[AnAmericanMother]

Actually, the little refrigerators work pretty well for keeping stuff cool but not extra-cold. They work via heat exchanger so the temperature is limited by the outside air temperature. . . the best they can do is 25-30 degrees cooler than the outside air IIRC (don't hold me to the number). So if it's hot outside (or in the car) they don't do that good a job. Good enough for keeping stuff refrigerator-door-cool (somewhere in the 50s) but not cold drink cold. Of course I'm a Southerner born and bred, and like my Co-Cola drifting around in a big galvanized cooler box full of frigid water with big chunks of ice floating in it.

But it's a whole lot better than nothing if you can't buy ice! For medicine and perishable items it would buy you some time.

[Amelia]

But it's a whole lot better than nothing if you can't buy ice!

I remember people here hauling ice to Charleston after Hugo.

[NautiNurse]

Another suggestion--freeze juice/milk cartons or plastic bottles full of water (leaving enough head space for expansion). These larger blocks of ice will last longer than your ice cubes. Allow extra time to accomplish this.