Van Life - Off Grid Style Food Storage with No Fridge & No Ice
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- čas přidán 22. 03. 2019
- I have adapted to a non refridgerated diet while living on the road. I eat well and enjoy my meals. I do go to grocery stores at least once a week to stock up on things. This system of food storage is similar to homestead living, or off grid living because I am not using any electricity to cool my food. I try to move with the weather or keep my coolers hidden and my van ventilated.
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#vanlife Is new to this generation; a counter-culture whose mission is based around the idea of living more outdoors, being eco-friendly, and often times affortable. There are different off shots of this culture that are known as Escapees, Escapers, RubberTrampers, Digital Nomads, Snow birds, Rainbow kids, dirt bags, etc. People live in anything that moves, SUVs, cars, trucks, campers, trailers, bikes, tents, Class A's, school buses, step vans, Subaru's, and more. Some of us ask if others are "full-timers" or "part timers" This just means if you have a sticks and bricks(house) home base or if you have sold everything and are always on the road. I have been full time in my van for 2 1/2 years camping, boondocking, stealth camping, driveway surfing, parking lot hopping along the way. Every place is new and different and I have friends in many states now. The day to day life is interesting and filled with unknowns. I do get frustrated at it sometimes but I find that even after a few months of staying still I need to pick up and keep going. Seasonal and temporary jobs keep me going but also your support of my channel. I don't know if I would be still on the road in this capacity if it wasn't for your support and encouragement. I feel honored to have so many people rooting for me to keep at it! Through trials and tribulations, sunrises and sunsets this lifestyle change has been a growing experience.
Stay Curious!
Karli
Hey guys! I see lots of concern about food poisoning and making ice work in a cooler. I am just showing how my situation works. Refrigerators are great, ice is great but both are not what I want to work around. I hope this video gave you some ideas for your journey. Safe Travels!
I know my warnings won't likely matter. But,...
As a grandmother & food safety inspector, for many years, I couldn't sleep without saying...
PLEASE honey...
get some thermometers! DON'T trust your INSTINCTS & smells to always be accurate!
And FYI, HONESTLY... condensation, inside the foods packaging, & sometimes actually inside of eggs themselves, can be deadly.
It may be your biggest danger
Its a petri dish, for waterborne bacteria
Russian Roulette, that so far, you've won.
So far! 😔
Keeping Temps consistent & or changing packaging daily, is the only way to avoid it!
I'm Sincerly not exaggerating!
Honest...
Cross my heart! ✋🙂👆
Now go get some thermometers, monitor & read storage temps guidelines on packaging
They really aren't just suggestions!
Being annoyed by ice, would be a silly thing, to lose EVERYTHING over.
👵🏻 Theres my granny's 2¢
Be safe 💚
Karli, i apologize that we all came on so strong with our suggestions. Your life is yours to live and what works for you works for you and may work for some other people. To each their own. . We are all older than you and are just coming from a place of love for you. . . Life is a continual process for all of us, learning & experiencing our journeys in our own time & space. . . But then sometimes it doesn't hurt to listen to us old-timers & take into consideration our been there done that wisdom. . . Love you sweet girl 💕
I'm the same way it's great to see others same..ive have organic jam, organic eggs last 2weeks in cool place since i have bkackout curtains for geat n cold it maintains, as well as sweet potatoes carrots in brown paper bags if i end up in places i kno someone they offer for me to freeze water bottles. Thanks for tips
@@eSEyBee I know, right? She's clearly never had food poisoning!
@@eSEyBee can eggs be deadly? I didnt know that :S
I lived on my boat for 10 YEARS with no refrigeration. Did as Carli does and used outsides temperatures to help with keeping things fresh and cool when possible. Most of those "Keep Refrigerated" labels are from corporate lawyers to cover big company asses if something goes wrong. Things like butter, eggs, mayo, katsup, mustard, peanut butter, jams, jellies and such were kept on a shelf behind and above my wood/oil stove. Milk was kept in the cockpit. Nothing ever went bad. I kept dirty utensils out of jars and only opened to scoop something out. In the worst part of summer I sometimes got some ice but not always. People lived for Thousands of years with no refrigeration which is recent, (Last 90 years or so.). Everyone is still fine, wife kids, after all these years.
Very great my setup people lived without refrigeration for centuries
Hell ya!!!
Its amazing how people are addicted to refridges.
You dont need em!
endwatcher lol
I like the tip of keeping the cooler open at night. 🙋🚙
I've watched u put cabbage with eggs so many times. While getting my veggies last night t kroger, I went ahead and got some cabbage. I made my weekend omelet - sausage, cheese, spinach, salsa, onions, peppers, and added cabbage today...... loved it. U sold me on this. Also with cabbage I make a egg roll in a pan. Cabbage, onion, pork sausage, and sesame seed oil - u should try it. It's really good.
My old neighbor turned my onto yellow squash and scrambled eggs it’s amazing give it a try just rough chop the squash and keep the flame super low while cooking I like to pre cook my squash before adding it just flash fry them in a tad bit of oil in the skillet before hand or a dab of butter and pour in the scrambled eggs and perfection hope you like it
Karli, to keep ice from ruining your food, i'm assuming you pour the ice in the cooler loose, but you can take the ice you buy & put it in several freezer bags, that way when it melts it doesnt get food waterlogged plus you'll have clean water to cook with. . . Love your videos!
@@bethh6847 .. yes the zip lock freezer bags. One box of them would last a lifetime as they can be used over & over.
I know this was written 4 yrs ago, but they now make containers to put your ice in. It has a spout so you can drink it when it is melted.
We love you Karli, you've done your own thing and your still here! LOL!
Four years in Nellybelle, my 93 Dodge Grand Caravan LE (the L is for Luxury) with my #hobohound (Sammy) here in the high mountain meadows of Fort Collins. We're urban expeditioneers. Like you, we have no shower or refrigeration. Like you I use a pee bottle. Unlike you, I am an URBAN expeditioneer, so I have no need for refrigeration or toilets because there are tons of stores keeping my stuff cool until I need it. Plenty of 24 hour toilets but I rarely need to crap at night, so it's easy to manage morning coffee (Hobo Joe, aka effective laxative) in a lot with free wifi (I pay for no comm services) and a nice loo. I have the single burner Coleman butane stove (uses butane in what look like hairspray cans at three bucks a pop) I do use the Mr. Buddy heater in my MINIVAN, with my DOG and have the 20 pound propane can next to it in the middle of the dash. The heater is where the front passenger seat used to be. Refill propane every four or five days in the worst of it. . It's dangerous as shit and I wouldn't want anybody else to try it. I have CO detector and am extremely conscientious of the required free space around it. I'm on my FOURTH winter here in the van. The first one was without heat and I'd do that bundling up thing when I got off work at night. Screw that.. The last three years I've run my Mr. Buddy almost full time in the winter here in Colorado. I'm not bundling up like all the homeless dreck I see wandering the lots of my prime estates. Showers are easy enough. I have builr a decent 'hobo friends support network" based on my fabulosity and deftness with the lifestyle. There are homeless shower services available. There are also gym memberships/showers and the like for those who desire. You seem to be doing pretty good yourself but I'm not interested in running the roads like you younger kids. I'm the #hobomessiah of the high mountain meadows. Just as full of shit as all the other messiahs you have heard of but I have the advantage of not being totally incommunicado. Funny aside? I have a cooler like you show in your video but I ONLY bought it so I could go 'off grid' a week in the mountains camping. LOL. Good luck. Enjoy.
I have never heard of that term "urban expeditioneers" I like it! I am glad you are able to keep warm in Colorado!
I used a 12v cooler the first year until it died and replaced it with a bar fridge which I plug in only on hot sunny days. but I generally buy stuff that needs very little refrigeration
You are great! Based on your no frig and ice policy I have converted as well. My issue was having half & half for coffee. My wife turned me on to Mini Moos and that solved the issue. Hoorah for Karli ! Oh Yeaah! You are da bomb!
Almond milk keeps at room temperature, if you get the 6 pack of small to-go cartons.
Great ideas Karli! I always find your approach to travel helpful and inspiring. I’m downsizing from the Airstream with a big fridge and lots of storage, to tiny 6.5 ft truck camper this month and will be running a small dorm fridge off solar (yes this works). Having ideas on what doesn’t need refrigeration is super helpful!
Are you going to use the fridge that came with the truck camper or are you going to get a different one?
Warm butter? Time for a Bouge or Joy Tutus fridge episode. Its one thing to show us sausages and dry peppers. Its another to spread spoiled dairy and plastic bags of sour vegetables.
👍👀 just an idea, could use that container with the avocado or simular to put ice in to keep melted water away from your food and keep high in the cooler. Heat rises, cold falls.
Also one could get another small cooler to house the ice in for later use. This could cut down on fuel or having to do more
400-600 watts of solar Like Camper van Kevin. and a 12 volt small fridge will cost you less than 1 day in the hospital . I lived of grid on a Gold claim. we stored things we needed cold in the mine. temperature in summer rarely went over 50. Very careful with what food we even tried with. Consider single use packs of mayo and Ketchup (like Mac donalds and others)
Mayo squirt bottles will not go bad they use pasteurized eggs. I keep my Mayo in my cupboard
If you use it fast enough that's not a problem. If buy the bigger bottles or jars they WILL spoil over time. Salmonella, as with unpasturized egg products, isn't an issue but rather once air gets into the container the fat will turn rancid. It won't make you sick but tastes horrible.
I may have mentioned it before but, the almond kinds of milk are great, We get the vanilla unsweetened for my mom because there is no sugar and she is very diabetic. My brother and I looked up diabetic milk online it starts at $9 for just a quart! And I drink it as well, delicious.
Does Almond milk need to be refrigerated? It is in the supermarket.
@@livefreeordie4850 The type that I buy does need to be refrigerated. I find it in the cooler section with regular milk. I have not bought the other kind in so long I am not sure after opening if it needs to be refrigerated or not. The other kind is Soy Milk, I have not gotten it in years.
I switched away from teriyaki sauce a few months ago. I am enjoying coconut aminos. I found them at Wal-ly world. very reasonably priced Great Value brand. tastes very similar to teriyaki sauce. better for you and in your case does not need refrigeration once opened. I have been very happy with it.
I use coconut aminos as well but have a soy allergy. It's a great substitute. I guess you could procure ketchup pkgs from fast food places and skip buying the bottle? I saw another van lifer use powdered milk just enough for the meal at hand.
I've always been a "can man." Evaporated milk works great for me for cooking and drinking. Just add water! LOL
Opening your cooler at night around here means feeding the bears.
Maybe you should set up an evaporative cooler. The traditional version are two terracotta pots with sand between them to hold the water but you can make a high tech version similar to those Frio insulin coolers if you're good with sewing (the water absorbing crystals can be found in garden shops as they mix them into the soil to increase water absorption, they can also be found in diapers and indeed you could just wrap your food in ziplock bags tucked into damp diapers, preferably dampened with clean water).
John interesting
I very much admire you for doing this on your own. It can't be easy as a woman at all. I can't imagine. I did live in a mountain cabin without a toilet for a year. Winter was the hardest part. I used a pee bucket which helped. I found you through Bryan Adventure Van man. Enjoying your adventure.
I couldn't quit laughing "some of the food goes bad, but I usually eat it before it does"... how's that work? Thanks, Karli, for the laugh. When I start doing videos i'm sure I'll say things like this.
I have to compliment you on your videos. You're really getting good. And especially all the work behind the scenes.
We must have been twins in s past life because we have living situations mirrored across the board. Going on 5 years on social security, in a van and loving every minute of it...well, almost every minute...lol...🤔☮️👍!
New- THANK YOU
You can store eggs in oil to preserve them
Very organized .. ^5 .. I have a dehydrator .. ya can dehydrate ANYTHING! If ya find canned food on sale, ya can dehydrate it and it will last indefinately :) ..Ya can even dehydrate meat! I had several cans of fruit.. was take'n up so much space in my cabinets .. so I dehydrated all of it .. now its saved and available (without much space at all) .. when I need it :) .. Not sure how much power a dehydrator would pull .. but ya could always do a huge food prep when ya were connected to power :) .. I always enjoy your videos .. go girl go! Huggles from Bama
Patricia good to know. If you dehydrate meat, would you have to re-hydrate to eat?
@@livefreeordie4850 yes unless you cook then dehydrate, what many backpackers do is use dehydrated meats and such and add that to soup base and make easy soups using dehydrated items
Love you off grid system great video karli
We humans sometimes get to up tight about our food. Hot dog are already cooked and as for the Mayo, it has so many preservatives in it, it can be set on your counter. The only suggestion that I would have for your diet is adding some powered milk to it. It would make your mashed potatoes taste better and maybe you can eat cereal for breakfast sometimes. Keep curious...
I have tried powdered milk but didn't care too much for it. I wish I did because it would be a nice additive to things. Safe travels :)
Key word here is what works for each individual. Good video!
Great idea I'm thinking about doing the same thing and thank you for sharing all that with us be safe
" thank you, I'm learning....peace...."...
I'm running a 12 volt alplicool compressor fridge, the small one. It runs fine off my 100 watt solar. I've tried coolers with ice and absolutely hate it. Hunting for ice is a never ending and expensive quest. Rather live without. Sometimes I'd buy small packages of preformed frozen burgers and use a small cooler to keep it cold for a few days. After years of trying different things, I'm happen with the little fridge.
I never could figure it out why people don't fill ziplock bags with ice and put them in the cooler it would keep things cold and when the ice melts the water could used for drinking????
I would be concerned about that big jar of Mayonnaise not being refrigerated. Yes I know the Latest research indicates Mayonaise can remain on the table but that relates only to squeeze bottles where the odds of cross contamination are at their lowest. The 1st time you dip a knife or a spoon into that large jar of Mayonnaise, Whether clean or otherwise, You have cross contaminated it with bacteria and it will spoil rapidly. A safe alternative would be to purchase the little single serving packets.
Where would a person buy those little packs of mayo?
Maybe even buying the smallest jars of mayo so it will get used up quicker than the big jar and keeping an unopened spare jar on hand.
@@briannab5296 They can be ordered online from Walmart, target, and numerous other places.
"Smart and Final" restaurant supplies open to the public in the southern California area. Bags of 50-500 individual packets are pretty cheap and the way to go no refrigeration needed.
Hi keep a bag of brown sugar around just in case you get food poison. A cpl of table spoons works really well getting the food poison out of body very quickly, will immediately feel the difference.
Oh boy hot dogs can I go love hot dogs they'll keep 3 days without Refrigeration🐝 I remember the chicken you are the one that got me to start using that it goes great in everything 98 cent in Walmart and thank you again
Hey, i'm only 23 and i strongly believe you should try ice even just for climates when your in 80+ temps. One suggestion ill make idk if you'll see this or if anyone has mentioned it. I have seen other Van Life people which use ice smart! Avoiding the issue you don't want!! 1 had a small bin she used inside the cooler and the other i saw (genius) spent the time to find a bin the size of his cooler (with little modification). then ice is under the container. Totally still not optimal but would honestly help a lot, and keep your food from going into the not so nice cooler water! Stay SAFE!!! :))
That's the exact same hotdogs we buy and fix, I actually made chili-cheese dogs with a pack of them yesterday :D Great video, BTW B)
Thank you for all the amazing info that you share. Safe travels 🚐💜🏜🌹
Lystrek I agree
Yummy Cabbage!
I always though eggs needed to be refrigerated due to salmonella. It’s summertime where I live. And I don’t really want to buy a 12v fridge.
I think you plan on building solar onto your van in the future, maybe an electric cold box in your future as well?
This routine seems to really be working for you, simplifying life, cool 👍✌️
Cookies for the peanut butter some jerky more protein and sweet potatoes they keep a long time wash your mouth wrap them in aluminum foil put them in the coals of the fire
Get a fridge, Karli, lol.
Bill McCabe no
Lol
Like it! I might want a fridge one day, but a fridge immediately ups your consistent power needs by A LOT and so it becomes more of the cost then the fridge alone.
Thats what i used to think too, but after watching several videos of rv'ers buying fridges and showing how much power they actually use it is pleasantly surprising at how very little the fridges use.
@@briannab5296 I don't have solar or a house battery, so I'd have to invest in a system that would provide, at the very least, semi constant power most of the time. I live mostly off battery power banks and a 12volt inverter. They work well for the minimal power needs I have now. A fridge would require a huge investment into power that I'm not in a financial place to make. Also, it would kill a lot of space I don't want to give up in the minivan.
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Hey Karli one item you could add to your no fridge system is bacon, bacon last a long time with out fridge about a week.
Really? Yeah I will have to try that :) I love bacon!
Hey Karli-🐒🌻 Yeah, some have no problem without a fridge.. I did for a little but everything works in me new to me rv, lol... (the fridge is elec&propane-luvv'it!!) But when I was fridgeless actually even when I'm not I keep a couple weeks of heat & eat meals I get from Patriot which are actually really (semi-healthy🤔😂😂) good and easy.... $75 for 2weeks, and no I'm not advertising-🐒 Safe travels, ttyl-🙃
PS-I received my rv-plates yesterday- BIG YAYYYYY!!-lol
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Thank you. I've been trying to figure out how to store my food in my van without a fridge since I live in Florida. I'm Vegan but eat lots of fresh stuff. I'm planning on moving in next week. Will see how it goes.
i'm in Florida too and was wondering the same thing . so keep us posted please :)
I’m also vegan in an rv currently and storing annie chuns bowls, soups, ramen, instant potatoes and rice, bread, nut butters, protein powders, cartons of soy and almond milk. Then I get fresh food daily as needed for usually dinner meals or breakfast. I’m planning to buy a mini fridge soon for a few other items.
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I'm in Florida. I camp in a small van some times. it has a small 12v fridge that can run 24x7 at 40F in my simple power setup. Mostly I refrigerate cause the van can get up to 100F inside during the middle of the day . But in our so-called winter, it can get down to 40F some nights. When I does , I have an electric blanket but don't have enough power to run the fridge and the blanket. I know veggies will be fine overnight at around 50F without a fridge, but how about cured ham , left over deep fried chicken with the skin? cheese? left over pizza?
I kept bacon a few days and felt okay about it but I would do a smell check to see if it was still good. Cheese can be okay and maybe pizza. I think though you would want to get your cooler/fridge cold first before putting food in it. Sometimes I would open my cooler at night to let the cold air in after a hot day but by morning the cooler was still warm. Sometimes I would buy frozen items to act like small ice packs because my main annoyance was bags of ice were big and messy. I hope this helps!
So you have no cold drinks then? I need my diet Pepsi cold!! Lol. I am starting out in May with no fridge, but I have to have my ICE!! 😁
Lots of people do ice, and lots don’t :) both ways work
@Levi Hawk awesome. Where are you starting from?
Baby Blue Tru Dat. In the summer I get ice from Walmart every 2 days. I consider it a tax for them letting me crash in their parking lot. lol
I think I will keep my refrigerator.
I'll be posting soon~~~~
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DID you know, you can make mayo out of the eggs, and a little oil and keep mixing it with a fork till it turns into that thick paste? Besides, you can get mayo packets at any restaurant when you do go to one and add some to your storage. Add ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper, and ranch to it as well. People say this is stealing, but when you are a customer, you can take condiments for future use as drive thru people don't always give you what you actually need like silverware for the salad you buy. A dollar salad at McD's isn't so bad, and you can get ranch, mayo, ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper, sugar as well. Yes, even napkins, and silverware. Not saying HOARD it, just a couple packets and leave. I usually add my own chicken to the salad I get, so the condiments come in handy for that reason. Oh, and FYI--Fresh farm eggs can be stored in this manner--Five Ways to Store Eggs without Refrigeration
Grease each egg carefully and thoroughly with Vaseline.
Paint each egg with sodium silicate (water glass).
Boil each egg 10 seconds.
Deep-freeze the eggs.
Turn over the eggs every two or three days. Do not store them longer than 2 weeks on your counter in this manner. Once refrigerated, you must keep them refrigerated.
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great video, great channel! realistic. may i follow? greetings from germany 👍🏻🇩🇪
Germany in the house.
Good tips. Similar to my house pantry, except for the eggs. I thought about using a Leer Pot method to chill things but I wonder what you think. Have you tried a Leer Pot to keep things chilled or does your cooled Coleman provide the same environment? I may give the Leer Pot a try this Summer as I'll be sitting in one camp spot & won't have to worry about it breaking. For myself I prefer store eggs chilled & farm fresh eggs not chilled.
I’ll have to look into the leer pot, I haven’t heard of it before
@@CuriousKarli Im sorry. It is a Zeer Pot made from 2 ckay pots, sand & water. Cools food by evaporation, using no electricity
You and others who do this might want to consider keeping capsules of activated charcoal in your first aid kit. It's useful for food poisoning, in case that should happen. I buy the KAL brand, which you can find at any health-food store or online. You take 2 at the first sign of poisoning and continue to take 2 capsules every two hours until the symptoms subside. It usually only requires 2 or 3 doses.
I didn't know that. I'll add it to my kit. Thanks.
@@treenotion9466 You're welcome. It's used all the time in ERs across the country. It's very well known for treating poisonings of all sorts, though it doesn't work for everything (like gasoline ingestion). I think everyone should keep some in their first aid kits and know its uses and limitations. 👍
No ice cooler really works.?
so you just leave your food in coolers with no cooling system that's it ?
I’m interested in that honey vanilla butter where was it in Walmart did you find it and how much was it
It's in the butter area and was $2.39 or something like that
But without ice how does the food stay cold and fresh?
Karli don't you miss ice cold drinks, especially on hot days?
I am not on the road yet and was wondering how you keep bugs and rodents out of your van?
I don't know how to keep them out but I do know how to get rid of them.
There is NO REASON for ice to ruin your food. What you need to do is take a bag of ice (or two) and put them in a second plastic bag so they dont' leak and put them in your cooler. DO NOT take the ice out of the bag; put the entire bag(s) inside the cooler. That way it's not possible to get water into your food.
So she doesn't use ice for the cooler ?
Nope, she doesn’t. Ice is to messy
Only in america do we refrigerate our eggs. If you go anywhere outside of the US you will see they never refrigerate them.
Rolling Initiative2 It's not just in the US. I have seen eggs refrigerated in other countries as well. The problem is that chickens in the US are not vaccinated, and salmonella in eggs is way more common, then other countries.
Have you ever tried dry ice
Good idea!
I haven’t, have you? I haven’t heard of anyone using dry ice before.
Curious Karli it’s a lot colder and leaves fog instead of a puddle
Also, Nothing wrong with freeze dried food, it keeps forever and weighs almost nothing.
good idea!
If you think the food is good, it’s good
You should get a mini fridge for chocolate and fruits 😊
Sweetie I enjoy watching your videos, but I’m worried about you getting food poisoning Ketchup once opened needs be refrigerated, along with dairy products at 40’F or below. Please Be Careful Ms. Karli. Hugs from Napa Valley Ca. 🦋🍷
Christy Eaton thanks for your concern
I'm a total chicken when it comes to food.
How does ice ruin your food?
Max Zomboni when the ice melts and your food floats around in the water
Yeah, I stopped doing ice in my cooler. I got sick of ice trips and the soggy mess.
There are always those freeze packs instead of ice. You can also buy an ice making machine instead of a refrigerator. They make small counter top I've makers that make 2 lbs of ice in around 7 minutes. It doesn't use !ugh energy either.
@@evopwrmods how are you going to chill the freezer ice packs? Those are for short stretches, a trip, a lunch you eat that day, not long term. It's really just as efficient to skip ice and keep a cooler in cool places in your van and avoid highly perishable foods for long trips. Ice is annoying, it's frozen water. However you get the ice, eventually it melts.
gene snyder OK, I get the food floating when the ice melts. But if the food is in sealed packages, that shouldn't hurt it at all. Ideally you would drain the water out several times a day anyway. Food that might be damaged by water can be put on top of food that is in sealed containers. You could also put a wire rack inside the cooler to keep the food above the water level. When I was younger we used to buy two cheap styrofoam coolers. I don't even know if they even make those anymore. We would put one cooler inside the other. Then we would poke small holes inside the bottom of the top cooler to let the water drain into the bottom cooler. With enough ice it would last a couple of days in the top cooler, and all the water would go into the bottom cooler. There are solutions to keep your food from getting soggy. I also understand that you don't always want to make trips to buy more ice. But if you can keep your food cold for the first two days, it should last two days longer. Anyway that is just my idea, if it helps anybody.
I know what you are doing works but I thought you might like to see this
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot-in-pot_refrigerator
Very interesting!
2 years in a tent with no electricity
I found I became vegetarian with the protein coming from eggs and sardines
Due to a 4 hr bike ride from my heaven on earth