Learn how to chop up an ice block so that it fits into your cooler. Ice blocks are sometimes too big to fit into a cooler. A solution is to chop up the ice block into smaller pieces.

It is easy to make an ice block. Fill a container with water and let the ice freeze a couple of days in the freezer. Once the water is frozen through, pour water on top of the container to get the ice block out of the container. Put the ice block in a plastic bag and chop it into smaller pieces. Use an piece of plywood as a chopping board. A sharp hatchet works better than a dull hatchet.


Save Money--Make Your Own Ice
Ice is a repeating cost, so the cost adds up. If you are filling your cooler with ice every day, the cost adds up. $3.00 per ice bloc X 30 days = $90.00 ice cost per month

$90.00 ice cost per month X 12 months = $ 1080 ice cost per year.

Important Safety Tip:

Remember to spread your legs far apart and crouch forward when using a hatchet. Check your follow through swing, and make sure the hatchet ends up in the ground. Hatchets have a short handle. If you don't spread your legs and are standing upright with feet together, and your swing misses the target, the follow through stroke could hit your leg and cause an injury. A deflection can also make the hatchet swing err to the left or to the right. This is why you spread your legs far apart when using a hatchet or ax. Also make sure there is no one ahead of you when you chop, in case the ax head comes off of the ax or the hatchet accidentally slips out of your hands. Also be sure to wear safety glasses. Use lots of common sense and be really careful when using a hatchet.

How To Get Clear Ice

Rinse the ice with some water and it will become clear. Warm water works even better; it can make foggy ice look much clearer.

Stay cool, stay safe and Have A Great Day!