ICE - can you buy bags?

[westwardhoboy]

I have a feeling I have seen for sale at some of the "sell all stuff" shops on site. Never needed it before so took no notice. As we are taking own booze this year would be nice to buy ice. Bit of a luxury I now!

Anyone bought ice before?

Thanks

[strolling wanderer]

This has been asked before and the consensus answer was no.

See here for previous discussion

/index.php?showtopic=122540&hl=icecubes">Ice cube discussion

[StoneCircle]

They were selling it last year, didn'y buy any but saw the sign.

[paulo999]

They were selling it last year, didn'y buy any but saw the sign.

[StoneCircle]

It was one of the yellow signed stalls that sells eveything sweets, batterys, suncream, pop etc, I think somewhere near Other Stage.

[ukslim]

With this year's weather, any ice you manage to buy is going to be melted within 20 minutes.

[LusciousLucy]

Best option if you plan on lugging stuff onto site, is to fill at least half of your cool box with pre frozen 2 litre bottles of water and/or juice cartons as your ice packs. They can last for days more or less frozen (much longer than silly old freezer blocks) and although you might not get ice as such for your drinks, your mixers will be very cold until at least Friday evening if not Saturday and I can tell you now...the cool but defrosted water is a fecking godsend once melted!

Take as many as you can carry and a very decent and strong cool box to carry.

We did this at Glade in 06 (which was stifling) and we still had icy cold cranberry juice and water by Saturday. BLISS!

[Ponyegg]

They can last for days more or less frozen (much longer than silly old freezer blocks)...

Edited May 19, 2010 by Ponyegg

[Richk109]

We're going for the frozen juices/bottles of water option.

Bought an Igloo marine cooler - probably too big - but we're there for nearly a week so we want some comforts !

[StoneCircle]

We're going for the frozen juices/bottles of water option.

Bought an Igloo marine cooler - probably too big - but we're there for nearly a week so we want some comforts !

[Richk109]

We have one of these, took it last year and travelled down on the Tuesday, still had ice in it as we left on Monday. I have bought a couple of the 5L water bottles which I will freeze. Thankfully we are in the campervan fields!

[StoneCircle]

Nice to hear it's up to the job.

Unfortunately we're camping but we've got a trolley, plenty of time and no worries !

[LusciousLucy]

Freezing your bacon helps too. Keep some fresh for the first couple of days but if you have extra frozen stuff, it will keep very nicely for Saturdayand even into Sunday if catering at the tent.