Quote: Originally posted by Mucker1884 on 08/4/2014
As you specifically enquired about electric, I wouldn't normally do this, but as you mention not going EHU before, and borrowing cables etc, may I suggest you search for "5 day cool boxes" on the web, and search "Cool box" or similar in the search facility on these forums?
A good quality cool box requires no electric. That means that it won't cost you additional nightly EHU charges (if that's the only reason you would go EHU), and may well also give you more options as to where you can pitch on site.
When you browse through the umpteen threads on these forums, take special interest in the comments re "Pre-cooling" the cool box, so it's icy cold in there, before you load up and set off. Depending on many things, most notably the actual weather/temp and how many times you open the box, the 5 day claim is not an exaggeration. Done properly, they really do impress, imo! (For a full week, you may need one change (or re-freeze) of your ice packs, so a freezer on site is always worth looking out for). If not, one bag of ice cubes from the supermarket should do nicely, by about the Thursday! :-)
We have the Coleman Xtreme, but there are others on the market. Icy-Tek and Igloo, I believe, are two other highly popular non-powered cool boxes.
Fantastic advice, thank you very much Mucker - really appreciated.
Quote: Originally posted by Jonjules on 28/3/2014
Aldi or Lidl roll a 12v/240v one out every summer for about £35.00, Got one last year and it worked a treat on our 7 day holiday in Devon last summer.
I can vouch for the aldi one. Works so well it ices up.
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Coleman xtreme here too. We had things still frozen solid after three days last May.
However, I have to be thoughtful using it for a week. It's the act of melting that keeps things cool inside (weird I know) so I buy things to defrost in there e.g a bag of peas or potato wedges. I also use small cartons of OJ frozen at home.
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Topic: Electric Coolbox help
