New high end Cooler 'Maluna'

[elkaholic123]

There is a Kickstarter on Facebook, check them out. I think they are gonna be Big👍

[elkaholic123]

http://unhinged.maluna.com/maluna-unhinged/

[lokidog]

Just saw that on FB, they look good, but will, I'm sure, be out of my consideration as reasonably priced. 

[ghosthunter]

I just don't get buying these expensive coolers.
My 70.00 Walmart cooler  will keep meat froze for a week with proper ice placement and with some dry ice even longer.

Just don't get it.

[elkaholic123]

I have a Yeti and while I believe it keeps ice longer, what makes the high end cooler's stand alone is they are way more durable than others, this new cooler has been tested to keeps ice 20% longer than Yeti at half the cost👍

[lokidog]

I did not see a price tag on this yet. It shouldn't cost more than two igloos since it is less plastic and abiut the same amount of insulation....    

[Buzz2401]

I like some of the design features.  But there are many coolers that hold ice longer then Yeti.  My main concern is I didn't see where they are made.  Is this just another foreign made cooler.   Ill stick to the Coleman extremes.  They are made in USA, keep ice as long as a yeti and last well over a decade with proper care. (But I don't have any kids who like to break hinges either).

[TheSkyBuster]

 

[elkaholic123]

Maluna coolers are tooling up to build a 111qt, possibly offered in bright Orange to start, I will try and get a price point.

[TVHunts]

It will be interesting to see if this design takes off.  I think it is possible users maybe turned off by the flared or tapered side to incorporate the handles.  The Cabelas polar cap cooler use the molded in handle design.  They are plenty sturdy but can be annoying when trying to conserve space in a tightly packed rig when it counts. Good to see some more competition in this market though. 

[snocohunter]

Cool idea, but i don't see anything about it that's a game changer. I wouldn't like the molded in handles, i like the rope style handles on my RTIC and it keeps ice plenty long enough. Still half the price of yeti. mine has had ice in it since Friday night and it's barely melted.

[JDHasty]

Cool idea, but i don't see anything about it that's a game changer. I wouldn't like the molded in handles, i like the rope style handles on my RTIC and it keeps ice plenty long enough. Still half the price of yeti. mine has had ice in it since Friday night and it's barely melted.

Not me.  I want big heavy handles that I can get a big heavy hardened chain through to lock them down with.  I have RTC that has only rope and cannot leave it out overnight and I have Grizzly's that can be locked down.  The only thing I don't like about the RTCs is that they cannot have a chain run through the handles to lock them up.     

[Stein]

Seems like someone should invent something in the middle ground.  A bit more sturdy than the box store coolers so the hinges and latches don't break every year but not expensive enough that you can't lift it or worry about it getting stolen.

[Spuddieselwwu]

Seems like this market is ultra saturated with Yeti/Rtic dominating and others just picking up the scraps.  I went on the site - doesn't seem like anything different than a yeti/rtic and looks way bigger/bulkier.

[snocohunter]

Cool idea, but i don't see anything about it that's a game changer. I wouldn't like the molded in handles, i like the rope style handles on my RTIC and it keeps ice plenty long enough. Still half the price of yeti. mine has had ice in it since Friday night and it's barely melted.

Not me.  I want big heavy handles that I can get a big heavy hardened chain through to lock them down with.  I have RTC that has only rope and cannot leave it out overnight and I have Grizzly's that can be locked down.  The only thing I don't like about the RTCs is that they cannot have a chain run through the handles to lock them up.   

i use the cable lock, just like they have for yeti. A bolt cutter will defeat pretty much any chain or cable so i just try not to leave mine where theft is a big issue. But chit happens i guess.

[JDHasty]

Cool idea, but i don't see anything about it that's a game changer. I wouldn't like the molded in handles, i like the rope style handles on my RTIC and it keeps ice plenty long enough. Still half the price of yeti. mine has had ice in it since Friday night and it's barely melted.

Not me.  I want big heavy handles that I can get a big heavy hardened chain through to lock them down with.  I have RTC that has only rope and cannot leave it out overnight and I have Grizzly's that can be locked down.  The only thing I don't like about the RTCs is that they cannot have a chain run through the handles to lock them up.   

i use the cable lock, just like they have for yeti. A bolt cutter will defeat pretty much any chain or cable so i just try not to leave mine where theft is a big issue. But chit happens i guess.

I guard against what is known as a "crime of opportunity" with the chain and locks.   

A crime of opportunity is a crime that is committed without planning when the perpetrator sees that he/she has the chance to commit the act at that moment and seizes it. Such acts have little or no premeditation.

Generally speaking with high end cooler theft in a campground also involves drunkards. 

[jackelope]

I wouldn't spend a lot of time worrying about big heavy hardened chains when you're running said chain through plastic handles. A hacksaw and a little elbow grease will leave you cooler-less in a hurry if they want it bad enough.
 
Just sayin......

[KFhunter]

I wouldn't spend a lot of time worrying about big heavy hardened chains when you're running said chain through plastic handles. A hacksaw and a little elbow grease will leave you cooler-less in a hurry if they want it bad enough.
 
Just sayin......

reminds me of those steering wheel locks that hook the brake pedal to prevent auto theft.  3 swipes with a hacksaw and they cut the steering wheel

"steal smarter, not harder"       

[pianoman9701]

I just don't get buying these expensive coolers.
My 70.00 Walmart cooler  will keep meat froze for a week with proper ice placement and with some dry ice even longer.

Just don't get it.

If I had $400 to spend on a cooler, I'd spend it on ammo or a new gun, or a weekend date with my honey, Mrs. PMan. No, it'd be a new gun.

[JDHasty]

I wouldn't spend a lot of time worrying about big heavy hardened chains when you're running said chain through plastic handles. A hacksaw and a little elbow grease will leave you cooler-less in a hurry if they want it bad enough.
 
Just sayin......

I use the tow chain that I already have in a tool bag in the truck w/a few other odds and ends like jumper cables.  I snapped a couple padlocks onto the handle of the bag and have used both to secure various items ranging from my old Mad River canoe to bicycles, generators or coolers.   

[NRA4LIFE]

Sounds like you need to start camping in different places.  I have never even thought of locking a cooler up.  Never had one stolen either.