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    Posted: March 31 2006 at 11:58am
I haven't saw where this was mentioned. If you have items that need to remain cool, you can get nature to help.
Dig a three foot deep hole by three foot squared, (or larger, smaller depending on your needs).Build a insulated top for the hole, add a rack to keep item off the bottom.(or not)
Or, if you have water tight containers, you can just dig a hole, add container and fill the hole back in with the dirt until needed. But it does need to be at least a foot deep to reach the cooler earth.
The ground will adsorb heat and the hole will remain cool, at least cooler than the outside temp.
I will say this, it needs to be in a place where rain water will not get in and fill it up.
This works like a old time root celler, dark and cool.
 
 
 
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I have seen what they call straw boxes and this riuns around the same idea...
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Muskrat, can you elaborate on the straw box cooler?  TIA
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