He Chills Wild Game With Cooler On Wheels

2016 - Volume #40, Issue #6, Page #23

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Bob Meyer takes a cooler with him when he hunts deer in warm weather. His trailer-mounted cooler is an insulated box on wheels that’s fitted with an air conditioner and a CoolBot controller.
  “We worked on it for about a year with plans to use it when we go deer hunting this year,” says Meyer, who built it with his son Seth. “The weather is so unpredictable, especially in September, but even into October and November. If we get a deer, we want to be able to hang it for 3 to 4 days to cure.”
  Meyer notes that in the past they often had to get the carcass to the butcher quickly. With the cooler, they can take their time and get the proper aging.
  “We’ll just jack up the trailer and turn on the air conditioner,” says Meyer. “It cools down quickly and stays around 28 to 40 degrees, thanks to the CoolBot.”
  The father/son team used dimension building materials to keep things simple. Everything is framed with 4 by 4’s, including 3 that form a base for the cooler.
  The 4-ft. wide, 8-ft. high and 8-ft. long cooler has 4 by 8 sheets of 3/8-in. plywood lining the inside with 3 1/2 in. of 4 by 8-ft. rigid poly foam in the walls. The floor has 1/2-in. plywood over 4 in. of poly foam. A second 1/2-in. sheet provides exterior protection for the ceiling with exposed foam on the inside.
  “We wrapped the outside in black plastic and covered it with T1-11 plywood siding,” says Meyer. “We installed a metal door rated for cold temperatures and used foam sealer to fill any cracks or crevices.”
  To finish the cooler, the Meyers added an A-frame roof with shingles and a 2-ft. overhang. They used screening between the roof and the ceiling to keep critters out and hung gutters at the roof edges. A downspout at the rear directs water away from the trailer.
  “We can set it up near a shop building on our farm with water handy,” says Meyer. “When we get our deer, we can process them, flush them with water and hang them immediately.”
  Meyer says he also plans to use it as a walk-in cooler for big picnics and events.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bob Meyer, 500 Windsor Perrineville Rd., Hightstown, N.J. 08520 (ph 609 947-2828; bob@irrigatenj.com).

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He Chills Wild Game With Cooler On Wheels FARM HOME Food Bob Meyer takes a cooler with him when he hunts deer in warm weather His trailer-mounted cooler is an insulated box on wheels that’s fitted with an air conditioner and a CoolBot controller “We worked on it for about a year with plans to use it when we go deer hunting this year ” says Meyer who built it with his son Seth “The weather is so unpredictable especially in September but even into October and November If we get a deer we want to be able to hang it for 3 to 4 days to cure ” Meyer notes that in the past they often had to get the carcass to the butcher quickly With the cooler they can take their time and get the proper aging “We’ll just jack up the trailer and turn on the air conditioner ” says Meyer “It cools down quickly and stays around 28 to 40 degrees thanks to the CoolBot ” The father/son team used dimension building materials to keep things simple Everything is framed with 4 by 4’s including 3 that form a base for the cooler The 4-ft wide 8-ft high and 8-ft long cooler has 4 by 8 sheets of 3/8-in plywood lining the inside with 3 1/2 in of 4 by 8-ft rigid poly foam in the walls The floor has 1/2-in plywood over 4 in of poly foam A second 1/2-in sheet provides exterior protection for the ceiling with exposed foam on the inside “We wrapped the outside in black plastic and covered it with T1-11 plywood siding ” says Meyer “We installed a metal door rated for cold temperatures and used foam sealer to fill any cracks or crevices ” To finish the cooler the Meyers added an A-frame roof with shingles and a 2-ft overhang They used screening between the roof and the ceiling to keep critters out and hung gutters at the roof edges A downspout at the rear directs water away from the trailer “We can set it up near a shop building on our farm with water handy ” says Meyer “When we get our deer we can process them flush them with water and hang them immediately ” Meyer says he also plans to use it as a walk-in cooler for big picnics and events Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bob Meyer 500 Windsor Perrineville Rd Hightstown N J 08520 ph 609 947-2828; bob@irrigatenj com

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