freezable ice packs
Commonly Asked Questions About Herolily Ice Packs For Shipping
When most people think of ice packs, they think of a reusable blue plastic square that they take from their freezer and put in their cooler every time that they go to the beach, the pool, or on a road trip. That being said, not all ice packs are the same — especially when we…read more
Ice Packs For Shipping: How To Safely Ship Your Seafood
Picture this. You just took a week off of work to go on a fishing trip in the Florida Keys. This is a big deal being that you are no longer a college student, meaning if you take a trip, you have to use your valuable paid time off. You get out on the boat…read more
Shipping Gel Packs Versus Ice
It is a little silly, but people tend to either use gel ice packs or ice, often times never owning both. But if some people like using ice, why are ice packs for shipping always made of gel? Well, to put it simply. Gel ice packs are better and more efficient than ice. Yes, we…read more
Why You Might Ship Perishables This Summer
Hardly ever does someone find themselves in a situation where they think to themselves “You know what? I am going to ship a refrigerated item across the country.” But you know what? It is a lot more common than you thing. Luckily, there is a such thing called ice packs for shipping. As a provider…read more
How To: Shipping Perishable Foods Part Two
In one of our previous blogs we discussed the different types of cooling mechanisms, including the Herolily ice packs for shipping, that can be used for shipping perishable items like food. In today’s blog, we would like to continue that conversation by discussing the steps that should be taken before you ship the items. Choosing…read more
Five Ways To make Your Own Ice Packs
If you are a parent, or simply just an accident prone person, there is no such thing as having too many ice packs. When you child falls, or if you get an “owie” of your own, you’re probably going to want to get some ice on it right away. In today’s post, Herolily, your ice…read more
Herolily Presents: The Coldest Human Settlement In The World
Odds are, you have never heard of the city in Siberia that holds the record for coldest human inhabited settlement in the world. Oymyakon, internationally dubbed “the coldest town on earth,” is inhabited by around 500 permanent residents. Most visitors only come to satisfy their curiosity of what the coldest town in on earth really…read more
Herolily Presents: Issues With Refrigerated Trucking
Today, instead of just talking about ice packs for shipping, we will be discussing refrigerated trucks and a couple issues that you might encounter when you use them. A refrigerated truck is, well, exactly what it sounds like. Insulated trucks are meant to cool perishable products during transportation, essentially making it a very large…read more
Herolily On How To Ship A Perishable Product
Whether you are a parent trying to pack a cold lunch for a day on the hot beach, or a company trying to ship a perishable product across the country, you know the struggles of trying to keep your items cold. There are an incredible amount of things that can go wrong in the transportation…read more
Herolily Presents: Ice Events That We Think Would Be Really Cool
It’s a punny title, we know. What can we say? We really do like keeping things cool here at Herolily. Whoops, we did it again. While we typically like keeping items cool in transportation with our ice packs for shipping, we often daydream about doing cool things like going to festivals celebrating the one thing…read more