If this title is striking a familiar cord with you, then you will not be surprised or enriched by what I am about to say next.
Truth is, this is one of those subjects that I seem to touch on very regularly. Especially this time of year, and it really just has to do with orders coming in cold or cool at least. 75° or below. And I totally understand the concern about colder bags on delivery believe me. This is something I have given a great deal of thought.
My response usually goes something like this. In my experience sps will tolerate cooler temps in the low 70s or high 60s even remarkably better than they can handle warmer. And by that I mean once you hit 85+ sps will usually not fare well. And then I'll go on about how I get wholesale orders in regularly that are in the low 70s to high 60s without issues. Consequently, I like to er on the side of letting them get cooler as opposed to possibly overheating. This can happen early on when heat packs temps may still be rising before getting to resting temps combined with outside exposure in the mid to late afternoon that is mild to warm and/sunny.
So the question remains, when it's colder out, but not freezing, like it is now, this time of year, and a box may be going somewhere warmer than it is here, do I add heat packs or not?
It's a tough needle to thread sometimes and I am still exploring what really works and what does not. But like I mentioned in the paragraph above, generally I won't add heat packs in cases where the destination is warmer. And they may get little cooler early on but definitely won't run the risk of overheating. If they are staying in the upper midwest, I may add one but I'll "choke" them back a little by putting tape over some of the vent hole ares that let air in to effectively create heat. This slows the process down and the packs don't get as warm as they would otherwise unrestricted. I also have a couple different styro thickness options that I can work with. If it is a little cooler outside, a lot of the time a well sealed, air tight styro, 1" or thicker will be very effective. Conversely, I may choose to use a heat pack in a thinner walled styro to provide just enough heat, but not over heat.
Anyway, before I ramble on any longer and loose you guys, I'd love to hear some feedback on any frags that did come in colder, and having heard my speil, how they really ended up doing for you. Am, I full of it on this, or were they ok? Would love to hear any other thoughts and/or opinions on the matter one way or another, vendors and hobbyists input all welcome.
Truth is, this is one of those subjects that I seem to touch on very regularly. Especially this time of year, and it really just has to do with orders coming in cold or cool at least. 75° or below. And I totally understand the concern about colder bags on delivery believe me. This is something I have given a great deal of thought.
My response usually goes something like this. In my experience sps will tolerate cooler temps in the low 70s or high 60s even remarkably better than they can handle warmer. And by that I mean once you hit 85+ sps will usually not fare well. And then I'll go on about how I get wholesale orders in regularly that are in the low 70s to high 60s without issues. Consequently, I like to er on the side of letting them get cooler as opposed to possibly overheating. This can happen early on when heat packs temps may still be rising before getting to resting temps combined with outside exposure in the mid to late afternoon that is mild to warm and/sunny.
So the question remains, when it's colder out, but not freezing, like it is now, this time of year, and a box may be going somewhere warmer than it is here, do I add heat packs or not?
It's a tough needle to thread sometimes and I am still exploring what really works and what does not. But like I mentioned in the paragraph above, generally I won't add heat packs in cases where the destination is warmer. And they may get little cooler early on but definitely won't run the risk of overheating. If they are staying in the upper midwest, I may add one but I'll "choke" them back a little by putting tape over some of the vent hole ares that let air in to effectively create heat. This slows the process down and the packs don't get as warm as they would otherwise unrestricted. I also have a couple different styro thickness options that I can work with. If it is a little cooler outside, a lot of the time a well sealed, air tight styro, 1" or thicker will be very effective. Conversely, I may choose to use a heat pack in a thinner walled styro to provide just enough heat, but not over heat.
Anyway, before I ramble on any longer and loose you guys, I'd love to hear some feedback on any frags that did come in colder, and having heard my speil, how they really ended up doing for you. Am, I full of it on this, or were they ok? Would love to hear any other thoughts and/or opinions on the matter one way or another, vendors and hobbyists input all welcome.
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