Do it yourself question

[seagullplayer]

I read a lot about people having trouble keeping the temp regulated in their bators.

Several years ago my son and I build a bator using an old ice cooler. Someone told me to put a few bottles of water in it to help keep the temp constant.
I don't know if it helped because we never tried it without the water, but we didn't have much trouble with the temps.

I do recall putting hot water in the bottles to get started.

Anyone else ever try this?

I am planning to build another bator soon, and I am wondering if I should leave room for bottles of water.

The guy that told me about it actually used a rubber hot water bottle in his.

 

[MissPrissy]

Yes, many of us do that. The bottles of warm water act like a heat sink and help the temps be more stable.