Ice Ice Baby.....Game changer!

[Verity]

But NO tinkling ice cubes! Agh!

I know. I suppose if I could do everything in the van which I can do at home I might as well just stay at home. First night tinkling ice is assured by taking some ice cubes in my flask. 2nd night beer, wine, cider etc etc. There are so many alternative ways for me to get sloshed!

 

[GillianC]

I know. I suppose if I could do everything in the van which I can do at home I might as well just stay at home. First night tinkling ice is assured by taking some ice cubes in my flask. 2nd night beer, wine, cider etc etc. There are so many alternative ways for me to get sloshed!

Morrisons are selling cans of G+T or Pimms for £10 for 10 cans. Couldn't decide so bought a pack of each. Roll on Brean Sands

 

[AnneP]

These bags are great. We are using them for the first time this weekend after reading the original post. It is indeed a game changer. I don't fuss too much over the hanging of it tho'. I just fill it up, and wedge it at the back behind my bottle of gin and/or tonic. Need to keep the fridge cold tho'. Our milk/juice was a bit frosty this morning!

 

[sidepod]

Timely. After trailing several different hanging options I've settled on this. Works a treat.

Metal clip board. eBay.

 

[Hotel California]

As we are talking one of my favorite drinks here , hijacking this tread ....
Does any of you recconise this rather old 10cl botlle of WEBSTON'S gin?
Very old with a metal cap on ....still sealed . Got in on a fleamarket .
I am thinking about opening it and tase it , other i try and sell it to a collector.
Does anyone has a clue how old this is?
@sidepod
Btw great idea on how to make cubes in the cali fridge....

 

[sidepod]

WTAF? Rather you than me.

 

[Hotel California]

WTAF? Rather you than me.

What doesn't kill you ....makes you stronger....

Did you see the stock i bought in Luxemburg last week...
https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/vw-hannover-and-wolfsburg-tour-and-poland-visit.18214/
Almost below page one

 

[sidepod]

Wow. Good effort. Hendricks is lush with cucumber and juniper berries.

It's that time again

 

[Hotel California]

Went to a local Xmas market today and got myself a gift box with some nice Donkey shaped ice cube moldings .
The Strange Donkey gin (winter edition) only recent got a gold medal .
It's very local and houses only a few km. from our home .
They always make smal (numberd) batch
http://www.strangedonkeygin.com/welcome#introduction

Btw , the old botlle in the post above i sold to a collector...

 

[MattBW]

I love that!!! Where can I get some?

 

[Hotel California]

I love that!!! Where can I get some?

I love that!!! Where can I get some?

Look at the link above
Don't think you'l find it in shops in the UK , it's even rare in shops here in Belgium.
This link is online sales thru a drinkwarehouse
https://wijn-drankenhandel.be/catalogsearch/result/?q=strange
Went to a small gin-tasting just recent (tasted 8 diffrent gins given with some info) and seems Belgium got a lot of smal gin makers/brand witch some get very high points at international fairs .

 

[Hotel California]

After a night in the (home)freezer my newborn donkey's are ready for thiere evening bath....


Cheers!

 

[larrylamb]

I love that!!! Where can I get some?

Here you are @MattBW
https://www.luxuryformen.com/strange-donkey-gin.html
lots of nice things on this site.

 

[andygenders]

so we love our G&T and wonder if there is a practical solution to having ice on hand on our travels. Anybody got a solution

 

[Verity]

There's an old thread somewhere. Some folk use the ice cube bags you can buy from Tesco and hang them down the 'back' side of the fridge in the Ocean. If we're just going away for a couple of nights, we take ice cubes in a soup flask with a wide top (never gets used for soup any more!). Or you can just go to the supermarket and buy a big bag of ice for about a quid. It stays icy for a lot of gin and tonics, then you fall over and go to bed and find a pool of water in the washing up bowl next morning!

 

[andygenders]

To be a bit cleaner we have a Beach so no fridge.... has anybody looked into a 12v Ice maker

 

[Cali-on-Camping]

It stays icy for a lot of gin and tonics, then you fall over and go to bed and find a pool of water in the washing up bowl next morning!

We must buy ice from the same shop! Happens to us all the time.

 

[Bellcrew]

To be a bit cleaner we have a Beach so no fridge.... has anybody looked into a 12v Ice maker

If you have a compressor cool box you can lower the thermostat to a level that will freeze water and use an ice cube maker as seen on ebay etc. Of course anything in said cool box will also freeze!

 

[mrcheesbrough]

Timely. After trailing several different hanging options I've settled on this. Works a treat.

Metal clip board. eBay.
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Now that's tidy. Stainless Steel or Aluminium clipboard?

 

[sidepod]

Ally. (Less weight)

 

[mrcheesbrough]

Ally. (Less weight)

Nice. It’s on my shopping list. Along with carbon Kevlar ice bags.


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[sidepod]

Recently had my fridge refurbished by Penguin after a compressor leak.
It’s making ice on setting 5.
Check ma bad self.......owwwww

 

[mrcheesbrough]

Recently had my fridge refurbished by Penguin after a compressor leak.
It’s making ice on setting 5.
Check ma bad self.......owwwww

Gotta love those fridges. We’ve used ours to bring ice cream back from the Lakes and it hadn’t turned into milkshake by the time we got home. Might give this ice cube trick a bash for sure.


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[campandfly]

Timely. After trailing several different hanging options I've settled on this. Works a treat.

Metal clip board. eBay.
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Well done @sidepod worked a treat. 3 hours on max for me did it. I upgraded the system by putting a wired thermometer between the ice cube bag and aluminium it tells me when they are ready without keep opening up the fridge. Cheers mate

 

[California4x4]

Interesting. On level 5. My fridge averages about 5 degrees Celsius. (Ignore the date on the bottom) I tend to only keep a bottle of champagne in there for whenever needed so it would probably switch less often if the fridge was full.