box too small for a heat pack?

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interior 6 x 4 1/2 x 3"
exterior 8 x 6 1/2 x 5"

it's the smallest insulated box uline has.
Has anyone shipped this with a heat pack? I shipped one last summer with a cool pack and I think it got too cold.
tia,
casey
 
I have shipped many times with a heat pack in this exact box.
 
I have tons of this exact box as well. I use it only when shipping to warmer states and can use a 8-12 hour heat pack. Weather has to look good at both the destination and the sort facility if you go this route. If it gets hung up at a sort and arrives to late all will be lost.

It is my feeling that a 24 hour heat pack will "cook" your coral in such a small box until it runs out of air and then you will nicely chill your corals after that.

Go for the next size up to be safe!
 
I have tons of this exact box as well. I use it only when shipping to warmer states and can use a 8-12 hour heat pack. Weather has to look good at both the destination and the sort facility if you go this route. If it gets hung up at a sort and arrives to late all will be lost.

It is my feeling that a 24 hour heat pack will "cook" your coral in such a small box until it runs out of air and then you will nicely chill your corals after that.

Go for the next size up to be safe!
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I agree, Todd knows his shipping.
 

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