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I used to think that but the Coleman cooler people did a lot of research
on this controversy. The new Xtreme coole I bought for the trip came with a little booklet about how to stock a cooler. They are saying that as long as there is a little ice remaining before restocking to leave the water in the box. The other thing is that water does not escape when the lid is opened the way cold air will so the total heat gain will be less. BTW, the new Coleman Ultra Xtreme coolers do work. We used about 2/3rds the ice this year over 10 days in the BVI as we did last year in a week. As to whether they keep ice for 7 days as advertised, maybe in Minnesota but not in the Virgin Islands. :-) Doug Dotson wrote: If cooling the drinks fast is your goal thaen this approach will work. But once the ice has melted, then the refrigeration will be working much harder than usual to keep both the drinks and the large volume of water cold. Better to turn on the fridge, add the drinks and ice but let the water drain off as it melts. Doug s/v Callista -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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