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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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jake2250
Explorer
Aug 23, 2016
Sometimes I drain,, depending on if I have food products I don't want to get soaked. Other than that I do not drain!! Nothing better than reaching in the cooler a few days after we have been home and finding a nice cold beer!!!

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