Can you buy ice?

[Colonel74]

Hi all,

First time at Glasto this year.

Am pondering the deep and meaningful question of how to keep beer cold for a period of time?

I was wondering if there was a stall of some description within the site that sells bags of ice?

I am thinking a coolbox with several bags of ice in will cover the Wednesday, and to an extent maybe a bit of Thursday, but after that I am perplexed as to how to keep it cold.

If there isn't a stall for ice, then if anyone wants to adopt my business plan, then I for one will be your best customer during the festivities...

Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Answers on a postcard to...

Iknowhowtokeepcansoflagercoldfordays.co.uk

Cheers

[Laura_Babs]

Hi all,

First time at Glasto this year.

Am pondering the deep and meaningful question of how to keep beer cold for a period of time?

I was wondering if there was a stall of some description within the site that sells bags of ice?

I am thinking a coolbox with several bags of ice in will cover the Wednesday, and to an extent maybe a bit of Thursday, but after that I am perplexed as to how to keep it cold.

If there isn't a stall for ice, then if anyone wants to adopt my business plan, then I for one will be your best customer during the festivities...

Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Answers on a postcard to...

Iknowhowtokeepcansoflagercoldfordays.co.uk

Cheers

[Mr_Grump]

I just bought an igloo max-cold cool box that claims "holds ice for up to 5 days in 90 deg. heat".

It hold 56 cans (soft drink size so I'm assuming approx 40 440ml beer cans) - cost me £33 from Costco - will be putting it to the test over the next couple of weeks.......

[Colonel74]

I just bought an igloo max-cold cool box that claims "holds ice for up to 5 days in 90 deg. heat".

It hold 56 cans (soft drink size so I'm assuming approx 40 440ml beer cans) - cost me £33 from Costco - will be putting it to the test over the next couple of weeks.......

[staggerlee]

Maybe you can get a small bit of ice each time you go the bar?

[lofichic]

there are better ways for cooling beer than ice at a festival - for example, get a sock (CLEAN!), dip it in cold water, put your beer into the sock and hang the sock up somewhere. It'll cool it down really quickly, as the air evaporates around it.

If you google there are loads of other ways suggested. Ice, if anyone did sell it, would be REALLY expensive for just frozen water, and bulky too! You might have more luck finding somewhere that refreezes ice blocks, not seen it myself though.

[grumpyhack]

there are better ways for cooling beer than ice at a festival - for example, get a sock (CLEAN!), dip it in cold water, put your beer into the sock and hang the sock up somewhere. It'll cool it down really quickly, as the air evaporates around it.

Edited May 18, 2009 by grumpyhack

[glasto_freak]

If you get a cool box, instead of using ice, as this will melt really quickly. Fill a couple of icecream containers with water, secure with duct tape, freeze them, and then stick in the bottom of the cool box. But remember that the ice will expand

[rosstopher]

Maybe you can get a small bit of ice each time you go the bar?

[ampersand]

sounds like a huge gap in the market. id buy a bag a day. great idea!

[RexKramer]

Managed to keep my cans cool till Friday night. Had a cool box with my beer and 3 or 4 cartons of juice which I'd frozen before hand. The cartons work as ice blocks and are great first thing in the morning when you're a bit dehydrated.

It might have kept the beer cold beyond Friday, but I'd finished it by then.

[KingKolo]

warm red wine all the way for me, who needs ice when you can tramp it up for 5 days and turn your tongue purple.

[sowfpig09]

any advice for coach travellers? cant really lug cool boxes etc? im thinking a couple of bottle of spirits, a box of red wine and probs buuy the beer ther cold?

[ukslim]

any advice for coach travellers? cant really lug cool boxes etc? im thinking a couple of bottle of spirits, a box of red wine and probs buuy the beer ther cold?

[luus]

i alwaysget fresh ice dont like the frozen stuff!

[port]

I just bought an igloo max-cold cool box that claims "holds ice for up to 5 days in 90 deg. heat".

It hold 56 cans (soft drink size so I'm assuming approx 40 440ml beer cans) - cost me £33 from Costco - will be putting it to the test over the next couple of weeks.......

[sashabella]

Swigging neat vodka from a plastic bottle is where it's at.

(Although I now have some cute aluminium shot glasses with smileys on them)

[Mellon collie]

Never tried it but i have seen at other festivals those stalls which are basically a bath with drinks in water and ice? they must be getting ice from someplace so a purchase and a little extra could get you enough ice to put in drinks vodka coke etc but not to cool a whole load of beer.

Edited May 18, 2009 by Mellon collie

[Redcanadahat]

i find that burying the cans in the ground keeps them cold. just make sure you fill the hole again when you leave.

[tazzyb]

I just bought an igloo max-cold cool box that claims "holds ice for up to 5 days in 90 deg. heat".

It hold 56 cans (soft drink size so I'm assuming approx 40 440ml beer cans) - cost me £33 from Costco - will be putting it to the test over the next couple of weeks.......

[Kyelo]

It's really simple actually. Place beer in porch of tent=cool beer. Not freezing but cold enough to drink without pulling funny faces, never fails and no effort at all.