Post by: Gutpile on March 04, 2009, 07:24:29 PM
Post by: Red Dawg on March 04, 2009, 07:28:12 PM
Post by: popeshawnpaul on March 04, 2009, 07:29:02 PM
Post by: btlsoom on March 04, 2009, 07:32:12 PM
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 04, 2009, 07:33:06 PM
Or go buy a freezer alarm. They are like $10.
ALL my freezers have an alarm. Plus i check them atleast once a day.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 04, 2009, 07:34:56 PM
Post by: huntnphool on March 04, 2009, 07:40:01 PM
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if you have a ton of meat in it you can claim it on your home insurance.
Do I get another tag and all the money spent on fuel?
Post by: ICEMAN on March 04, 2009, 07:40:15 PM
Probably 10 days later went out to get some meat... :'( Totally devastating experience. Deer, Elk, pork, salmon, gamebirds, you name it. Horrible.
Post by: Gutpile on March 04, 2009, 07:41:35 PM
I may get an alarm. Can you put the alarm in the house even though the freezer is in the shop? I never use the shop in the off season so I'd never know it was going off till it's too late.
That stink was something else. You think coyotes stink when you shoot them? Try a rotton one out. :puke:
Interesting molds too. :puke: :puke:
Post by: Gutpile on March 04, 2009, 07:43:27 PM
Another thing to keep in mind. A frost free freezer will cause hides and food to freezer burn quicker.
Didn't know that. I was going to bring it up the following day but he wasn't going to be around so figured I'd wait. guess I waited to long.
Post by: huntnphool on March 04, 2009, 07:44:31 PM
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Interesting molds too.
I think I would have just loaded the freezer in the back of the truck and hit the dump
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 04, 2009, 07:51:23 PM
If you have a freezer alarm you don't have to go check it. Unless your freezer alarm goes out, LOL.
Freezer alarms are worth the $$.
Ohh non of the ones i have seen actually go in the house.
Post by: huntnphool on March 04, 2009, 07:53:32 PM
Post by: Curly on March 04, 2009, 07:55:05 PM
I may get an alarm. Can you put the alarm in the house even though the freezer is in the shop? I never use the shop in the off season so I'd never know it was going off till it's too late.
Maybe they make a wireless alarm? That would be a good idea.
Here is one that I googled up: http://www.partshelf.com/ci00985.html
Post by: rasbo on March 04, 2009, 07:56:09 PM
No meat in this one. All the game thats left is in the house.a true dog killer would have rolled in it :yike: that sucks losing the dog
I may get an alarm. Can you put the alarm in the house even though the freezer is in the shop? I never use the shop in the off season so I'd never know it was going off till it's too late.
That stink was something else. You think coyotes stink when you shoot them? Try a rotton one out. :puke:
Interesting molds too. :puke: :puke:
Post by: Gutpile on March 04, 2009, 08:03:37 PM
Ok than my question would be how often when you go into the shop in the off season do you check the freezer. If you are just going in their quick for something you may not check it.
Never. The shop is for my business. When the season is over November-Feb I don't go in there unless I need a tool or something. I'll probably just make space in the garage, that way I'll check it all the time. I've been able to fit all of my game in the house freezer so havent needed to use it much.
Thanks all. Gave me food for thought.
Post by: huntnphool on March 04, 2009, 08:07:21 PM
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I've been able to fit all of my game in the house freezer
Dude, you've got to start hunting something other than squirrel :chuckle:
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 04, 2009, 08:11:44 PM
Post by: Gutpile on March 04, 2009, 08:12:47 PM
QuoteI've been able to fit all of my game in the house freezer
Dude, you've got to start hunting something other than squirrel :chuckle:
Like a moose??
Post by: huntnphool on March 04, 2009, 08:16:41 PM
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Should have cut off those back hams and threw them in the show cooker with some taters and carrots.
:puke: :puke: :puke:
Post by: robodad on March 04, 2009, 08:16:53 PM
It works !!
Post by: Gutpile on March 04, 2009, 08:17:15 PM
To bad you threw the dog out. The meat was just getting tender. Should have cut off those back hams and threw them in the show cooker with some taters and carrots. :chuckle:
I'll save the next one for you. :chuckle:
Post by: Gutpile on March 04, 2009, 08:18:07 PM
OK Just a suggestion you can take it or leave it, What I do is save every milk jug and 2 liter bottle I can find and fill them with water and put all of them in the freezer and only take out enough of the bottles and when you eat the food or in this case get rid of the hide then replace the bottles so the freezer is always full of something, that way if you were to forget to plug it back in ICEMAN or it goes TU you have a bit more time before all the precious game meat thaws cause the ice in the jugs will keep it frozen for a very long time especially if you don't open the door and if you do you'll know there is a problem !!! :twocents:
It works !!
Good idea.
Post by: ICEMAN on March 05, 2009, 05:30:49 AM
Alarms are a great idea.
Post by: billythekidrock on March 05, 2009, 05:55:42 AM
It was only a few months ago that I almost lost 100 lbs of meat. I was able to cook/refreeze or can most of it, but it was a pain.
Post by: FALFire on March 05, 2009, 08:13:11 AM
Do you want an upright or chest freezer?
Post by: Gutpile on March 05, 2009, 10:31:49 AM
Post by: Big10gauge on March 05, 2009, 10:59:17 AM
Post by: rasbo on March 05, 2009, 11:01:31 AM
Gutpile, I'll save you some coyote meat if you want to fill up the new freezer. :yike:I gotta bob in the frezzer when it goes bad its yours! No really its yours
Post by: Gutpile on March 05, 2009, 11:03:52 AM
Thanks but no.
I tried;
(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/11250/CoyoteHelper.jpg)
I didn't help. :puke: :puke:
Post by: FALFire on March 05, 2009, 01:16:56 PM
shoot-em-dead is selling me his upright.
I would have given you a chest freezer. Works fine last I had it plugged in. We are getting rid of several appliances, about to order some new stuff up for the kitchen.
Post by: Gutpile on March 05, 2009, 04:33:33 PM