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Title: Lifetime coolers
Post by: jdb on May 21, 2020, 06:53:17 PM: Anyone have one?
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Post by: gee_unit360 on May 21, 2020, 08:22:38 PM: Bought one for my dad last year. He loves it.
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Post by: Hilltop123 on May 21, 2020, 08:36:40 PM: Is that the Walmart brand?
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on May 21, 2020, 08:50:17 PM: Got the 50 or 55 I think. Works great! Yeti can pound sand.
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Post by: Old Dog on May 21, 2020, 08:51:13 PM: I have one, and I like it a lot. You have to buy the right size. Last year when I got mine I went with the bigger one( can't remember the size, 70 something), because it has a better seal.

If you want them to work well you need to pre-load them with ice for a few hours to cool the insulation, but that's true of all of the over molded styles.
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Post by: bracer40 on May 21, 2020, 09:20:53 PM: I was curious on the sourcing as I’d visited the Lifetime production facilities about 15 years ago somewhere in or around Salt Lake City. All products (obviously can’t speak to any components) made in the USA....case anybody wondered.

I will say that the Lifetime products Costco’s carried over the years have been rock solid performers and value priced.
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Post by: bornhunter on May 21, 2020, 09:25:54 PM: What brand is best, less Yeti?
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Post by: Tenkara on May 22, 2020, 12:57:46 PM: Rtic makes a good one.
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on May 22, 2020, 01:50:56 PM: I have a 77 and love it. I bought it specifically to keep ice frozen inside a hot truck in the middle of the summer. 1/3 the price of a Yeti and the ice retention is outstanding.
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Post by: Hilltop123 on May 22, 2020, 03:04:06 PM: Had to go look, yes this is the Wal-Mart brand. We have had 2 of the 55's for over a year now. And would purchase again! They are well built, latches, hinges just overall a nice chest for the price point.
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Post by: jdb on May 22, 2020, 05:59:21 PM: Yeah the 55 is the one I was looking at. Thanks for the help!!
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Post by: Buckjunkie on May 22, 2020, 07:44:58 PM: I have a 150 q Yukon, a 70 q Grizzly and a 26 q Ozark. Bought the first two on sale and they are all good coolers. Tough and stay cold longer than traditional cooler. A lot less expensive than some other brands.
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Post by: bornhunter on May 22, 2020, 09:45:24 PM: Has anyone tried the Coho from Costco?