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It’s a .5 gallon plastic igloo thing that’s sold everywhere. Now that it’s hot outside, the ice and water melts too soon. I’ve switched to putting only ice but that still melted and stopped being cold too soon.

Is there something I can wrap it in that would be somewhat practical? What are your thoughts? Thanks!

It’s a .5 gallon plastic igloo thing that’s sold everywhere. Now that it’s hot outside, the ice and water melts too soon. I’ve switched to putting only ice but that still melted and stopped being cold too soon. Is there something I can wrap it in that would be somewhat practical? What are your thoughts? Thanks!

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I probably have the exact cooler you’re talking about. It’s a consideration.

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Pardon my mistake, what I had was a Gott 2 gallon water cooler. Doesn’t appear at a quick glance online that they make them anymore, though you can find used ones on eBay for a steep price. I liked them because they were light enough to lift up to get a drink from and took up little room compared to the same with a 5 gallon. Plus the lid screwed on and had a built in handle for easy carry and security. Igloo brand cooler lids can fly off going down the road in the back of the truck because they don’t screw in.

In reality the insulating value between your cooler and the Gott 2 gallon, while the Gott probably is thicker, has more to do with sheer volume than anything in that the warm air cannot penetrate as easily into the core of the container of the Gott as it can your smaller jug.

So yeah, try going bigger perhaps. Stanley makes a small water cooler (2 gal?) that I tried in my outdoor blacksmith shop that was a huge disappointment in comparison to the Gott but I wasn’t putting 10lb bags of ice in it either so…Gott and Igloo 2, 3 and 5 gallon water coolers seem to be the standard for guys that work outdoors in the heat.

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I’ve got some classics in the garage and attic. I’m a sucker for buying them (coolers and such) when I go thrift store shopping.

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Lol, I’ve got some in my attic as well. The ol’ metal clad Coleman are classics. The best performing cooler I own is an all white maritime Coleman for multi-day prospecting trips in the desert. Pre-chilled and kept in two padded moving blankets it has outperformed the much more expensive Yeti coolers by days. Go figure? Key is opening and closing as little as possible so placement of contents becomes paramount towards those ends. Dividers and trays are a big help in that which the maritime cooler provides for so there’s less time digging around for shit with the lid up.

Lol, years of struggling with keeping food cold out in the desert and now, here that I’m too old to get out like before they come out with decent 12v coolers. Grrrrr….