Early melting of ice products is a major issue when the weather becomes hot in summers! Cool sips of cold drinks are just a big pleasure in summer season so how to retain the coldness in your ice products for a long time while being at outdoor like in your garden at den or patio! You will get the answer if you explore the environmental profile and properties of wood! Wood is a highly bad conductor of current and heat its use it just best o make any system isolated that’s why this DIY pallet cooler stand has been made that just provide the wooden holding to inside plastic igloo cooler and cause to retain the inside coldness for a long time!
It is just best to serve you as a fridge for your outdoor parties and picnics and you can store you cold-drinks, meat, ice products and whatever you want to get cold by just filling it with ice! You only need to buy an plastic igloo cooler in this project the resting project is all free of cost as you can get all supply of wood from pallets that are always at your hand! Just copy this project at home as we have given all step by step instruction here!
Just checkout the given below DIY pallet tutorial to recover a beautiful ice chest out of pallets!
Supplies:
- Pallets (Where to Get Pallets for Free?)
- Plastic Igloo Cooler
- Hardware Wheels or Casters
- Screws
- Glue
- Stain
- Paint (Optional)
- Valve for Drainage System
- Hardware Hinges
Tools:
- Sawzall Blades (Optional for Dismantling of Pallets)
- Pry Bar and Hand Hammer ( if you don’t have sawzall)
- Measuring Tape
- Pencil
- Kreg Jigs or Hardware Wood Holding System
- Circular or Hand Saw
- Sandpaper
- Screw Driver or Screw-Gun
- Leveling Apparatus
![rustic pallet boards](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pallet-boards.jpg)
![dismantled pallets](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dismantle-the-pallets.jpg)
![building one side of the stand](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/building-base-of-the-cooler.jpg)
![building the base by joing the separated apart pallet planks](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/making-of-base.jpg)
![building L-shape legs](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/joining-the-legs.jpg)
![making the wooden base frame for cooler stand](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pallet-made-base-of-the-cooler.jpg)
![adding glue and using hardware wood holding system](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/adding-glue-and-extra-wood-to-get-sturdy-base.jpg)
![making the base and wooden cooler holding](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/making-the-base-more-wide-to-hold-a-full-plastic-igloo-cooler.jpg)
![adding inside supports](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/providing-inside-supports-to-hold-the-plastic-igloo-cooler.jpg)
![adding rows of screws to secure the legs](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/adding-screws-for-solid-leg-attachements.jpg)
![fitting of cooler inside the wooden holding](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fitting-the-cooler-inside-of-wooden-stand.jpg)
![building the perfect wooden holding or box to hold the plastic cooler](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/attaching-more-wood-to-hide-the-base-of-plastic-cooler.jpg)
![fitting the cooler lid in pallet-made tray](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fitting-the-lid-in-a-wooden-tray.jpg)
![combing both stand and lid](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/attaching-the-pallet-lid-to-pallet-cooler.jpg)
![building the lower shelf](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/building-the-base-shelf.jpg)
![pallet outdoor cooler stand with built in shelf](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pallet-cooler-stand-with-built-in-shelf.jpg)
![adding wheels](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/attaching-the-bottom-wheels.jpg)
![drainage vlave](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fitting-the-drainage-walve.jpg)
![pallet-made ice chest and outdoor cooler](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DIY-pallet-made-outdoor-cooler.jpg)
How to Paint?
Step by Step Instructions to Paint Pallet Wood
![outdoor wooden cooler made of pallets](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dark-brown-stained-pallet-ice-chest.jpg)
![pallet outdoor cooler on wheels](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pallet-outdoor-cooler-with-wheels.jpg)
![upcycled pallet outdoor cooler](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/handamde-pallet-outdoor-cooler.jpg)
![wooden pallet outdoor cooler](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wood-pallet-outdoor-cooler.jpg)
![diy pallet dark brown stained outdoor cooler](https://cdn.easypalletideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/stained-pallet-outdoor-cooler.jpg)
Made by our Member: Tina