Using A Cool Box When Camping - Discover How It Can Help Your Camping Trip

To keep your food fresh and drinks cold you will need some form of
cooler. In the old days people used cool bags with freezer blocks.
This method is fine, however if you are camping with your family these
can be quite limiting. Potable cool boxes come in all shapes and
sizes; it can be quite a confusing task when shopping for one as they
do vary greatly in price.First off there are insulated cool boxes
whereby they have no cooling function to speak of, but you can fill
them with ice or freezer blocks that you freeze in your freezer which
are used to keep the contents of your cool box cold. Often these are
good for a short break as many camp sites for a small fee will
re-freeze your freezer blocks for you.Your second offering although
more expensive is the electric cool box. These use a special device
called a thermocouple, which was invented way back in the nineteenth
century. If you put 12 volts through the device one way it cools the
box down, if you reverse the current the other way the box will heat
up. So you could go and drive ten miles to get your Indian takeaway
and it will still be piping hot by the time you return home.There is a
drawback though, it works best in small sizes and it is not as good as
a real fridge. It won't keep your butter cold on a really hot day, it
will still go runny. The other drawback also is that it runs off your
12 volt socket in your car. So its fine all the time you are
travelling in the car, but if you park up and go for a walk then have
a picnic, then your food will be near ruined. So you still need
freezer packs in the electric cooler box if you are planning on taking
a trip away from the car for any length of time.Cool boxes are at
their best when they are full, so before you leave for your trip get
some empty pop bottles then fill with water and freeze. Use them to
fill up any spare space in the cool box. So not only will you have
nice cold fresh water to drink it will ensure your box is kept at its
coolest for the longest period of time.