Cremation discussion thread

[Baz]

Viking Hand Made Wooden Model Ship 40" Already Built with Minor Assembly Require" Not a Kit"

[herr_oberst]

I hope someone prepares my canoe with cedar boughs to take me back to the place I came from - and I'm not talking about Boise.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by Tishabet

My dad's express wish is to be cremated and have some (or preferably all) of his remains shot out of the cannon at Trophy Point (West Point) during reveille.

THAT would be fantastic!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Baz

Currently I have no plans for management of my body after death.

I really feel that cremation is what I'd want.

My remains to be scattered over the waves. On a day when the waves are really nice!

All of my pets have been buried in my yard by me, never cremated. I really never understood why I need an urn of my pet's remains over just knowing where they lay "at rest". I realize everyone's different in how they view these matters, so no disrespect intended.

Anyway I was looking at a local business website that handles cremations:
https://cremationservicesdaytonabeach.com/

Looks like their basic price is $795 - I supply my own container -or- $845 - with their cardboard container

Plus additional fees as needed:

https://cremationservicesdaytonabeach.com/pricing/

I guess I can call and get more info but in the meantime wondering how some of the folks here are handling things wrt cremation.

Make arrangements ahead of time and pre-pay?

I don't have a significant other or children.

We've had a couple of our pups cremated. I then scatter them somewhere.

I'm game for being cremated. I'm not going to feel it or care. I wouldn't care if I was buried other than that it's a waste of money and space. Stick me in a pine box and reduce me to ash (or a cardboard box since it's being burned).

[Instrument 41]

Dad passed in July and he wanted cremation, but we still had a ceremony at church. As for me, I don't really care what happens, I'm gonna be dead, i won't know the difference. Its really all about cost and NOT spending so much money.

[VINMAN]

Originally Posted by masraum

Stick me in a pine box and reduce me to ash (or a cardboard box since it's being burned).

When my dad passed away, he wanted to be cremated. Did'nt even want a funeral or service, but being Italian, no way my mom was letting that happen...

At the funeral home we were picking out a casket for him. The funeral director was trying to sell me this $10,000 thing made out of mahogany or some other exotic crap. He's saying stuff like, dont you want the best for your father? I told the guy, ( who was also a member of dads american legion post..) "Listen, 48 hrs from now it is going to be a lump of charcoal, besides, if my old man sees me spending that much money on one, he will haunt and torture me for the rest of my life. Give me the nice cheap one..."

$1,100 later...


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[dad911]

I've told my wife to use Costco:

https://www.costco.com/funeral-caskets.html?&reloaded=true

[911boost]

My dogs have all been cremated and we have spread their ashes at a camping spot in Wyoming that we went too a lot with them.

For me......

[herr_oberst]

Build your own damn casket...

https://casketplans.shop/

[Baz]

[drcoastline]

If I am lucky I can do it myself, no need to burden others. Get myself way, way out one hundred miles or more. Have a few drinks make my peace with the world, a few more drinks and a handful of put ya to sleep pills to ensure I don't wake up in the middle of the festivities, open the seacocks, sit back, relax, watch the sunset until I close my eyes.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Build your own damn casket...

https://casketplans.shop/

Nice!

Your post got me wondering if they ever showed up on CL.

Sure enough there's 2 on there right now....only $300/ea!

https://daytona.craigslist.org/d/for-sale/search/sss?query=casket&sort=rel

[Ayles]

I recently went through this with my father and was blown away by the price range of cremations. From a few thousand at the local funeral home to $650 at a local specialist. We chose the latter (confirmed no mixing of ashes). Bought a few small urns from their catalog and that was it. I just couldn't stomach a $2k delta to have it done in a nice marble and stone building versus a store front in a small strip mall. The result was exactly the same.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by stevej37

The cost of doing a single body at a time is a business killer. They save them up and do up to 20 at a time to keep the costs down. (nobody knows the diff)

Yes, I think they need to get the machine up to temp (sort of like an air cooled 911) then load them in one at a time. Near to me there is a crematorium across the road from an old people home - not very subtle. If I end up there I'll just get the wheelbarrow level of hearse and get cremated using the cheaper night rate package. I can't imagine anyone turning up to my funeral service if there was one.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Yes. At least in the two cases I has been the Executor. My Dad and I went through the Will with his lawyer. There were no doubts.

The only way to do it, Baz, is to find one or two folks and work through the details in advance.

I have many friends and one brother who is a halfway decent guy - but would still rather find someone outside the family so that's what I will do.

Maybe also have a large sign on the wall that faces the front door "Please open upon my death" that will contain my wishes and instructions. I have attorney friends too I can plug in as needed.

[Rick Lee]

You can get a little discount by prepaying your cremation. They get the money now and expect you to live a while longer, so you get locked in at current pricing. I deal with the demographic that cannot afford to prepay for anything, so they often get roped into super expensive payment plans, where, if they don't pay the plan off within 2-4 yrs, they get socked with a 40% finance charge and then they never really pay it off. Gotta be sure to prepay at a place that's part of a national network or is wherever you're sure you'll die. I ran into a guy whose 95 yr old mom prepaid everything for $5000 in 1988 in Dallas. She's in Phoenix now, will die here and will not get transported back to Dallas for that funeral plan. It's free money for that funeral home.

[VINMAN]

I prefer to be cooked in a coffin rather than a casket..


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[Baz]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

I prefer to be cooked in a coffin rather than a casket..


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What's the difference, Vin?

[rfuerst911sc]

I'm thinking cremation and an urn made out of a piston or similar auto part . Add a Porsche crest and good to go 😋

[herr_oberst]

I think you'd need something like the dry sump tank from a 3.2 liter Carrera to hold all the ashes.

Piston is too wee. The (c)remains are too mighty.