Are Yeti coolers worth the $$?

[Mane]

The “Hurr durr I won’t buy Yeti because GUNS/Muh rights and instead of supporting a company that does still make products in the US I’d rather buy a lower priced Asian built knockoff because own the Libs.” crowd kills me.

I like guns, but I like cold beers from an american made product and industry leader more... and frankly the NRA is dumb and doing good owners of firearms a gross disservice anyway.

But whatever. Spend how you deem fit.

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[srt20]

I haven't read all the replies but,
I have a Yeti hard, a Lifetime cheap yeti copy hard, and a Rtic soft. They are all the same for holding ice. I like the Lifetime the best because its light. The zipper on the Rtic is a PIA. The Yeti is heavy and overpriced.
My next buy will be a 12v fridge cooler. Melted ice sucks when you have food in the cooler.

 

[Dudley Dawson]

 

[S2k Chris]

I bought a Rugid 45, Rugid is a Yeti competitor based in the small Northern WI town where our cabin is located. I don’t need the capability it offers, but it is nice to not have to run for ice every day. Also I like supporting the local company. They also make great waterproof gun and bow cases, as well as other similar products. I have several and they’re all great.

I do have a couple Yeti tumblers and those things are fantastic, I use one every single day of my life.

 

[Pingbling23]

I go fifth wheel camping several times a year with friends. I bring my cheap $40 Coleman cooler and my buddy brings his fancy yeti. Both house a case of beer and two bags of ice. Let’s just say he started keeping his cooler inside of the air conditioned camper and I leave mine outside in the shade. He was frustrated the first several times that the expensive yeti wasn’t keeping ice much better if at all then my cheapy Coleman. Now I do have a yeti tumbler and I love that. My wife has an arctic and one off amazon and they do just as good. im sure if you prep correctly the yeti can shine but imo you’re just paying for the name.

 

[wibornz]

I have a Yeti cooler. It works well. Not as well as my ARB fridge/freezer. Therefore the Yeti cooler just collects dust these days. After owning a 12v fridge, I don't think I would ever go back to a cooler.

 

[jgo138]

No Yeti supports gun control and The democrats. Yeti is a joke.

You created an account just to post that? Lol

 

[bbq4133]

Not a cooler, but I bought my first Yeti product--a tumbler--and have been very pleased with it.

 

[Upnarms]

The “Hurr durr I won’t buy Yeti because GUNS/Muh rights and instead of supporting a company that does still make products in the US I’d rather buy a lower priced Asian built knockoff because own the Libs.” crowd kills me.

I like guns, but I like cold beers from an american made product and industry leader more... and frankly the NRA is dumb and doing good owners of firearms a gross disservice anyway.

But whatever. Spend how you deem fit.

So the only option is support yeti or buy foreign? I don't think so. I own a fridge anyway (maybe I don't support ICE! Ohhhh)

And BTW, those who try to demonize the NRA like its just some room of 5 sinister villains plotting to eat childern must not realize it's the gun owners who ARE the NRA (I think theres over 5 million members in the latest numbers) . Der durrrr duhhhh, but me must not bes as smarts as you.

Sorry to jump back to that. Buy USA when you can, but you dont have to throw your cash at businesses you dont want to support for whatever reason.

 

[Mane]

Sorry to jump back to that. Buy USA when you can, but you dont have to throw your cash at businesses you dont want to support for whatever reason.

This part we agree on.

Der durrrr duhhhh, but me must not bes as smarts as you.

Sorry to jump back to that. Buy USA when you can, but you dont have to throw your cash at businesses you dont want to support for whatever reason.

I'm glad we agree on both of these points.

 

[frogger2020]

I won’t buy Yeti. I bought a Cascade Mountain from Costco for about $200. Kept frozen ice for my 5 day camping trip in 90 degree weather. Only drawback is the weight.

 

[jeepingib]

Short answer, No.


Long answer, Nooooo.


Get a Lifetime cooler from wally world. Designed and built in the US and just as good as the name brands.

 

[Amaruq]

Anyone with a Yeti 65 in a 2-door? Thinking about borrowing one for a trip.

 

[Hava-Jeep]

I have a Lifetime 77qt from Walmart (About $150). Last summer we did a 5 day camping trip in the mountains. My buddy had a similar size Pelican.

I put 1 1/2 blocks of ice In mine. Upon returning home I had nearly an entire block left. High daily temps were in the 80s, and we both stowed our coolers in the same metal bear box (AKA pizza oven)!

His cooler had virtually no ice after 4 days.

Here is my DISCLAIMER: I kept my beverages in a separate cooler (Soft sided Yeti which did okay, but not great), and the Lifetime was for food only. His beverages were co-mingled in his Pelican, so there was way more opening/closing of the lid.

ALSO, I am fortunate enough to live near an ice house that sells clear, hard, blocks of ice. He was using cheaper retail store blocks that were not clear. FWIW, quality ice and a second cooler for beer did the trick!

 

[jdubya421]

Well, in case anyone else thinks like I do, I bought a Canyon Cooler. I have to cram a lot of shit into the tight space that is my 2 door and most coolers really annoyed me because none of them are rectangular. I was really close to buying an Rtic or an Orca, but the fact that they have so many ridges and notches just annoys me to no end. The cooler ends up taking so much more space than it actually requires. So I spent a bunch of time Googling and found what I personally believe to be the best cooler for space concerns because it is nearly perfectly rectangular. Holds ice in Moab heat pretty well too.

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