Will the Ice Last 54 Hours in the Ninja FrostVault? Ubox, Review & Testing.

[@TylerNally]

Ninja's recommendation of heat management is consistent with the anti-heat as the heated end of the spectrum. What people call 'cold' is more accurately 'absence of heat'. This is the same kind of contrast of energy with light and absence of light (called dark). With a smoker the cook is all about getting the pit up to temperature and holding it there steady. The frost vault is the same, Condition the vault to lower temperature (removing the heat from it) before adding equally as cold or colder items (to preserve the absence of heat). Because the moment you put warmer items inside, you are ADDING heat to an environment where it's been regulated down.

[@justinlarson5676]

If only ìt has wheels, I'd be sold

[@DadGotThis]

Wheels and an extending handle would make it perfect.

[@vippiggygirl8926]

It's needs a pull up long handle also, love the idea 💡 of wheels also x

[@robkent2586]

Yes, the more mass you have the less air. The less air, the better it stays cool and ice should last longer

[@DadGotThis]

Makes sense!

[@racer3827]

What was the temp outside when you did the 54 hr test?

[@DadGotThis]

I live in Florida so, HOT LOL.

[@territramel4194]

How is this for road trips when it would be in the back of a hot car all the time? We usually end up buying 2-3 bags of ice a day with a regular cooler. The drawer would be perfect for all of our lunch supplies, and if it will keep ice while in the back of a car on road trips, then it would quickly pay for itself.

[@DadGotThis]

I did not find where it is advertised for “road trips”. Any cooler that is not cooled by power would struggle with that. I would venture to guess that the insulation would still help you reduce your ice consumption though.

[@edwardyoung8575]

I like the concept of this but already have a Pelican cooler when properly pre chilled the night before will keep ice for 7 days, no lie. It has good size wheels and pull handle and stainless steel hardware. Very expensive but worth it.

[@DadGotThis]

Dang 7 days! That is Awesome! I was happy with the 54 hours with me not even pre chilling the cooler. lol But all my coolers before this were $20 specials lol!!!

[@edwardyoung8575]

@@DadGotThis I will say even empty the Pelican ways a ton!

[@DigiDrone]

I have a 70qt Pelican. Make sure the ends of the rubber seal are touching. (Mine weren't) And I added a second seal. A "D style seal" from frost king. Helps out a lot. You could also probably get an insulated drain plug. Just a few upgrades that make the Pelicans even better.

[@mcay4255]

I like the fact that you can add a lock on it. My ice only lasted a couple of days but it has been over 95 degrees out here and maybe I didn’t pre ice it too well

[@DadGotThis]

Couple of days as in 48 hours?

[@mcay4255]

@@DadGotThis yes in my Tesla. It’s been hot out here maybe that’s why?

[@lamarhill3713]

I’m wondering why they didn’t include a pull handle and wheels for an easy carry.

[@DadGotThis]

That’s what my wife asked. I agree it would be a big plus.

[@elliecooks]

I just went on a 3 day trip, I did chill my frost vault before we left, I put 10 pounds of ice, 3 bottles of wine, and water bottles..in the draw I had fresh lobster meat in a glass container. A little mayo, it was all ice cold after 12 hours of driving. I refilled the ice the next day, added more cold drinks and in 90 degrees in my car for 2 more days, it was all still cold, the ice did melt, but the cooler and the draw stayed ice cold

[@DadGotThis]

That’s awesome!

[@e.brandijones9733]

Thanks for this. I was able to find it for $68

[@DadGotThis]

That’s a great deal!

[@escheidl]

What a great idea! A pull out drawer on the bottom. Keep the drinks in the ice and the dry goods dry in the bottom drawer. No fuss no muss. Ninja's engineers are in overdrive these days. Lot's of good products/ideas coming from them lately. Thanks for the review. Enjoy your cooler. 👍

[@DadGotThis]

I thinking it had wheels it would be perfect!

[@bustersterling7667]

Ninja needs to come out with an ice maker. Not the slushy type machine.

[@DadGotThis]

I gotta say I kinda really want the slushy lol.

[@bustersterling7667]

@DadGotThis i would like the slushy machine, but need an ice maker to fill my Yeti up.

[@OverEnthusiasticPaintballDad]

I could see that drawer area getting a little dirty. I have used Vinegar and Dawn to clean fish coolers to look and smell like brand new. Neat looking cooler, I bet that bottom drawer would keep worms nice and cool. lol

[@DadGotThis]

That’s hilarious! But, I bet you are right!

[@Rocketdog208]

I love some ninja stuff but I need wheels...

[@DadGotThis]

Totally understand that. I do think they should have added wheels.

[@pinballguru]

Expensive for a slide out draw. It's a cooler MAN!! $200 plus plus. Hmm. No.

[@DadGotThis]

Have you seen what a Yeti cooler costs lol?

[@pinballguru]

@@DadGotThis Yeti has wheels, a retracting handle and larger interior for $79 bucks more. They were on QVC at 299 last year at xmas. So this one is weak weak. End of story. lol. Back to bad jokes and the NWG please. Hugs and kisses.

[@ChristopherAguero-p8o]

That's what I was thinking

[@mutaint]

Canxt take you seriously. You may want to READ the instructions. Pre-chilling a cooler has nothing to do with the content you are putting into the cooler. It is the first step. Icing the cooler down 12-24 hours PRIOR to adding content to the cooler. That is pre-chilling.

[@DadGotThis]

From the Ninja quick start guide. There are two sections about pre chilling. support.ninjakitchen.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/12993705702812 Section 1: "PRE-CHILL For best results, load the drawer with pre-chilled items." Section 2: "PRE-CHILL THE COOLER Before using, leave the cooler open in a cool space for a few hours or overnight. For even better results, fill with ice to lower the inside temperature. Drain when ready to use, then add fresh ice and pre-chilled contents." I am the first to admit I may not get everything right all the time but in this scenario I do not believe I was wrong. I read the WHOLE manual.

[@koffeecakes83]

How ot get one free

[@DadGotThis]

Start a KZbin channel, make lots of videos, get subscribers and then companies will reach out to you. ;)

[@rbiv5]

Impressive

[@DadGotThis]

It’s expensive but a really nice cooler.

[@judyfrank2551]

Definitely needs wheels.

[@DadGotThis]

I agree.

[@INSCIFI]

Oh I like it! I will need to save up for one

[@DadGotThis]

It’s a nice cooler for sure.

[@bikerbison]

Sorry dad, don't wanna be that guy to point out the spelling in the description 😉. Good vid though!

[@DadGotThis]

I’m a terrible spllr.

[@bikerbison]

@@DadGotThis 😂😂😂

[@aiercooledengine]

Yeah the business of filling up any voids in a cooler of any type is a tried and true technique for any type of of cooling task. Years ago when I did a lot of camping 🏕 I would place my frozen food in any generic cooler even a cheap styrofoam one add dry ice 🧊 on the top pack tightly with newspaper 📰 and the food would remain frozen for at least a week and a weekend was no sweat 😋