How to transport my meat to a game processor

[ThomasCrook]

I'm a little wary about how I might transport my elk meat (considering I harvest one) back across the mountains, into boulder where my Processor is. I unfortunately do not have a truck anymore, I have a jeep patriot which is on the smaller side, but I think its big enough to transport elk quarters, some backstraps and some tenderloins. I'm not sure if I should just lay a tarp down and crank the A/C while I make the 2-2.5 hour drive or if I should invest in some coolers, and some dry ice. Any advice would be very much appreciated. just trying to get all of my bases covered before next weekend!

 

[Phaseolus]

If you use dry ice do not put it in an enclosed space, like your jeep patriot, it can easily kill you. Dry ice gives off CO2 as it melts, a colorless, odorless, and deadly gas when in confined spaces.

 

[RyanCmns]

I'd run coolers with gallon jugs frozen or a few blocks of ice

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[hodgeman]

Just hang the quarters until they dry off a bit and cool out. Stick them in a fresh game bag and put them in the back of the jeep on a tarp to catch any leakage. By the time you get enough coolers in your Patriot to hold an elk, you won't have any room.

If you don't hang out in camp for a prolonged amount of time after you shoot it- the drive back to Boulder won't be a problem.

 

[ThomasCrook]

Just hang the quarters until they dry off a bit and cool out. Stick them in a fresh game bag and put them in the back of the jeep on a tarp to catch any leakage. By the time you get enough coolers in your Patriot to hold an elk, you won't have any room.

If you don't hang out in camp for a prolonged amount of time after you shoot it- the drive back to Boulder won't be a problem.

Awesome! I figured that would be ok but I didn’t want to risk spoiling anything. Thanks!