I have yet to find beer that would stay in a prolonged temp cooler long enough to justify having a prolonged temp cooler.
Does anyone NOT own a Yeti?
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Yeti? I don't need no steenkin' Yeti!
I don't own a Yeti cup or cooler. Can't afford it even if I wanted one (I never had a drink last long enough to warrant keeping it cool for hours on end). When I see a Yeti sticker on a truck, I just automatically think, "Redneck with money" and drive on.
I don't own a Yeti cup or cooler. Can't afford it even if I wanted one (I never had a drink last long enough to warrant keeping it cool for hours on end). When I see a Yeti sticker on a truck, I just automatically think, "Redneck with money" and drive on.
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snowman
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I had not heard of Yeti products until I opened and read this discussion. The question which immediately came to mind was what accounts for the large price difference. I think I can guess, but maybe someone in the know would have the answer for me.
Regards,
Andy
Regards,
Andy
Lee's Landing Billy
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Dang, you could buy a gazillion plastic Flamingos for that same money!
DWalt
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An auto repair garage in my neighborhood also sells fishing tackle, camping supplies and, yes, Yeti products. The guy who runs it says he makes pretty good profits on Yeti merchandise. He probably does. I haven't asked him if his are real or counterfeits.
My common sense-deprived former daughter-in-law bought the grandkids Yeti mugs to take to school. Guess how long it took before they were stolen.
My common sense-deprived former daughter-in-law bought the grandkids Yeti mugs to take to school. Guess how long it took before they were stolen.
I don't own a Randall knife either. Being low class means only up from here. Joe
carpriver
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I do not own a yeti cooler or mug or cup, the coolers I have now work fine. I can get a week out of 5lbs of ice and keep everything cold. I just dont open it often. beer and soda have a different cooler than uses more ice. I learned long ago I buy what I need, not what I want. But I need guns.
jeff85
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I have an Omaha cooler.
It even came full of steaks when it was new!
It even came full of steaks when it was new!
gregintenn
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I have a refrigerator. I don't have to buy ice for it. Heck, it even makes ice, and was cheaper than a Yeti cooler.
My cousin brought a Yeti cooler to a family reunion. It was large enough she appeared to struggle to carry it. I opened it to look inside. I'm not sure you could get a 6 pack of beer and any ice inside it. It was nearly all walls.
My cousin brought a Yeti cooler to a family reunion. It was large enough she appeared to struggle to carry it. I opened it to look inside. I'm not sure you could get a 6 pack of beer and any ice inside it. It was nearly all walls.
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straightshooter1
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As you might suspect, it can get warm here in Paradise, especially in July and August.
I generally only use coolers during those months, but I do take a cold drink with me quite often year found.
The Yetis intrigued me (I think it was Caj who first posted about them a few years ago, though it is possible it was another poster. Apologies if I have a faulty memory).
I researched them and IIRC, Consumer Reports or some similar mag found the Yetis not that much, if at all, better than the Igloos/Colemans.
So I scratched Yeti coolers off the list of have-to-haves.
I won one of the 20 something oz. stainless cups at a trap shoot and was given one for entering a Sporting Clays Charity Shoot. Bought a bigger one at Bed, Bath and Beyond.
All three hold ice in cokes, water, or tea, for an incredibly long time. Since they work so good (I think we have a total of 8 of them now in various sizes), I scratched the $35 dollar Yetis of my have-to-have is list, too.
So, no, I don't own a Yeti anything.
Bob
I generally only use coolers during those months, but I do take a cold drink with me quite often year found.
The Yetis intrigued me (I think it was Caj who first posted about them a few years ago, though it is possible it was another poster. Apologies if I have a faulty memory).
I researched them and IIRC, Consumer Reports or some similar mag found the Yetis not that much, if at all, better than the Igloos/Colemans.
So I scratched Yeti coolers off the list of have-to-haves.
I won one of the 20 something oz. stainless cups at a trap shoot and was given one for entering a Sporting Clays Charity Shoot. Bought a bigger one at Bed, Bath and Beyond.
All three hold ice in cokes, water, or tea, for an incredibly long time. Since they work so good (I think we have a total of 8 of them now in various sizes), I scratched the $35 dollar Yetis of my have-to-have is list, too.
So, no, I don't own a Yeti anything.
Bob
Bajadoc
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"Yeti Cooler," American marketing at its finest. Sure I will Pay $350 to keep my stuff cold just like my $40 Walmart ice chest. I am ashamed to say I have tried them both, no difference. They look cool and sound cool but they don't cool any better.
OP
Several of us were hunting in Kansas and got back really late to the motel and were carrying gear up to the rooms. Somebody asked "do you think the ice chest will be OK in the back of the pickup tonight?". The owner said "yeah it'll be fine". I looked in the back of the truck and saw the Yeti label and I said "that's pretty risky leaving a Yeti overnight in a motel parking lot". The owner thought about it as he was carrying some shotguns and said "you're probably right why don't you bring it up to the room". So I grabbed it and I'm 58 years old and dead tired from hunting all day and I hauled this four foot long, damn heavy ice chest up the stairs. If it would have been an old beat up Igloo it would have been fine left in the truck.
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rburg
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I bought 2 of them at Christmas a year and a half ago. One for each son. It was a good present to give them. Both liked them and use them, or so I'm told. I have and use coolers that are as old as they are. So back to the rapidly consumable brewski problem. But now I'm old and can't drink the adult beverage fast enough to outpace the ice. I've found I need to toss road salt on the ice to get it to melt faster. Too much and the beer freezes. It takes skill and good judgement to do it right.
So no, I did buy 2 Yeti coolers, but own none.
So no, I did buy 2 Yeti coolers, but own none.
No Yeti's here. I do fish one spot where we are about a 2 hour drive to ice. The solution is to pack in one cooler just of ice, leave it taped shut for 3 days and use what's left to insulate fish on the way home.
I'd buy one if 1) I needed another ice chest (I don't use the two whatever brands they are that I have— in recent years they just sit in the garage) and b) I was convinced they are in fact better than other ice chests.
I tend to research the heck out of stuff I want, and don't mind paying top dollar for it. But I gotta be convinced it is truly top rate. (Just trying to impress the neighbors with an ice chest brand would not work for me. Or them, I reckon!
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I tend to research the heck out of stuff I want, and don't mind paying top dollar for it. But I gotta be convinced it is truly top rate. (Just trying to impress the neighbors with an ice chest brand would not work for me. Or them, I reckon!
)nachogrande
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WITH A LITTLE TWEAKING...
You can easily increase the performance of the usual coolers, which are normally plenty good enough. 1: add salt, it allows the water temp to get colder. 2, the insides of these coolers are mostly hollow. Drill some 1/4" holes and fill the spaces up with blow in foam. (be careful not to bulge the cooler) It will insulate better/longer AND ugly it up so it won't get stolen. 3, two pounds of dry ice go a long way. Buy a gun OR a cooler, ='s a no brainer for me.
You can easily increase the performance of the usual coolers, which are normally plenty good enough. 1: add salt, it allows the water temp to get colder. 2, the insides of these coolers are mostly hollow. Drill some 1/4" holes and fill the spaces up with blow in foam. (be careful not to bulge the cooler) It will insulate better/longer AND ugly it up so it won't get stolen. 3, two pounds of dry ice go a long way. Buy a gun OR a cooler, ='s a no brainer for me.
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Chief Wiggums
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$350
cooler ?
Shield w a substantial amount of ammo?
cooler ?
Shield w a substantial amount of ammo?
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