Coolers, Yeti? or what?
 

I need a new boat cooler. My other ones are getting old. Also they normally dont have much ice left in them after a day on the water in the hot sun, and then all night. I would love it to keep ice for a second day, or at least a second morning.

Yetis, are DAMN EXPENSIVE...... but i have heard good things.

anyone else have expenice? or other brands? maybe a knock off?

Yetis are great, but you pay for it. I have one of these soft sided coolers with no complaints.

http://www.aocoolers.com/index.cfm?category=22

Yeti. It's is bullet, bear, and redneck proof. It will hold Ice for many days if you follow directions on how to pre-cool and ice the cooler.

it has very nice mounting hardware and the cushions for the top make for a very nice seat.

The only draw back is they are heavy when full and tend to disappear if you don't lock them down. Fortunately they also have a very nice Cable Lock available.

There are a few generics out there that have good reviews. I would search on The Hull Truth.

check out www.bruteoutdoors.com

High quality coolers and made in Texas, I've had Yeti and one of these in the 75 quart size and the brute seems to hold ice longer for me.

http://www.sailorbags.com/

These are awesome. I have the 12 pack one and its the best cooler I've ever owned.

go to "the hull truth" lots of cooler advice there

Yetti's are worth their weight in gold!!! hands down the best coolers made. I am a hunting freak and Yetti is the only cooler that can keep ice for 7 days and is crazy tough. I have 2 of them and plan on a smaller 3rd to keep on boat.

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+1 We use one on my buddy's center console we use for fishing. It's several years old and still looks new, even after a lot of time in the Florida sun. It holds ice VERY well.

Yetti's are awesome!! All we use in are outfitters business, ice last for days, never have to worry about the ice melting when loaded with game!

There was an article in a boating magazine this month comparing about 6 or 7 of them. They liked the k2.

Rotomolded coolers like Yeti are nice and do keep ice well IF you pre chill and KEEP THE LID CLOSED

IMO, they are heavy and expensive and not worth the extra $$ unless the contents are of premium parishable value and ice is hard to comeby.
If a preson takes the time to follow the same pre chill instructions with a decent multi day consumer cooler I find very postive results for average lake use. (Powell or other remote lakes may be an exception)
The biggest problem is, these coolers are opened 50+ times a day, negating much of the extreme insulating properties. Place a damp towel over a common cooler (it has both insulating and security benfits) and ice lasts plenty long.
I can usually go from Friday through Sunday with a much less insulated Igloo Cube as long as temps stay below 95.

Cooler test link - http://youtu.be/6-TE4RnqT0U

---- pre-chill drinks; our drink refig is kept right at freezing
---- Solid ice not store bought cylinders. Freeze milk jugs then smash on ground or crowbar and cut with a box knife. Cheap, easy, fast and COLD
---- cover cooler with towel
big weekends we use separate coolers for food and drink so the food temp stays consistent.

The Yetis and Brutes are great, and there are others. For a day trip, some of the soft sided ones are OK, although I hate putting food in them. They also leak out through the zippers if the tip, which sucks big time. I have an Igloo Maxcold 72 quart, which wasn't even that expensive. It beat a certain soft sided cooler by 3 days when we went boat camping. That's the only big one I have left now.

Igloo white marine holes ice the best. Ask me how i know. Artie

They doo well Artie. Like most, if it can hold a block of ice it's very good. Some can even hold dry ice, but that's an extreme, and expensive propositions. I threw out or gave away my soft-sided coolers, pure junk. Pretty messy if they tip over as well.

The big Igloo marine coolers are extremely good for the money. If I boated daily in Florida or other hot weather areas, I'd spend the extra bucks for something better. I usually went out with 2 blocks of ice plus a few bags for a weekend. Amazing how many of today's coolers fail even that test. The old Steel Coleman was unreal.

Have 4 yetis love them. Have a Roadie,25,50,75. Use them on the cc and trawler. For the powerboat American outdoors coolers. Easy to mover around wont mess up the sun pad or deck, seat etc.

www.aocoolers.com

I have at least 6 of them that I can think of, probably more like 8. I've had other soft coolers and nothing compares. These are the only kind of coolers that belong on a performance boat.

From their website:
"Because of our confidence in this product we guarantee the coolers for life"

Great points, probably more important than the choice of cooler itself. We've been very happy with a pair of Igloo MaxCold coolers. Reasonably priced as well.

My vote is for aocoolers. Love mine! Was able to have the sunsation logo added and the boat name. Cost was minimal compared to the overall quality of the product! This is the 48 pack cooler. Be careful, 48 beverages plus ice gets heavy quick!

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...IMAG0113-1.jpg

I have one that has lived in the back of my work truck going on 4 years. It is tough as nails, and they have their place. They don't keep ice as good as some cheaper brands.

One more for fr AO Coolers. Great product and customer service!

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