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Camper's Dream Play and Freeze Mega Ice Cream Maker
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Camper's Dream Play and Freeze Mega Ice Cream Maker

Item # 743166

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When it comes to ice cream, if a little is good, more is a whole lot better. The Camper's Dream Play and Freeze™ Mega ice cream maker doubles the output of the popular original maker!

  • It's the same as the original, only bigger—about basketball size—and now it makes a whopping quart-size batch of ice cream
  • Simply load ice and rock salt in 1 end, and ice cream ingredients in the other
  • Then have a ball with the ball, rolling it around for 30 to 35 min., and, voila, you've played your way to a quart of delicious ice cream!
  • Fun design will delight kids and adults alike—great for backyard parties, a day at the beach and family camping
  • Made sturdy for many batches of fun and ice cream; recipes included
  • Copolyester plastic exterior, anodized aluminum can and food-grade rubber O-ring are all 100% BPA free

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Camper's Dream Play and Freeze Mega Ice Cream Maker Specs

Specification

Description

Weight3 lbs. 4 oz.
Dimensions(Diameter) 8.5 inches
Material(Outer shell) copolyester plastic / (inner can) anodized aluminum

Camper's Dream Play and Freeze Mega Ice Cream Maker Customer Reviews

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Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker
 
4.1

(based on 14 reviews)

85%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Durable (11)
  • Fun (6)
  • Easy to clean (5)
  • Lightweight (4)
  • Stable (4)

Cons

  • Bulky (7)
  • Difficult to clean (4)
  • Heavy (3)

Best Uses

  • Car camping (11)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Casual adventurer (10), Avid adventurer (5)
  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Minimalist (4)

Reviewed by 14 customers

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Mar

26

2008

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

 
5.0

My kids love it!

By Schoolyards

from The O.C.

About Me Avid Adventurer

Site Member

Pros

  • Durable
  • Fun
  • Unique

Cons

  • Bulky
  • Heavy

Best Uses

  • Backyard
  • Car Camping
  • Hot Summer Days

Comments about Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker:

I have used this with my kids for a few years now. Whenever we go camping in warm weather, it goes with us. Friends kids ask me to bring it whenever we go, warm or cold because it is so much fun. While I agree it takes some work (ice, salt, ingredients, cleaning, etc...) it is very fun for the young ones. I don’t bring it along when only camping with adults but I have in the past. I don’t know what the few other reviews did wrong, but it freezes quite hard and taste great. (We like crushing peaches and adding to vanilla recipe) If you have kids, get it!

Note: Don’t kick it around like they say, it’s heavy when loaded and solid so it hurts. We use it like a bowling ball or bocce ball and play games with it. Have fun!

  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Comfort Driven

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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Sep

12

2007

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

 
4.0

awesome!!!

By dpchidester

from Renton, WA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Site Member

Pros

  • Durable
  • Easy To Clean
  • Fun

Cons

  • Bulky

Best Uses

  • Backpacking
  • Car Camping
  • Hiking

Comments about Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker:

This is great for making some ice cream to share with friends while camping. Just add berries and some vanilla and your set!

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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Sep

12

2007

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

 
5.0

Fun and easy

By TBurwell

from Davis, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Site Member

Pros

  • Durable
  • Lightweight
  • Stable

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Car Camping
    • Parties, BBQs

    Comments about Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker:

    Lots of fun to make ice cream, kids love passing it around, rolling it, playing with it all the while making ice cream. I've used it at home, in campgrounds, brought it to BBQs, and it's just fun to get everyone involved and earning their dessert. Very sturdy and an elegant design. For cleaning, it's great to have a hose or a spigot, or a deep kitchen sink.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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    Sep

    9

    2007

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Great for kids

    By Maktub

    from Athens, GA

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Pros

    • Fun

    Cons

    • Difficult to Clean

    Best Uses

    • Fun for kids

    Comments about Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker:

    It's great for kids to make ice-cream with lots of fun!

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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    Sep

    7

    2007

    (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    We had a blast with this

    By RiverChick

    from Salt Lake City, UT

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Easy To Clean

    Cons

    • Bulky

    Best Uses

    • Car Camping
    • River trips

    Comments about Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker:

    Just a great treat, to have ice cream on the river with fresh berries! It was unexpected and delicious to have ice cream in the middle of the river trip. The ball was sturdy and made enough for all 9 of us to have a dish-full. It was no problem finding someone willing to roll the ball back and forth and it froze the cream very quickly.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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    Dec

    20

    2008

    (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    It works for us!

    By Toggpine

    from Tacoma, WA

    About Me Casual Adventurer

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Durable

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Car Camping
      • Picnic

      Comments about Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker:

      We have used the ice cream ball while camping and with my pre-schooler's class. The adults had as much fun with it as the kids. It freezes faster and harder with heavy whipping cream than either the half & half, or the old-fashioned chocolate milk we used. The rich chocolate milk gave us a milkshake consisitancy. I have not tried the classic custard-type recipes yet so I don't know how they turn out. You must scrape the insides down every 5-10 minutes with a rigid long-handled spoon to help it freeze faster and more evenly. This also keeps the top easier to open. It takes up about the same space as a soccerball. The ball does tend to sweat so a towel is good to have on hand to wipe it down every now & again. This thing is lots of fun and will make a great gift too!

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      Nov

      25

      2008

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Very Durable!

      By Parabellum

      from Berkeley, CA

      About Me Casual Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Durable
      • Easy To Clean
      • Fun

      Cons

      • Bulky
      • Hard to open
      • Heavy

      Best Uses

      • Car Camping
      • Home
      • Yard

      Comments about Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker:

      Pros:
      I first started using this a few years ago at the day camp I worked at, and we gave this thing hell. We had two of them and they got daily use during the summer. We would run them up big hills and let them go. They would reach high speeds and then hit trees, rocks stumps you name it, and they never broke. What did kill one of them was a camper throwing it against the corner of a wooden table. The other one lasted for years and is probably still going strong.

      Cons:
      They are REALLY hard to open after you make the ice cream. You have to use a lot of force to close them so that the ice cream does not come out, and it becomes nearly impossible to open after it roles around for an hour. Several times it took two full grown men twisting the top to get it to open.

      It takes about an hour to make good ice cream, and not the 30 min that it claims. But the ice cream is great!

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jan

      6

      2009

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Great Product!

      By Kevin

      from Newport, RI

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Durable
      • Easy To Clean

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Car Camping

        Comments about Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker:

        I actually got the smaller one (pint size) as a gift for Christmas and I love it!! I made Peanut butter cup ice cream the first time and it came out great. I did my ab workout while shaking it so I could justify the ice cream after. It made about 3 generous servings. I am a HUGE ice cream critic and this made some great ice cream and you know exactly what is going in it. You will work for it but it is worth it on the other end. So far I only used heavy cream but it turned out fantastic. Off to try more flavors! Well worth the money for the ice cream fanatic in your life.

        • Gift:
        • Yes
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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        Sep

        19

        2007

        (2 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

         
        1.0

        Too good to be true

        By Chocoholic

        from Seattle

        About Me Avid Adventurer, Casual/ Recreational

        Pros

        • Durable

        Cons

        • Bulky
        • Difficult to Clean
        • Heavy once filled

        Best Uses

        • At Home
        • Car Camping

        Comments about Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker:

        I was really excited about this product at first, but once we started the trial run we quickly learned that it leaves alot to be desired. Once we filled it with ice and the mixed liquids it became extremely heavy and cumbersome. We were hardly able to "play around" with it and resorted to rolling it on the grass. Allow for more than an hour for a soft serve product to become available, and we found once finished the texture was quite icy. I'm taking it back soon...!

        Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

        (2 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jun

        9

        2009

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Ice Cream!

        By aaroneous

        from Newbury Park, CA

        About Me Casual Adventurer

        Pros

        • Compact
        • Durable
        • Lightweight
        • Stable

        Cons

          Best Uses

            Comments about Camper's Dream Mega Ice Cream Maker:

            We tried the Ice Cream ball and low and behold...IT WORKED!! And it was delicious!! It was very easy to use - would recommend- THANKS!

            • Gift:
            • Yes

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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