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A week ago we were up at Elk Lake for our annual fishing trip. We knew that the camp we were staying at didn't have minnows; so we stopped in New Liskeard and picked up a couple dozen. Man the walleye went nuts for them; but when we ran out, none of us wanted to make the hour and half round trip to get more. That's where the idea of making a bait tank out of a used apartment sized chess freezer. I've found a 5 cu' one on Kijiji for 60 bucks. Amazon has a temp controller for 55 bucks and Lowes has an aerator/filter assembly for about 65. I know there's cheaper aerators; but I want the filter and the 250 gph. So for under $200.00 I can build a portable bait tank; that could hold 10 or 12 dozen minnows. The new truck has a built in inverter; but it's only rated for 150 watts (1.36 amps) which is all but useless. I have another 2000 watt inverter installed in the ice hut; I could scoop that to run the freezer while travelling. The freezer has a 1.8 amp draw rating and the aerator's draw is less then a 1/4 amp. Not sure what the start up draw is in the freezer's compressor? What pitfalls does anyone see with this idea? Dan.