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Constructing a Game cooler !

BigAl

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Its 65 miles in any direction from where I live ,to find a "commercial Game locker" . It just seemed like a "No Brainer" to install one at my new Laundrymat/ Apartments/ Mini Storage building .
The unit is now built using 4" solid foam panels with Tyvek Wrap and plywood sandwiching both sides .
The unit ended up being 13' x 15' in size . This will easily handle 20-25 game animals .
The cooling system is a new 25,000 BTU air conditioner using a "Kool Bot" cooling modual to lower the temperature to the low 40's or high 30's .

The plan is to charge $10 a day for Elk . $8 day for Bear and $6 day for deer . I think this may be a better investment return than my apartments have become .

Total cost to build the unit was about $2500 without figuring my labor . I still think it was a smart move . I guess time will tell when hunting season starts in a week . Outside day temps have been in the mid 90's .:unsure::unsure:
 

muleman

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Have you hired a manager yet? You won't ever get back to Panama at the rate you are retiring!:yum::yum:
 

BigAl

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Have you hired a manager yet? You won't ever get back to Panama at the rate you are retiring!:yum::yum:

Actually , My wife and I were discussing that very thing the last few days .
I would love to turn it all over to my daughter . I am not sure if she would like the change from city life . She is comming up this week for a little vacation and I will entertain the idea of running the business for me .
We have more than enough room to put her up in the ranch apartment and I could even get her a second job , if she wants one .
I kinda feel like I am runnimg a "Day Care Center" for adults. Someone is always concern that some other tenant might be getting more than them . Today it was over parking ?????? Geez ..... I have 4 apartments and enough room for 30 parking spots and people are getting stupid over where they want to park. One guy does not even own a vehicle , for crying out loud and he is the worst complainer :doh:.

I think I am leaning towards making the whole place a retirement age apartment complex . Less hassle .
 

BigAl

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Glad the controller worked for you.


If this controller works as well as it advertises , This is going to be "One hell of a Cooler" .
It was so simple to set up and tie into the AC cooling system . Tomorrow , I will pick up the electical plug to tie in the AC 220 system . I should be up and running in one more day . The big hunting season starts in 10 days so I believe I am all set to open the doors for business .
 

BigAl

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If this controller works as well as it advertises , This is going to be "One hell of a Cooler" .
It was so simple to set up and tie into the AC cooling system . Tomorrow , I will pick up the electical plug to tie in the AC 220 system . I should be up and running in one more day . The big hunting season starts in 10 days so I believe I am all set to open the doors for business .


If you ever need to construct a game or veg cooler you should seriously look at getting a Cool Bot control unit . These things are amazing . My 14' x 15' cooler will go all the way to 34 degrees and is ran by a 25000 BTU air conditioner wall unit .
I could not be happier . :clap:
 
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