Went camping this weekend and forgot to grab some ice. Wasn't a big deal. Didn't end up needing it so much. Made a tray of it and it sufficed. Saw some people with a portable ice maker and thought it would be a good idea to have one. Ordered one and hope to have it soon. For those that have them, how do you like them?

Ours came from Compact appliances with free shipping and it has been running for three seasons. Last year I did have to take it apart and clean the water pump, but it sure is nice to have lots of ice. We also have a small refer with a separate freezer that we usually keep filled with ice. They are nice, but you have to be aware that they do not hard freeze the ice, so you need to have a way to harden it up for use.BTW Ice makers sit outside on a small collapsible table just fine. No need for taking up an counter space. Heck we sit ours on top of the outside refer and it works OK.

We used to have one with an older coach. They're available at WalMart and Home Depot. Try it out for 30 days...$$ back if you don't like it....ours worked great but took up counter space.....Dennis

The less I have to put in my MH that takes up any more space the better. Bags of ice cost a few bucks. Four bags of ice in a cheap throw away cooler has always keep me and my friends in cold ones! Just don't see the need for an ice maker.

Executive wrote:We used to have one with an older coach. They're available at WalMart and Home Depot. Try it out for 30 days...$$ back if you don't like it....ours worked great but took up counter space.....DennisWe got rid of the coffee maker so we now have room. Lol

rockhillmanor wrote:The less I have to put in my MH that takes up any more space the better. Bags of ice cost a few bucks. Four bags of ice in a cheap throw away cooler has always keep me and my friends in cold ones! Just don't see the need for an ice maker.Cooler will take up more room than the ice maker. While you can buy ice at $2-3 a bag, you have to go get it. Sometimes we camp without a vehicle to drive, like we did this weekend. I will break even in about 50 bags of ice. In a week of camping we could go through 4 or 5 bags easily. Plus we can use it in the house for get togethers.

Portable Ice Makers | Good Sam Community

rockhillmanor
Explorer II
Apr 07, 2014
The less I have to put in my MH that takes up any more space the better. Bags of ice cost a few bucks.

Four bags of ice in a cheap throw away cooler has always keep me and my friends in cold ones! Just don't see the need for an ice maker.
Executive45
Explorer III
Apr 07, 2014
We used to have one with an older coach. They're available at WalMart and Home Depot. Try it out for 30 days...$$ back if you don't like it....ours worked great but took up counter space.....Dennis
donn0128
Explorer II
Apr 07, 2014
Ours came from Compact appliances with free shipping and it has been running for three seasons. Last year I did have to take it apart and clean the water pump, but it sure is nice to have lots of ice. We also have a small refer with a separate freezer that we usually keep filled with ice. They are nice, but you have to be aware that they do not hard freeze the ice, so you need to have a way to harden it up for use.

BTW Ice makers sit outside on a small collapsible table just fine. No need for taking up an counter space. Heck we sit ours on top of the outside refer and it works OK.

Forum Discussion

Portable Ice Makers

About RV Tips & Tricks

Related Content

Portable ice maker for RV.

portable ice maker

Portable ice maker

Portable ice makers

Portable Ice Maker