Defrosting the outdoor freezer...

[Mosca]

This is the first really nice day I can do this. It's simple, but a PITA. But because it's simple, there's no need to go into details. You just turn it off, empty it, let the ice melt, turn it back on and refill it.

But I do want to show why you should save those big styrofoam boxes. This is what it took to hold a 7 cubic foot freezer. I had foolishly destroyed one large one; if I hadn't, three of those plus my RTIC would have been enough.

In the sun, at 72⁰, it took about an hour to defrost. Right now I'm letting it get cold, then figure 10 minutes to refill. Easy peasy!

[Mosca]

[Jerod Broussard]

Just looking at the first pic I would have thought you won a meat raffle with not enough freezer space. Similar to a "Corner Gas" episode on Canadian Television.

[captainlee]

We just did ours the other day. Wife had been asking me all winter to get it done. Easier in the winter to store everything temporarily outside. Of course i waited for a warm day and had to do the cooler thing like you. Oh well, it's defrosted now.

[Mosca]

Like you, I was tossed on whether to do it when it was colder, and it would take longer, or when it was warmer, and would defrost faster, but I would have to store the food. I too decided to do this.