Snag wrote:

> On 6/15/2020 1:25 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >On Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:54:54 -0500, Snag > wrote:
> >
> >> We dragged this thing home back in March , it's been on the
> trailer
> > > since then - well covered with a tarp . Our youngest son got an
> > > upright and this small chest has just been taking up space in his
> > > kitchen for quite some time now . I had mentioned possibly
> > > getting another small freezer for bread , fruit , veggies , etc
> > > from the garden but hadn't acted on it because I'm basically a
> > > lazy bum and there was a bit of work involved with getting it
> > > down to the cellar . So when he said let's load this on your
> > > trailer and you can have it , I agreed . Well , today I found one
> > > of my roundtuits and got it cleaned up and installed in the
> > > cellar . I discovered I have a shop made basket that is a perfect
> > > fit . Along with the one that came with it I should be able to
> > > keep this unit well organized . That's one major drawback to a
> > > chest , getting to the stuff on the bottom . With 2 baskets
> > > suspended I'll have room in the bottom for one milk crate and
> > > another basket which I'll have to construct to the proper size .
> > > Having everything in a container that can be lifted out will go a
> > > long ways toward keeping order down there .
> >> Snag
> > > Yes , I'm old
> > > and crotchety - and armed .
> > > Get outta my woods !
> >
> > Our 26 cu. ft. chest freezer purchased in the mid-60s at one time
> > had 3 layers. The top 2 layers were sliding baskets that slid on
> > rails attached to the interior walls. Eventually the clips that
> > held the rails broke loose from the walls and really no way to
> > re-attach them. I didn't want to give up my spacious freezer so I
> > tried baskets like laundry baskets to put things in. Those baskets
> > became to heavy to move around when they were full. What I am
> > getting at is if you choose baskets, choose smaller ones that can
> > be lifted when full. I'm currently using the wire baskets that
> > came with the freezer, stacked, side-by-side. I keep the 7
> > baskets sorted so that I really don't have to rummage around for
> > stuff. Chicken in one, beef, pork, fish, baked goods. It makes it
> > easier if you know where your stuff is. HTH
> > Janet US
> >
>
> This is a small unit , inside is only about 15x27x31 inches with a
> chunk taken out for the condenser/compressor unit . I figure it's
> around 6 cf or a bit less . The baskets are not going to be all that
> big ...

Good size for a 2 person family with occasional guests.