It will last a few days without being vacuum packed, just make sure you try to keep it cold. Go to your local fish market, and buy one of their "travel packs", usually consists of a cardboard box with a styrofoam insert, and a frozen gel pack, it will run you $10 to $15 depending upon the size. I've shipped smoked fish from Seattle to Boston this way, no problems.

Use FedEx, they are the best. If you want to pay for it, your package will be there the next morning.

Don't get me wrong, I love the vacuum packers (I have three) but IMHO, you don't need one for this.

-N.
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