using dry ice on long camping trips

[123chadder]

.i line the bottom of a medium cooler with 2-3" of dry ice,put down an inch piece of plywood and put 4 blocks in....those blocks wont lose a drop of water.great for camping....i always have lots of ice all week with dry ice....you run out of ice,freeze more....yes fill some bottles up with water and they will freeze....works incredibly well.....

[JeffD]

Where can you get dry ice from?

[muskokaguy]

Looked into it last year. If I remember correctly, it was EXPENSIVE.

[woody1948]

just make sure you dont pack your worms anywhere near the dry ice. Ask Screwbs or Roe about that. Heading back to Dayo Friday Chad

[JUDGE]

You can get dry ice at Praxair, Air lquide. they are welding suppliers.
remember that dry ice is 104 degrees f below zerro.
Anything in that cooler will freeze, and probably crack any plastic coolers also.
Best to use a cheap styrofoam cooler.

[Hoytman]

You can get dry ice at Praxair, Air lquide. they are welding suppliers.
remember that dry ice is 104 degrees f below zerro.
Anything in that cooler will freeze, and probably crack any plastic coolers also.
Best to use a cheap styrofoam cooler.

Or spend the money on a dry-ice compatible cooler, like a Yeti or Engel. Amazing coolers, but be prepared to pay for it.

[last5oh_302]

How much is a block of dry ice?

[greatwhite]

It was 80.00 for a bing chunk here in Ottawa at Praxair. They had no small chunks I think that was a 25 pound chunk can't remember.

Looked into it last year. If I remember correctly, it was EXPENSIVE.

[Plog]

I was fortunate and got it for free at the flight kitchen I worked at. Dry ice there came in 1 Lb slabs individually wrapped in plastic. As we were a small kitchen, in peak summer, went through about 4-5,000 lbs/week. Never had an issue with dry ice cracking my Coleman cooler, which was used on a weekly basis. Great stuff for camping, shame it's so expensive now.

[Fishy Wishy]

Ive only bought it in small cubes. Haven't used it for camping...but the kids sure gotta kick out of the fog I made with it for their Halloween party.

I have read that it will carbonate stuff that isn't supposed to be carbonated making the texture of some foods unusual.