[SOS-PCA] Any suggestions for seed storage freezer?

[Kay Havens]

The benefit of a chest freezer (despite being a pain to organize) is that the cold air doesn't spill out when it is opened.  If the surroundings are warm and the freezer will be opened fairly frequently, then a chest freezer may be the better way to go to minimize temperature changes to the seeds and how hard the freezer has to work.  Our first seed freezer was a chest freezer from Sears...still works fine...and much cheaper than a Fisher one!

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From: SOS [mailto:sos-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of Pati Vitt
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 3:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [SOS-PCA] Any suggestions for seed storage freezer?

I think an upright freezer is a good option as well. It’s much easier to organize than a chest freezer. I would stay away from the Fisher Scientific brand, we had 4 of them and they were just awful, always failing etc. They may be better made now, as this was several years ago, when they first started making them in China.

Pati


On May 19, 2015, at 2:58 PM, Margaret Clark <mclark at ntbg.org<mailto:mclark at ntbg.org>> wrote:

I like the “all freezer” options, and the uprights are easier to access than the chest freezers.
Best wishes,
Margaret

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From: SOS [mailto:sos-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org<mailto:sos-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org>] On Behalf Of Jennifer McNew
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 7:31 AM
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Subject: [SOS-PCA] Any suggestions for seed storage freezer?

Does anyone have suggestions or recommendations of freezers to use for seed storage?  Our area has recently gotten funds for a freezer but we are at a loss as to what our options are.  I know this is a bit of an open ended question but any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,

Jennifer McNew
San Juan Islands National Monument
jmcnew at blm.gov<mailto:jmcnew at blm.gov>

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