Wilderness keg cooling techniques

[bsegroves]

I have a two day river trip coming up and I plan on bringing my corny keg in my kayak. Does anybody have any good ideas or tricks to keep it cool. There is not much space and it will have to lay on its side so any sort of cooler/trash can is out of the question.
I was thinking that I could duck tape some dry ice to it, but I'm a little afraid it might freeze. Also, my legs will be next to it so that may not be a good idea.
Any ideas?

Thanks,
Brannon

[beltbuckle]

You could throw it in the water on the calm stretches, attached by rope of course. That should keep it fairly cold, maybe in the low 50s. May need a small inner-tube to keep it afloat until you have drank enough of the contents.

When things get more exiting, put in in your kayak and then put it back in the water when possible.

Or keep a cooler in tow filled with ice. Wrap a NRS strap around the cooler to keep it sealed up as good as possible and type a rope to your kayak or a raft. On techical sections just float it down in front of you and catch up to it after the rapid. Of course all this depends on how heavy of water you are doing...

[bsegroves]

HehHeh that's a great idea. We are probably floating the Duck river so it's pretty calm floating. I can't wait. Homebrew always tastes better on the river.
Thanks!

You could throw it in the water on the calm stretches, attached by rope of course. That should keep it fairly cold, maybe in the low 50s. May need a small inner-tube to keep it afloat until you have drank enough of the contents.

When things get more exiting, put in in your kayak and then put it back in the water when possible.

Or keep a cooler in tow filled with ice. Wrap a NRS strap around the cooler to keep it sealed up as good as possible and type a rope to your kayak or a raft. On techical sections just float it down in front of you and catch up to it after the rapid. Of course all this depends on how heavy of water you are doing...

[Quin]

Stealth nutters

[beltbuckle]

What are you going to use for co2? just the little cartridges?

[bsegroves]

Yes that's the plan. I plan to pressurize it for 10 days or so and use the little co2 chargers. I have never used one before. Will it work?

What are you going to use for co2? just the little cartridges?

[Mills]

You could get the keg real cold then wrap it in one of those Keg Parkas from our fine sponsor NB. Maybe get some cold packs inside that...

http://www.northernbrewer.com/default/k ... -kegs.html

MIlls

[bsegroves]

Hey I like that.
Thanks for the idea!