Camping is a chance to grow closer to nature while on a trip that the entire family can enjoy. Before rushing into the wild open wander however, you must fully prepare for the time you will be outdoors. This often times means bringing tents, jackets, some fire making material and keeping your frozen food cold during your time camping. Frozen food can present an obstacle for the inexperienced camper if preparation is not high on the list of priorities. Without proper preparation to keep frozen foods cold, quick spoiling, hunger, or even worse, food poisoning can be experienced during your camping trip.
Buy at least two coolers, one of which is the most effective for the money you can spend. Coolers are not all made equally and using a cooler with a thicker wall and more insulation will allow heat to stay out more effectively while cool air stays trapped inside. The other cooler can be significantly cheaper as it will have another use to be further explained later. Read Also: How to Choose a Camping Tent Use the cheaper and less effective cooler for drinks. The reason this cooler is for drinks is because it will probably be opened frequently allowing lots of the cool air to escape on a regular basis. The other more effective cooler is to be used for food that is frozen or needs to remain chilled. Being that it will be less likely to be opened it will maintain its cold temperature for a longer span of time and with better insulation this will be further extended. Chill the food cooler before you leave for your camping trip. Up to a day before you go, the inner walls of your cooler will need to be kept cold before you pack it with your frozen goods. You may do this one of two ways. First you may fill the cooler with ice cubes intermittently to keep it cold, or if you have a deep freezer with the space, simply open the cooler and place it inside while open to cool the inner walls. Make or buy block ice instead of using ice cubes when packing your frozen food. Using larger blocks of ice will cause the ice to melt more slowly. If you can not find block ice for sale you may make some ahead of time by freezing water in plastic containers such as old juice containers or gallon milk cartons. This is a much more effective way of utilizing ice. Be sure if you make block ice that you make enough for the entire trip as you may not be close to a store when camping. Drain excess water from the cooler as ice melts. Every 4 hours or so, you should drain all the excess water from the food cooler to avoid accelerated melting. All food that is placed in this cooler should be frozen before you place it inside or at least chilled if not able to freeze. Keeping your cooler in a shady area away from direct sunlight will also help to keep ice inside from melting quicker. Replace the ice blocks as necessary. Read: Backpacking for Beginners
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