Do you need to put ice in the tote bag to stay frozen?
190771
No I never have. I basically use them for toting groceries. So I can keep ice cream or frozen veg etc from starting to thaw. There is silver insulation on the inside and it holds quite a bit. I love mine!
190772
I only use the bag to bring frozen foods home from the grocery store. They're not in the bag for more than 1/2 hour. They're still frozen when I get them home.
190773
These are light duty insulated bags. They are good for taking to the grocery store to help items stay frozen, cold, or hot for a short amount of time. I would not use them as a cooler for an extend amount of time nor would I put ice in them unless it was sealed in plastic bags or the man made "blue ice" packs.
1401659
The solid blue item holding the two vials in the photo must be put in the freezer for several hours. After that time, the frozen holder and the vials are put in the insulated nylon bag shown. It keeps it cool for many hours of use.
566077
you'll need a food Saver sealing machine, that seals and sucks the air out of the bags before freezing. I guess if you are windy enough you might be able to suck the air out.
681201
No. You need to put it in a freezer for a few hours so that the gel that sits inside each side of the lunch bag freezes solid.
2092981
No! I just put cold water in it from the frig and it stays cold without ice for a long time!ni LOVE IT!!!!!
389194
Yes! The bags hold for enough for the freezer, I have frozen almost anything on the bags.
1731265
No, it's this in this insulated "bag" which is in a box. Best packaging I've ever seen for frozen items. Cheers!
590215
It depends, if you empty the bin into baggies or another bin for freezing its around a gallon size bag, if you leave the ice in the bin and don't remove it the ice will build up until the light indicating the ice is full lights up and its probably a little more than a gallon baggie. I myself leave the ice in the bin and use it straight from the machine and what ever ice does not get used melts and is refrozen into more ice, this way I don't have to fill the water constantly.
233158
Yes. It doesn't taste like fresh ice that way but, it can be done. I usually buy cheap food grade plastic bags at the grocery store and store the ice in the freezer. The plastic bags I buy are for homemade bread.
188459
I froze mine. It has special extra long lasting cubes in the gel and will stay ultra cold for an hour. You will freeze before it thaws.
2150396
Yes but put ice into a zip lock bag to prevent water damage to the electrical components.
20094
I put 4 bags of ice in mine and loaded it with beverages. 2 days later, yes 2 days later there was STILL ice in it!!!
649215
I have my large bag in the freezer and I keep a small container in the fridge I just refill. It's not a must, but it does prolong the life of it.
1310003
We have done that, but it hasn't gone out on us yet. We've owned one for quite some time. We just put in a bag so we could have ice cubes.
123402
I don't know for sure, I have only used ice packs. It seems too thin of a bag to use with ice cubes.
1772100
You need the ice. I put a .5 gallon bag in mine and it is only .5 full. The rest is my food and drinks. It lasts for 9 hours at work. I still have ice left over with a little bit of water and if anything is left in bag it is still cold. Hope this helps
634001
Not a bag of ice but a freezer pack is OK.(you know, the hard shelled kind that have gel in them.)I freeze bottles of water and they cool it down quicker in the beginning. NEVER EVER let ice melt in it. It will ruin the motor.