Cooler?
Cooler?
I am looking for opinions on for putting a cooler on or in my bike. I have heard the saddle bag cooler is junk. Has anyone put a soft cooler on the tour pack rack
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Wignshooter92
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Wignshooter92
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depends what you expect- on my old panhead with hard bags, i just dumped a bunch of ice in one saddlebag with a bunch of drinks.
it would work fine for a few hours, depending on the temperature- good for running to the beach, bike show or picnic.
if you are thinking about touring, you will be stopping every 4 hours for gas, so you can get away with a soft bag type thing and pack it with "kool-packs" the blue ice stuff.
You'll be buying drinks from the cooler and just need to keep them kinda cool until you open them*
a soft bag will fit in saddlebag or tourpak or bungee'd to the seat
start the day with frozen bottles of water, put them in the freezer overnight
mike
* the body won't accept cold drinks as well as warm fluids. cold drinks shrink the capillaries in the stomach- and the fluid may be passed through with out being absorbed as quickly. this advice makes more sense in a hot/dry climate
it would work fine for a few hours, depending on the temperature- good for running to the beach, bike show or picnic.
if you are thinking about touring, you will be stopping every 4 hours for gas, so you can get away with a soft bag type thing and pack it with "kool-packs" the blue ice stuff.
You'll be buying drinks from the cooler and just need to keep them kinda cool until you open them*
a soft bag will fit in saddlebag or tourpak or bungee'd to the seat
start the day with frozen bottles of water, put them in the freezer overnight
mike
* the body won't accept cold drinks as well as warm fluids. cold drinks shrink the capillaries in the stomach- and the fluid may be passed through with out being absorbed as quickly. this advice makes more sense in a hot/dry climate
Last edited by mkguitar; Jan 14, 2013 at 08:36 PM.
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I fully agree. Keep it simple without loosing the versatility of a bag.
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We regularly use an older version of this Coleman cooler attached to our tour pack rack with a bungee cord.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-9-...Liner/16539560
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-9-...Liner/16539560
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If you are into long distance back country riding...
Some people have a cooler rack installed on a tow hitch. But then you'd need to relocate the tail lights/tag bracket. It has been done often. I agree with the keep it simple method, if you don't necessarily have a need for more.
Some people have a cooler rack installed on a tow hitch. But then you'd need to relocate the tail lights/tag bracket. It has been done often. I agree with the keep it simple method, if you don't necessarily have a need for more.
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