Tips for packing skins for a long drive

[AFRICADEE]

I have attempted to search for some advice , so please point me in the right direction or provide some tips please.

I will be hunting soon in Namibia and will do the longhaul by road from Johannesburg, South Africa to central Namibia. The plan is to bring back a few "fresh" Hartman Zebra skins and they will have to spend 2 days or so in the back of the Cruiser. I won't have a lot of space so I would be required to roll or fold them etc.

Any tips on the best methodoly to pack them/ salt them as to prevent hair loss etc. would be appreciated.

Cheers

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

First question I'd ask is, can you legally bring untreated skins across a border.

If the answer is "Yes", then look at various websites for guidance, such as:

http://www.promiselandranch.net/Pre Tannery Hide Care.html

http://www.liveoutdoors.com/hunting/166628-taxidermy-tips-salting-dos-and-donts/#/slide/1

 

[AFRICADEE]

Yes, with the correct permits!

Thank you for the references.

 

[CAustin]

Hope the skins will have some time to dry in salt before the treck back to RSA!

 

[BRICKBURN]

This sounds like a recipe for disaster.
If they are wet and packed tight/ rolled, salt or no you are running a huge risk of hair slip.

Can you freeze them?
If you had a large cool box and they were kept cold on ice (note I live in a cold climate) you can likely get them home.