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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 718069" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>No problem at all. Buy the best insulated picnic style ice chest/cooler you can find in the size you to hold what you want to send. I use midsize coolers from Wal-Mart or Farm and Fleet when sending beef to my kids around the country. The cooler is part of your Christmas gift! You will not need dry ice from TN to MI.</p><p></p><p>Turn the freezer temperature control down very low a few days before you want to ship so the beef is really frozen solid. Leave the cooler outside or in an unheated garage to pre cool it a bit.</p><p></p><p>The key is to quickly fill the cooler as full as possible but so that the lid still closes properly. I then take a good grade of duct tape and wrap it around the cooler lid joint to the lower portion, sealing the lid from air leakage. I use a couple plastic bands running around the cooler and lid, one on each side. I guess you could use a couple wraps of duct tape here too. Try to buy a cooler with no drain or tape the drain plug also. Tape the handles down because if you leave them out they are likely to get broken off anyway.</p><p></p><p>Send it UPS 2nd day on a Monday or Tuesday (so it doesn't sit in a warehouse or truck over a weekend) and this time of year it should arrive still frozen in two days. Mark the outside in big letters "frozen beef - please rush" so the folks handling it know what is inside and hopefully don't set in on a heater some place.</p><p></p><p>An alternative is to order a thick styrofoam container online and a tight fitting cardboard box to put it in...I like using a cooler better. Eventually you can get them back and reuse them.</p><p></p><p>You may be able to use standard UPS ground but it is risky if mixed in with the Christmas packages. If you've gone to this much trouble you might as well spend a couple more bucks to get it there in 2 days. The key to success is setting the freezer down very low - well below zero - a couple days ahead of shipping to get that beef cold. It acts as it's own dry ice. Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 718069, member: 7509"] No problem at all. Buy the best insulated picnic style ice chest/cooler you can find in the size you to hold what you want to send. I use midsize coolers from Wal-Mart or Farm and Fleet when sending beef to my kids around the country. The cooler is part of your Christmas gift! You will not need dry ice from TN to MI. Turn the freezer temperature control down very low a few days before you want to ship so the beef is really frozen solid. Leave the cooler outside or in an unheated garage to pre cool it a bit. The key is to quickly fill the cooler as full as possible but so that the lid still closes properly. I then take a good grade of duct tape and wrap it around the cooler lid joint to the lower portion, sealing the lid from air leakage. I use a couple plastic bands running around the cooler and lid, one on each side. I guess you could use a couple wraps of duct tape here too. Try to buy a cooler with no drain or tape the drain plug also. Tape the handles down because if you leave them out they are likely to get broken off anyway. Send it UPS 2nd day on a Monday or Tuesday (so it doesn't sit in a warehouse or truck over a weekend) and this time of year it should arrive still frozen in two days. Mark the outside in big letters "frozen beef - please rush" so the folks handling it know what is inside and hopefully don't set in on a heater some place. An alternative is to order a thick styrofoam container online and a tight fitting cardboard box to put it in...I like using a cooler better. Eventually you can get them back and reuse them. You may be able to use standard UPS ground but it is risky if mixed in with the Christmas packages. If you've gone to this much trouble you might as well spend a couple more bucks to get it there in 2 days. The key to success is setting the freezer down very low - well below zero - a couple days ahead of shipping to get that beef cold. It acts as it's own dry ice. Good luck. Jim [/QUOTE]
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