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Some of you may have seen my first Solar Cooler in a Can instructable, and it worked well, but it was designed for chunks of meat and cheese. This ve...
I found all of my materials in my garage. If you can't find something, feel free to substitute similar object. My materials are as follows: 1 empty ...
I wanted my cooler to be portable, so I used a paint bucket with a convenient handle. A larger five gallon bucket would also work. I chose a plastic ...
Use the hole saw to drill the eighteen 1" holes in the wall of your bucket. Try to make them even and consistent. These will be the "pores" of the sys...
Painting the bucket white will help it reflect light and keep it from heating up the bucket. Since my bucket is plastic, I used Krylon Fusion for Pla...
There are three cages for the bucket that will each hold a 20oz bottle of soda. They will be arranged in the bucket as shown in the second picture. St...
Now the cages need an absorbent lining, I used some clean rags. Cut three to fit on the inside of the cages, with about an inch extra. Then secure the...
All of the pieces are now complete, they just need to be assembled. First put a layer of lining on the bottom of the bucket to cool the bottoms of the...
That's it! This Dew Bucket is ready for testing. Just jam three bottles into their slots and add water, warm water works fine. Evaporative coolers pe...
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