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i'm just about ready to buy a cooler to make a coolidor. my question is, how many lbs of beads do i need for a 120 quart cooler? i'm getting the 120 igloo cooler from wally world. i'm just trying to gauge how much i need to spend to make it. the cooler is going to set me back 40 bucks and who know for the beads. thanks.
Each pound of Heartfelt Beads is sufficient to maintain the correct humidity level in 5 cubic feet of space. ~Heartfelt Industries
120 quart is just over 4 cubic feet.
Most people I know get away with about a 1/2 pound of beads in a coolerdor. A pound may be a bit much...
ok, i'll try the 1/2 lb and then get another 1/2 lb if it doesn't work.
I have a 120 q. coolerdor and I use one pound of beads distributed in 1/2 pound sacks using a pair of white knee high pantyhose balls. Rock solid.
I would get the pound.
That's a big cooler, and as one of the previous posts said, the recommendation is for nearly a pound.
You can't use too many beads; if there are more than recommended, you'll just need to wet or dry them LESS frequently.
a buddy of mine made an excel document for finding how many ounces of beads for what volume of container...
for 120 qts it says 13.0 ounces of beads
i would probably just go with the full pound... better too many then not enough...