Chest freezer advice??

[dakski]

Thanks Dave!

Efficiency is definitely something I think of when buying items like this. That's why im leaning 3.5 cf.
Knowing you can fit all that in yours gives me peace of mind. I'll never need anything more than med rats and two of mine will be on hoppers for life. So even if I add another snake or three I'll still have ample room.

That particular model seems to fit all my specs and is more affordable than others I looked at. Thanks for sharing!!!

My pleasure.

[EL-Ziggy]

Thanks Dave!

Efficiency is definitely something I think of when buying items like this. That's why im leaning 3.5 cf.
Knowing you can fit all that in yours gives me peace of mind. I'll never need anything more than med rats and two of mine will be on hoppers for life. So even if I add another snake or three I'll still have ample room.

That particular model seems to fit all my specs and is more affordable than others I looked at. Thanks for sharing!!!

For an extra $5 I'd consider the larger model. Better too much than not enough imo. I have the 5.0 cf unit and it's perfect. Granted, I have 11 snakes. That Bredli of yours will very likely eat large or jumbo rats as an adult. All of my adult carpets eat large and occasionally jumbo rats.

[Craiga 01453]

For an extra $5 I'd consider the larger model. Better too much than not enough imo. I have the 5.0 cf unit and it's perfect. Granted, I have 11 snakes. That Bredli of yours will very likely eat large or jumbo rats as an adult. All of my adult carpets eat large and occasionally jumbo rats.

That's exactly my other train of thought. It's only $5. I may never NEED the space, but it's there if I do! Knowing myself I'll probably go 5cf since I'm an overkill kinda guy.

...and yeah, the Bredli girl will probably end up on larges eventually. But Casey's stock is on the smaller side and I'm gonna take my time growing her out, so time will tell...

[jmcrook]

I’ve got a 3.5 cubic foot arctic king and it’s a surprisingly large amount of space for dedicated feeder storage. Granted, mine hasn’t been in use since last fall due to a couple unexpected changes/debacles in my snake keeping agenda, but nonetheless... if you play a good game of Tetris it will hold a substantial quantity of prey for a modest collection of snakes. Though for $5 more for the 5 cubic foot model imagine all the additional snakes that would become more affordable to feed


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[303_enfield]

I stay away from chest freezers. Why?

Things get lost in the bottom.
They take up more space then an upright.
If your short you can't reach the bottom. (Ever find you wife stuck in one because they fell in?)
I can't store anything on top.

No matter what you buy check the scratch an dent sections at the stores. Ask the sales guys if they have any return/dented ones. Lowes an Home Depo give 10% off the Vets an sometimes 0% for 6-12 months.

Just had to get another stove. The one with a pea size dent was $450 cheaper. It's worth it to ask.

Good luck!

[67temp]

X2 on the upright freezer. I've had several chests in the past and stuff always got lost in the bottom.

The only other thing is I would make sure it has an alarm or buy a separate one.

[Craiga 01453]

Thanks guys. That's something I hadn't considered about losing stuff in the bottom. Working in the restaurant biz I should have though. I've seen plenty of food items go missing only to turn up later at the bottom of a chest freezer.

[ballpythonsrock2]

A review on a Lowes 5.0 Freezer said the following that was interesting.

"I would recommend this freezer. I replaced an old refer I had in the garage that I no longer used the refer. This gave me more space in the garage and 3 times more freezer space. I purchased 2 additional sliding baskets from the manufacture and 4 plastic baskets from "The Container Store" to improve my ability to locate items and to eliminate having to dig through everything in order to find one item."

Here is a link to the Lowes 5.0 freezer you might have seen this already. I thought the tip was good on the review though.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Idylis-5-cu...ite/1000196491

[Craiga 01453]

A review on a Lowes 5.0 Freezer said the following that was interesting.

"I would recommend this freezer. I replaced an old refer I had in the garage that I no longer used the refer. This gave me more space in the garage and 3 times more freezer space. I purchased 2 additional sliding baskets from the manufacture and 4 plastic baskets from "The Container Store" to improve my ability to locate items and to eliminate having to dig through everything in order to find one item."

Here is a link to the Lowes 5.0 freezer you might have seen this already. I thought the tip was good on the review though.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Idylis-5-cu...ite/1000196491

Thank you! That is a good tip. I did plan on using tubs or baskets to organize the prey. That's one food thing I got out of the restaurant biz I guess, hahahaha

Thanks for sharing!