Coleman Refrigerator User Manual

Cooler Tips and Advice

Care and Cleaning of Coleman Coolers

Clean both the inside and outside with a solution of mild soap and warm water.
If the product has a faucet, be sure to rinse with hot soapy water and drain completely.
Use baking soda and water to remove tough stains.
Remove odors with a diluted solution of chlorine bleach and water. If odor persists, wipe

interior with a cloth saturated with vanilla extract, then leave in cloth in cooler overnight.
Always air dry with the lid open before storing.

Cooler Tips and Advice

Using two coolers is the best arrangement. Use one for beverages that will be opened
more frequently and one for foodstuffs that will be opened less often. Food will stay
fresh much longer packed in a separate cooler. Match cooler sizes to the size of the
group and the amount of time you plan to be out. If you’re camping, a 54-quart cooler
should provide ample room to store food for two or three people for two days, especially
if meals prepared later in your outing are made from canned or dried ingredients

Packing a cooler to maximize efficiency doesn’t require a degree in rocket science, but
a good game plan and common sense will ensure that goods stay fresh and ice lasts as
long as possible. Try these helpful tips:

• Prechill drinks and foods – Ice lasts longer when items in a cooler are already

cold. For instance, a six-pack or a gallon of liquid at room temperature melts
about 1 1/2 pounds of ice just to cool down. Prechill coolers by placing a few ice
cubes inside an hour or so before loading your cold beverages and food.

• Put ice in last – Cold air travels down. Load cans and bottles first, then cover with

ice for maximum cold-keeping.

• Use crushed or block ice – Crushed ice cools food and drinks fast; block ice lasts

longer. As an alternative to block ice, prefreeze drinking water or juices in clean
milk jugs. They’ll help keep foods cold and provide a handy source of cold
beverages as they thaw.

• Put foods in “chronological” order – Pack foods that will be consumed last on the

bottom and work upward, storing first-used and often-used items on top. Store
perishable foods like meat and dairy products directly on ice. Keep foods dry by
using sealed plastic containers or zip-closure plastic bags.

• Keep coolers out of the sun – Ice lasts as much as twice as long in the shade. To

keep warm air out and cold air in, open the lid only when necessary and close it
right away. While traveling, pack picnic blankets, sleeping bags or clothing
around the cooler to insulate it even more.

• Don’t drain cold water – Water from just-melted ice keeps contents cold almost

as well as ice and preserves the remaining ice much better than air space. Drain
the water only when necessary for convenient removal of cooler contents or
before adding more ice.