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Old 09/14/10, 08:03 PM
 
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Things, like food and feed are bad
to mildew in an ol freezer, or fridge.
A light bulb will prevent it. Used to be
an old fridge in every welding shop
to store welding rods in. They snapped
off the lil switch peg so the light stayed
on all the time.
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Old 09/14/10, 08:10 PM
 
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We have a couple old ones....we store dog food in them....also have one I use to store my magazines (plastic containers) and misc. junk....
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Old 09/14/10, 08:11 PM
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Worm bin...fill with drit and compost, toss a few worms in, then just add food scraps. Worms will usually thrive (good bait and good to toss into the garden), and at the end of the season, the dirt/compost mix is a very fertile soil for the gardens.
Repeat as necessary...and as stated above, you will need to lay it down...LOL!
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Old 09/14/10, 08:47 PM
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We are making a smoker out of our old fridge. You can do the same with an upright freezer.
Andi in OK
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Old 09/14/10, 08:50 PM
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Fill with water and Presto




Really small lap pool.
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Old 09/15/10, 01:52 AM
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I once made a Japanese style hot tub out of an old chest freezer.

Folks round here commonly convert upright freezers into smokers.

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Old 09/15/10, 04:38 AM
 
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I've stored animal feed for years here in MO with no mold/mildew. Out in garage, big old chest, has been very useful.
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Old 09/15/10, 07:30 AM
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I would definitely use it for a root cellar.

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