have done that, but still sticks together love that sonic ice!
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Old 08-19-2017, 03:00 PM   #4
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Have you tried the frozen plastic cubes? Great for cocktail hour!

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Old 08-19-2017, 03:01 PM   #5
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I had not thought of that!
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LOL.. Cathy likes them as they don't melt and dilute her scotch.

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Old 08-19-2017, 03:12 PM   #7
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Get a yeti - will seriously hold ice for extended periods of hot weather.
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We considered that but space is an issue in our Alante. It's also $$$.

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But I like to crunch Ice! PS. I am not a dentist...
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My OFF-ROAD 2008 Tent Trailer fridge is a small one and does not have a freeze section. Only good for soft drinks and the like...

We carry a COLEMAN 5-day Ice Chest and fill up with ICE and use a small plastic container with a lid on top of the ice for meats and cold things. I cut out a couple of slots in the wire rack so we can store some tall soft drinks bottles in the fridge...


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We are good for about three days doing this then have to run to the local WALMART to pick up more ice... Thats a good time to get more meat anyway...

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Can't solve the space issue, but RTIC is a Yeti knockoff that occasionally is a lot cheaper on Amazon. Used to be 60-70% of the price always, not it's regularly 90% but since Amazon is the master of dynamic pricing it can fall in 1/2 at random times.
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We had to buy a small freezer in Alaska for all the salmon we caught. Thanks for the tip!
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Where are these marvels?
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If you have electric hook up, what about a counter top ice maker if you can find a storage spot for it? We will usually break ours out on trips that are 3 days or longer to help keep the ice in the cooler if it's hot out.

As for the Yeti vs RTIC vs X, I think if we get one it will be a Grizzly model. While I haven't researched the other brands much yet (Pelican for one), comparing the the Y vs R vs G, the Grizzly seems to have the best warranty (lifetime), made in the US, and is priced between the Y and R coolers.
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Have two RTICs and they are great.
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Ice chest. Bagged Ice.
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Thanks. I have heard complaints about those
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Ice chest. Bagged Ice.
But you get what you pay for. On a trip in Arkansas last month we had days where it was in the upper 90s and a 20 lb bag of ice would't last more than 24 hours in the cheap chest we have. The nearest store that sold ice was 6 miles away.
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We have a 'countertop' ice machine (sits on the floor most of the time). LOVE this thing. We now have an ice maker in the RV... but it makes about 10 cubes per 24 hours. The countertop model makes more than we can use in 100F heat... even when chilling ice chests full of beverages.

Ours is like this one: https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/sto...-maker/3267530
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We have a 'countertop' ice machine (sits on the floor most of the time). LOVE this thing. We now have an ice maker in the RV... but it makes about 10 cubes per 24 hours. The countertop model makes more than we can use in 100F heat... even when chilling ice chests full of beverages.

Ours is like this one: https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/sto...-maker/3267530
X2 on the ice maker. I set up the outside while DW does the inside. This is step 1 for her so when I finish and she is done with set up we have enough ice for the two of us to have a cold drink. Within an hour or two we have enough for the whole time we are set up as it continues to replenish as we use it. Also no opening and closing the freezer except to extract food.


Also we like to use bottled water rather than camp site water to make our ice.
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