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Re: Cooler provisioning question
[Re: Schwendy]
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03/06/2016 05:42 PM
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We use a rolling cooler like this http://www.target.com/p/igloo-maxcold-40...page.vertical_1Checked as a piece of luggage, it has kept meat frozen for 3 days before we get on the boat. We freeze everything on a cookie sheet so it lays very flat and stacks together in one block. The night before our flight we load the cooler and add 10#'s of dry ice. The next morning, we remove the dry ice (too much of a hassle to fly with dry ice). It will stay frozen for 3-4 days. This cooler is great on the boat, we don't go through near as much ice. The reason we bring food is for ease in the galley. At home I pre-cook bacon and sausage (no messing with grease), make taco meat, marinate chicken breast, inject a pork tenderloin and make homemade spag. sauce. Makes meals for 8 a lot easier.
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Re: Cooler provisioning question
[Re: Schwendy]
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03/06/2016 09:26 PM
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Schwendy said: Anyone have pref of Riteway vs One Mart? I used the Moorings provisioning service last trip and was very satisfied. The selection is solid, if not as vast as Riteway, and all of the items were put away on the boat when we boarded for our sleepaboard. Super convenient. Prices were comparable on most items.
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Re: Cooler provisioning question
[Re: Schwendy]
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03/06/2016 10:37 PM
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Schwendy said: That's the size I have. Didn't want to buy the 48 can size so maybe I can squeeze into the 24. Do you check it or carry it on? I've carried mine on with clothes in it before but do they allow carry on full of frozen food? ALWAYS carry on and never a problem! These other suggestions while they apparently work are WAY to much effort and time spent. Just buy the Polar Bear.
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Re: Cooler provisioning question
[Re: Schwendy]
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03/07/2016 12:04 AM
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Schwendy said: Anyone have pref of Riteway vs One Mart? Oh, Riteway...hands down! You'll see it quite clearly!
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Re: Cooler provisioning question
[Re: StormJib]
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03/07/2016 02:39 PM
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StormJib said:
We have never experienced an open search on anything. The TSA has X-rays and computers that is expected to do much of the work for them. The TSA has tape and other tools to reseal items if they must. We also throw our own short roll of tape in as we close the lid. Like much in life many things come down to how you behave, appear, present, and carry yourself. Please note millions of pounds of seafood and beef are flying on our passenger planes each and everyday. Our igloos have traveled the globe since 1979 without issues right next to our dive gear. Please note millions of pounds of seafood and beef are flying on our passenger planes each and everyday.
I've always wondered just how those fishes got here from the ocean! We're not talking about suspicious behavior here just inspecting a taped/sealed box. You are incredibly lucky sir in NEVER having anything open searched as every time we fly somewhere we find a TSA "note" in our checked luggage showing that TSA opened them. Maybe I should get rid of the fake beard, sunglasses, and neatly pressed dinner jacket from now on? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Cooler provisioning question
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03/07/2016 04:36 PM
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Well, they must find sumething fishy about my "fish" because I do not believe I have ever opened my cooler after a trip to or from the BVI without finding a TSA inspection notification slip inside. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Cooler provisioning question
[Re: StormJib]
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03/07/2016 04:55 PM
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StormJib said: Note: Every box from every commercial vendor will be fully taped and sealed. Any package not fully taped and sealed is subject to tampering. Ever heard that question did you pack this yourself? Taped, fully sealed, clearly labeled is always the way to go. Expect the package to be X-Rayed and computer scanned. The folks that have the right and need to open inspect have all the materials and tools to repackage and reseal perishables properly packed. There is no need for fear, worry, or innovation here. Thanks as my mind is now at ease and I can finally sleep tonight.
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Re: Cooler provisioning question
[Re: RickinAtlanta]
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03/07/2016 05:00 PM
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Don't stay up all night innovating Rick.
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Re: Cooler provisioning question
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03/07/2016 05:24 PM
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HillsideView said: Don't stay up all night innovating Rick. Used to but then I got married. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Cooler provisioning question
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03/08/2016 10:47 AM
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Agree with many comments - carry on, polar bear cooler, no ice needed - fill all air space. I have cooked spaghetti and frozen it to fill the spaces - It holds a lot of 'legal' water (ice) and is (cheap) disposable if it melts too much or gets crushed. I use the spaghetti (in baggies) across the top and around the sides as I have space. Linguini is another alternative... ;-)
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Re: Cooler provisioning question
[Re: StormJib]
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03/08/2016 02:22 PM
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StormJib said: Here is a little more real world dribble for ya. No doubt soft luggage and carry on can have benefits. Using Polar Bear's own words their great products are the best soft sided cooler made. Using Polar Bears's own research some of their soft sided products will keep ice three days. Now to some science. Air only insulates when it is trapped and immobilized. In all our coolers and most of our homes trapped air is the actual insulator. All that fancy stuff is holding air captive creating a barrier from heat entering. Cold does not leave, heat or energy or energy invades the space. When you move, squish, and shift those soft sided coolers you are exchanging air. Each puff of air shortens that time on three(3) day Polar Bear. Stop the air from moving and your meat or drinks will stay cold much longer. The rigid sealed igloo with give you 5 days in a 90 degree oven 24/7... some of the larger ones 7 days in a 90 degree oven. Research shows ice will last in a standard igloo three days with the lid opened once every 8 hours or three times a day for three days. For all those reasons we travel with a duct taped sealed igloo. On big trips we check as much as we can and carry as little as we can making use of the entire industry built to tote bags and luggage door to door. We also travel with nothing we are not willing to lose. Over 4 decades two coolers have been delayed and the stuff was still frozen when the igloo caught up with us. Once in Canada and once in the Exumas. Life is not perfect... We gave up with carrying fishing gear. That stuff seems to always miss its planes and never find its way home. YOU said it right on! "Here is a little more real world dribble for ya."
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