Yeti Coolers?

[herdbull33]

Thinking about purchasing one. I've heard a lot of good things about it but just wanted to see if someone has first hand experience? Thanks

[jrebel]

You got a trip planned?  The coolers seem legit....but darn expensive.

[Goldeneye]

I've got 3 of them.  This last elk season I put 3 blocks of ice in one and ran through elk camp.  When I came home I left the ice in as a test.  At 21 days I still had ice.  I ended the experiment there.  All this depends on how often you open the cooler of course.  I would suggest using block ice.  They do have enough insulation that they hold the temp well for a longer period of time. 

[Rrich2278]

I've heard they are the real deal, if you've got the $$$... Just don't have first hand experience to help ya out.

[Wacenturion]

I have two, a 65 quart Tundra and a Roadie 20.  Great coolers.   

[RadSav]

I have two of them.  When Wholesale purchased Sportsman's they had a 50% off sale on anything with a Sportsman's Warehouse logo on it.  There were two 160's with a metal Sportsman's medallion on them.  I'd have bought half a dozen if they would have had them.  Funny thing was as I was loading them in my truck both medallions fell off   Guess the Wholesale folks never thought to check if they would pop off.  Sucks for them, killer deal for me!!!

I shot a whitetail in Canada and left the quarters hanging in camp.  One night they froze pretty good.  So I put them in the Yeti and packed it to the brim with snow.  Two days later I checked on it and none of the snow had melted.  Five days later I went through the game check point at the border and had to chisel the quarters out of the snow.  Eighteen hours later with the cooler in my Explorer with the heater blasting there was still no snow melted!  The second cooler was left outside the Canadian camp with soda in it.  Temps were at -18 degrees for almost 10 straight days and not a single soda froze.

If you can afford them, or get a screaming deal like I did, I doubt you will be disappointed!  As with any cooler they won't do you much good if folks are constantly opening the lid. 

One of mine, after a few years of use, became twisted somehow and will no longer keep a seal. I'm betting it was my fault for storing it on end with the lid open.  I mentioned it to the Yeti folks at one of the shows.  They said if I paid for freight they would replace it for nothing but the freight charges.  I doubt Igloo is going to do that for me on any of my half dozen marine coolers that no longer fit together right!

[Come Get Some]

I have several Yeti coolers. I packed in 16 miles into Hells Canyon. I use 2- 40Quart Yeti coolers on my mules . They fit perfectly in the panniers. I pre made all of the meals for 5 guys for 2 weeks of hunting. Froze them. I placed dry ice in the bottom of the coolers and covered it with a thin piece of rigid foam. We ate out of 1 cooler for the first week. We cracked it open every morning to get a dinner out. The remainder of the food stayed frozen solid the entire time. The dry ice was gone after a few days. The second cooler never thawed. It never got cooler than 79 DeG. at night and was well over 90 during the day. They are worth the money even if they were to cost more. We packed home 2 mule deer from new mexico this year with no ice. 35 hour drive. I had to wait a few day to let the meat thaw out to butcher it. You can not go wrong.

[elkaholic123]

I picked up a 125qt for x-mas but have not used it really....one thing to consider is that even empty they are HEAVY    I brought 75lbs of pepperoni home from the butcher in it and could hardly carry it 

[lostbackpacker]

125 qt stays on boat
25 qt is just perfect for drinks for out while scouting
Thinking of getting a 45 at

Best coolers I've ever had

No changing hinges. No latches breaking. No lids caving in. Kept stuff cold for week. Only added one bag of ice during that week. Sure they're expensive. But I don't end up cussing about the yeti.

Nuff said

[Curly]

Anybody remember the brand of cooler that is similar to the Yeti? 

I remember a guy getting on this website a couple years ago, becoming a site sponsor, and advertising his coolers.  They were made down in Texas or somewhere, and they had more insulation than Yeti.  If I remember right, he had a drawing for a cooler where somebody won the cooler.

They looked really good.  I think he was trying to find dealers in WA........and I think there were a couple in Portland.   

[SkookumHntr]

I think im gonna get one too, I shot my mule deer opening morning last year and boned it and kept it in a regular cooler for a week and it worked but would have rather had a yeti! Put a block of ice in there and its like a freezer!

[Curly]

This is the company I was thinking about:  Brute Outdoors 

They  have some videos comparing their coolers to the competition here.

[ghosthunter]

The average guy doesn't need one in my opinion. I got the biggest cooler Walmart sold for a gift.
Left hunting  Oct. 2 with three blocks of ice in it and full of frozen food . Oct. 2- 23 I was in camp Naches and Twisp. Never bought more ice.
Got home emptied food out of cooler and forgot about it for another week. Went to clean it out and still had half blocks of ice in it.

They might be great. But the average guy is just not going to need them.

I'd rather spend the extra money some where else.

[dewandgin]

Bought a Tundra 125 and it is awesome. My buddy killed a elk over here this year and we had it processed and picked it up from the butcher. We put it in the Yeti and in a Coleman cooler. When we got back to my house we emptied the coleman into the freezer and just left the elk in the Yeti. 5 days later when he went to go home the elk in the Yeti was still frozen solid.

[LndShrk]

Check out these tests.

Really does not show the Yeti being all that great in comparison.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-TE4RnqT0U