Keeping drinks cold

[knivesout]

Who's got the best solutions for keeping large quantities of beer at a reasonably cool temperature? cool box, as i understand, is limited in its timescale for 5 days, and there is almost nothing worse than a warm beer

[Brave Sir Robin]

If nothing else, putting them under your ground sheet helps

[Amii]

Dig a hole under your tent and keep them there. It goes without saying, fill it in when you leave to avoid hurting the cows.

[MrHew]

Drink ale, it's not too bad warm.

[dixietheduck]

I haven't tried this but apparently adding rock salt to the ice in a cooler keeps it frozen for longer.

That piece of wisdom is courtesy of a guy at Walmart who shared it with me while I was shopping for camping gear for Coachella, so it can definitely be trusted..

[Guest]

Dig a hole under your tent and keep them there. It goes without saying, fill it in when you leave to avoid hurting the cows.

[Spindles]

+1 for under the groundsheet. Around 1pm on the Monday in 2010 we were packing up and found 2 cans remaining we had somehow not noticed, both were refreshingly cool, not even a touch of warmth, despite it being such a hot year.

[jamiejc]

I use a coolbag with the usual ice blocks... But I add a Space Blanket inside the coolbag, really does work. Bag was fairly cool even by Monday morning...

Edited May 21, 2013 by jamiejc

[caroldecker]

We camp near shade which helps. And I put the beer to one side and sort of under something. I think I just reside myself to warm beer every year..... Couldn't be bothered carrying a cool box.

[Bathimp]

Freeze it before you take it and use it to keep your bacon and eggs fresh in the cool box.

Otherwise drink at room temperature

[philly_eds]

In 2009 my tent leaked. I was literally sleeping in a pool of water. Kept my beers in that. Perfect!

[Amii]

Where are you planning to camp? The spectacle of a grown human woman burrowing into the ground is something I'm oddly curious to see in action.

[jamiejc]

Where are you planning to camp? The spectacle of a grown human woman burrowing into the ground is something I'm oddly curious to see in action.

Edited May 21, 2013 by jamiejc

[glasto-worker]

well I keep my beer cold as I have access to two very large 40 foot fridge trucks - beats digging a hole in the ground.

[Guest]

That's not beer, that's Tuborg.

[jackarmy]

well I keep my beer cold as I have access to two very large 40 foot fridge trucks - beats digging a hole in the ground.

[jamiejc]

They sell bottled beer on site?!

[Saul Goodman]

Do they have off licences on site. I seen someone mentioned that they do but I never noticed last year, although I didn't go looking.

[st dan]

Lets be honest .. It's going to be freezing and raining all week so just leaving them outside your tent should be fine

[JennieT]

I have this, best thing i ever bought. We had freezing cold beer on Sunday night! Well worth the £50!

[grumpyhack]

You don't have to keep all of your beer cold for the whole of the festival. Just chill what you're going to drink.

A washing up bowl full of water with your cans inside and a wet tea towel draped across the top and dangling in the bowl. The towel draws up the water, which evaporates and the evaporation causes cooling. Seems to work.

Alternatively we had a three way fridge/cool box that ran on Calor. Packed it full of fresh fruit and veg and some drink.

As the festival progressed and the fresh food got eaten it was replaced with more beer.

The fridge worked well enough that it could produce ice cubes as well as keeping everything inside cold.

Link http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dometic-3-Way-Fridge/dp/B000V5WYAI

Edited May 21, 2013 by grumpyhack

[glasto-worker]

They sell bottled beer on site?!

[joethehose]

Wrap a wet towel round your beers, as the moisture in the towel evaporates it somehow magically makes your beers cold :-) Used this method myself , does work.

[James Bolivar]

You can buy 2.5kg of dry ice for less than £30 online (you can buy it in supermarkets abroad) pour this into a cool box and it should get really cold and keep contents cool for days.

[4AssedMonkey]

I haven't tried this but apparently adding rock salt to the ice in a cooler keeps it frozen for longer.

That piece of wisdom is courtesy of a guy at Walmart who shared it with me while I was shopping for camping gear for Coachella, so it can definitely be trusted..