Orion cooler size for elk question

[Amstaff]

I will be buying at least two Orion coolers (maybe as early as tomorrow, if I figure out the size thing!). I am definitely getting a 45 for my wife and daughter who travel to horse shows most weekends throughout the year. It will be the perfect size for them. I would also like to get a larger one I can use when I head out west... a 65 or 85. I am pretty confident the 65 will easily hold 1 fully processed muley or whitetail, or 2 pronghorns. What about an elk? Will a fully processed elk fit in an 85? I am not opposed to getting an 85 and a 65, or maybe two 65's if that does the trick. What say the experts?

Thanks,

Amstaff

 

[BlakeA]

I would get an 85. An 85 and 55 would do the trick completely de-boned. Love mine.

 

[MN Public Hunter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yt7WL87Cng

[video=youtube_share;-Yt7WL87Cng]https://youtu.be/-Yt7WL87Cng[/video]

 

[Redman]

I have a 65 and love it. I use it and a brand X 100qt to get my elk back. I fill the Orion 65 with all the frozen jugs and leave it shut and covered with a blanket until we need to put the elk in coolers. After 8 days the milk jugs still had ice and we put the elk in both coolers and made it back with cold meat. I am going to pull the trigger and get an 85 Orion. I believe Big Fin did a video and said 2 Orion 85s would be the perfect set up for elk. I would agree with him on that.

 

[Amstaff]

Thanks for the info everyone!