Polar Bear Tubes

[coker737]

Anyone on the Green Screen ever make their own Polar Bear Tubes? Looks like a good idea. They are using straight water but I wonder if adding rubbing alcohol might make it colder.

Looks like you could do any size you want remembering the size of your freezer of course.

http://www.wideopenspaces.com/make-polar-bear-tubes/

Thoughts?

[TallTexan]

Great concept

I use old half gallon and gallon jugs and put them in the freezer.

[coker737]

Great concept

I use old half gallon and gallon jugs and put them in the freezer.

Me to but I cut um open to use as block ice on my Quartered Deer. These would be like Ice Packs that you refreeze. Nice idea.

[TXHUNT3R]

Nice Idea!

[TallTexan]

Me to but I cut um open to use as block ice on my Quartered Deer. These would be like Ice Packs that you refreeze. Nice idea.

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[justincorbell]

I use 32 ounce gatorade bottles full of water and frozen........end of the day ya just throw em back in the freezer and they are good to go tomorrow............ same concept.

[CastAndBlast]

Cheap whiskey bottles work good too

[Fishndude]

Please don't let Smart see this thread. No telling what modifications and ideas he'd be posting.

[TxHunter06]

I like that concept. I'm just curious how cold they'll actually get, because of the thickness of pvc.

[jjake]

my first thought is they will get as cold as the freezer you put them in probably around 0 degrees F. How well they transfer that temperature to the cooler and food/beverages is a another question. They have a cool loo, but I think the re-used beverage containers makes the most practical sense.

[JWalker08]

I used 2" pvc, capped one end and filled with water leaving about 3" from the top the glued and capped the other end. I cut them to the length of my yeti 55. 3 of them fit in the bottom perfectly and extends the life of the ice in the cooler. I made 6 of them so I can switch them out when needed. It's def worth the few dollars it cost to make em and they don't take up much room.

[cj7zrcool]

Interesting...I have always used various sizes of screw-lid plastic bottles as well but I like that these can fit in the bottom of a cooler.

[TxHunter06]

Has anyone ever tried mixing salt in their water jugs, to lower the freezing point. Hence making the ice colder and last longer? I wonder if that will work better with this idea.

[fishingsetx]

Has anyone ever tried mixing salt in their water jugs, to lower the freezing point. Hence making the ice colder and last longer? I wonder if that will work better with this idea.

never tried it in bottles, but I have used rock salt and ice. only issue was the drinks in the cooler froze. Id bet a good brine solution in those PVC pipes would work great and the PVC would limit the heat transfer keeping the drinks from freezing.

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[2014FusionM]

never tried it in bottles, but I have used rock salt and ice. only issue was the drinks in the cooler froze. Id bet a good brine solution in those PVC pipes would work great and the PVC would limit the heat transfer keeping the drinks from freezing.

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I like this idea. I wonder could you put salt, rubbing alcohol, and water all together to make a solution?