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_DJ_1
Explorer II
Aug 23, 2016

To drain or not to drain? Another ice chest question.

So do you drain or not? I do not. It seems to me the ice lasts longer in ice water than exposed to air. I have not tested it tho as I don't have 2 identical ice chests and doing one way at a time w...
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Golfcart
Explorer
Aug 23, 2016
Bobbo wrote:
I only drain when there is too much water to use the cooler efficiently.



Yep.

I usually add salt to the mix to keep it colder longer. Not sure if it actually works, but ive always heard it does lol

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