Re: NANFA-L-- fish transportation

Sinclair (rjs-in-silcom.com)
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:45:16 -0700

The ones I've been using are (I think) the 50 quart all plastic
ones shown at
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/ColemanCom/subcategory.asp?CategoryID=8540

Mine are all white, though. The only places they could possibly
leak is at where the lid seals to the base, and at the drain tap.
I've never had a problem with either.

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Flowers" <billflower-in-gmail.com>
To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 4:03 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- fish transportation

> There is one cooler that I had used for years and that was a Coleman
> cooler.
> It was metal with a positive lock to hold the lid down. I used it for
> about
> 10 years until the seal on the lid broke away. Here is where you can see
> what they are. They are rugged.
>
> http://www.coleman.com/coleman/ColemanCom/subcategory.asp?CategoryID=8501
>
> --
> Bill Flowers
> "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
> body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy
> ****,
> what a ride!"
>
>
> On 8/13/06, Peter Unmack <peter.lists-in-> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 12 Aug 2006, Sinclair wrote:
>>
>> > I've been using standard 52 quart Coleman cooler chests for
>> > at least a decade. (At least I think they're the 52 quart size.)
>> <snip>
>> > I fill the chests about 2/3 full, and haven't had any serious problems
>> > with water sloshing out, although I do try to stay mindful of the risk,
>> > so try to avoid hard acceleration, braking, etc.
>>
>> So you get a little leakage with these coolers, but not too much? When
>> we
>> fill ours up everything on the floor ends up pretty wet (but that is full
>> to nearly the brim).
>>
>> No one seemed to have any suggestions about coolers that don't seem to
>> leak. Has anyone found a good way to avoid leakage? Obviously if they
>> are less full, then there is less chance of leakage. I was thinking
>> certain coolers might be a little better than others perhaps.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Peter Unmack
>> Provo River, Utah
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