techni ice?

[emmarose]

I just learned about this product from reading this forum! We are leaving for St. John on Saturday. Our plan has been to check a suitcase with frozen meats and other groceries wrapped in ice sheets/packs ...we have a freezer bag it will all go in. Has anyone done this? Is there somewhere we can purchase techni ice? I would actually much rather carry on the food, rather than check it. It will take us about 13 hours to get from home to our villa...without any delays. I am worried that all of our food might spoil.. What do you all think?

[California Girl]

Hi emmarose! Welcome to the forum. Technice is awesome! I'm not sure how well TSA clears it for carry-on though. Some people have had success, and I'm sure others will post their experiences with it. We used it in a checked cooler and it worked great to keep everything cold. It was a cheap-o rolling cooler so I was very pleased with the results of the Technice.

You can buy it on Amazon.com and other places as well. Here is their website: http://www.dryicepacks.com/Scripts/default.asp

[The Mgmt.]

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[Ron in South Texas]

I got mine at Academy...went thru TSA in June with techni-ice. The agent ran a swab over it, put it in analyzer and sent me on my way...

[Teresa_Rae]

Anthony/Mrs. Anthony-

Is there a way for the forum to always benefit from us buying stuff on Amazon?

I actually almost bought some Techni Ice but decided against it after reading the reviews, however, I buy enough stuff from Amazon to keep a small nation running so I'd love to support the forum if I could.

[inuny]

I bought a polar cooler and used it to go sailing over the weekend (in NY, not the VI}. The technice didn't work too well at keeping our beer cool. I squished it under water (as the directions say) and froze it. Did I do something wrong?

[California Girl]

I squished it under water (as the directions say) and froze it. Did I do something wrong?

Did you let it completely puff up so each cell was like a little pillow before you froze it?

[PA Girl]

I squished it under water (as the directions say) and froze it. Did I do something wrong?

Did you let it completely puff up so each cell was like a little pillow before you froze it?

Sorry to hear about the beer, that would be very disappointing!

You must have not activated/soaked/scrunched the sheets enough. The cells are filled with crystals/pellets that soak up water.

Properly soaked and scrunched (and scrunched and scrunched) it will puff up dramatically.

I am glad I read, on this forum, about how long it takes to properly "inflate" it. I really had to work at it.

Once it is done, it holds the water forever. I am still using sheets from 2007. They look a little ratty in spots but being that they never truly thaw out, they work just fine.

[inuny]

Thank you. I scrunched and scrunched and got it to work (except one of the cells is leaking). It took over 5 minutes to do one. I'm going to try it tomorrow (more beer)

[RickG]

I'm addicted to techni ice. I bring a couple of non-activated sheets with me to STJ and activate them when I get there and just leave them. The colder the sheets are the better, our freezer is set at -10F. They also do well for long-term cooler storage for our camping trips - I leave them on top of the other goods and ice and they act as an extra layer of cold insulation even after they are unfrozen.

Cheers, RickG