Styrofoam container in garage to help control termperature

[foreverincamo]

Kick something else out of the house to the garage. Bowling balls don't do well with large temperature swings

[NewToBowling]

Kick something else out of the house to the garage. Bowling balls don't do well with large temperature swings

Not a question of space but convenience. I would hate lugging my 3 ball bag from car into house having to deal with a few steps and storing it in laundry room (wife prefers it out of site so in the corner is not an option). Easier transition from car to corner of garage

[jlwonderley]

I agree with Amyers and Mike White.
Unless you can create a 100% perfectly insulated container, the heat inside will transfer outside (albeit at some degree slower) until equilibrium is achieved. With nothing making or drawing in more thermal energy, it will be useless. A cooler (yes, even with an added blanket) is not nearly effective enough for this purpose.

The only reason a (adjoined) garage is usually just a bit warmer than outside is because the main part of the house DOES have a source of new energy (furnace, wood stove, etc.) and some of the heat makes it way into the garage, even without a duct. Also, it protects from wind-chill factor.

[Amyers]

I'm "smart" enough not to find myself in a cold winter to begin with.

Also, I have plenty of space inside where my bowling equipment can stay out of the freakin hot summers.

You are the one who made a comparison of the effectiveness of the styrofoam container,
but you compared it to something we don't have experience with.

How effective is your ability to put out a fire by urinating on it?

Who knows, maybe you have hidden talents.

BTW how many of those 32+ weeks would the "winter" be cold enough to need a styrofoam container?

For me, I think the styrofoam would work just fine, because winter here is 60 degrees.

At 60 degrees you don't need a cooler to begin with so the point your making here is purely argumentative. If you want to protect your equipment keep it in a temperature controlled environment if not take your chances with the cold. If you choose to take your chances don't waste your time with a cooler it's not doing anything but making you feel better about it.

[Mike White]

At 60 degrees you don't need a cooler to begin with so the point your making here is purely argumentative.

I think by the time we got to the 32+ weeks of "winter" we had left reality.

[Jessiewoodard57]

My PSO was talking about ball storage at leagues a few days ago and he was saying the Storm ball rep said that Storm now suggests storing them in the house wrapped in a plastic bag thumb hole down.

[bowl1820]

My PSO was talking about ball storage at leagues a few days ago and he was saying the Storm ball rep said that Storm now suggests storing them in the house wrapped in a plastic bag thumb hole down.

That originally came from a blog post by Jeff Richgels about balls cracking and a article in the Fall 2008 edition of Pro Shop Insider written by Rich Jacobson.

Click here for The 11th Frame: The Ebonite article that tells you how to keep resin balls from cracking – and how I got it wrong

Click here for the Ebonite Article

[Tony]

I think by the time we got to the 32+ weeks of "winter" we had left reality.

This place is not too far off ...

. CASPER, WYOMING Snow is common in this town and has occurred as early as September and as late as early June. The average daily winter temperature is 22°F, and on average, 181 days of the year have temperatures at or below 32°F. Casper is among the top five most windiest spots in the nation. The prevailing winter wind blows from the southwest, with the emphasis on “blows.” Some wind gusts have been clocked at over 60 m.p.h.

[Tony]

My PSO was talking about ball storage at leagues a few days ago and he was saying the Storm ball rep said that Storm now suggests storing them in the house wrapped in a plastic bag thumb hole down.

Are you sure he didn't have any other suggestions .......... could he perhaps have said at some time "in a Styrofoam cooler in the garage" ?

[jlwonderley]

Are you sure he didn't have any other suggestions .......... could he perhaps have said at some time "in a Styrofoam cooler in the garage" ?

Lol. You cheeky sob.

Think I may have gotten posts mixed upped before, meant to say Amyers and Tony I was agreeing with, no offense Mike.