On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:22:55 GMT, wrote:

I have a large refrigerator on a houseboat, and don't want to
replace it with a less convenient one since the vast majority
of the time it's connected to AC shore power at the dock. I
like to go out for a couple days a week, and could *greatly*
reduce the amount of time the generator runs if I can find a
good way of getting the refrigerator to stay cold longer. Are
there any good cold packs for keeping refrigerators cold,
that can be re-frozen over and over again?

Sent to all 5 groups, as I don't know where it started.

Yes, the blue gel packets or plastic things can be reused
indefinitely. They will reduce total storage space, though.

Also, if you freeze water or other drinks in plastic bottles, and keep
that in the refrigerator section, they will become a cold drink after
helping keep your food cold.

Combined with prefreezing some of the food, and minimizing how many
time it is opened, you should do fine for a couple of days.

For car camping, many use one cooler for food, opened only a few times
daily, and a second one for drinks, which is opened many times each
day. Keeping the coolers in the shade makes a huge difference.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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