Great deal on portable ice machine.

Sams Club has an igloo brand (same as you mentioned) $99.

Oh, got 1 for Fathers Day. Works ok.

I had the Magic Chef for about 5 years now. Still going strong.

Even in Canada $99.00 at Walmart for the RCA Brand!
works good Large Ice in 8 minutes! Seems to keep it frozen for several cycles!

Not keeping up with the ICE usage is our biggest problem when camping off the power grid...

3 days is as long as we can last filling up our 5-day ice chest - Then I have to head back to town to get more...

Roy Ken

Halmfamily wrote:
Stop by Home Depot today to pick up some Liquid Nails and found a great deal on a Magic Chef 27lb Countertop Ice Maker, model HNIM27SV for $98.00.

I went to Vineland, NJ and they did not have one. I had to drive to Deptford, NJ and got next to the last one. Thank you for posting. This thing is making ice faster than I ever imagined.

RoyB wrote:
Not keeping up with the ICE usage is our biggest problem when camping off the power grid...

3 days is as long as we can last filling up our 5-day ice chest - Then I have to head back to town to get more...

Do you go with cubes or blocks? Blocks make a huge difference if you aren't needing to add stuff for beverages.

Dry ice is the next step up. Just make sure you use gloves and wrap it in newspaper (or similar) before putting it into your ice chest.

The various ice machines are all made by the same Chinese mfgr & re-branded.

Prices are pretty much the same.

(IMO) - the "ice" isn't my idea of "frozen" - tried two different brands, gave up on them.

If they fill the bill for what you want, that's great!

~

Something that I heard about and "adapted" has helped me get ice to last longer. I read on this site someone advertising a "blanket" to go on top of the ice for $20. I bought one of those fold-up auto window shades for $5 and cut a double thickness to fit snugly in the cooler on top of the ice. It's really made a difference! Started with 4 bags on Monday about noon & as of right now have plenty of ice/water to keep the drinks cold. And the chest has been sitting outside in the shade in the Texas heat.