Esky choice

Austravel.

I ordered a 100L ice box from Techni Ice last week, and it arrived on Monday. It certainly looks tough enough. Nice thick lid. Haven't tried it out yet, but all the parts (hinges/tie downs etc) appear to be strong. Has a few marks on the lid and sides (i got a white one), so it's already got a used look about it. Should not affect its performance though. It came with 6 sheets of techni ice, which I've bunged into the freezer. I've seen them advertised on ebay and in the trading post in sydney also. Doesn't sit completely flat, has a slight wobble, but for the price ($199 for 100L) i'm very happy. Other plastic 100L ice boxes are $290 plus.
Mick

Hi,

We have a fridge but also have a 75 litre Ice Mate and it is excellent. On a recent trip to Moreton Island we were getting about three days out of party ice (and it is not renowned for lasting a long time) and people with us who had conventional eskies were chasing ice every day. Temperatures were aroound 30 degrees each day and it was getting opened quite a bit.

The Ice Mate is tough and can take a bit of knocking around and the build quality seems good. The lid seals well and in fact when you unscrew the drain plug to get rid of excess water, it will hardly run until you relaease the lid which seals brilliantly. When you release the lid you hear the seal release.

Can't comment on the Techni Ice but the Ice Mate is excellent.

Have a good one.

G'Day

I have a 65L Ice mate and we freeze full ice cream containers (with water). It will fit six on the bottom and after filling the box we put a couple of those re-freezable packs on top.

Last trip in November we got near five days b4 having to re-freeze the containers in the Engel. Open/close lid regular thru the day.

Lasted the remaining four days. No food went off.

Can recomend the Ice Mate, but, make sure you get the unit with the bungy cord type latch.....it seals better than the hard latch type.

V

The cord type latch allows the lid to sit flat and seal better. The hard clip type latch puts more pressure on the front seal and in turn lifts the back up a little allowing air in ---- melts ice quicker.

The 65 litre I bought for $198 at camp shop Belmont.

V