About dry ice...

Ed Wright · 08-16-2010, 12:54 PM

Has anybody found how to keep this stuff longer than 12 hours or so?

Dave Ribeiro · 08-16-2010, 02:08 PM

Ed,

The 25/30 lb. block , will last the longest .... ( but is hardest to use )
The smaller pellets are great but only last 8 -12 hours ... Must be kept
in a sealed cooler, with no leaks ? In shipping packages around the world, we used a block covered over by pellets.... this would last 3-5 days.... Hope this helps.....

Mark Lewis · 08-16-2010, 04:16 PM

Dave, I will take a block as long as it is covering some lobster, lol.
Mark

Dave Ribeiro · 08-16-2010, 04:41 PM

Hey Mark,

Do you want the Lobsters Live or Dead , you know everything must be kept from touching the dry-ice ... It will burn anything it comes in contact with , so layers of papers must be rapped around the Dry-Ice when shipping food products...

Hope you are doing well .... take care, Dave

Whalen3186 · 08-16-2010, 05:52 PM

The less air space you have in the cooler, the better off you are too. Packing the cooler with newspaper to fill the empty space will help and keep the cooler sealed at tightly as possible, might even want to saran wrap the lid shut.

gmonde · 08-16-2010, 07:48 PM

we can get about 30 hours out of 50 lbs packed in brown bags and newspaper stored in a cooler,,when a coach looses a axle bearing and destroys the axle tube, we use dry ice to shrink the new tube and install ,,they need to be on ice for 24hrs and theres always plenty left over gmonde

08-16-2010, 12:54 PM	#1
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	About dry ice... Has anybody found how to keep this stuff longer than 12 hours or so? __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

08-16-2010, 02:08 PM	#2
Dave Ribeiro VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Williamsburg, Va.---USA Posts: 1,827 Likes: 1,612 Liked 56 Times in 27 Posts	Re: About dry ice... Ed, The 25/30 lb. block , will last the longest .... ( but is hardest to use ) The smaller pellets are great but only last 8 -12 hours ... Must be kept in a sealed cooler, with no leaks ? In shipping packages around the world, we used a block covered over by pellets.... this would last 3-5 days.... Hope this helps..... __________________ Dave Ribeiro 1033 STK

08-16-2010, 04:16 PM	#3
Mark Lewis Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 345 Likes: 63 Liked 207 Times in 44 Posts	Re: About dry ice... Dave, I will take a block as long as it is covering some lobster, lol. Mark

08-16-2010, 04:41 PM	#4
Dave Ribeiro VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Williamsburg, Va.---USA Posts: 1,827 Likes: 1,612 Liked 56 Times in 27 Posts	Re: About dry ice... Hey Mark, Do you want the Lobsters Live or Dead , you know everything must be kept from touching the dry-ice ... It will burn anything it comes in contact with , so layers of papers must be rapped around the Dry-Ice when shipping food products... Hope you are doing well .... take care, Dave __________________ Dave Ribeiro 1033 STK

08-16-2010, 05:52 PM	#5
Whalen3186 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 242 Likes: 20 Liked 109 Times in 32 Posts	Re: About dry ice... The less air space you have in the cooler, the better off you are too. Packing the cooler with newspaper to fill the empty space will help and keep the cooler sealed at tightly as possible, might even want to saran wrap the lid shut.

08-16-2010, 07:48 PM	#6
gmonde Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 615 Likes: 56 Liked 165 Times in 59 Posts	Re: About dry ice... we can get about 30 hours out of 50 lbs packed in brown bags and newspaper stored in a cooler,,when a coach looses a axle bearing and destroys the axle tube, we use dry ice to shrink the new tube and install ,,they need to be on ice for 24hrs and theres always plenty left over gmonde