Dry Ice to Transport Caps
My 93 year old aunt Dorothy makes caps, AKA cappelletti, for the family.
She made me a gallon bag in Nashville. I got it home on the plane with dry ice. Here’s how
8 lbs of dry ice in 2 blocks from the local Publix in Nashville. The night before flying, I put the caps and dry ice in the center of my luggage, wrapped in my jacket and clothes. When I went to fly the next day, all the clothes were cold and a bit frosty and there were about 2 lbs of ice left. As Tami suggested, I put a note inside my luggage saying “2 lbs dry ice” in case they opened the bag while it was checked. (UPDATE: Hmm, I’m looking at the rules and maybe I should have put the note on the outside of the package and gotten airline approval)
When I arrived at home, I still had about 1 and 1/2 lb of dry ice and the caps were in perfect condition!
You’re allowed to fly with up to 5.5 lbs of dry ice in luggage but I’ve had trouble on a previous flight where they made me throw out the dry ice. The caps made it, still frozen, kept cold by the cold clothing!