Anyone have any good ideas to make use of an old chest freezer?
I have a 15 cubic foot chest freezer that died on me and I hate to throw it out without seeing if I can use it for something else. I can guarantee you the day after I throw it away someone will post a good idea involving an old freezer.
I have a couple old ones I use for horse grain and chicken feed. They each will hold several hundred pounds, and it keeps the rats, mice, shrews, etc., from getting into it, which would happen if it was just left in the bags.
I use 2 old ones for storage, buried to about 2 inches below the lid, so the lid is above ground, with a padlock. An old tarp, and some junk over it, and you'd never know it's there.
i was going to say make a safe bullet catcher ( fill it with sand ) near to your main entrance to your house ... so you know before you enter your home that your weapon is clear of any live ammo ... you dont want a ND in your home!
if i had the room i would remove the motor and anything else that could possibly leak icky stuff, then layer with drainage material and finally good top soil and hang a grow light over top....suddenly you have an indoor garden for the winter. great especially for herbs, tomatos, lettuce etc that can be a bit picky about their growing conditions
Meat smoker. (mount on stand, stand on end, cut hole in bottom,
add racks)
Meat cooler. (Ex wife's grand father used to use one with ice to keep the
pig cold prior to the annual pig roast at Thanksgiving. He'd
pick up the pig on Monday, toss it in, add ice, & it'd be ok)
I've seen a lot of old freezers converted to smokers. That would be what I'd do with it. A smoker is always handy. There are instructions online. I've ran into them a few times in my browsing.
If you bury it 2 inches below ground, could you tell me what you put around it to prevent the dirt from falling on to it ? I would like to do this, but I don't understand how I retain the dirt to prevent it from moving on to the door and making it difficult to open. I would think without shoring up the sides, one would find it difficult to open without having to remove the dirt get the door open--especially after a big rain.
Thanks for you help.
The way I read that suggestion was to bury it with about 2" of the vertical sides protruding above ground level. Topped by the lid. That should keep dirt out.
I'd think that kind of setup might make for a decent fire locker to store gasoline cans as well. Away from main building/home, buried in cool dirt, with some sort of shade cover over the arrangement (plywood, tarp, etc.). And a padlock & hasp.
If it still works, you can use it for cold storage until burial arrangement's can be finalized.
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