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02-21-2003, 03:22 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Vinton VA
Posts: 2,978
RE: Meat transportation
Freeze the meat well before hand, then use a sleeping bag filled with dry ice. It will keep the meat frozen solid for several days with no problem. Sleeping bags make great coolers in a pinch and you can " mold" the size to fit your needs.
02-21-2003, 09:15 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Spring Grove, Pa. USA
Posts: 2,120
RE: Meat transportation
Look for an ice cream/dairy manufacturer in the area.I work for a dairy and we always have dry ice availiable.WARNING
on' t touch the stuff with your bare hands-it will burn instantly!
on' t touch the stuff with your bare hands-it will burn instantly!
02-21-2003, 10:11 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: the woods of NJ.
Posts: 5,643
RE: Meat transportation
Krisken, I have an Igloo94 that I bring on vacation in Aug down LBI.I freeze prepared food.( ex. stuffed cabbage,lasagna) ,bring frozen burgers,steaks,hot dogs, etc. Bring some up to the small refridge. and leave the rest in the van in the lot ,in the sun unfortunately,(cover the cooler w/blanket )in 90 degree+ heat and it still takes 3-4 days for the stuffed cabbage to thaw out so we can heat it up. so a drive home with frozen pork should not be that hard. also if you freeze it ahead of time you might want to take the time to wrap it into portions so as not to have to defrost and re-wrap at home. Good Luck and obey the speed limit. PS.as your passing through Jersey and you don' t trust the meat that might have thawed drop it off here. haha.
02-22-2003, 08:06 AM
#8
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Omaha NE USA
Posts: 261
RE: Meat transportation
Dry ice is the way to go. The company we use in Omaha for Halloween and long road trips with coolers is like a natural gas company that also deals with hazardous chemicals which dry ice is nothing to mess with in large quantities. Throw a 5 or 10 lb. slab per cooler and everything will stay very cool or rock hard for a long time.
If you are wondering about the Halloween reference, you throw dry ice into a punch bowl of a party and you get a boiling, steaming witch' s brew kind of effect. Kids go crazy over it!
If you are wondering about the Halloween reference, you throw dry ice into a punch bowl of a party and you get a boiling, steaming witch' s brew kind of effect. Kids go crazy over it!
02-23-2003, 03:06 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: egypt
Posts: 1,994
RE: Meat transportation
you might also look for a butcher to freeze it for you for a few bucks. They can usually get things frozen much faster then a regular chest freezer.
The dry ice is the only way to go! that and/or gel packs. I' d put the dry ice right in the middle and wrap the hole thing in the sleeping bag though. I think both would work but it would make more sense to have the insulation all the way around what you are trying to insulate with the cooling source inside also then place the hole thing in the cooler then have a pile of meat with the ice on top. will it matter, dunno, but I dont think it would hurt either.......
The dry ice is the only way to go! that and/or gel packs. I' d put the dry ice right in the middle and wrap the hole thing in the sleeping bag though. I think both would work but it would make more sense to have the insulation all the way around what you are trying to insulate with the cooling source inside also then place the hole thing in the cooler then have a pile of meat with the ice on top. will it matter, dunno, but I dont think it would hurt either.......