HEAVY duty insulated grocery bags anyone?

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jue231

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I make a 90 mile trip to Costco abt once a month to
stock up on foods.... frozen foods mainly.

I tried using a medium size hard shell cooler to keep
the frozen foods in during the trip home, but it is a
pain in rear and just unworkable overall.

Now I'm looking for some really heavy duty insulated
grocery bags for this duty. Costco has some plastic
material ones that are plenty big but look like they
wont last more than a few trips.

Anyone have advice on some really tough bags?
 
On Sat, 09 Apr 2011 10:10:43 -0500, [email protected] wrote:


I've always used a large hard-shell cooler with wheels filled halfway
with ice. It only takes me a few minutes to pack it with my purchases
and then only one lift to get it from the vehicle at home. Then I just
roll it into the house and unpack it. I carry two of them if I'm
getting a lot of cold or frozen items. It works great for me.

I'm thinking of buying this:
http://www.compactappliance.com/FP4...lt,pd.html?cgid=Outdoor_Living-Travel_Coolers

Minus 8F and 12 volt. It would be perfect for long road trips,
camping, power outages and long store runs.

My van even has a power outlet in the back for it.
 
On Apr 9, 11:10?am, [email protected] wrote:

Not to get off topic, but is that 90 miles roundtrip? How much do you
spend on a trip to offset that gas-wear-and-tear cost?? Have you
costed out the same food out at your local supmkt?

I'd stick with the cooler and ice method - otherwise, the price of
bags I'd have to factor in.
 
"Chemo the Clown" wrote

I bet they are the best. but for that kind of money, I can buy a lot of foam
coolers and after a dozen trips, put them in the recycle bin.
 
On Sat, 9 Apr 2011 13:15:16 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote:


They're on sale now for $20. Think ahead... Mother's Day is coming!
;)

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Apr 9, 9:11?am, Stu wrote:

I have two. they keep things nice and cold all weekend. I've been
using them on my sailboat for years. Well worth the money!
 
On Sat, 09 Apr 2011 10:10:43 -0500, [email protected] wrote:


I use the CostCo ones often. They're nto for carrying around your
groceries 90 miles, but they are fine from taking them from the cart
into the kitchen (you load them in the CostCo parking lot).

Otherwise, restaurant supply stores have plenty of options for
caterers and food movers.

-sw
 
On Sat, 9 Apr 2011 11:24:22 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:


Anything with Rachel's name on it is overpriced and can be found
cheaper. It's the #1 rule for any celebrity endorsed products (unless
it's Pee-Wee Herman or Mike Tyson).

-sw
 
[email protected] wrote:

You might want to check your supermarket.
Here, Giant Food sells a large cloth bag, with a zippered top and
lined with a metallic-covered insulation, for $2.00. Bargain of the
year but I don't know how it would work if you're travelling a long
distance. From store to home it should be fine.
 
"Bryan" wrote

Yes, it does. Look for the #6 in the recycle logo on many foam coolers.
My company recycles it every day. We take it from both consumers and
industry. It is 100% recyclable. Want a picture of the setup we have? It
was about $75,000 ten years ago when we put it in. The used foam is ground
and blown into a storage bag. It is then blended with virgin material for
molding into new items.

Oh, the coolers are not Styrofoam either. Styrofoam is the registered
trademark of the blue extruded EPS board made by Dow Chemical while coolers
are made from molded food grade expandable polystyrene.

Another method of recycling EPS is to densify it. It is compressed to about
30 pounds per cubic foot and sent to plastics processing plants that use the
styrene as an ingredient in either blends or pure general purpose styrene
molding grades.

http://www.epspackaging.org/
http://www.plasticsindustry.org/AboutPlastics/content.cfm?ItemNumber=823&navItemNumber=1125

http://www.epspackaging.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=7
..The 2008 EPS Recycling Rate Report shows that over 69 million pounds of EPS
were recycled, including 34.6 million pounds of post-consumer packaging and
35.8 million pounds of post-industrial packaging.
..In 2008, more than 50% of all EPS collected for recycling was used to make
recycled-content packaging.
.In 2008, more than 50% of all EPS collected for recycling was used to make
recycled-content packaging.
..EPS is made of 98% air and is an inert material without harmful chemicals
that off-gas or leach during its use of disposal.
.EPS represents less than 1% of the solid waste stream by weight.
 
Kalmia wrote:

My bags were not expensive at all. I can't remember the exact price. Maybe
$20 each but they also include a lunch tote. I used one of the lunch totes
at the last dance convention. Everything was cold even 10 hours later!
Well what was left in there. Which was only drinks. I use the large totes
not only when I go to Costco but when I go to the grocery store and am not
going straight home or if I go to a store far from my house and buy
something like ice cream.
 
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