mattyhfd

i brought a cooler when i went wheeling at rausch creek in PA. i stayed away from glass and any drinks that were carbonated. other then that, i took my back seat and carpets out and used bujies to fasten the cooler to the brackets that the seat clips into. worked great.

ARM2004

never tried dry ice but it sounds to get good reviews.

For long trips i have done as a few of the others have done with freezing larger blocks of ice. also as others have said get a nice cooler.

I have always used a good sized shoe box to make my ice blocks. remove top from shoe box, reinforce theshoe box sides and bottom with a bit of tape. cut open a plastic garbage bag and lay it in the shoe box. fill with water and place in freezer for 2-3 days to freeze! Will easily last 3 days and its cheap!

JeepItm8

If you use dry Ice make sure your cooler has a very tight seal or the escaping gas will knock you out.

JK-Tex

Just got back from Big Bend and experienced record high temps. The short answer is: the cooler makes all the difference. My expensive cooler performed like a champ, keeping everything ice cold for three HOT days on the trail. My smaller cooler crapped out the first night. Just pathetic. I plan to return it to Target this weekend.