Meat Provision

[Melrna]

Originally Posted by LakePirate

We always grill the meats first then freeze them, place them in zip lock bags and pack them in a cooler with blue ice type ice packs. They stay frozen for several days in the boats Ice box that way. Then when you want to eat some it's much easier to warm up on the stern grill. The last time we went to the BVI's we shipped the cooler this way. That was before the air lines cracked down so I don't know how they would react to a cooler packed with frozen meat on a flight now.

No problem,, done everyday. You can even pack it in dry ice. Just have to tell the agent! Takes a little long to check in but very doable.

As far as the beer, the crew almost mutiny on me when we ran out on day 5. I had 3 cases of beer. We rotated the beer in the cooler and frig so worked out fine.

[bjung]

Originally Posted by sailingdog

If you keep rotating fresh beer into the cooler, the possibilities are endless... take a beer out, put a beer in...not a really complicated thing to do...

Good idea, but it would mean too many rotations on my boat , and the handy dandy little 4-day cooler is now barely a 2-day cooler. Definetly not endless possibilities...
Fun aside, these coolers are nice, as are the Omaha steaks (the bacon wrapped filets rock), but I am not sure I can handle the repeated sales calls.

[WanderingStar]

When I came north from Fl I used 3 frozen and 3 fresh meats on dry and wet ice. Worked well.

[Melrna]

Originally Posted by bjung

Good idea, but it would mean too many rotations on my boat , and the handy dandy little 4-day cooler is now barely a 2-day cooler. Definetly not endless possibilities...
Fun aside, these coolers are nice, as are the Omaha steaks (the bacon wrapped filets rock), but I am not sure I can handle the repeated sales calls.

I have belong to Omaha Steaks now for 2 years and never got a call from them. I do get emails with their latest sales which is what I buy when the time is right. So I am not sure what you have experienced in the past.

[catamariner]

Originally Posted by inshallamiami

What is "browncoat navy"? Doesn't sound respectable.

Inshallah, two things: 1) Browncoats are diehard Firefly fans (movie was Serenity, series was Firefly by Joss Whedon, same guy who created Buffy the Vampire Slayer and lots else) 2) "Brown Shoe Navy" designates naval aviator officers and aviation-related Chief Petty Officers, who wear brown shoes with khaki socks with a service khaki uniform, distinguishing them from the "Black Shoe Navy," officers and CPOs who serve on surface ships wearing black shoes with black socks with the same khaki uniform.

So, "Browncoat Navy" seemed appropriate for diehard Firefly fans who are sailors