How to make a Zeer pot (temporary cold (or at least cool) storage)

[StringBeans03]

Interesting info:

http://gizmodo.com/5935104/

***Georgians, keep in mind it says it works well in hot, DRY climates, so not sure how our beloved high humidity would affect it.****

 

[JoeShield]

A good read thank you.

 

[darrenmd]

Interesting.... thx

 

[Russell0331]

We used to cool water bottles in Iraq in a similar fashion. We would soak a sock in water, put a water bottle in the sock and hand it outside our humvees. In like 20 minutes we had cool water.

 

[KEEPER6]

The zeer pots work pretty good depending on how large of a pot you use and the amount of sand. I made on in March for a instruction demonstration at school. I was surprised by the outcome. They do work, but your gonna need a very big pot to get something really cold.

 

[TheSnail]

We used to cool water bottles in Iraq in a similar fashion. We would soak a sock in water, put a water bottle in the sock and hand it outside our humvees. In like 20 minutes we had cool water.

Seems like a less refined method, but whatever works.

 

[Bioshock]

They dont work too well with our humidity.

 

[woodandsteel]

We used to cool water bottles in Iraq in a similar fashion. We would soak a sock in water, put a water bottle in the sock and hand it outside our humvees. In like 20 minutes we had cool water.

I learned this trick from a returning Gulf War 1 vet back when I was in high school. I worked outside all summer and he would wrap his water bottle in a wet t-shirt and leave it in the sun. It cooled it off nicely.