Month: October 2020

  • Is The Yeti SideKick Dry WaterProof? Plus Other FAQs

    Is The Yeti SideKick Dry WaterProof? Plus Other FAQs

    The Yeti SideKick Dry is one of Yeti’s most popular accessories for their soft sided coolers. But outside of Yeti’s product description and a few YouTube videos there isn’t much information on the SideKick Dry. I personally had a bunch of things I wanted to know about the Yeti SideKick Dry so I’ve done my…

  • Is The Yeti Sidekick Dry Discontinued?

    Is The Yeti Sidekick Dry Discontinued?

    The Yeti SideKick dry is Yeti’s dry bag accessory that attaches to their soft sided Hopper coolers. It can also be use separately as a dry storage pouch. But with recent stock issues and certain colors being unavailable you may be wondering is the Yeti SideKick Dry discontinued? While Yeti have discontinued the old zippered…

  • How To Keep Food Hot While Traveling: 10 Ways

    How To Keep Food Hot While Traveling: 10 Ways

    I’ve been traveling and doing day or weekend trips with my partner and kids a lot lately and while sandwiches fill everyone up cold food can get extremely boring. Sometimes it’s cold or sometimes you just feel like a warm meal to lift your spirits and fill you up. But keeping food how while traveling…

  • 7 Easy Ways To Insulate Your Cooler Lid

    7 Easy Ways To Insulate Your Cooler Lid

    Did you know you can improve how long your cooler will hold ice for by insulating the lid? Most cheaper coolers come with a lid that is completely hollow and has no insulation in it at all. Companies make cooler lids hollow as a way to make the cooler more lightweight and save money. But…

  • Spray Foam Cooler Lid Insulation Guide: Keep Ice Longer

    Spray Foam Cooler Lid Insulation Guide: Keep Ice Longer

    While coolers are designed to insulate and keep ice from melting a lot of the cheaper coolers out there don’t have insulation in the lid. The lid is just an empty piece of plastic with air inside and this lets a lot of heat through causing your ice to melt faster. You can use spray…

  • Why Are Cooler Lids Hollow? Plus How To Insulate It

    Why Are Cooler Lids Hollow? Plus How To Insulate It

    Most people don’t realize it but if you’ve ever seen a cooler cut in half or broken through the lid of a cooler you’ll see that most cheap cooler lids are hollow. But why are cooler lids hollow? Do hollow lids serve a purpose and is there a reason coolers don’t have insulation in the…

  • 10 Easy Ways To Make Block Ice: Make It At Home

    10 Easy Ways To Make Block Ice: Make It At Home

    Large block ice lasts long then regular cubed ice and it can be a great way to keep things cold for an extended period of time. But how can you make block ice at home and it is hard to do? The good news is it’s pretty easy to make block ice at home and…

  • Does Block Ice Last Longer Than Regular Ice?

    Does Block Ice Last Longer Than Regular Ice?

    You may have heard people mention that if you want to keep ice for longer then you should use large blocks of ice instead of smaller loose cubes of ice. But I wanted to look into this and see whether block ice lasts longer than regular ice or not? The answer to this question wasn’t…

  • How To Pack a Cooler For a Long Trip

    How To Pack a Cooler For a Long Trip

    If you’re taking a cooler on a long trip the way you pack it matter a lot. Pack it properly and ice can last for days at a time or even weeks. Fail to pack it properly and everything will warm up super quickly meaning you’ll need to buy more ice or you’ll be stuck…

  • How Long Do Thermal Bags Keep Food Hot?

    How Long Do Thermal Bags Keep Food Hot?

    Thermal bags are designed to either keep food hot or cold, but how long exactly do thermal bags keep food hot and do they actually work? Generally speaking, thermal bags will keep food hot for 2-3 hours without an extra heat source. But it depends on the food. Denser foods like soups, stews and meat…