Thread: Portable meat safe?

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Game Gear products are always well thought out. Take a can of fly spray to spray on the deer skin while its hanging, stops the flys blowing through the mesh

Isn't the idea with these that the mesh is held away from the meat? i.e. no contact

Originally Posted by uk_exile

Isn't the idea with these that the mesh is held away from the meat? i.e. no contact

Yes it is, but you will still get blood dripping onto the bottom of whatever the carcase is in and flys will blow that.

The cheapest method of keeping fly's of meat, is to sprinkle fine black pepper all over it, make sure to get in in any folds, in the meat, then hang in a cool place with plenty of air movement.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Yes it is, but you will still get blood dripping onto the bottom of whatever the carcase is in and flys will blow that.

Ah, so the maggots would grow on the inside of the bottom mesh and then wiggle their way to the meat. Grrrrr

Flys are bastards because they bring spoilage bacteria with them. The maggots dont eat meat but eat the bacterial soup produced by the bacteria the flys have introduced. Sometimes I think the maggots can transport the bacteria as well.

Hanging the carcase where it gets a drying cold draft is ideal. Once it has a hard dry skin on the meat it will keep well. I dont know how well black pepper works. I guess I could do some double blind trials at home with scraps to test it

Single duvet cover for a whole animal?

Pebo was the best
Germans loved it :-)

Seems like
1) mesh is good for cooling, air flow and ultimately drying the surface of the meat, however needs to be kept off the meat surface as flys can lay through it
2) a pillowcase or duvet cover is thicker and therefore not as good for cooling or drying however the fabric can contact the meat and is adequate for fly/maggot protection.
Correct summary?

At NZDA Auckland last year we were shown meat bags made from weed mat from Bunnings. I bought a roll for around $20 to make some. It may be 2 dense for airflow to keep cool especially if there is any sun on it, not that anyone is going to do that eh? But the material is super light and super strong. Main use is as a meat bag for carry back to camp. Could be useful for hanging in a cool place also.

Originally Posted by MB

Single duvet cover for a whole animal?

if its a fallow size it will fit easy i take a single duvet cover and a couple of pillow cases for smaller stuff still seems to do a good job never had maggot problems.