dry ice

[midnight1298]

has anyone use dry ice. i going on a camping trip for 3 days i was wonder

[UNCLEBUCK]

Dry Ice works great for keeping food but you have to seperate it from the food packages. I always put the Dry Ice in the bottom of the cooler and put a plastic garbage bag over it and lay the food on top of the garbage bag. Once you have opened a food container, make sure it is sealed back up before you put it back in the cooler. The vapors from the dry ice can contanimate food if open to long exposure.

[midnight1298]

Dry Ice works great for keeping food but you have to seperate it from the food packages. I always put the Dry Ice in the bottom of the cooler and put a plastic garbage bag over it and lay the food on top of the garbage bag. Once you have opened a food container, make sure it is sealed back up before you put it back in the cooler. The vapors from the dry ice can contanimate food if open to long exposure.

thanks do you know how much you need for 3 days

[the_donger]

This might help you out:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4580168_use-dry-ice-cooler.html

[artcarney_agr]

You're supposed to put your dry ice on top - cool air sinks. That's how you keep your stuff frozen. Also, the bigger the block, the longer it lasts - by that I mean don't bust it up...when you bust it up more surface area is exposed to air and thereby dissipates faster.

Dry Ice is solid carbon dioxide - the gas will not harm you, and you can even put the stuff in your drink if you'd like. Just be cautious not to inhale too much of the carbon dioxide gas and you'll be fine.

Do keep a layer between your stuff and the dry ice - a towel usually works fine.

[first2fish]

where do you all get dry ice from ?????????????????????????????

[RoadToad]

You can get it a lot of Walmarts and Krogers. You can't help yourself, an employee has to get it for you, and you have to be 18. And I suppose you all know this, but I'm going to post it anway - don't touch it with your hands. It will freeze your skin cells, and cause an injury just like a burn.

[midnight1298]

You can get it a lot of Walmarts and Krogers. You can't help yourself, an employee has to get it for you, and you have to be 18. And I suppose you all know this, but I'm going to post it anway - don't touch it with your hands. It will freeze your skin cells, and cause an injury just like a burn.

thanks for all the help

[creeker]

I used it once on a camping trip and put the dry ice in the bottom of the cooler and then a layer of regular ice on top of that. Then I put in my food and covered it all with more ice. I still had ice (both kinds) 3 days later and our bacon was still frozen.

But it would have been cheaper to just buy ice each day. When I did it, it was $0.99 a lb and those blocks were 3 or 5 lbs each. I remember it was like $15 for it all.

If I was going into the back country, I'd buy it again, but if I was going to a campground, I'd just get ice.