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What size cooler(s) are needed for a boned out cow elk and ice to keep it cold for 24 hours?
120 qt will usually get one home. I use dry ice though....
is dry ice a bad idea in an enclosed SUV?
"is dry ice a bad idea in an enclosed SUV?"
Yes, it's a bad idea.
From google...
Normal air is 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen and only 0.035% Carbon Dioxide. If the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air rises above 0.5%, carbon dioxide can become dangerous. Smaller concentrations can cause quicker breathing and headaches but is otherwise not harmful. If Dry Ice has been in a closed auto, van, room, or walk-in, for more than 10 minutes, open doors and allow adequate ventilation before entering. Leave area containing Dry Ice if you start to pant and breath quickly develop a headache or your fingernails or lips start to turn blue. This is the sign that you have breathed in too much CO2 and not enough oxygen. Dry Ice CO2 is heavier than air and will accumulate in low spaces. Do not enter closed storage areas that have or have had stored Dry Ice before airing out completely.
for an adult rocky mountain elk (Large old cow or bull) 150 qt works well with either dry or regular ice. I have used just a tarp and dry ice with success. Rolled a large cow boned out one wrap in a tarp, added dry ice on top and finished with several more wraps (like a burrito). Drove home over 1000 miles in the hot sun across CO/NEB/IA and WI. When I got home the meat was frozen solid
Was a courier for a lab and carried a cooler with dry ice every day in a car for 250 miles, never had any trouble.
I always use a 150qrt. Cooler, plenty of room for ice and meat.
Good luck, Robb
We've got 4 guys going this year. We're taking three 150 qt and one 120 qt.
I hope we fill all of them.
My dads spike bull fit in one 150 quart, I brought my bull home yesterday and it just fit in 2 150s
Sorry not 150s, they are 75 and 85
I have a 105 and a 75...but usually load a little in both...
