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Has anyone had any experience using king size pillow cases as game bags? There are some other forums with mixed feelings on them. Ive used them for deer, but not on an elk yet.
 

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I've been using COTTON pillow cases in "king" for years now for boned meat, they work just fine - For what you can purchase at TJ Max and similar stores you can't buy the material and sew them - If they clean up use 'em again and if they don't pitch 'em - kind of a too tight fit for quarters though
 
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I don't use pillow cases but see nothing wrong with choosing them. I have a friend who uses nothing but pillow cases and he has brought a LOT of meat out over many years. My only concern would be how durable they are made. Most pillows don't weigh 50# and up and the cases aren't sewn to hold weight. Be careful about that. I've also seen some pillow cases that I think might not facilitate letting the meat surface dry as it should. I use dedicated good meat bags designed expressly for handling and protecting meat. I work too hard for my meat to make any compromises.
 
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I don't use pillow cases but see nothing wrong with choosing them. I have a friend who uses nothing but pillow cases and he has brought a LOT of meat out over many years. My only concern would be how durable they are made. Most pillows don't weigh 50# and up and the cases aren't sewn to hold weight. Be careful about that. I've also seen some pillow cases that I think might not facilitate letting the meat surface dry as it should. I use dedicated good meat bags designed expressly for handling and protecting meat. I work too hard for my meat to make any compromises.

^^^^^^^What Kevin Dill said.
 
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I also had a guy make me a custom outer meat-packing bag. I put my boned meat in good breathable bags. I then put a loaded meat bag into the custom meat-packing bag. That bag is made of sil-poly and I sealed the seams to make it blood-proof when packing. I designed the bag with a taper making it narrower at the bottom and wider at the top. It's easier to load and the boned meat doesn't bulge out at the bottom of the bag. After packing a load I simply remove the loaded (breathable) bag of boned meat from the outer bag and then head back for the next load. Simple way to avoid mess and I think I spent $30-something to have the tapered bag built.
 
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