Our group has been coming down for about 30 years. We bring a cheap cooler filled with meat. We use the cooler for beer during the charter and leave it. Yes there is a savings,but most of all can prep meals and is a huge quality difference. We are a group that are very good cooks and enjoy cooking. We also use sheets of techni-ice. We leave home 0 early and get to our charter for a sleep aboard at about 6 in the evening
. The meats are all rock hard frozen.