No Refrigeration? No Problem!

Life without refrigeration. Why would you even consider such a thing?
• Well, sometimes it isn't so much a choice, like when your reefer dies and you're in the middle of paradise - very warm paradise. You may suddenly find you need to survive without the fridge for several weeks while waiting for parts or waiting for someone who can service your system. Don't let lack of refrigeration ruin your cruise.
• Maybe you happily cruise with a well-running fridge but you've realized that you can fit only so much food in your refrigerator - and it isn't enough to last you between your provisioning stops. You need ideas that will extend your provisions for several weeks or months without refrigeration.
• Or perhaps you've chosen to live without refrigeration because of the time and money involved in having a system aboard. To have refrigeration you will need:
• money for a good refrigeration system
• money and time to build and insulate a box or at the very least reinsulate your existing box.
• money for an energy source to run the refrigeration
• money or the expertise to keep it running.

I believe that you don't need to have it ALL before you go cruising. Not everyone will be willing to give up the reefer but if you're on a tight budget and believe - as I do - that it's much better to go cruising NOW than wait until that elusive day when you can afford to have it all - then you might be one of many cruisers who say, "No refrigeration? No problem."
Here are some tips for living without refrigeration.