Off-Grid Ice: Pass or Fail?

I got tired of not having enough ice for cocktails while camping, honestly, thats the whole reason I picked up this countertop ice maker lol. Let's plug it into the inverter and see how much battery power this $70 ice maker needs to make ice from a 16oz bottle of water.
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[@buscampers]

Links in the description!

[@hikingoutdoorfamily]

That's neat to see that using something like that is possible. I'd think it would be nice to have ice to add to drinks.

[@buscampers]

Yes and since we no longer have a freezer on the bus there's no place to put a bag of ice. I plan on putting the ice cubes in an insulated bottle then put them towards the back of the refrigerator. If they melt then I can just dump the water back into the ice maker and start again lol. Thanks for watching!

[@fivehorizons5295]

Nice, cocktails while camping and will definitely come in handy in summertime to beat the heat with cold drinks like iced tea etc...

[@buscampers]

Yeah only having ice for the first day at camp sucked lol. This is small enough to store in the armoire on the bus. Thanks for watching!

[@Forgvn.Adventures]

I have a similar unit made by Magic Chef. My nameplate amperage is leaving something out. It says "Ice making 1.7A, Ice Harvesting 2.0A." Is your readout AC or DC amps? Nice test regardless!

[@buscampers]

@@Forgvn.Adventures The readings are off the Victron Smart Shunt which is in DC.

[@Forgvn.Adventures]

@@buscampers okay. That makes sense then.

[@campoutwestus]

That doesn't seem bad for a luxury item like ice. We've looked into one of these for camp cocktails. Thanks for the info! Happy camping 👍

[@buscampers]

No, not bad at all. Thanks for watching! Happy camping!

[@AnAussieinAmerica]

Ice while camping is always nice. Good to see the stats. I'd be interested to see how it goes with a Jackery etc.

[@buscampers]

I think it would do fine w an appropriately sized jackery but even the larger jackery 3000 Pro has less than 100ah of battery life. So you'll definitely want to make the ice early if you need the power supply overnight. Thanks for watching.

[@vanhainguyen439]

Wonderful item, very suitable for having ice to enjoy the peaceful picnic or camping trip

[@buscampers]

Yes indeed! Thanks for watching!

[@Toomuchgearguy]

Hmmm do I need this? Probably ha!

[@buscampers]

Its a nice luxury to have for sure. Thanks for watching.

[@jaramhe]

How can you prioritize ice making so that you have an endless supply of ice cold ice

[@buscampers]

Good question. You’ll definitely need freezer space (which I don’t have).