![]() 04/20/2018 at 11:12 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
I was in home Depot when I saw a guy putting Pelican 20qt coolers on display in the clearance section. Asked him how much, he said $50.03. I grabbed three. The wife had already sold one for $100 (she’s awesome). We could sell at least one more for the same, maybe two. Options are:
Keep two, at a cost of $25 per
Keep 1, net $50.
Keep zero, profit $150, put it to a bigger cooler.
We’re a family of four, who would like to go camping in the next few years. Probably just one night trips. I think the next size up would be nice, but that makes it harder to use on a regular basis (a trip to the beach at the lake, for example). Thoughts? The 20qt can hold 15 cans when properly packed, for reference.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 11:25 |
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“would like to go camping in the next few years” Unacceptable. Go camping THIS WEEKEND!
I’d keep one, and keep an eye out for a bigger one.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 11:27 |
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Possibly potty training the two year old this weekend. Hard pass on throwing camping in the mix. But yeah, next few year is probably too pessimistic. This summer?
![]() 04/20/2018 at 11:35 |
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Potty training while camping was no big deal in our house. Probably helped that the trailer has a potty with a gas pedal though.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 11:36 |
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Haha! Sooner the better! Just go somewhere close for one night. Easy to bail and go home if it gets tough.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 11:40 |
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You’ve now got a new source of income. Want to go camping? Go get a new truck with a 96 month loan, and an RV trailer with a 180 month loan.
You can totally afford them both now! No need to worry about coolers or tents or any of that plebeian crap anymore either.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 11:48 |
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Keep one if you do day trips to the lake, otherwise dump them all.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 11:48 |
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I like to have two, one for beer and one for soda and water.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 12:02 |
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You need about 50 quarts of food space for a family of 4 for no longer than 6 days, figure about double that if its a cooler and not a fridge. Hope that helps.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 12:03 |
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we just brought along a princess potty and kept the show going. It can be done.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 12:05 |
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Potty training is much easier while camping.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 12:05 |
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I keep hoping for one of these to pop up, I want a small (25 qt) cooler so I can use my fridge as a freezer and put my fridge stuff in the cooler and refresh the “ice” with bottles of frozen water that my freezer would refreeze. Then I have a fridge and a freezer. Or at the least a separate place to put all my cold drinks so I have more room for drinks.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 12:09 |
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I’ve only ever used one cooler for camping with a family of four. Just went on a short backpacking trip with my daughters with no cooler, so that’s possible too.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 12:40 |
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He’ll use the toilet if we make him, here just won’t tell us if he needs too. Woods ain’t helping that.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 12:40 |
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Interesting idea....
![]() 04/20/2018 at 12:42 |
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Sell one more, put profits towards a bigger cooler whenever it’s needed.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 12:53 |
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I got real lucky. Right place at the right time. I think this one home depot had extra they needed to clear out before the new models went on display.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 12:55 |
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It does a lot, thank you
![]() 04/20/2018 at 13:01 |
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15 cans? That’s not much bigger than my lunch box. You’ll probably need something bigger, though it’d depend on how many meals you want to keep cold. It’d be fine for 1 meal (dinner or breakfast), not really big enough for any more than a quick overnight though.
![]() 04/20/2018 at 19:02 |
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15 cans plus the required ice to keep it cold for 3 days. That’s about 3 six packs of space. So eggs, bacon, couple pounds of beef(burger or steaks), and a few beers? Enough for a single night?