News Flash! RV Now Opens Independent RVBB Labs To Test RV Products

Highly objective and fiercely independent, subject only to high dollar bribes, RV Bologna Busters Labs (RVBB Labs) has opened its doors to test RV products before you buy them. Our test results can also be used after you buy the product to either justify your high level of satisfaction with the product or to stand with you in your sarcasm of stupid useless inventions. Either way, YOU the consumer win!

Today RVBB Labs (currently located in Georgia and operating without a license) puts a new product through its rigorous testing sequence. Our philosophy at RVBB Labs is to test products in the actual campground environment which means extensive abuse testing, UV exposure, kid and pet resistance testing, and old-timer ridicule exposure. Before we put our seal of approval on any product it must also meet our stringent spousal tolerance standards. For instance if this is an indoor product but she makes us store it in an outside storage compartment the product receives a point deduction.

As you can see, we are very scientific in our approach to product evaluation (we actually used a measuring device). First up in Bologna Busters test inventory is Techni-Ice. This invention out of Australia was designed to replace dry ice and is advertised to last six times longer than regular ice.

The sheets of Techni-Ice come flat and weigh about two ounces. You soak these in water squeezing any air out of the sheet. In a few minutes the sheet absorbs water and the cubes swell to their functional size. You may cut these to the size you need them. I use a small cooler so I made the sheets to fit that container. I recommend you cut the sheets prior to soaking them, but you can cut them after they are soaked as well. Bologna Busters placed 5 pre-chilled cans of soda into this Coleman plastic cooler along with the equivalent of one sheet of Techni-Ice cut to accommodate this sized container. The Techni-Ice sheets were frozen in a typical RV freezer for 20 hours. We also put a thermometer in the bottom and the top of the ice chest to check out the cooling efficiency of Techni-Ice. The beginning readings averaged 42 degrees after a 10 minute exposure. We then set the cooler outside at 10:30 a.m. where it received several hours of direct sunlight and I opened it to retrieve a soda for lunch. Nice and cold! At 6:30 p.m. (after 8 hours) we opened the cooler and poured the contents of one of the soda’s into a glass with a thermometer submerged in it. Techni-Ice held the temperature of this soft drink at a refreshing 43 degrees. So after 8 hours we only lost one degree temperature. Not detectable even with our calibrated taste buds. The recommended usage is one sheet of Techni-Ice per seven litres of cooler space. So for our six pack cooler one sheet (cut into 4 smaller sheets) was plenty. Also, the colder you can get these ice packs, the longer they will last. Our test used Bologna Busters RV freezer, which doesn’t get all that cold, and the test results were excellent, even refreshing!

Marilyn Brower and Deak Stewart demonstrate Techni-Ice at one of the many RV shows they attend. Make sure you say hello to them at the next RV rally.Like everything else, the more you buy the cheaper the cost per sheet. As an example if you purchase six sheets the cost is $4.99 per sheet plus $4.05 S/H for up to 10 sheets. These sheets will last a long time. The only thing that will degrade this product is if you puncture the cubes. If you happen to puncture only one cube, just drain the contents and continue to use it.

Now for the MOST IMPORTANT use for Techni-Ice - a warm pack. Just pop one of these hydrated packets into the microwave for a minute, take it out, wrap it in a cloth and place it over that sore and aching area and oooooooh, soothing. Always test the warmth before placing it on your body, so as to avoid burning yourself (Duh...).

Techni-Ice

Techni-Ice earns RVBB Labs 5 bologna's rating (which is the top dog rating by the way).

Congratulations Techni-Ice for earning this prestigious award!

Remember at RV Bologna Busters Labs we taste test the bologna before you buy it.

Note to RV industry product manufacturers: If you have a product that you’re not afraid to subject to RVBB Labs testing, please contact us at our rented office space at RV Travel.