Storing Camping Coolers

my Husband and I keep a Cooler in the back of each vehicle,so that when we go to the store for milk /Ice cream/meats etc that needs to be kept cold ,will stay much cooler than just sitting in the car.I freeze a half gallon of water in a wax milk carton and put it in the cooler then we can also have water if the need arises.

Debbie Dzurilla
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June 30, 20060 found this helpful

I haven't tried the newspaper but when our coolers or thermal jugs won't be used for a while, I sprinkle some baking soda inside of them.

We put some dry coffee grounds in a small paper bag, close it tight so they don't spill out and put it in our coolers and also in the extra fridge turned on for holidays or large parties.

I had also put crumpled newspaper in one of my stored coolers. I left it there and put our extra ice which was all in a plastic bag, (to add to the meat cooler as needed) on top of it. It kept the ice insulated until needed and then I put the crumpled papers under the garbage can liner to stay dry for fire starters. When particularly hot outside I buy 5 pounds of dry ice for the bottom of the meat cooler.