Portable Ice Maker recommendations?

cm11599ps wrote:
How much ice can I expect a unit to make? We just got in from a water only CG and kept a cooler outside for drinks. 2 bags (10 lbs each) of that crappy hollow ice cost $9.50 Having our own ice maker would be awesome.

So how much ice can I expect? How much water does it hold and how much ice does it hold before needing to be emptied?

We have had the Igloo brand model that Walmart sold on line for abut two years now. I have not measured how much water it holds, but based on the fact that I fill it from a Britta Pitcher, my guess is about one gallon. I also have never measured how much ice it makes before the hopper is full, but my guess is about 4 8oz glasses full. As has been mentioned the ice is not all that hard and melts pretty quickly if it is not placed in a regular freezer. The few times we have used it in a cooler it did not last nearly as long as a commercial bag.