Posted 9/1/2015 07:06 (#4764075 - in reply to #4762111) Subject: RE: How many coolers should it take to transport a full butchered hog?
you could pack the meat in clothes baskets or boxes and cover with blankets or towels and you wouldn't have a problem. Look how long it takes meat to thaw on the counter! Even if it would start to thaw a little bit, as long as it is not thawed completely, you can refreeze it.
(this last tidbit is from an Iowa health inspector)