We've abandoned the large jug approach for extra ice.  We eat lots of Costco
(Meza)Hummus and the 30 oz. containers are great for supplemental ice.
Because of their tapered sides, the ice pops out relatively easily if you
don't want to take the containers along.  If you do take them, they stack
together when empty to conserve space and can be used to hold leftovers or
whatever.

Of course lots of other foods come in similar containers.

Tom Salicos

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Karl Wolz
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:36 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
>
> For summertime camping, I've found that one gallon milk jugs work much
> better than smaller bottles, simply lasting longer in the frozen state.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
>  I have many bottles of water that I bought wherever
> (hellmart or the grocery store) that I put in the deep freeze (after
> pouring
> out the 12% (+/-) for expansion). I look for a bottle that seems pretty
> sturdy on the shelf; the best of these seem to be the cheap store brand
> drinking water. The only time I can recall breaking any is when I hit them