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Spare strips idea...
By:Dean Trexel
Date: 8/25/1999, 7:26 pm

Didja ever notice that you can't get a good camping/picnicing cooler anymore? My parents have an old aluminum cooler from the 60's that's still in great shape, but all that's available in stores now is cheap blow-molded polyethylene junk.

Howzabout making one with strips? Make the side panels by staggering the strips 1/4" so that they interlock somewhat like a dove-tail joint. Create a box-within-a-box with R-board or some other foam insulation in betwixt, a foam rubber seal, and some nice brass hardware to accent...

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Spare strips idea...
Dean Trexel -- 8/25/1999, 7:26 pm
Re: or...
Jamin -- 8/27/1999, 11:24 am
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jay roberts -- 8/25/1999, 10:29 pm
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Hank -- 8/25/1999, 10:07 pm
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Brian -- 8/25/1999, 10:13 pm