Frunk as a cooler. How many pounds of ice to fill 3/4 of the frunk?

[Deleted member 19354]

I have to transport a case of COLD champagne in a few days. How many pounds of ice would you think to fill 3/4 of the frunk?

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[garyd9]

I have to transport a case of COLD champagne in a few days. How many pounds of ice would you think to fill 3/4 of the frunk?

I don't know, but I wanted to reply to ask that you PLEASE take and post a photo of it (with the champagne/ice in it)

 

[Deleted member 19354]

I don't know, but I wanted to reply to ask that you PLEASE take and post a photo of it (with the champagne/ice in it)

I’ll try and remember!

 

[ChasingCoral]

Google says:
The frunk is 4.7 cu ft
1 Cubic Ft. of Ice = 57.2 Lbs.

So 3/4 frunk is about 3.5 cu ft,
so about 200 lbs.

I recommend you use some foam or empty boxes as filler.

Expect to leave a dribble trail as you drive down the road.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Google says:
The frunk is 4.7 cu ft
1 Cubic Ft. of Ice = 57.2 Lbs.

So 3/4 frunk is about 3.5 cu ft,
so about 200 lbs.

I recommend you use some foam or empty boxes as filler.

Expect to leave a dribble trail as you drive down the road.

Sounds right. I usually get 4 20 lb bags of ice when I'm hauling groceries from Safeway in Kona to home (45 miles or so). That fills it not quite halfway.

 

[Deleted member 19354]

Google says:
The frunk is 4.7 cu ft
1 Cubic Ft. of Ice = 57.2 Lbs.

So 3/4 frunk is about 3.5 cu ft,
so about 200 lbs.

I recommend you use some foam or empty boxes as filler.

Expect to leave a dribble trail as you drive down the road.

I’m not that old I dribble ?

 

[Deleted member 19354]

I may reconsider 200 pounds sounds like a lot of dead weight. I may do the foam and box thing. Thanks again everyone!

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

2 bags of ice on the bottom. Champagne on top of that. Then two more bags. They might work.

 

[4wheeldog]

Sounds right. I usually get 4 20 lb bags of ice when I'm hauling groceries from Safeway in Kona to home (45 miles or so). That fills it not quite halfway.

It is legal. At least in California where I took the CDL test 54 years ago. Two things are legally allowed to fall from a moving vehicle…… Clear water and feathers from live birds.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

It is legal. At least in California where I took the CDL test 54 years ago. Two things are legally allowed to fall from a moving vehicle…… Clear water and feathers from live birds.

Oh my. I remember those questions and we haven’t lived in California for 25 years.

 

[4wheeldog]

Oh my. I remember those questions and we haven’t lived in California for 25 years.

I lived in California for 52 years, left when we retired 20 years ago.
that answer was so ridiculous that it has stuck in my mind since 1970.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

I lived in California for 52 years, left when we retired 20 years ago.
that answer was so ridiculous that it has stuck in my mind since 1970.

I used to have to drive 99 between the Bay Area and Fresno. Chicken feathers flying from trucks were a real thing near Livingston where Foster Farms was headquartered.

 

[Trick.Mach-E]

I have to transport a case of COLD champagne in a few days. How many pounds of ice would you think to fill 3/4 of the frunk?

We put 2 20lb. bags of ice in the frunk and it didn't last very long on a hot desert day. It was pretty much gone within 90 miles on a 110° run to Las Vegas. Even when it's cool the frunk gets pretty warm. Be prepared to do refills if you want to keep the anything cold up front.

 

[4wheeldog]

I used to have to drive 99 between the Bay Area and Fresno. Chicken feathers flying from trucks were a real thing near Livingston where Foster Farms was headquartered.

My concern was always “Who defines clear water?” Because most liquids I see drizzling out of trucks don’t match my definition.

 

[ebeponyan]

I have to transport a case of COLD champagne in a few days. How many pounds of ice would you think to fill 3/4 of the frunk?

You're around Lynnwood, right? Get 2-3 40lb bags from Business Costco for ~$5 each and I reckon that'd do. As others have stated, a cooler in the trunk would be more economical, but if you have an affinity for flair, nothing beats the frunk reveal.

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