USVI-On-Line

For you folks that for one reason or another like to bring some food from home, here's one I haven't seen asked/answered before.

If you have stayed in a hotel the night before your flight to STT, have you asked/been granted permission to use the hotel's freezer to keep your food frozen?

We'll be driving to Ft. Lauderdale on a Sunday evening, and will be flying out of Miami around noon the following day. I've sent an email to the hotel asking if they'll let us do this.

I'll let you all know what I hear back from them.

I was just wonder the exact same thing.

Because of some extreme dietary restrictions as well as preferences, we will be taking meats for the first time in a number of years. I had also intended on asking the hotel to store our cooler in the freezer.

I use the extreme coolers without dry ice. They stay frozen for 2 days on a camping trip. If you add dry ice they will keep longer.

One thing about hotels is that the chef usually has control over that space. So, unless you talk to the man with the big white hat (bribes work well) you may be SOL even if the reservations folks say yes. Most places have much less freezer space than they need.

Cheers, RickG

I am not familar with Extreme Cooler - is it a brand name or a specific type?

We used a soft-sided cooler years past with great success but this time we will be at least 24 hours door-to-door (assuming all goes well) so I want to err on the side of caution.

I use a polar bear soft side cooler but pack it in a regular cooler with dry ice till I leave for the airport during hot weaather if I'm going in the winter I just leave it in the car

Good thinking Rick - we'll have a polar bear cooler packed with our frozen food and techni-ice.

If need be, it will probably be OK if if doesn't go in the hotel freezer at all, but maybe to cover our bases we'll eat at the hotel restaurant and butter up (or grease if necessary) the man in the big white hat.

[Edit] I just saw Tom's reply.That's a good idea that hadn't occured to me. Since we'll have our vehicle and plenty of room, maybe I'll just pack all of the food and techni-ice in a regular cooler with dry ice and transfer everything to the polar bear just before we head to the airport.

You folks here are the best!

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PA Girl wrote:I am not familar with Extreme Cooler - is it a brand name or a specific type?

We used a soft-sided cooler years past with great success but this time we will be at least 24 hours door-to-door (assuming all goes well) so I want to err on the side of caution.

Xtreme is a Coleman brand for their coolers that will keep ice frozen. They are very well insulated. Their standard version is 5 days. They have a marine version that is 7 days. The 36 quart version fits airline regulations. We use them for camping. They will keep meet frozen hard for more than 3 days at 95F without dry ice.

http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemanc ... oryid=8550

Cheers, RickG

Good info - thanks!