swamp cooler tote

I had been looking all over for one of these , before i built a fermenter . Sams Club at the checkout there was isulated tote bags that will hold a carboy. They are 9$ will post pic tomorrow.

Good find

Pics please

pics as promised

Good find! looks like there's room enough down the sides to drop in some frozen 20 oz. water bottles, too.

yes there is room for ice

Can you post the Item # from the receipt? I'd love to search their website for this and order it.

chucked the reciept , but this looks like them http://www.californiainnovations.com/coolers/grocery-bag.html?view=category

Holy crap check out this one . Ill bet it will hold 6 gallon fermenting bucket http://www.californiainnovations.co...a-pop-up-keg-cooler-black.html?category_id=76

Dam I clicked on everyone of the suppliers and were out of stock for the round ones ,, the tote is shown at 18$ Sams was only 9$

How big is the Carboy in the photo?

Thanks for the tip. My wife went to Sam's Club and picked me up one

standard 5 gallon

We have 2 of these and have had them for years. I never even thought about that.....crazy

That's a really good price, on amazon it's 16 bucks!

Amazon

Do you know the dimensions and/or if a 6.5 gallon carboy will fit?

Tested it out using my 3 gallon better bottle. Height was good. I zipped it up to the neck and used clothes pins to secure the other side. I tested with 2 20z and 1 32oz water bottles as my cooling source. My fermometer sucks so I don't have accurate measurements throughout the day but the water started at 70 degrees yesterday afternoon (4:30pm) and this morning (6:30am) when I dumped it was 55 degrees.

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Anyone know if one of those will work for a 6.5 gallon bucket and S airlock? I want to start another batch but don't have the funds for both a carboy a recipe kit.

Thanks OP. Cheap and worth a try, so bought one at Sam's yesterday. As mentioned and shown, my 5Gal Better Bottle seems to fit perfectly.

Yesfan, I haven't put my 6.5gal bucket in it but I'm sure the bucket would stick out above the cooler sides. I would say it could still work but may want to put a wet towel or shirt over the top.

Robert
GypsyBrew

revansCAAD8 said:

Thanks OP. Cheap and worth a try, so bought one at Sam's yesterday. As mentioned and shown, my 5Gal Better Bottle seems to fit perfectly.

Yesfan, I haven't put my 6.5gal bucket in it but I'm sure the bucket would stick out above the cooler sides. I would say it could still work but may want to put a wet towel or shirt over the top.

Robert
GypsyBrew

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If it's no trouble, can you post a pic of what the tote would look like with a bucket in it? I used one of those 17 gallon rope handled tubs for me and just let it sit in room temp water (no ice bottles). It was a bit messy when it came time to transfer from the ferment bucket to my bottling bucket.

Even if the bucket sticks out a bit from the top, I don't mind. If I have enough room for a few 20oz frozen bottles or some ice packs to wedge in there, I imagine it should be less messy than my previous swamp cooler arrangement.

look at the bigger one http://www.californiainnovations.co...a-pop-up-keg-cooler-black.html?category_id=76

$12.82 http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00629859000P?prdNo=10&blockNo=10&blockType=G10

vinper said:

look at the bigger one http://www.californiainnovations.co...a-pop-up-keg-cooler-black.html?category_id=76

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No longer available or out of stock (I clicked every link).


That one would have been perfect. I may try the bag in the last post above and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, at least I know it will for a carboy.