Post by: MarkVS on April 11, 2016, 08:20:57 PM
I have looked on the web and can't find anything. Are there special style containers you can get that allow you to make ice cubes in a moving environment ? Because water in ice cube trays just won't work...
What do others do ?
MarkVS
Post by: jetcrew on April 11, 2016, 08:22:59 PM
You can buy ice cube bags as well
Jet ;D
Post by: GeoffA on April 11, 2016, 08:26:55 PM
You can buy ice cube bags as well
Yep. The bags work quite well Mark.
Kay tell me she gets them from Safeway or Woolies, and they're in the freezer bag section....go figure.....
:cheers:
Post by: plusnq on April 11, 2016, 08:27:01 PM
Post by: GeoffA on April 11, 2016, 08:28:12 PM
We have had trouble with the ice cube freezer bags wearing through with vibration and sticking to the base of the freezer.
Chip them off with an ice-pick...... :P
Post by: GGV8Cruza on April 11, 2016, 08:48:20 PM
I just drink quick so it does not get warm
GG
Post by: MarkVS on April 11, 2016, 08:51:21 PM
McGirr will be along soon to show you the real way.
I just drink quick so it does not get warm
GG
GG,
I was hoping to avoid taking an 'ice making' machine
Post by: Gunsrunner on April 11, 2016, 08:54:54 PM
I have wanted to try the trays with lids for awhile, anyone tried them?
Post by: Bird on April 11, 2016, 08:55:38 PM
Post by: KingBilly on April 11, 2016, 08:56:03 PM
GG,
I was hoping to avoid taking an 'ice making' machine
Yeah but, it will work well with your generator ;D ;D
KB
Post by: GeoffA on April 11, 2016, 09:04:53 PM
do people really need ice on th road???
Nah, but it's one of those "nice to have's"......
Post by: xcvator on April 11, 2016, 09:08:30 PM
do people really need ice on th road???It's good in Scotch ;D ;D
Post by: KingBilly on April 11, 2016, 09:11:11 PM
It's good in Scotch ;D ;D
Cheap, blended scotch maybe. A quality single malt is destroyed by adding ice.
KB
Post by: GeoffA on April 11, 2016, 09:13:10 PM
Cheap, blended scotch maybe. A quality single malt is destroyed by adding ice.
The stuff Keith drinks is more "Mornington Peninsula" than "Scotch".....
Post by: KingBilly on April 11, 2016, 09:35:50 PM
The stuff Keith drinks is more "Mornington Peninsula" than "Scotch".....
Ah, scotch flavoured ethanol ;D
KB
Post by: xcvator on April 11, 2016, 09:42:56 PM
Ah, scotch flavoured ethanol ;DThat's all scotch is :laugh:
KB
Post by: Hewy54 on April 11, 2016, 09:45:54 PM
Post by: BaseCamp on April 11, 2016, 10:09:07 PM
Cheap, blended scotch maybe. A quality single malt is destroyed by adding ice.I was at Spotlight Mt Gravatt last week and saw a range of s/steel cubes; balls; and cylinders that the packaging claimed you can use as a non-melting substitute for ice...
KB
Just wack ya balls etc in the freezer and bingo! .... cool drinks!
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Post by: jetcrew on April 12, 2016, 12:03:13 AM
I was at Spotlight Mt Gravatt last week and saw a range of s/steel cubes; balls; and cylinders that the packaging claimed you can use as a non-melting substitute for ice...
Just wack ya balls etc in the freezer and bingo! .... cool drinks!
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Remind me not to camp to close to you mate, if I see you stuck to the side of the freezer do you want me to boil the kettle ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
J :D
Post by: GBC on April 12, 2016, 04:59:32 AM
I was at Spotlight Mt Gravatt last week and saw a range of s/steel cubes; balls; and cylinders that the packaging claimed you can use as a non-melting substitute for ice...I got some 'scotch rocks' for Christmas one year. Literally little impervious pebbles you freeze and put in your scotch.
Just wack ya balls etc in the freezer and bingo! .... cool drinks!
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I just buy a bag of ice on the road and fit whatever I can in the freezer at the time. I've never had enough spare amps to make ice.
Post by: KingBilly on April 12, 2016, 05:46:06 AM
I was at Spotlight Mt Gravatt last week and saw a range of s/steel cubes; balls; and cylinders that the packaging claimed you can use as a non-melting substitute for ice...
Water in your Scotch is not the issue (aficionados are fairly evenly divided on adding a splash of water or drinking it straight). The issue is the chilling effect of the ice and the subsequent reduction in the taste and aroma.
KB
Post by: Alan Loy on April 12, 2016, 06:32:41 AM
You need to use more than the number of ice cubes you usually use to get the same cooling but they never leak and will work if just chilled rather than frozen (if you don't have a freezer)
You can use them in wine as well.
Post by: BaseCamp on April 12, 2016, 09:11:15 AM
Remind me not to camp to close to you mate, if I see you stuck to the side of the freezer do you want me to boil the kettle ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;DNo worries -- but with my pendulous strength; I reckon I'll be able to drag myself over to your campsite easy LOL
J :D
another advocate of using rocks https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_705317/bar-station-cool-rocks-8-pack.jsp;jsessionid=8A47B693584F70BFCE40322EBA3A31EF.ncdlmorasp1302?bmUID=lfOQXzy (https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_705317/bar-station-cool-rocks-8-pack.jsp;jsessionid=8A47B693584F70BFCE40322EBA3A31EF.ncdlmorasp1302?bmUID=lfOQXzy)
You need to use more than the number of ice cubes you usually use to get the same cooling but they never leak and will work if just chilled rather than frozen (if you don't have a freezer)
You can use them in wine as well.
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Post by: Bird on April 12, 2016, 09:15:24 AM
another advocate of using rocks https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_705317/bar-station-cool-rocks-8-pack.jsp;jsessionid=8A47B693584F70BFCE40322EBA3A31EF.ncdlmorasp1302?bmUID=lfOQXzy (https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_705317/bar-station-cool-rocks-8-pack.jsp;jsessionid=8A47B693584F70BFCE40322EBA3A31EF.ncdlmorasp1302?bmUID=lfOQXzy)why not use river stones...?
Post by: Chris J on April 12, 2016, 09:41:59 AM
why not use river stones...?
I like that idea!
Post by: GUEY on April 12, 2016, 11:02:48 AM
why not use river stones...?
What if someones piddled on them :o
Post by: Hoyks on April 12, 2016, 11:11:17 AM
Cheap, blended scotch maybe. A quality single malt is destroyed by adding ice.
KB
I don't know. I knew a bloke that spent time at Mawson Station that liked his scotch. They would mount an expedition to drive 80km across the ice to get 10000 year old ice from the glacier to put in their single malt.
I know this might sound obvious, and I'm not a scotch drinker.... but... why not put the bottle in the freezer? Then you wouldn't need ice to cool it, which will melt and dilute it in the 1st place.
People keep vodka/sambuca in the freezer. I had friends in Norway and they would go skating and take some vodka along. The bottle would be buried in the snow beside the lake so they could 'warm up'. Getting hammered while skating will never end well.
Post by: Bird on April 12, 2016, 11:54:00 AM
What if someones piddled on them :oleave em in river for 10 mins and it will wash em clean ;)
Post by: speewa158 on April 12, 2016, 12:29:58 PM
Post by: BaseCamp on April 12, 2016, 01:06:54 PM
For goodness sake we are all drinking dinosaur wee if you think about it >:D :cheers:
Yes - that's true...
Whilst I still can't get my head around understanding this - I have heard before that every drop of water on this planet has already been peed out at least one time by something.....
Post by: GeoffA on April 12, 2016, 01:10:55 PM
For goodness sake we are all drinking dinosaur wee if you think about it >:D :cheers:
....if we don't think about it, will it be any different?..... :P
Post by: whitey1 on April 12, 2016, 02:28:06 PM
Post by: Symon on April 12, 2016, 02:54:51 PM
If you want to give the ice machine a go you are welcome to borrow mine. It makes a tray every 10 minutes.
Post by: GROB on April 12, 2016, 05:45:19 PM
Post by: McGirr on April 12, 2016, 08:43:22 PM
Mark
Post by: BaseCamp on April 12, 2016, 10:04:29 PM
You need the McGirr ice maker. Never leave home without one.Care to put up some pics / blueprints on the McGirr ice machine
Mark
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Post by: 09VRXDiD on April 12, 2016, 10:08:06 PM
We have a few longish trips coming up, and I was wondering, how do people go about making ice cubes in a Evakool/Engel style portable fridge/freezer.We also use the sealable Tupperware trays. Work a treat!
I have looked on the web and can't find anything. Are there special style containers you can get that allow you to make ice cubes in a moving environment ? Because water in ice cube trays just won't work...
What do others do ?
MarkVS
Post by: BaseCamp on April 13, 2016, 12:36:53 PM
www.kogan.com/au/buy/ovela-stainless-steel-whisky-stones-ice-cubes-6-pieces
;D :cheers: ;D
Post by: Alan Loy on April 13, 2016, 07:53:28 PM
why not use river stones...?
Whisky stones are made from "soap stone". It's a high mass stone so can hold more cold than light stones (heavy good, light bad)
Anything will work but some better than others. :cheers:
Post by: RobM on April 13, 2016, 08:22:54 PM
In saying that, SWMBO likes a bit of ice in white wine but is happy to drink red
Post by: MarkVS on April 13, 2016, 08:31:52 PM
Got some good ideas....
But it is always interesting to see where some of these threads go.....discussion wise....
MarkVS
Post by: Squalo on April 14, 2016, 10:51:29 AM
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Post by: BaseCamp on April 14, 2016, 05:15:08 PM
Post by: speewa158 on April 14, 2016, 08:09:22 PM
Post by: plusnq on April 14, 2016, 08:39:23 PM
Yeah -- so that's were the one I had mounted on the tow ball went to ... ;D :-* 8)
Now I'm even more worried about Jet's offer >:D ;D
Post by: BaseCamp on April 14, 2016, 08:52:28 PM
Post by: oldmate on April 14, 2016, 08:53:00 PM
Post by: Redcherokee on April 14, 2016, 09:02:02 PM
Post by: MarkVS on April 15, 2016, 06:11:56 AM
Images of little boys in khaki sitting in a commercial freezer come to mind every time I see the title of this thread. Cruelty to Cubs is not a usual camping enhancement.
Thanks...after all this time I hadn't even noticed...... ;D ;D ;D
Post by: Fizzie on April 15, 2016, 07:23:02 AM
Images of little boys in khaki sitting in a commercial freezer come to mind every time I see the title of this thread.
Thanks Red :cup:
I've been waiting for someone to come up with a comment about Cubs, 'cause I couldn't think of anything myself! :-[
Post by: speewa158 on April 15, 2016, 07:38:02 AM