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Transporting Crawfish Long Distance
Posted on 3/20/18 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 3/20/18 at 3:06 pm
I will be driving to Nashville Thursday from Baton Rouge (~8 hours) and would like to bring a sack of crawfish with me to boil Friday afternoon.
What does the OB say is the best way to do this?
My thoughts, closed bag of ice on bottom of ice chest, a towel on top of ice, then sack of closed crawfish, then a wet towel on top of sack. Drain cap open. Once I get to Nashville I’ll spray the sack with water, replenish the ice, re-wet top towel, and store ice chest in a garage until boil.
What does the OB say is the best way to do this?
My thoughts, closed bag of ice on bottom of ice chest, a towel on top of ice, then sack of closed crawfish, then a wet towel on top of sack. Drain cap open. Once I get to Nashville I’ll spray the sack with water, replenish the ice, re-wet top towel, and store ice chest in a garage until boil.
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Posted on 3/20/18 at 3:10 pm to Lebron Games
They will be good to go.
I have had them flown out, where they sit in a Styrofoam ice chest for at least 8 hours with dry ice packs only, and they are alive and kicking
I have had them flown out, where they sit in a Styrofoam ice chest for at least 8 hours with dry ice packs only, and they are alive and kicking
Posted on 3/20/18 at 3:11 pm to Lebron Games
i drove 3 sacks from baton rouge to tupelo (about 6 hours) last spring. I put a sack in a storage bin wrapped in a towel and then put ice around it. Worked pretty good. The crawfish that my buddy bought up there to supplement the ones i was bringing (i don't understand his logic on that one) had more dead ones than the ones i drove up
Posted on 3/20/18 at 3:15 pm to Lebron Games
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sack of closed crawfish on bottom, closed bag of ice on top of crawfish sack, Drain cap open
This will work. We have taken crawfish to south Texas (about 8 hours) with this method works well every time.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 3:41 pm to Lebron Games
My dog trainer in North Dakota has sacks flown up every year to put on a boil for his clients in the middle of nowhere North Dakota. I would say they are on ice for at least 12 hours, more likely 18, and they are still alive and cook great.
Posted on 3/20/18 at 3:57 pm to Lebron Games
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My thoughts, closed bag of ice on bottom of ice chest, a towel on top of ice, then sack of closed crawfish, then a wet towel on top of sack. Drain cap open. Once I get to Nashville I’ll spray the sack with water, replenish the ice, re-wet top towel, and store ice chest in a garage until boil.
Fill up 3 or 4 2 liters with water and freeze. Bag of ice works but melts faster. Set sack on top and wet towel on top of sack. Have driven to Sarasota 3 times with some sacks.
I've always propped the top open so they don't suffocate but now that I think of it, the few times I have had crawfish flown out, the containers were sealed.
This post was edited on 3/20/18 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 3/20/18 at 4:17 pm to Lebron Games
Thank you all
Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:03 pm to Lebron Games
I always put 2X4 on the bottom of the ice chest. Put sack on 2X4’s put ice on top. Leave drain plug open if possible. The boards keep the sack off the bottom so when the ice starts melting they won’t be in water at the bottom of the ice chest. Also when you get there if you’re not going to boil immediately, prop open the top a little bit to get air in. Make sure you have ice on them if you are going to keep them overnight
Posted on 3/20/18 at 10:19 pm to Lebron Games
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I will be driving to Nashville Thursday from Baton Rouge (~8 hours) and would like to bring a sack of crawfish with me to boil Friday afternoon.
What does the OB say is the best way to do this?
My thoughts, closed bag of ice on bottom of ice chest, a towel on top of ice, then sack of closed crawfish, then a wet towel on top of sack. Drain cap open. Once I get to Nashville I’ll spray the sack with water, replenish the ice, re-wet top towel, and store ice chest in a garage until boil.
Boy are you in luck.
My wife's uncle used to visit his daughter and her family once a year in Nashville, and he'd bring crawfish every time.
He would line the trunk of his car with plastic sheeting, throw a few bags of crawfish in, and cover them with bags of ice.
Never had a problem with them dying as long as they were kept cool.
Posted on 3/21/18 at 5:27 am to Lebron Games
I use frozen two liter bottles to keep them cool.
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