What's your favorite brand and style of ice to use in your Rtic/Yeti/Pelican cooler?

YEMTrey

I want to optimize and get the most out of my cooler.  What brand/style ice do y'all use in your coolers to achieve the greatest temperature to time ratio? 
Maybe we can organize a group buy for anyone interested as well.
What say you fellow rotomolded coolerheads?

GrateEggspectations

Ask @bgebrent. He's taken a keen interest as of late.

SmokingPiney

I like ice that was harvested by 12 nude vestal virgins under a full moon from a secret pure spring fed remote lake. These virgins were then sacrificed on the Altar of Ice Pureness. 

Any other pedestrian, readily available ice is an insult to our exquisitely honed tastes. 

Acn

SmokingPiney said:

I like ice that was harvested by 12 nude vestal virgins under a full moon from a secret and remote lake. These virgins were then sacrificed on the Altar of Ice Pureness. 

Any other pedestrian, readily available ice is an insult to our exquisitely honed tastes. 

Eh, I'll just take the nude vestal virgins, keep them for myself, and use whatever ice 7-11 has. If you get the right cooler it will create its own ice.

Killit_and_Grillit

I prefer my Ice Cubes straight outta Compton. 

YukonRon

Frozen, mostly.

Focker

I have 4 XL Arctic Ice Chillin' Brews.  They paid for themselves a couple of years ago.  One XL fits nice in my RTIC Soft 20, and 2 are perfect in a 35 or 45qt Pelican. 

You asked. 

GrateEggspectations

I use only homemade ice in my coolers, but my recipe is a family secret (so don't ask for it!!).

kjs

Center cut ice only.

Dobie

I only use ice made from the blast frozen tears of butt hurt Yeti fanboys 

JohnInCarolina

Can you melt ice on the Egg?

Jeremiah

What, no love for grizzlys?

Hntnhrd

Dry ice

ColtsFan

I only use the finest pellet ice made from the tears of the meat gods. Every time a brisket is tough, the meat gods cry and I get delicious ice. 

YEMTrey

Does Snake River Farms sell ice?

henapple

SmokingPiney said:

I like ice that was harvested by 12 nude vestal virgins under a full moon from a secret pure spring fed remote lake. These virgins were then sacrificed on the Altar of Ice Pureness. 

Any other pedestrian, readily available ice is an insult to our exquisitely honed tastes. 

I just spit Woodford across the room... Lmfao 

henapple

Melts really, really slow. 

Botch

Pricey, but I swallow and pay the import taxes/overnight shipping for hand-cut Russian ice from Lake Baikal.  Hopefully the thawing of our relations (Har, I slay myself!) with Russia will lower the cost a bit.    

Griffin

I've been using the recipe to make ice for years. Works pretty good.

http://www.food.com/recipe/ice-cubes-420398

P.S. You have to read the comments. Hillarious.

Killit_and_Grillit

Griffin said:

I've been using the recipe to make ice for years. Works pretty good.

http://www.food.com/recipe/ice-cubes-420398

P.S. You have to read the comments. Hillarious.

This was great. 

northGAcock

GrateEggspectations said:

Ask @bgebrent. He's taken a keen interest as of late.

Don't pay him any attention....he is just a Newbie. 

northGAcock

YEMTrey said:

Does Snake River Farms sell ice?

They must.....they send me some every time I get an order. I don't think it is on par with there beef though. It seems to evaporate rather quickly. I have not tried it in a drink....cause I mostly drink beer.

yljkt

I only have a lowly old Coleman cooler, so just frozen tap water.  Of course, it's the same one my Dad and I used for fishing when I was kid. Back in the early to mid 70's. How we got by without designer coolers and ice is anybody's guess. 

fishlessman

ice from maine tap water last a long time, the rtic in the truck has ice thats lasted all winter so far