Post by: grundy53 on August 23, 2018, 08:03:02 AM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on August 23, 2018, 08:06:21 AM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on August 23, 2018, 08:17:31 AM
Gallon jugs of regular ice in a good cooler will last a good long while in oct and November also.
Post by: grundy53 on August 23, 2018, 08:33:34 AM
Just go to town once you kill and get some. You won’t be all that far away. :twocents:That was my original plan but I was told no one in colville sells dry ice anymore. The closest is Spokane.
Gallon jugs of regular ice in a good cooler will last a good long while in oct and November also.
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Post by: 92xj on August 23, 2018, 08:38:27 AM
Just go to town once you kill and get some. You won’t be all that far away. :twocents:That was my original plan but I was told no one in colville sells dry ice anymore. The closest is Spokane.
Gallon jugs of regular ice in a good cooler will last a good long while in oct and November also.
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Just buy normal ice.
Is your plan to shoot moose, cut up moose, throw in cooler, pack camp and be home within 7 days of pulling trigger?
Post by: Widgeondeke on August 23, 2018, 08:41:56 AM
Post by: 92xj on August 23, 2018, 08:42:53 AM
I know of two bison that made it here from South Dakota over the course of 2.5 days and no issues or even thought of issues were had.
Post by: ctwiggs1 on August 23, 2018, 08:45:17 AM
Put them in the coolers and pack them as full as you can before you go. After you kill an animal, put it in the cooler. Hit a gas station on the way home and pack the tops with ice cubes.
Done.
Post by: CP on August 23, 2018, 08:46:02 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 23, 2018, 08:51:07 AM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on August 23, 2018, 08:52:41 AM
I used me Yeti money to pay the mortgage.
Having Yeti's is almost a curse. I got two for free and I get strange looks every time I use them. I have to explain regularly "Nope, I'm not the type of guy with the cash to spend this much on a damn cooler."
Post by: grundy53 on August 23, 2018, 09:02:01 AM
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Post by: KFhunter on August 23, 2018, 09:05:28 AM
call em @ (509) 684-3209
Post by: Fl0und3rz on August 23, 2018, 09:12:04 AM
Thanks for the tips. My main concern with using normal ice is with wanting to keep the meat dry. But frozen jugs should work.
Rather than saving jugs and bottles, buy flats of water in the 16 oz. bottles, freeze, and have fresh drinking water as they thaw.
Post by: ctwiggs1 on August 23, 2018, 09:12:20 AM
Thanks for the tips. My main concern with using normal ice is with wanting to keep the meat dry. But frozen jugs should work.
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That's exactly why I went to jugs.
Post by: grundy53 on August 23, 2018, 09:12:23 AM
Colville walmart quit selling dry ice?That's what I was told. I'll call them and double check thank.
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Post by: grundy53 on August 23, 2018, 09:15:35 AM
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Post by: grundy53 on August 23, 2018, 09:18:05 AM
Colville walmart quit selling dry ice?I just called them. They no longer sell dry ice.
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Post by: CP on August 23, 2018, 09:22:05 AM
Dry ice will freeze meat.
Dry ice turns to gas as it melts. This will increase the pressure inside the ice chest if air tight and can cause failures (not a problem with cheap coolers as they aren't air tight).
Post by: grundy53 on August 23, 2018, 09:23:54 AM
pellets don't last as long as blocks, just like ice chips don't last as long as ice blocks.We'll be using a fish tote to transport the meat. So It won't be air tight.
Dry ice will freeze meat.
Dry ice turns to gas as it melts. This will increase the pressure inside the ice chest if air tight and can cause failures (not a problem with cheap coolers as they aren't air tight).
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on August 23, 2018, 09:26:18 AM
As long as the meat isn’t sitting in water and your tote has a drain it won’t hurt it to have ice melting on the way home. No need to overthink it.
Find Moose, shoot Moose, clean Moose, cool meat overnight, drive home.
Post by: huntnfmly on August 23, 2018, 09:34:27 AM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on August 23, 2018, 09:34:41 AM
Post by: Whitpirate on August 23, 2018, 10:16:23 AM
You won’t have any issues with regular ice. I’d be more co center with cooler space... just get the body heat out of the meat and you will be fine. Will be plenty cool in oct to hang the meat
As long as the meat isn’t sitting in water and your tote has a drain it won’t hurt it to have ice melting on the way home. No need to overthink it.
Find Moose, shoot Moose, clean Moose, cool meat overnight, drive home.
This plan has worked for every moose I assisted with.
Post by: Knocker of rocks on August 23, 2018, 10:24:05 AM
Don’t store it in any place where people will be, it’ll kill you. 😉https://q13fox.com/2018/07/28/mother-killed-wife-seriously-injured-after-dry-ice-accident/
Post by: grundy53 on August 23, 2018, 10:24:33 AM
You won’t have any issues with regular ice. I’d be more co center with cooler space... just get the body heat out of the meat and you will be fine. Will be plenty cool in oct to hang the meatI tend to over analyze things. Lol.
As long as the meat isn’t sitting in water and your tote has a drain it won’t hurt it to have ice melting on the way home. No need to overthink it.
Find Moose, shoot Moose, clean Moose, cool meat overnight, drive home.
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Post by: grundy53 on August 23, 2018, 10:26:15 AM
Need to just borrow some coolers??I appreciate the offer but we have a fish tote and plenty of coolers.
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Post by: bearpaw on August 23, 2018, 10:29:26 AM
Colville walmart quit selling dry ice?
call em @ (509) 684-3209
We were unable to get it the last time we tried, I checked again yesterday and did not see the dry ice cooler in the store. But it might be worth calling to verify.
Post by: bearpaw on August 23, 2018, 10:32:52 AM
You won’t have any issues with regular ice. I’d be more co center with cooler space... just get the body heat out of the meat and you will be fine. Will be plenty cool in oct to hang the meatI tend to over analyze things. Lol.
As long as the meat isn’t sitting in water and your tote has a drain it won’t hurt it to have ice melting on the way home. No need to overthink it.
Find Moose, shoot Moose, clean Moose, cool meat overnight, drive home.
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If you get the hide off, piece it out, and it cools overnight while hanging then put in coolers in the morning I would think you should get home fine.
Post by: kselkhunter on August 23, 2018, 10:35:25 AM
Last time I bought dry ice, I actually bought it at Dairy Queen. Not sure if there is a Dairy Queen near where you will be, or if they're still selling dry ice. But just a thought.
Post by: CaNINE on August 23, 2018, 12:55:32 PM
Post by: stigalla on August 23, 2018, 02:26:03 PM
Post by: grundy53 on August 23, 2018, 02:34:14 PM
How about you tell me when you knock one down and ill bring you some... You just make sure my belly is full when I leave! I'm in n spokane and can make it up there pretty quickI'm sure I'll be alright. I'm just looking for stuff to stress over. But you are more than welcome to stop by camp anytime.
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Post by: jackelope on August 23, 2018, 05:52:04 PM
I put 1.5# of it on top of an inch or so of rock salt and then a bunch(~40) of frozen water bottles in my Rtic cooler and they stayed frozen inside the car for 3 days. I didn’t open the cooler at all. Once i did they started melting pretty quick.