I was wondering if I overnight shipped a frozen green hide in a lunch pail with blue ice if that would be sufficient or if it would defrost and damage. Dry ice isn't really available in my area and the styrofoam boxes I've seen are rather large and would probably cost a lot more to ship. Also, who overnight's the best for the least? I've always had good luck with the USPO, but I've never shipped a hide before and want to make sure it arrives in as good of condition as it leaves.
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This question was asked in an entry dated 2-24-05. There is alot of good information there.
I did search using the orange button using the phrase "How to ship a hide". I got 266 hits on several pages. I looked at the first two pages. I didn't see it. Each of these hits contains over 50 entries. I do usually try to search first, but the archives aren't organized very well. It is quicker to repost than to look through hundreds of entries sifting through many unrelated posts that get stuck with the entry because they were posted on the same date and often to find the thread ends before the date you were looking for. Isn't it easier just to respond. I really did search.
I ship frozen skins all the time & all over the USA.
If it is frozen ,put it in a regular box with styrofoam peanuts under & covering all sides of the skin. If no access to peanuts use news paper crunpled up.
Send it Max of 3day delivery & it has to go out on Monday .
You wont have any problem this way & when it gets to the other end it will be thawed & ready to flesh or what ever .
You will have to put the animal in a plastic bag & leave the top open so the bag can breath.
This will catch any moisture that comes from the skin.
I have never had a skin go bad doing this.
In the middle of summer when its hot out you will have to have it sent no longer than 2day delivery.
US Post office WILL NOT reimbuurse you if the hide is late & spoils
UPS & FEDX will.
Thanks, that was most helpful.