I will be at gulf shores the first week of June. I am staying for a week or longer. Any ideas on a place I can freeze my fillets until I am ready to go home. I will be fishing mostly on the pier and one day on a charter. Thanks
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I will be at gulf shores the first week of June. I am staying for a week or longer. Any ideas on a place I can freeze my fillets until I am ready to go home. I will be fishing mostly on the pier and one day on a charter. Thanks
It may be cheaper and more convenient to freeze the fish yourself using regular ice and salt then keep it frozen with dry ice.
your condo's freezer....I have a little upright I will bring, if I have room, or come alone(without the family)
Where are you staying at? If you have space for a deep freezer there's usually some on Craigslist for fairly cheap. You'll end up spending quite a bit trying to ice it down for a long period of time. Another option is to buy a high end cooler and go that route.
Deep Freeze
Id offer to store it for you but I'm in and out of town with work right now.
I checked to see if my hotel had a freezer available and they did not.
This is from Lowes web site.
Lowe's Home Improvement
You could buy it and possibly arrange a sell to someone local when you leave, recover some of your money back.
I will be staying in Foley. I will check locally and try to find a small freezer to bring with me.Quote:
Originally Posted by PurpleNGold
you could get a Yeti. should only have to ice it about twice during a 7 day period. But then again i guess you could buy a deep freezer for the price one would normally pay for a yeti. ; ;
Yeti or other brands of rotomolded coolers don't necessarily hold ice or keep the contents within it colder any longer than an ordinary cooler can. What they are is more durable and can last long enough to justify the extra cost.
Dually noted DRH, they are very durable and there are a plethora of factors that come in to play when it comes to coolers and how long they can actually hold ice regardless of brand. Unavoidably, though, there are key facts that revolve around the yeti coolers that are undeniable. There are so many variables that will affect ice retention. These variables include, but are not limited to the following: the ice quality, ice quantity, type of ice (crushed, block, cube, dry), outside environment, size of the cooler, direct sunlight, etc. A small amount of ice is not a good indicator of how well your cooler can retain ice due to excess air space within the cooler. Excess air space hurts ice retention. To maximize your ice retention, you need to fill your cooler to the top with ice and anything else you may want to put in your cooler. In the end, a yeti offers over 2″ of polyurethane foam in the walls and lids of their coolers combined with a freezer-style sealing gasket, which is significantly more than most coolers have. If you use enough ice to chill the walls, a yeti will most definitely outperform the competition. i may have been a bit exaggerative in my earlier post, butyou do pay for more than just durability, with a yeti.
If you catch pompano, it flounder I can take care of it for you... :p
It looks as if you understand the variables that affect cooler efficiency well enough to make the most of whatever cooler you happen to get your hands on. I will agree that with everything being equal and the chance to have a cooler's walls chilled in advance that a Yeti or similar style cooler will perform better than ordinary ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sovriegn4x4
I learned the hard way to make sure a freezer is available where I stay, especially for a week long trip. I spent a small fortune on ice and dry ice a few years ago because the hotel did not have a freezer. We now book the cabins at the State Park well in advance. I fillet all my fish every day and vacuum seal them and put them in the freezer at the cabin. On the trip home I usually buy one bag of ice and 5 lbs. dry ice, and they are still frozen solid when I get home.
I understand your delema. I have had the same problem with trying to keep fish in the small condo freezer above the fridge. I and a fishing buddy finally bought one to keep our fish frozen for a month and found a friend who was willing to let us use his garage to keep our freezer in. We then traded that, for letting him use it for bait/fish the rest of the year until next year. We bought a 5 cubic foot model used on Craigs list for $80.00. Only forty bucks each for I don't know how many years. Perhaps someone who lives nearby would let you do the same. Everyone on the pier is pretty friendly and to trade for their use of your freezer for 11 1/2 months just might be something someone would like to do. Throw it out there...
Fshntime
For what it's worth, here is an ice chest 5 days comparison test: Ice Chest Shootout | Camping Life Magazine
High End Cooler Test by SportsmanGuys.com? - - YouTube
yeti aint all that
Confession: I dont even own a yeti. Rather spend the money on some new 4 wheeler tires!
A test conducted with a six pack and some ice doesn't impress me. Load them full of drinks, food, fish, or something. Then don't leave it in a climate controlled room. Load it in the back of a truck, on a boat, on a pier cart, 4 wheeler or something.
I don't own a Yeti but there's no comparison between a Yeti and the Coleman or Igloo. Yes the both serve their purpose, in a climate controlled environment. Yes, people but the name "Yeti" but its a damn good cooler.
Me, everyday use, I can't justify buying a Yeti to use as a cooler. Now for boating, fishing, and so forth; it's very practical. If you feel the need, switch the word "Yeti" with any high end cooler.
i still say they're over priced and overrated.Quote:
Originally Posted by PurpleNGold
Honestly, I think just about everything is overpriced and overrated this day and age. With the exception of Pie.Quote:
Originally Posted by stik
I like marine max, but those aren't cheap either
I agree 100%, but they're still selling them so maybe they aren't. Like another poster said, just about everything is overpriced these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by stik
Heres a little food for the thought, as many already know I work in the oil and gas industry. We have monthly meetings called "lift cost meetings". Basically it goes over how much it costs each facility to lift a BBL of oil out of the ground. I'm not going to even mention numbers but it would blow someone's mind if they've never thought about it. Anyways, time for a snack and back to sleep!