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Frozen meat on a carry on AA flight
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:16 am
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:16 am
Hello, going from MSY to MIA and MIA to Exuma on American Airlines. About 7-8 hours from time it would come out freezer to arriving to our place. Looking on their website it seems we could pack frozen meat in an RTIC/Yeti backpack cooler with some icepacks and use that as a carry on.
Anybody have any luck doing that. I hear meat in Exuma is very limited and expensive so thinking of packing some steaks and ground meat.
For people that have done it, any tips/tricks to making it a smooth process (not leaking out etc)?
TIA
Anybody have any luck doing that. I hear meat in Exuma is very limited and expensive so thinking of packing some steaks and ground meat.
For people that have done it, any tips/tricks to making it a smooth process (not leaking out etc)?
TIA
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Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:26 am to Buck Dancer
ice packs have to be frozen when you go through security from what I remember. You can also go to a restaurant after security and ask for some ice. Had to do that when traveling with a bunch of baby milk. Just make sure the zipper is waterproof.
But if you have the meat frozen solid and in an ice chest then it will probably stay pretty cold and and barely thaw out over 7 hours if at all.
But if you have the meat frozen solid and in an ice chest then it will probably stay pretty cold and and barely thaw out over 7 hours if at all.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:37 am to Buck Dancer
Yep, no issue. We've used the RTIC 36 can backpack ice chest with those hard plastic frozen ice packs. Don't use ice or frozen water because as soon as it melts it's not allowed.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 11:40 am to Buck Dancer
If the meat is frozen, put it in the middle of your clothes. They will keep it insulated. I flew with boudin to Salt Lake City and it was still frozen 7 hours later. And boudin thaws fast.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 2:58 pm to Buck Dancer
Y’all some cheap mfers.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 7:10 pm to Buck Dancer
Heh, I took a frozen Turkey that I won at the plant Turkey Shoot to my parents for Christmas. No problems. I put it in a backpack with peanut insulation all around it. Early 1980's so airports were a bit different.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 11:33 am to Buck Dancer
We bring meat every year to Exuma.
We just throw it in a suit case frozen and check it in. It’s still frozen enough by the time we get there to slap it back in the freezer. The Exuma airport is a cluster f$@k. Customs does ask if you have any meat sometimes. We just roll the suitcase straight thru.
The grocery store is super small and they only stock it once a week. The liquor store is always loaded though.
We just throw it in a suit case frozen and check it in. It’s still frozen enough by the time we get there to slap it back in the freezer. The Exuma airport is a cluster f$@k. Customs does ask if you have any meat sometimes. We just roll the suitcase straight thru.
The grocery store is super small and they only stock it once a week. The liquor store is always loaded though.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 12:38 pm to Buck Dancer
Packing your own steaks and freezer blocks and hoping it gets through customs before it thaws/spoils.
Sounds like a great vacation
Sounds like a great vacation
Posted on 3/15/24 at 12:14 pm to Buck Dancer
I had 10 lbs of frozen BBQ with my carry on when we flew to Turks and Caicos... no issues.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:03 am to Buck Dancer
We actually flew basically 50 pounds of meat down to the exumas last June. Froze it and put it in a cooler with no ice. Had no problem checking it in Atlanta or retrieving it in Exuma.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:37 am to Buck Dancer
We went to Exuma for Christmas. We brought in a ham and other holiday food items. Our flight was short and it was still frozen. Zero issues walking right out the airport. Everyone is right- food is expensive on the island. $8.00 for a box of mac/cheese. $13 for mayo, broccoli was $7.00 for one crown. Store was completely picked over. Wine and booze was double. Best thing is to buy fresh lobsters from the local fisherman at the boat ramp. Sometimes they had snapper too
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