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I will see what he thinks... The idea is to use it only for freezing to create a tightly packed and frozen block.


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Yes, preforming only was my thoughts as well. A plastic bag could serve as a liner to eliminate freezing bags to Al box.

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on a roll, here!


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y'all are on a roll with good ideas.

Come to think if to tetras may have been a game? I never did much inside stuff like games as a kid, enjoyed outdoors way to much to do games, watch much TV etc...

But the AL box, keep adding too, new fish flexible etc.. its all a good idea.


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Tetris was the game.

Tetras are little fish.

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Update: Operation salmon shipment was a moderate success. USPS priority mail large box arrived 4 days later with salmon thawed, but still cold and very edible. Thanks for all of the input!

A couple lessons learned with this experiment. Pre-forming blocks as previously discussed would have worked better for increased quantity and maintaining temps. Despite a rigorous game of sockeye Tetr"I"s I was only able to get about 8 lbs. in the box. Next year I will plan ahead...

I had assumed that USPS flight out of AK would depart mid afternoon so dropped the package off early Monday a.m. at the main post office near the airport. The package was sorted at around 7:30 p.m. and scanned pre-flight at 2:15 am Tuesday morning. Dropping it off after work or even Sunday evening would have given it another half day in the freezer.

Not quite what I had hoped, but successful enough I will try it again.

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I always had mine flash frozen & boxed at the processing plant, then paid the few extra $ to bring as extra baggage when at check-in at the airport. Cost was $30 and it arrived when I did! something to think about.

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Yep, but knowing that usps is an option helps...

But so far we've always flown with fish or game. And I will again in a month. Hopefully cooler of moose and cooler of salmon generally speaking.


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Have had fish shipped from Homer by one of their local packers, and it arrived in Oregon rock solid.


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I get it shipped from a buddy on kodiak, via Alaska.. They keep it in cold storage for up to 3 days I believe, I roll up to the big city and grab it..


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Originally Posted by JimInAK
Update: Operation salmon shipment was a moderate success. USPS priority mail large box arrived 4 days later with salmon thawed, but still cold and very edible. Thanks for all of the input!

A couple lessons learned with this experiment. Pre-forming blocks as previously discussed would have worked better for increased quantity and maintaining temps. Despite a rigorous game of sockeye Tetr"I"s I was only able to get about 8 lbs. in the box. Next year I will plan ahead...

I had assumed that USPS flight out of AK would depart mid afternoon so dropped the package off early Monday a.m. at the main post office near the airport. The package was sorted at around 7:30 p.m. and scanned pre-flight at 2:15 am Tuesday morning. Dropping it off after work or even Sunday evening would have given it another half day in the freezer.

Not quite what I had hoped, but successful enough I will try it again.


I suspect improving the block density and a little better delivery luck would have made all the difference in getting it there in solid...


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