Building A Walk In Meat Cooler

Hunters meat processors outfitters and lodges use coolbots for their walk in coolers.

Building a walk in meat cooler.

After building the rest of the walk in cooler we added our window unit. That 3 000 includes all equipment and insulation. It also comes with controls to operate the freezer. Since it uses roughly 40 less energy than a.

A walk in freezer consists of the insulated box of the freezer the compressor and evaporator to do the work of cooling. Your walk in cooler should have its own breaker because it will use a great deal of electricity. A standard 8 x 8 x 8 foot walk in freezer when purchased as a package with all the refrigeration equipment shipping and installation costs about 15 000. Today we are insulating walls and cutting a hole in the wall.

Build an affordable walk in meat cooler with a coolbot and a standard air conditioner and take control of your harvest all the way from the field to the table. 10 000 btu 6 x 8 x 8 12 000 btu 8 x 8 x 8 15 000 btu 8 x 10 x 8 18 000 btu 8 x 12 x 8. Our customers on average spend about 3 000 in total building their walk in coolers. The hunter s answer to cold storage.

Good building practice calls for pressure treated lumber on the bottom against the concrete and i think untreated lumber should be ok for the rest of it. A place for the refrigerator unit is also important to ensure the cooler will stay at a constant temperature. Building a walk in cooler first comes the framing of course. You will need to use rigid foam or a spray foam for the insulation.

One thing you may not know about a walk in cooler is you can make it portable. The size of a c you need will depend on the size of your room. Size of air conditioner dimensions of the walk in cooler. For additional savings many farmers repurpose lumber and insulation which allows them to build their cooler for less than 1 000.

Enjoy a hunt without worrying about a long wait at the processor on the way home. In this video we share how to make your own refrigerator or cooler and maintain whatever temperature is desired. And the savings don t stop there. Hunters read more about how building a homemade meat cooler can not only help you preserve your game but it can save you money and help your meat taste better.

Building a walk in cooler for justin rhodes. Click show more for resources. Build your frame out of your 2x4 wooden planks remembering to measure a space for your wooden door.