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Block Ice ??

So, i'm getting ready to leave on an epic 2 week camping trip, from SF to the San Juan islands. and i'm having difficulity finding Block ice. Finnaly found some after like 6 places but makes me think i'm going to have trouble finding it along the way.. 7-11 used to allways have it, but the two i went to did not, but they had a sign for it next to the bagged ice.

any ideas?

leaving tomarrow, and not sure how much internet acess i will have on the trip, so any fast advice would be great.

thanks

adam

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Paul Haas on July 22, 2011 at 3:36pm

I might venture into a local grocery store instead of hitting the convenience stores - this way, you can stock up on fresh goodies along the way.

Permalink Reply by Joe on July 22, 2011 at 4:28pm

Raley's always has it, SaveMart too. The closest Raley's to San Francisco is on San Pablo Dam Rd. in El Sobrante, not far from the I-80 freeway. The nice thing about block ice is that it lasts two days during the summer, whereas cube ice lasts only a day. Once you get up to Washington, Fred Meyer's has it.

Permalink Reply by Adam on July 22, 2011 at 5:05pm

Sweet!!

Fred Meyers and Raleys it is!!

Joe Ehrlich said:

Raley's always has it, SaveMart too. The closest Raley's to San Francisco is on San Pablo Dam Rd. in El Sobrante, not far from the I-80 freeway. The nice thing about block ice is that it lasts two days during the summer, whereas cube ice lasts only a day. Once you get up to Washington, Fred Meyer's has it.

Permalink Reply by tom & tammy on July 23, 2011 at 1:59pm

check on fish houses or bait shops.

Permalink Reply by Willie J. Baber on July 24, 2011 at 5:09pm

That's really weird. Most gas stations or truck stops you can't can't to like a fancy grocery store. Good old fashion truck stop should stet you up. You should think about dry ice. If your cooler is capable. You put it ins cardboard box so you don't burn your self. Happy camping

Permalink Reply by whc03grady on July 25, 2011 at 9:51am

x2 on the dry ice. Colder (lots), lasts longer, no clean up. More expensive though.

Permalink Reply by tom & tammy on July 25, 2011 at 5:04pm

Have to laugh, I bought a chunck of dry ice (1 lb) to ship some fish to Michigan, by the time I was ready to ship the bag was empty - it disappeared in the freezer.

Permalink Reply by whc03grady on July 26, 2011 at 7:12am

Probably because you're not supposed to store dry ice in the freezer. The air circulation makes it sublime more quickly.
http://www.painenterprises.com/dry-ice/buy-dry-ice.html