Symes Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Thought about making a game larder, as buying a custom made one is a bit expensive / over kill. has any body else out there had ago?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 StealthStalker off here made one, but he's a bit handy with the old woodwork side of things. If it hasn't got a keyboard I probably can't do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symes Posted December 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 StealthStalker off here made one, but he's a bit handy with the old woodwork side of things. If it hasn't got a keyboard I probably can't do it The woodwork side of things is no problem, its more the chilling side of things. Had a search around but can't find something suitable!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 I know some people use old drinks chillers taken from pub refits. If you remove all the shelving you can hang a good sized slab of venison in the larger ones. I had a look on ebay and found some going for very reasonable money. The bonus is these units are designed to be efficient and have better temperature control than domestic units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symes Posted December 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Have been looking in to chillers like the ones in pubs etc. At the moment we have three beasts plus quite a few pheasants, so it would be a case of two or three chillers, or try and make some kind of small game larder, about two meters square. Making the larder and insulating it etc are'nt a problem, its how we get the temp down inside. All the chiller units i've seen are commercial, so are to big or expensive for the job . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 I think the problem with custom larders is the efficiency of the heat exchanger and the sheer cost of keeping one cold enough, 2m square is a large space to keep cool. In this weather you would get away with something secure outdoors.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 One chiller and a small insulated shed would be sufficient.Just leave the door open in the shed at this time of year with the condenser tubes exposed to the exterior to cool them and Bob`s your mothers brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 This is gonna sound barmy! A mate of mine goes shooting on an estate in Northumberland with his mate from Tesco. The Game keeper was looking for a Larder but the prices were crazy. I said to my Mate "why not get an old refrigerated van" To which that week a driver for Tesco somewhere in Yorkshire i beleive crashed and wrote off a Chiller van and the Keeper got the Chiller cabinet "complete with condensor" for under £300 Try ringing about a few salvage yards etc and see whats about you MAY be suprised. LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 This is gonna sound barmy! A mate of mine goes shooting on an estate in Northumberland with his mate from Tesco. The Game keeper was looking for a Larder but the prices were crazy. I said to my Mate "why not get an old refrigerated van" To which that week a driver for Tesco somewhere in Yorkshire i beleive crashed and wrote off a Chiller van and the Keeper got the Chiller cabinet "complete with condensor" for under �300 Try ringing about a few salvage yards etc and see whats about you MAY be suprised. LG I was going to suggest the same also take a look at trany van size chillers and small van chillers Citroen c15 / berlingo size, most of these run off a pump on the engine or the fridge unit has it's own diesel motor so some work would be required to convert them to 240 / 110 elecy. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 what about a 20 foot refridgated shipping container docks and shipping lines etc right them off and sell them all the time a bit big but good for partys on hot summer days open of coarse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pelt man Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 One chiller and a small insulated shed would be sufficient.Just leave the door open in the shed at this time of year with the condenser tubes exposed to the exterior to cool them and Bob`s your mothers brother HD Sorry but a chiller dose not work very well outdoors this time of year because there has to be a good temp dif between the inside of the chiller and the tubes. I have to bring the chiller in when its cold out. but its handy in the Kitchen for christmas. I want to shoot a Monkey for Christmas dinner which as its cold enough it will get hung in the shed leaving the room in the chiller for BEER PELTMAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 PM - See what you`re saying but that reply was when we were having our semi tropical winter as opposed to what we have this week...........proper weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impax Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hi all, Can someone tell me the main difference in tempriture control between a domestic fridge and a drinks chiller? I'm considering the purchase of something for personal use, I dont need a big commercial chiller and was leaning towards buying a upright domestic fridge and racking it out. Most modern fridges I've looked at cool down to +2 degrees. Would this not be enough? Regards & all the best for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 2 degrees C can lead to frost damage if stuff is left in there too long. You ideally want 4 deg C cold enough to chill but NOT ice up i find Milk left in 2 deg C freezes LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impax Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 LG, Thanks for that, some fridges do have a wider range of temp control. i'll have to look. Impax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Just a thought. To Keep live sand eels the water temp has to be kept cool in the tank roughly 6C. We would use a beer cooler from pubs; pump the water around the cooler then back into the tanks. Even out in the sun we would have to turn the cooler down as it would make the water too cold. Now I should imagine that an insulated larder with a radiator in it, being supplied with water from the beer cooler would make a fine cold room. A fluevalve pump could be used to pump the water around the circuit. Would not cost a lot to set up or run either. Tiercel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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