We took a polar bear cooler (which is very light empty) on 2 trips this past year. 1st time was packed with frozen meat(NO dry ice) and loaded at 0600 on morning of departure from Atlanta and still frozen when we reached the boat at 1800.

On 2nd trip, since we were staying at hotel prior to departure, I put smallest block of dry ice (partial block which weighed 2 pounds) in top of cooler as we left house and 24 hrs later, everything frozen solid! No peaking!!

A hard cooler will weigh more, especially the "Yeti type". If filled with meat, it will easily exceed the standard luggage limits, adding $$$ to costs.

The soft Polar Bear, is used on excursions to shore if getting Ice or frozen goods, taking cold drinks on shore excursions, and when empty, my clothing carry on duffle goes in Polar Bear Cooler for the return trip.

And our SEA TIGER ( TMM fleet) has an Engel cooler... I doubt any of the charter companies are going to advertise the "owner upgrades" like this.



Wes Turton
s/v SEA TIGER
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