What to use to make insulated bags
#1
I want to make some insulated bags for groceries (like a grocery tote, but insulated to keep frozen stuff frozen longer). What would you recommend to use as insulation? I'd like to be able to keep groceries in my car on hot days for a couple of hours, so I don't think regular batting will work.
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thanks!!!
#3
Originally Posted by Rachel
I want to make some insulated bags for groceries (like a grocery tote, but insulated to keep frozen stuff frozen longer). What would you recommend to use as insulation? I'd like to be able to keep groceries in my car on hot days for a couple of hours, so I don't think regular batting will work.
thanks!!!
thanks!!!
whatn about insulbrite, the stuff they use for panholders not sure i spelled it right.
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Originally Posted by Rachel
I'm not sure. I've never used that stuff before. Is that what they use in the bags you purchase (like the lunch bags)?
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Put a "blue ice" pack in the bottom before you go to the store. The Insulbrite will keep the cold in. (It has a metalic layer between white batting with metallic threads.)
If you want something thinner, check the sporting goods store for a "space blanket" that hikers carry for emergencies.
If you want something thinner, check the sporting goods store for a "space blanket" that hikers carry for emergencies.
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If you are talking a hot car and a couple of hours you need to put your insulated bags into a cooler that has cold packs in it. Google food safety and talk to anyone who has truly experienced food poisoning. Not worth the risk!
#10
Originally Posted by Cybrarian
If you are talking a hot car and a couple of hours you need to put your insulated bags into a cooler that has cold packs in it. Google food safety and talk to anyone who has truly experienced food poisoning. Not worth the risk!
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