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Post by minicamper on Jun 23, 2008 8:13:53 GMT 10
Morning Campers, SO i bowed to the pressure of originality and forgot about the fridge  I even went with Reddo's advice and went sawdust insulation  Made the whole thing a lot heavier than if stuffed with foam, but if its no good i can pull it out, empty out the dust and go another alternative. Heres the double skinned panels set for a trial "fit"  And fitted in the hole  Still have to make the door and front facing dress panel that the door seals against, once my magic ice chest door hinge provider comes through with the goods.... I'm thinking of filling the gap above with a pull out bread board or the like.... Would someone be able to take a few shots of their box? I need to see what set up people have for the ice shelf.. Purrrty Please  ;D Cheers Chris |
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Post by minicamper on Jun 23, 2008 10:11:35 GMT 10
Cheers Col,
I just have to work out the refridgeration contraption (aka ice shelf) because I've not seen one in real life and fit the lining, shelf supports and build the door and Bob's ya uncle!
Hence the plea for Ice shelf photo's...
Cheers
Chris
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Post by cobber on Jun 23, 2008 14:24:28 GMT 10
Chris, I offer for your consideration four ice boxes I have at the moment. The “Newcastle” 'van ice box... single door, big hole in the ice tray for the cold air to fall through.  The “Don” ice box, looks primitive but would have been designed for the days when a block of ice was A BLOCK OF ICE ... the block would of stood on it's end in the right hand compartment.  “Ol' 36” ice box... relied on the space between the tray and the walls for the cold air to fall through to the bottom. Note the bottom of the tray is sloped towards the drain hole  .  “Driftwood” ice box... Two doors, again with large hole in the bottom of the tray together with a space between the tray and the door for cold air to migrate to the storage area.  All other things being equal I expect “Driftwood's” would be the best design, two doors would have to be an advantage. I have sometimes wondered if an "S" trap in the drain pipe would help to keep the ice alive longer   Cobber. |
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Post by skywagon on Jun 23, 2008 18:07:50 GMT 10
Cobber N Chris,
I noted with some interest the Ice box you suggested came from the "Newcastle" van. This may be just the lead I have been looking for to identify My little van. We thought it may have been a "Supa Lite" but the Ice box in it is exactly the same as the one out of the Newcastle you showed. Can you give me more info on the Newcastle???!!! I have posted before Under Technical, Supa lite resoration begins and Supa lite restoration stage 2 posted tonight.
David
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Post by cobber on Jun 23, 2008 19:25:10 GMT 10
G'DAY David, It looks as though you are doing a great job on your 'van whatever it's name is... congratulations. The ice box in that photo is in a 14 foot “Newcastle” van but they did make itsy bitsy ones too, have a look at the only one we have a photo of in the Down History Lane forum and see if the internal layout looks like yours @ vintagecaravans.proboards30.com/index.cgi?board=chat&action=display&thread=2027While you're in the DHL forum have a look at the “Castle” thread and see if that pulls any strings (at the top of the DHL forum there is an index that will get you to any caravan brand you want  ). Don't forget to come back and let us know what conclusions you come to  Cobber. |
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Post by builderdes on Jun 23, 2008 20:00:51 GMT 10
Hey Minicamper Ice Chests Are The Go,After All , You Are Camping.builderdes
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Post by kingy on Jun 24, 2008 7:09:37 GMT 10
Hi Dave, The ice chest in question must have been an ''over the counter '' item at the time because it's also identicle to the one i rescued out of the zestline i once had. Supalites could be purchased to any build stage also, as mine was - it was bought as a rolling shell, then decked out by the owner(sorta) ....... and had no form of refrigeration built into it  Hope this helps - Kingy |
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Post by minicamper on Jun 24, 2008 7:46:46 GMT 10
Cobber you're a champ, thanks for that. Now all i have to do is decide... Decisions, decisions.. ;D |
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Post by jnigrelli on Aug 3, 2008 7:41:41 GMT 10
i think the reason most 'ice boxes' open chest style is because the cold air will tumble out of a front loading box. the chest tends to hold the cold air while the top is opened.
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Post by tinnie on Aug 4, 2008 0:32:28 GMT 10
A very good point jnigrelli. Trouble with an esky is that ice tends to be on bottom, below food/drinks that you want to keep cold - and as we know cold air travel downwards Unless you use crushed ice, and fill esky above height of food/drinks (only works if everything is water proof). Crushed ice on 35 degree day will melt in a day. A block of ice will last 2-3 days dependant on insulation of esky/icebox.... So then, the block of ice/ cold air travel down in icebox VS less loss of cool air in 'esky/chest icebox design. My solution......put food in 'icebox' with big block of ice (okay to loos a lot of cool air when opening since only need to open at meal time). Put drinks and lots of crushed ice into esky, with a block or two on bottom. Esky opened much more regular to partake in drinks, but not real problem as cold air not escape as easily. ;D Seriously, that would by my honest camping refridgeration strategy. Cheers, Gristy |
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