I'm always used to elk hunting out my back door but I moved recently so I have to drive a few hours to get into elk country. I'm trying to figure out the proper cooler set up for 5-7 day elk hunts. I'm hoping for a solution that would allow me to pack an average sized colorado bull out of the woods to the truck, put it on ice, and go back in to fill a buddies tag... My thought is the following:
High dollar (yeti,orion,engle, etc) 65 quart cooler
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Cheap 125 quart cooler
The 65 quart will be filled to the brim with ice so it will hopefully have ice 4-5 days later if I show up with an elk on my back. I would split the meat and ice between the empty 125 qt and the 65 qt coolers to head back in to hunt for another ~1-3 days.
I've talked with cooler companies who haven't been able to give me an idea of what I need.
I'm also thinking about what to fill the 65 quart cooler with so I have the most ice possible to cool an elk off. I'm thinking frozen water bottles and block ice. Thoughts?
High dollar (yeti,orion,engle, etc) 65 quart cooler
+
Cheap 125 quart cooler
The 65 quart will be filled to the brim with ice so it will hopefully have ice 4-5 days later if I show up with an elk on my back. I would split the meat and ice between the empty 125 qt and the 65 qt coolers to head back in to hunt for another ~1-3 days.
I've talked with cooler companies who haven't been able to give me an idea of what I need.
I'm also thinking about what to fill the 65 quart cooler with so I have the most ice possible to cool an elk off. I'm thinking frozen water bottles and block ice. Thoughts?