How to ship BBQ?

I've actually done this a couple of times.

For safety's sake, I froze the ribs I sent, and packed with dry ice. I used a cooler that someone had sent me "Omaha Steaks" in. I used Fedex two-day if memory serves.

As far as the packaging is concerned, Fedex might be able to supply you with a shippable cooler, and if that doesn't work, you might try a company called Uline. I'm not sure if they offer shipping coolers, but if they don't, it's probably the only shipping suppy they don't carry. I think their URL might just be www.uline.com.

As for the rock chalk, I guess we can hope for next year!

In this vein does anyone know if it's even feasible to ship internationally?

You are not able to bring meat products into the US from other countries, I believe the reverse is the same.

I shipped a bunch of jerky to the boys in IRAQ

styrofoam and dry ice is what some frozen tissues are packaged and shipped. now i realized that they are usu. air expressed but it does work. jan

There is a good section on holding, storing, reheating (and shipping) barbecue at www.virtualweberbullet.com/storing.html. No personal experience, but he makes sense.

Thanks for all the advice, I will let you know how it turns out. I did a search also and found that Tom left a really nice link for shipping BBQ last October. http://forum.cookshackamerica.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cg...f=16;t=000204#000000

Check tropical fish shops for used styrofoam-lined boxes, easier and cheaper than fooling with coolers inside boxes.