I was having a hard time organizing the ice chest. All the stuff on the bottom, yeah, I couldn't reach it. It was just too deep. And every time I wanted "something" I had to move 37 other things and then it was soaked and often sitting in melted ice. Cheese doesn't like water, it got ruined. Anything in a cardboard box (like say, cream cheese), ruined. Stuff tipped on it's side (like olives from the deli) leaked. What a mess. Considering sometimes we bring about 5-6 meals with us on board at a time, I needed to get in and out of the ice box quite a bit. This was getting frustrating. It can be improved, I know it! What to do, what to do....
There is a shelf on the left side of the icebox which worked out great for holding stuff. I had already but a basket there to keep "stuff" under control and contained in the ice box.
So, okay, a couple of more basket from Target and some holes drilled in the bottom by Captain and I have solved my problem.
I have a set of 3 white plastic baskets now, that have these neat little handles that flip inward. The feature of this flip, is that now the baskets stack. I now put a block of ice in the very bottom, and nestle the champagne (awaiting a celebration), beer bottles and power-aid. Then on goes a white basket. Then another basket, then another. I usually put ice cubes near the top, because, well, we use those often for cocktails. The melting ice works it way through all the basket holes and I can easily lift the baskets out and get to whatever I need now easy pea-sy! Everything stays upright (if I want/need it to) and relatively dry.
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