Make Your Own Ice Cooler

These ice packs can be used again and again.

Make your own ice cooler.

They are custom built pvc pipes with end caps. Freeze them flat so they take up less space in the freezer. An ice block will not melt as quickly as ice cubes because of its density. The polar bear tubes are aptly named because of their function and color.

Add a few drops of food coloring to the bag before you freeze it to create a colored ice pack. Put the ice on a cookie sheet and either use an ice pick to break it apart or tap it lightly with a cleaver crack it into cubes. The units are cut to fit inside your cooler or freezer for easy management. For a larger more effective design line a.

I prefer to take it back out of the freezer after just 2 hours because then it will still be flexible and squishy much like the corn syrup. When you think about it the easiest way to better insulate a cooler is to simply put it inside another cooler and that will actually be the foundation for our build. Ideally they could get cold in your freezer then deployed to your cooler in a matter of seconds. Therefore the only thing you need to do to make your own yeti like cooler is to find a way to better insulate your cooler and that s what we are going to do today.

Give your larger get togethers a nautical theme by serving a boatload of beverages on ice. You can purchase block ice at businesses such as grocery or convenience stores or a fishing supply shop but it is much more cost effective to make your own ice blocks at home. Since not all coolers are the same size i am not providing specific measurements. There are lots of ways to make a homemade cooler using readily available insulating materials.

Gallon sized bags make great ice packs for large coolers. Reusable ice packs for coolers. This charming outdoor cooler would also be great for serving oysters fruit or a collection of salads. This will help identify it as a non food item.

You just need a few supplies to make this cover. Get the tutorial at the bottom of the post. Explore bon appétit cocktail hacks ice recipes you want to make. Dish soap can also be used to make a simple homemade ice pack and depending on how long you leave it in the freezer it can be more gel like and flexible or firmer and icier.

It just requires a few supplies and takes around 20 minutes. Make a variety of sizes for different uses.