Thread: Salt ice

Originally Posted by MB

I need to keep salt ice going for a few days at a DOC hut. Better to keep it in the bags in the chilly bin until needed or empty it out the bags before setting off?

While I cannot answer that specifically, I do know if you can keep it 'dry' it will last longer. An old trick we used with bottles was to open the lid and leave them so they drained as they thawed. And water thaw would drip out the bottom.

If you want to try it try this Freeze to blocks of ice in plastic mugs Put one on the drip tray rack over the sink and leave the other in the cup. You should find that the one on the rack will still be a smaller chunk of ice well after the other has thawed into water in the cup. Younger brother used to get a week or more on stewart island with big blocks of ice that were drained....