Anyone know where I can buy live crawfish in Houston?

I'm flying down to Houston next week for work and have come up with a plan that I am wondering if it'll work?

I want to buy about 50lbs of live bugs and check them on my flight back to Denver to save shipping costs( I get to check two bags for free and I can use a carry on for my clothes since it is a two day trip). It is a 2.5 hr flight to Denver from Houston so will this work? Any holes in my plan?

Thanks

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Posted by MrsWiggles

Member since Jul 2012

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Posted on 1/26/13 at 8:26 pm to 8thyearsenior

Not sure of the weight requirements is 50 pounds going to be over the limit? Which airline?

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Posted by 8thyearsenior

Centennial, CO

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Posted on 1/26/13 at 8:35 pm to MrsWiggles

Frontier and I figured I caught split it into two boxes so I won't be over the weight limit.

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Posted by MrsWiggles

Member since Jul 2012

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Posted on 1/26/13 at 8:44 pm to 8thyearsenior

Yeah I would split it def... But look up their policy on food... Would hate for you to pay, lord knows, in Houston just for the airline to trash it.... I can just see the X-ray ppl now

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Posted by BayouBengal

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Posted on 1/26/13 at 8:55 pm to 8thyearsenior

United's Policy

Other airlines are probably the same.

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Posted by dandug001

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Posted on 1/27/13 at 3:48 am to BayouBengal

quote:
United's Policy

After reading this, anyone ever heard of ZamZam water? it is the water from the well of ZamZam in Saudi Arabia

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Posted by yellowfin

Coastal Bar

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Posted on 1/27/13 at 5:30 am to 8thyearsenior

best way to package them would probably be in styrofoam ice chest with a little ice

Got a buddy with a place in Humble that isn't far from the airport that could fix you up with the crawfish. It's called "That One Place" on Atascocita Rd

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Posted by RhodeIslandRed

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Posted on 1/27/13 at 9:25 am to 8thyearsenior

You'd better run this idea by a crawfish expert. I'd be afraid that the altitude and sub zero temperature would kill them.

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Posted by Ole Geauxt

KnowLa.