Cubic feet of elk
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BrentD
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You curse your stupidity a lot and then hope it isn't damaged too much.
It has build in handles to make trucking and untrucking pretty easy. It is not terribly heavy either.
Flatland Crusoe
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The baseline density of meat is the same as water, essentially ~2 lbs/quart.
I once managed to fly 86 lbs of boned out frozen meat home in a 48 quart cooler which is a density of 1.79 lbs per quart. If you got 200 lbs of boned out meat it would take 111 quarts of capacity based on that rate. 150 quarts is a good size for an elk with room for ice and or bones.
The femur is usually the limiting factor for stuffing animals into coolers in my experience, without fail its almost always 2" longer than would fit without cutting.
I once managed to fly 86 lbs of boned out frozen meat home in a 48 quart cooler which is a density of 1.79 lbs per quart. If you got 200 lbs of boned out meat it would take 111 quarts of capacity based on that rate. 150 quarts is a good size for an elk with room for ice and or bones.
The femur is usually the limiting factor for stuffing animals into coolers in my experience, without fail its almost always 2" longer than would fit without cutting.
BrentD
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Ah ha, the secret to killing a big elk. Buy a big cooler.
Your point about 2#/quart for meat and being about the same density as water is a good one.
