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Title: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: Happy Gilmore on September 29, 2019, 01:34:07 PM: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/catergator-cg100tan-tan-100-qt-rotomolded-extreme-outdoor-cooler-ice-chest/215CG100TAN.html

These look pretty decent and the price beats RTIC by a lot too.
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: coyotecrazy on September 29, 2019, 02:54:04 PM: Thanks for the heads up. Great price for sure
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 29, 2019, 03:00:27 PM: My hunting partner this year had a 120 qt. Coleman extreme cooler to which he added 1/2" foil insulation panels. It kept frozen food and Ice frozen for a week. The materials cost him something like $10, including the screws, washers, and insulation. The cooler cost him $60. It won't stop a grizzly, but other than that it performed better than any cooler I've seen to-date. Worth a look.
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: kselkhunter on September 29, 2019, 03:19:03 PM: yep, if you don't care what the cooler looks like you can take a cheap cooler and really improve it's ability to hold temps with some after market additions.

Yetis are great because they have 2" of dense insulation on the sides and 3" on top and bottom. They also have a very good interlocking seal on top.

If you take a cheap cooler that has a reasonable seal on top, you can simply add insulation panels to improve it's ability to hold temps.
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 29, 2019, 03:25:01 PM: You can also spray foam insulation into the lids of the cheaper cooler because they're hollow - no insulation. That in itself would improve holding temps greatly.
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: Karl Blanchard on September 29, 2019, 03:28:43 PM: I bit the bullet and finally forked out some cash for some quality coolers. I never had an issue with keeping things cold but I would just destroy my coolers on hunts. I was going through a 150qt
costco igloo a year. After 4 or 5 states worth of getting beat around they were just getting destroyed. We shall see how the new ones take the abuse.
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on September 29, 2019, 05:05:41 PM: Excellent price! May have to grab one. Thanks KB.
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: lewy on September 29, 2019, 05:15:21 PM: Nice lookin cooler for a great price, all these new companies will hopefully drive the prices down across the board
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: Happy Gilmore on September 29, 2019, 05:47:56 PM: If you were really abusing stuff these look sweet.

https://www.englundmarine.com/products/fish-box-165-qt-forklift-bottom%7CSMK165.html
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: Karl Blanchard on September 29, 2019, 06:02:53 PM: Quote from: Happy Gilmore on September 29, 2019, 05:47:56 PM
If you were really abusing stuff these look sweet.

https://www.englundmarine.com/products/fish-box-165-qt-forklift-bottom%7CSMK165.html
does it come with a forklift to move it :chuckle:
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on September 29, 2019, 06:07:31 PM: I have the next size up from this, it is about twice as tall and has a cutting board on top of the lid. They are epic but you cannot move it when it is full.

Quote from: Karl Blanchard on September 29, 2019, 06:02:53 PM
Quote from: Happy Gilmore on September 29, 2019, 05:47:56 PM
If you were really abusing stuff these look sweet.

https://www.englundmarine.com/products/fish-box-165-qt-forklift-bottom%7CSMK165.html
does it come with a forklift to move it :chuckle:
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: Karl Blanchard on September 29, 2019, 06:16:18 PM: Quote from: Wetwoodshunter on September 29, 2019, 06:07:31 PM
I have the next size up from this, it is about twice as tall and has a cutting board on top of the lid. They are epic but you cannot move it when it is full.

Quote from: Karl Blanchard on September 29, 2019, 06:02:53 PM
Quote from: Happy Gilmore on September 29, 2019, 05:47:56 PM
If you were really abusing stuff these look sweet.

https://www.englundmarine.com/products/fish-box-165-qt-forklift-bottom%7CSMK165.html
does it come with a forklift to move it :chuckle:
I think it was the cabelas in Lacey where I saw it but it was a 400qt with lift skids. Thing could fit my whole family in it :chuckle:

I ended up going with double 80qt. Gives me some modularity and mobility.
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: TheStovePipeKid on September 29, 2019, 07:16:51 PM: My Dad has a 45 qt Yeti and 65 qt Cabelas cooler. I might grab one of 20 qts and try it out.
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: Stein on September 29, 2019, 08:42:08 PM: With all the hinges and latches I have put on my big igloo I could have probably bought a Yeti. They are awful proud of their spare parts.

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Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: Karl Blanchard on September 29, 2019, 08:45:05 PM: Quote from: Stein on September 29, 2019, 08:42:08 PM
With all the hinges and latches I have put on my big igloo I could have probably bought a Yeti. They are awful proud of their spare parts.

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I got to where I would just replace them with cabinet hinges the day I bought them so I didnt have to deal with the inevitable breakage :chuckle:
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on September 29, 2019, 08:54:58 PM: I got two of these last year for under a hundred$ each and have been happy with them so far. It kept fish frozen for over 5 days. But I didn't pack it all that tight either. So far they are holding up and the seals are still good. I'm happy for the price.

https://sunnypetra.com/index.php/lifetime-55-quart-high-performance-cooler-grey.html?utm_campaign=gs-2019-07-05&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: NRA4LIFE on October 01, 2019, 08:41:07 PM: Don't order anything from the sunny petra sight. Notorious scam artists.
Title: Re: Lowest Price "yeti style" coolers I've seen
Post by: bearpaw on October 01, 2019, 09:12:03 PM: I bought the same exact cooler at WalMart, but it cost nearly $100. The cooler is very good, I've had ice and cold drinks in it for 5 days after starting with 4 bags of ice.