What's inside a $400 vs $50 Cooler?
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I agree with Lincoln. That seems like a huge price jump for an extra layer of foam and a fancy lock. Awesome video!
The 400$ one
Same
Stuart Edge!!! What are you doing here!!
Stuart Edge but the yeti really live up to the hype we’ve had one for about a year and we just bought another bc it worked so well
Stuart Edge I
Buy the 50 dollar cooler and 350 dollars of beer.
this guy coolers.
Splendid Plan👍 Off to the beer store I go. Saved a bundle of 💰. Cheers.
A $5.00 can of "great stuff" low expansion spray foam, makes any cheap cooler perform 4 times better. Just drill a few holes on the inside, insert the tube, and spray away. One can will do 3 to 4 coolers, so round up all your friends coolers too, and they'll love you for the upgrade!! This made an unbelievable difference!
Hell yea lol
you can waste money on ice or a cooler...Fixing up a cheap cooler is father and son bonding!!! JUST DON'T SAY BUT-TON!!!
If you need a cooler to keep your beer cold for longer than a day or two, your drinking too slow lol.
Nah it’s so it can hold the ice for longer so you can spend more money on beer or whatever your drinking and less on ice
Amen!
@Orion well not with that attitude!
Ok alcoholic
This is my favorite youtube comment ever. Js.
sooo... drill some holes in the cheaper cooler lid.. fill it with spray foam toss some cheap gasket on the seal.. save myself 300 bucks?
My thoughts exactly !
How you gonna replace the thicker plastic. Maybe that's the trick.
@@michaelhcoleman8450 that's too much work. Just buy a decent cooler with a good gasket and good seals and thick. It will get the job done. I bought a 50qt Magellan cooler (store brand) from sports academy for $150. It's performance is just short of the Yeti itself. Meaning that the difference isn't big!
@@miguelrobb5719 too much work? You must make more than $200/hour. That's crazy.
Only need one hole tbh
It's only worth $400.00 because people are willing to spend the $400.00.
for $400 it should have a compressor and refrigerant to keep everything cool
100% agree Jamesbdm.....We just got a Igloo countertop Icemaker (makes 48 lbs/day) for $140....we NEVER run out of ice here lol....
Lol my refridgerator cost 500 new from costco. $400 cooler, da fuuuu?????
I can get a nice stainless steel one of those for $99. For $300 I could probably get a decent solar setup that may power it for a part of the day...
BreadAndGatorade
the last refrigerator I bought was 1999. I paid $400. it works great.
Yeah but then it'd cost $800 and weigh about 300lbs
Extra $10 on materials. The rest is design and marketing value.
Except it is way more then $10 more, that amount of extra plastic alone adds up. The Igloo was on sale and probably cost 60-80 normally and had thin plastic all around compared to the thickness in the Yeti. I understand the price difference is large, but anyone that does long-term outdoors events and camping appreciate a cooler that can keep ice for upwards of a week. There are other brands that are cheaper but also overbuilt like the Yeti. Some also use it to keep elk or boar meat fresh on the trip home.
@@Bound4Earth Not when you buy plastic in enormous quantities it doesn't lol
@@Bound4Earth you think of anything to help you sleep at night boo boo
Dirk Diggler the yeti does actually leak if tipped over... it isn’t a complete airtight because it’s meant to be packed with dry ice to keep the items cold for longer
I would have been more interested in seeing it compared to a Coleman 5 day cooler, which actually has outperformed the Yeti in some comparison videos. Or even a Coleman 6 day cooler
No they dont...lol
@@zune911 Based on what? Your opinion? Go watch the comparison videos out there for yourself
@@tommy35ss I've seen the video, and the yeti is larger. Either way, I have yeti, grizzly, rtic, coho, igloo all in my garage. We use them rafting most of the summer, for trips that last up to 7 days. I can assure you, any rotomolded cooler will outperform the igloos and colemans. Not just yeti. Not to mention, rotomolded coolers will outlive the colemens/igloos 10X
@@zune911 Wasn't referring to durability, I was referring to insulation capability. Obviously many of the Yetis and similar brands are going to be much stronger
@@tommy35ss even ice retention though. If I only used it for the weekend, I don't disagree with your statement. When you are pushing these coolers to the max though, I can get 7 to 10 days in the rotomolded coolers if prepped properly. My igloo 7 day runs out by day 5. Great value for the money, but doesn't keep the food cold enough for the week. So it only stores the beer :)
I took a $1 styrofoam cooler and wrote "YETI" on it with a Sharpie. I always get a lot of encouraging comments at the beach.
You are my new hero.
A $5.00 can of "great stuff" low expansion spray foam, makes any cheap cooler perform 4 times better. Just drill a few holes on the inside, insert the tube, and spray away. One can will do 3 to 4 coolers, so round up all your friends coolers too, and they'll love you for the upgrade!! This made an unbelievable difference!
As an added benefit, no scumbag will steal it it's left in the back of a truck!
hahahah
Lmao!! Good one!!
Exposing companies one video at a time
CJLKPLAYS What’s Inside Lay’s Potato Chips?
Just kidding don’t do that one you’ll get sued lol
LOL
CJLKPLAYS was
and people who likes to pay more for name brands....
CJLKPLAYS yetis are proven to work and work very well. My roadie and 35 always keeps my drinks cool for 5-7 days. Better than any igloo or Coleman.
What's inside??? 10$ more worth of foam.
I’m a Coleman cooler man myself: have one that’s going on 15 years old and been tossed in the boat hundreds of times, bounced around in the truck bed etc and still going strong.
Natedoc808 I’m lucky to get 5 years out of my Coleman coolers. The handles break, the drain plug breaks, then the hinges break.
Mine ???20 yrs old???? Spent the last 4 yrs in my open truck bed. Only thing wrong is the drain plug.
As a current Coleman Employee i must apoligize for the drains. Idk if all locations are the same as mine but we have little time to get it all right. My facility specifically likes quantity over quality as well so its quite difficult to balance them with all the work the lines must do in a short period of time
Now you need Flex Seal and put it back together new video on that lol
Yes
Then take your flex cooler and get in your flex boat and have a flex of a time!
flex glue
I just sawed my boat in half!
Collin B Just ask them if you can borrow their cooler halves.
Now the big question, can you put them back together with ''Flex Tape?'' ..... Woo-hoo!
That there is some funny S#@T,,,,,,,,,,,
Yessssss!
Thatsa lotta damage
So thicker plastic is worth $350?... Actually $50 worth of plastic and foam... $250 worth of hype and $100 for Yeti label... Marketing at its finest.
What's the composition of the plastic & insulation in the Yeti vs the other cooler though? It's all about material science now and the Yeti clearly works way better when it comes to keeping things cool.
I bet the yeti costs about $3 to manufacture.....Branding is everything
Definitely
They should really lower their prices
Stop the gimmicks
@@Rckstrroma5 What gimmicks?
In mass production, that is not nearly $50 worth of plastic and foam.
The obvious test is to determine how long each will keep the inside to 40 deg F. Then, you decide which is more economical for your use. I suggest the most cost efficient solution is have a smaller cooler inside a larger cooler. Insert additional foam insulation between the two. Now, you have more than double the insulation which will keep your inside temperature to 40 deg F much much longer.
Never personally owned a Yeti cooler. I have friends who have them and they swear they can go a week without loosing ice. Of course...IT ALL DEPENDS on how often you access the cooler though. If you have beer in the cooler the ice wont last because it will be opened constantly until the beer is gone...then you have to add beer, etc. If you put vitamin water in it, it will never be opened and it will last much longer...regardless of the cooler brand ------
I paid $3 for a 7-11 styrofoam cooler, works just fine. keep it in my car/truck, bears haven't got into it yet.
It always depends on what you are using a cooler for. With me, I got a cooler because we have had power outages that have lasted 10 days and an expensive cooler is already paid for the first time you don't have to throw out all of the food in the fridge. I also wanted it for long car trips. I have driven cross country 5 times and being able to really trust that the food will still be good at the end of a week is important. Also for longer camping trips. That versus people who just bought a cooler for drives to the beach. When I was younger, I always bought the cheap ones. But I have ended up buying multiple cheap ones and losing multiple refrigerator loads of food and at my age, I look back and would say to myself, "Get a good cooler the first time" It doesn't have to be a Yeti, but one that will hold ice for 10 days.
At the beginning of the video, we heard that frozen meat stayed frozen over night... the Yeti cooler is superior performance and better constructed. Similar? Of course, but while a Kia is similar to a VW (both have wheels and a motor), anyone who has driven them both knows that there is a massive difference! Great video and I am convinced that the Yeti cooler is all that. Thank you, guys!
massive difference between Kia an VW , I agree -VW will break faster for sure
FYI...to be bear proof pad locks must be used in the corners or bolts. Not just the rubber latches.
Use flex tape to make it work again
Mr Clutch I cut this boat in half hahaha yeah doggy
Lol. Or flex seal.
350$ more for a quarter inch more plastic, slightly more foam, a rubber gasket, and locking latches... ah yes, what a truly novel investment...
After seeing this I'd buy the $50 cooler, drill a hole somewhere inconspicuous in the lid and inject some spray foam into the lid to help insulate the top. That should help it hold ice longer, maybe not as long as the Yeti but also no as expensive as the Yeti either.
exactly
I’ve done that, and it makes all the difference in the world. It’s all about the top being insulated. In my cheaper, Coleman coolers I’m actually thrown a layer of plastic and a small poly blanket over the top and that makes all the difference in the world too. So buying a cheaper cooler and doing expandable foam into the hollow top will turn it. Almost into a yeti. Not quite but good enough.
Even though I liked the video what was nicest was the way that your son looked at you. You can see that he loves and admires his father and that he is very happy to be there doing things with you. Keep up the great work !
I had to just bypass these coolers and purchased a ARB fridge way back in 2011, I still use it almost daily and it's works like a champ. and can you just imagine the cost of years of ice everyday.
Sojourn Overland ARB fridges are amazing if you have access to electricity, and if you’re using it every day then yes, great investment. Yetis work well with ice if you’re not using them every day.
You mean the cost of ice every week?
ARB fridge run about an average of 8w. Pretty crazy.
Can you imagine the cost in power and water your paying to get said ice? Man... Peeps don't think.
Same. I bought a used Engel 45 off CL about seven years ago... $500. The thing is bulletproof and only draws a couple amps. And no soggy food.
Kid have no idea how lucky he is for a cool dad like that.
wow I love this video guys!! it looks like the difference is really in the plastic strength (which I don't need) and the extra insulation in the lid, which I DO need... so I can customize a small piece of foam insulation :) THANKS GUYS!!
I use a larger igloo and find a styro foam cooler that fits inside . Works like a charm !
I use a Colman cooler but have injected foam into the lid to help retain the cold and it works great.
Great team! Lincoln, I'm with you...I think I would put a cheap cooler inside a plastic box with extra space all around...then fill with expanding foam. That would be a fun test...
I have four RTIC's.
Love them.
I also have Lifetime i bought at walmart for $100. Holds ice just as well as the more expensive RTIC's.
Scout which Lifetime one did you get?
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@@alexorozco3857 what?
$400 cooler? Makes me think of the old adage, some lures are designed to lure fish, and some are designed to lure fisherman.
Nimbly Never heard that saying before- well put! Going to have to add that onto my list of old man sayings...
Well said....
If that guy says butt-ton one more time...
hah! i noticed he started with the other weird way people pronounce that word: "buh-ehn" then a moment later he switched to saying "butt-tehn" after realizing he said it. somebody has corrected him in the past and he's self-conscious now.
Andrew Peck utah accent
Lol...I noticed that too!
Great video. Always wanted to know what's inside those.
Could you do the yeti competitor from Walmart called the Ozark Trail? Pretty cool video. You've actually helped me in my decision.
Iguhc I have Yeti’s but my best friends dad has an ozark trail and he loves it!! Seems pretty good
Elliott Davis Thanks for the feedback.
Iguhc forsure brother or sister whatever you are lol
I have always had Yeti's and last year I went out and bought an Ozark trail just because it was cheaper and withing a day the seal leaked and spilled water all in my trunk, needless to say i will be sticking with Yeti
@Hoosier Hillbilly ozark trail is Walmart's brand.
Yeti is for people who want others to know they have money to burn. It has more plastic. Plastic is incredibly cheap. The price is an insult.....but if they can fool people into paying it, well, there's one born every minute.
I have been using a Rubbermaid cooler for my lunches at work for 25 years. I can put warm cans of water in it with an ice pack and about 45 minutes later it's like it came out of the fridge. It will keep ice for a couple days, sometimes 3 days. I paid $14 for it 25 years ago. If there are more people who will pay that kind of money for cheap plastic and insulation.....I am in the wrong business. The profit margin is astounding!I also have a couple large Igloo coolers for fishing trips. They are very large coolers, and I paid maybe $35 for each of them. They will keep fish packed in ice for a couple days. Don't need to pay "too much" to get what I need. People have to realize a lot of brands are this way......not really different for the amount of price they have.
1001Hobbies They probably have a YETI bumper sticker on their unnecessary large pickup.
1001Hobbies not disagreeing on the price, but I DO have friends in the plastics industry, and know that Yeti has like a 70% scrap rate when it comes to their stuff, meaning only about 30% of what is made is actually hitting store shelves. Roto Molding is not super easy and is very labor intensive.
I have to disagree, the quality of a yeti out performs any of the other manufactures on the market. My yeti cup can simply keep ice drink cold for up to 24 hours with no problems. PS there is no plastic in my cup. I would pay more for a quality coole
r but not that much, I'll wait for prices to come down.
My igloo cooler keeps ice and fish for over 2 nights, and there is still ice. That is a BIG cooler and it cost only about $45. My Rubbermaid that I've used for lunch for 25 years easily keeps things cold for over 24 hours. It cost about $14 then, about $18 - $20 now. I can see no way why anyone would pay over $50 to get the same performance.
Yeti's aren't for everyone, but there more than a few lines of work or hobbies where they are a totally must have. I've had ice in one for over 10 days.
heres another cheap trick.. buy a 2 dollar styrofoam cooler.. put it in your coleman cooler and get better results than a yeti
johnny llooddte, but that won’t be bear proof!! Lol
Good idea. I might try that.
johnny llooddte very smart
You livin in 3018
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Makes me wanna inject foam in the lid of my cheap cooler lol
Thought about that myself. I'm gonna drill a couple of small holes in the side of the top and spray it in. I'm going to use door and window spray foam insulation. I know the regular spray foam insulation would most likely push the plastic out of wack when it expands.
Phillip Smith CZcams search “better than a Yeti cooler?” Exactly what he does
@@johnnada586 I watched it. I'm gonna do it.
$8 worth of foam insulation in the lid, and you have much the same cooler as a Yeti. No brainer.
If you look it probably has plugs you can remove to fill
I have used both coolers for long periods of time and looked up compare videos where they use the yeti and cheap coolers to see how long they hold ice. Yetti always comes in the top 5 of best coolers. however paying $400 is $200 cooler and $200 brand name.
is it worth it??? depends on how much you'll use it.
I bought a pelican cooler of equal size to that yeti. As a truck driver I was buying 3 or 4 bags of ice per week to keep food and drinks cold in the cheap cooler. I eventually bought a pelican and it paid for itself a few times over with how much money I saved on not buying ice. I went from buying 12 to 16 bags of ice depending on how much I was in the semi down to 3 or 4 bags of ice per month. If you'll use it alot it's well worth the money. Also... Pelican coolers are considerably better than yeti and cheaper prices. Better locks, bear proof instead of bear resistant and holds ice for 10 days opposed to the yeti that holds it for 7.
Colman makes a cooler with thicker walls that has about the same amount of insulation as the yeti for a whole lot less money, the plastic probably isn't as thick but is a thicker shell really worth an extra $350.00 to most people.
Igloo is made in USA. 🇺🇸
I can leave my igloo cooler at the campsite without worrying someone will steal it.
Drinks and ice in the yeti turn it into a two person chore just to lift it. Empty, the 65qt yeti weighs as much as a case of bottled water. The igloo is super light. The other couple camping with us still had to buy ice for their yeti, but we did have to re-ice once more than them. No big deal.
The igloo lid is hollow. Drill holes in the outside of the lid and fill it with expanding insulation.
Yeti is about image.
That is exactly it. Brand whores. People buy yeti as a status symbol more than anything. You can get the 75 qt lifetime cooler for 97 bucks and it holds ice longer than the yeti.
I had a Yeti cooler gifted to me and I have to say, it works much better at keeping things cool than the others. Worth the price? IDK but it sure works well.
So an extra can of expanda foam is the difference, and thicker plastic
I was thinking the same thing. A small hole and a can of great stuff.
i wonder if it works
It's absurd what companies charge for products these days. As consumers we need to take a stand and not buy this crap so they bring down the price to something reasonable.
I wonder if the thicker plastic has much insulation value or if it's just for sturdiness? I'm leaning towards the latter
There is also the gasket seal on the lid of the Yeti, however you could add one to any cooler I'd think.
I was always suspicious of the Yeti products, suspension confirmed. I’m glad I never bought any.
It's not a bad product, it's just outrageously overpriced.
Mike Mo that was my suspicion, way over priced.
I own a couple of these yeti coolers. There is no cooler that can compare with its durability and length it keeps items cold. Even out in the sun all day at the beach it will keep ice all day. I can drop it off the back of my truck fully loaded and it won’t crack or open. This is cooler to keep. Those $50 you will most likely replace every year due to them breaking where as the yeti will last much longer. Mine are going on 5 years now. So in my opinion the realistic question is do you want to spend $400 once or spend $50 a year on coolers and spend more on ice
Nicolas San Roman Yetis are great coolers, but to say no other cooler compares is far from the truth. There are about twenty other brands doing it as good or better. Some of them being a fraction of the cost.
Nicolas San Roman I have bought my cheap Coleman cooler in 2008 and it's still perfect. I've been to deserts, mountains, hunting, beaches. I try not to abuse it and take care of it - no doubt the yeti could take more abuse but come on, 400$ are you kidding me. Not to count the much thicker walls is much less payload for the same external size - that is a huge deal breaker.
We have a Yeti. Bought it for my husband for an anniversary present several years ago. It's only bear proof with a padlock. It's great for boondocking in remote locations. Goes about 4 or 5 days without an ice refill. Before he would have to run get ice twice a day. He also uses it to store freezer contents when he defrosts it. He enjoys it. It is super heavy.
We’ve had ice hold up for 3 days in mid-summer heat from our 65. The larger ones seem to retain ice better (the Roadie 20 is more of a day cooler). As you said, they’re super heavy.
I would like to see this cut open and compared to something similar but less expensive like maybe the Ozark Trail cooler, they have one that's supposed to be as good as the yeti
they will all be the same. use your imagination
I don't think it really matters what it looks like on the inside. Just looking at it with the naked eye doesn't tell you if they used different insulation or different manufacturing techniques that are more efficient. The fact is that the yeti is way more efficient. People have tested yetis vs knock off brands and the yeti wins every time.
I have multiple Walmart "yeti" soft coolers. There are very good. I never had the urge to buy a real yeti after using Walmarts version.
But the Yeti comes with a sticker for your truck!
lol exactly
Toss in some truck-nutz and you got a deal!
OOOOOOH, Stickers 😋 so your, like, 3years old 🙄?
MURICA
Love it! LOL!
The big styrofoam box my omaha steaks came in has thicker walls.
And it came full of steaks for the price of the yeti!
Find someone to cover it in plastic and put some hinges on it and you have your own Yeti
Do you have a picture of your ice chest
Great video. Wish I'd seen this before I bought the Pelican, which was rated close to the Yeti, but cheaper. I am not impressed with these new, heavy coolers that have less storage space but take up more room!. Adding spray foam and a silver cover to my old coolers works just as well in the Arizona heat.
I always put a insulating blanket over my coolers - helps keep Sun at bay. ( AZ )
Would you cut open a Walmart Ozark Trail cooler and compared to the Yeti?
yea, would ya?
rodv66 totally agree! I was looking for a comparison of the Lifetime cooler at Walmart for $99 versus the Yeti.
@@sloscheider I personally own a lifetime 55qt cooler. It does hold ice longer than most cheaper coolers and their customer service is amazing. I bought one a year ago and I noticed the front top was warped a little bit, started looking on Google and found I wasn't alone and that lifetime had redesigned the cooler to improve some issues. Contacted lifetime because it has a lifetime warranty and they sent me a brand new one at no cost to me! With that kind of customer service, I will definitely buy lifetime products again.
They're only bearproof when padlocked. Bears are really smart, definitely smart enough to get those latches open. Just not smart enough to pick locks.
Yet.
I was just going to say that. He should have read the manual before saying it was bear proof without the locks.
Yet....
I've never seen anything a bear could not open
Yep.. They also have learned over time in national parks from the frequent visitors for decades how to break into peoples cars when they are out hiking and jack your lunch
Maybe he has a friend they call bear, and he just not very bright...
we almost bought a yeti the other day. but just can't justify spending that much on a cooler. great vid!
Good call. Unless you are camping fir a week straight in the mountains, I don’t see the point.
I believe there are knockoff versions of the yeti that look almost exactly the same and is likely made of the same materials.
What's Inside? You should take a look at the test done by CZcamsr Taras Kul who put a similar amount in the Yeti and the $20 cheap one, and you’ll see that half of the ice in the Yeti is still there after two days and all of the ice in the cheap one is gone after 34 hours.
cabelas version is a better buy
Stefan Unson I’ve seen yeti’s hold full ice cubes for a week
Good to see the bass player of blink 182 is doing good
The durability and the ability to keep whatever cold for more than a day in crazy temperatures is why the yeti is worth it. For example, guys in the oilfield that need water to stay hydrated while the cooler sits in the bed of a truck in temps of over 100 all day while getting tools tossed on it makes it a great investment.
Perfect! I like to bargain shop and buy used quality products like a Yeti. I barely missed out on a used 65 for 100 bucks locally. Just needed a decent power wash.
When I see the Yeti brand, I think of Dyson. Nice product but overpriced. I avoid both.
True. RTIC coolers can be up to $150 cheaper than there yeti competition and almost every test video i have seem the RTIC does better.
Or APPLE
@Jon Doe
i like your dyson thought. money not being a option but dyson motors are good, not great. hover, brisel have patents on their motors. they are the best hands down. all others are for show..... yeti is dyson..lol
Just put a styrofoam cooler inside a cheap plastic cooler, put some ratchet straps around it and boom, cheaper bear proof double insulted cooler for under 100 bucks
TenLettersRap
I came up with the same idea...and it is gonna beat yeti like a performance
Then bring it to montana and watch a grizzly rip it apart.
But bears know how to use ratchet straps. They steal people's quads all the time.
A bear stole my Jeep once.
Having a yeti cooler is like having a big flashing sign that says “I’m a sucker”.
...but a trendy sucker lol
Lots of thing are like that..Like that infamous Apple logo
Or "I have nothing else to spend my money on"
1- I live in Montana.
2 -Where?
1 - Whitefish.
Everybody - Yeti country!
Not when you have money to blow like me 🤑
“I can make a hole. It’s a little tigh... erm stronger..” nice save lol
Actually it's worth the $400 because you get a sticker that you can put on your vehicle to tell the world that you're really serious about coolers. The looks you'll get from others on the road, priceless. Does that thing got a hemi? No, its got a yeti you poor igloo buyer.
Take that sissy Yeti sticker off your vehicle and replace it with an NRA sticker.
Haha
it tells the world that you're serious about not bothering to research competing products and that you can be sold trendy overpriced products.
contractors will love exploiting you when giving bids.
I bought one for my husband the other day that looks exactly like the yeti cooler and the same size. It was 100 and something dollars.. sales and Walmart people.
I won a Yeti cooler and gave it away. It was too heavy & bulky and I couldn't get much in it. I definitely wasn't dragging that thing around. I gave it to a friend that was going on a long road trip, to store his insulin in.
The YETI Tundra 45 only holds 37 quarts... you'd have been even more disappointed by that.
You are an awful good friend.
I am with the kid. Been using walmart coolers forever. They never let me down. Also very affordable to replace
The Walmart Ozark Trail ones are not bad, either.
Clearly a better product, but nowhere near $400 in value. That's 8 times the price!
Siberian Orange and only 28$ to make
Siberian Orange it's only going to last 8 times as long
I used to buy a 50 cooler about every year . Tearing handles off or the lid falling off. I've had the same yeti for 10 years and still looks new. . Doesn't sound to bad in the long haul
Justbill lol I'm going to get that it wouldn't make it through a beer drinking weekend with my buddies
That much open cell foam is more than $28
Now I know how to improve my Chinamart cooler. Thank you 🙂
...you stuff it with cheap Chinesium material 😄 ...all good 👍
Yeti for sure. I just got back from OBX for 7 days and out of 2 ozark trail and 1 igloo alongside my yeti, the yeti was the only one with ice after 3 days. On the 6th day, the yeti had almost no ice but was ice cold. All were conditioned with ice days before the trip. All sat on a covered porch in the shade, free ventilation, only opened once a day briefly. Somehow speaks for itself.
I buy yeti only because of the great veteran discount they offer. The coolers are great, especially when you are in the mountains for 5 days hunting. And keeps everything frozen on dry ice for the long trips home. Also great for those 90 degree fishing days in Florida keeping all ice, and fish cold
It says bear RESISTANT not bear proof, just means that it's easy to open for Yogi Bear
(smarter than the average bear)
You should have done a test to see which would keep a bag of ice from melting all the way...
MyWasteOfTime my father owns a yeti cooler and I can assure you the ice last substantially longer 2-3x longer.
EDIT: the ice last around 3 days in his yeti depending on how much you open it.
bag of ice is about $1.50 cheaper to dump out the ice and get more ice and save money
Shawn Johnson can’t get more ice when you’re in the woods
Adam Moore OR 30 miles off shore.
In room temp coolers the yeti will kill a single bag of ice quicker because it has more material density to cool. If the ice chests were voth pre chilled the yet would last 3x-5x longer
All of those commenters bashing the Yeti comment about their Coleman coolers in plural stating they have purchased more than one in their lifetime. I am still on my first Yeti Tundra 50 (exact same Yeti as in the video) which has sat outside my Airstream (chained up) for the past 6 years. It still looks and works as well as it did the day I purchased it. Best feature is the locking features. In addition to being able to lock it where a bear can’t get into it, you can also lock it so a bear can’t walk off with it. The smooth sides provide a palette to apply stickers to personalize your Yeti. Finally, the Tundra 50’s inside dimension is enough to stand a bottle of wine or other beverage up as opposed to laying it down. That is the sole reason I chose this size which they no longer offer.
"Dont put children inside of this..." lmaoooo
Make two holes on each end of igloo top and use the foam can to fill the lid with foam.
I tried that once. Didn't work..foam wouldn't go in like i thought it would
I have done this to all my ice chest. Works awesome.
Ive done that. It definitely works an spray foam is much cheaper than a Yeti
I do the foam lid thing to my cheap coolers. drill 1 hole for insertion of foam, and 1 on each side (total of 4 holes) allowing foam to expand and subside. Failure to drill the 4 holes can lead to the lid distorting and not sitting in the cooler body properly.
Igloo best value and was in the top for performance over 5 days of keeping ice. Yeti is strictly for yuppie status or to show your ignorance.
Baloney. I have a Yeti and I have cheap coolers. If you never venture out for more than a day the cheap cooler is just fine. But the Yeti will keep food cold for 5 days or more depending on how you use it.
Wow you're a hater of people that can afford a good product. I have a YETI and it is by far the best cooler I've owned that includes RTIC. I frequently go camping for extended periods and to warm climates. Ice for a week, no questions asked. Well worth the money its a lifetime cooler.
Buying a yeti cooler definitely shows ignorance lol spending that kind of money on a cooler is dumb.
Kayla Tanner just because you don’t have money you say it’s dumb. So buying a $45000 Avalon is dumb because you can get an Altima for $25000. You’re a hater because you don’t have
steve goebel no hater here! I just don’t see the need to blow money on unnecessary items. And yes I do have the money “if” I wanted to buy one. But I don’t like to be flashy lol
I use to work at a production facility that made Yeti coolers. I literally had to sign a NDA agreement to fill those with the special foam they invented. Quite cool.
I'm sure it was "special".
Has your NDA expired yet? Tell us the details.
“I’ve never seen bears when I’ve camped” me laughs in canadian
Americans laughing “hahaha”
Canadians laughing “sorrysorrysorry”
First- It's a Yeti... that goes a long way in name.. However, Over 20yrs, I've gone through at least 10 coolers at an average price of $50.00 - $75.00 each.Not to mention Ive had some coolers break while on trips and had to go out and buy another one... I camp and go on road trips often. 2 bags of ice in a Yeti last about 4 days. The coleman coolers hold a bag of ice less than 24 hrs. At an average price of $3.00 per bag if you go away for a camping trip for 1 week you will spend about $21-25 for the week just on ice. Most coolers, you drop them and they break. If you sit on them, they break, A yeti cooler, you can stand on them, drop them and they dont budge. So you can easily get (not there yet for me) but probably about 20-30yrs out of a Yeti.. I bought 2 of them, the first the smaller one about 10yrs ago, still going.. then bought the larger one for the boat about 5yrs ago. You get what you pay for. Does it hurt at first purchase absolutely.. But there is definitely a difference, and it goes beyond the simple walls and foam insulation.
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Couldn’t have said it any better. Most people assume ice is just readily available. When I camp, the closest place to purchase ice might be 30-50 miles away. With my yeti, I can keep food in the safe zone (temperature wise) for days on end & never make a trip to replenish. I can pack game and hold it at a safe temp until I get home to further process it. The benefits go far beyond the price of ice.
+Big Shticks you need to be changing brands of coolers,yeti turned on the NRA.a man that values the 2nd amendment can't support them.there are other companies that are making coolers that are as good who are not traitors. everyone should let their concise guide them. it seems pretty clear to me.
@Captain Steve Crowder Yeti tried to lie their way out of saying why
they cancelled the deal they had with the NRA, they forgot one thing, they also told the NRA to remove all NRA logos from their products. Maybe they can work things out in the future? I doubt it, given where they operate from, :) Yeti doesn't support the Second Amendment. They didn't give to the NRA, they just allowed the NRA to purchase at a discounted rate, please get your facts straight.
It's common knowledge that a yeti keeps stuff cooler longer and is a lot more sturdy than a $50 cooler. Think peeps are just trying to point out that you are paying $350 extra for 2x thicker plastic walls and a lid that is actually insulated as well, unlike a standard cooler. For $50, you can go get pallet boards, frame out the size cooler you want, then fill the whole thing with foam(closed cell preferably). Will last just as long if not longer. Made one for a friend a few months ago and it holds ice for 12-15 days if not in direct sunlight. Can get part boards for free from some places to if you know where to look
If you're bringing a cooler full of ice and sodas then you're not really camping.
You're on an extended picnic.
The way he says button
sounds so forced
Lisa Marie You should hear the way I SAY button.. As in "I want to kiss your button"
Butt in
Lisa Marie the way your face look😍
It’s what happens when you’re from Utah but want to sound like a normal person
Here is an interesting thought; I used a Coleman cooler recently on a 800 mile roadtrip and after adding a bag of cube ice from a 7-11 store, i put my folded emergency survivor blanket on top of the bag of ice before closing the lid. After 12 hours, I was nicely surprised to discover a good amount of ice left in the bag.
Good idea
12 hours??? HA my rtic cooler holds ice for 5+ days hoss!
Yes, you put more insulation on top, which is where the Yeti has more.
I would have really liked to see a Ozark Trail knock off halved. Probably identical.
The cups had identical test results
You should do an ice melt time test.
Now put it back together with Flex Tape and sell it on Ebay.
"They are not very smart, but they are strong and good at eating" they just straight up called me out with that one lmao
So how about the Ozark Trail yeti clone?
If you don't have bears where you camp, you're not doing it right...
Very few bears at the beach in Central America. FYI: that's where Mexico is but there's actually other countries south of that before Brazil, which is another country. Those places aren't the United States. Places outside the US have different climates, flora and fauna. That means plants and animals.
A lot In the mountains where I’m at
@@Treestandtroubadour why would you go near bears anyways?
Miguel Robb they are near the best camping spots where I’m from. Which is the blue ridge mountains. That’s the best camping around me I’m in the upstate of SC and we camp just past the North Carolina line so it’s not like we intentionally go near them but they are in the mountains and surrounding areas???
Definitely the Yeti is a better built product but not enough to be worth $400.
Yeah, and little chances your meeting a bear too.
@@DannyKechik_the_dizzydaisy if you aint got bears in camp, you aint campin..
I agree..... for most people. If you need something really rugged the Yeti or a knockoff might be worth the investment. Average family camping or day at the beach a cheap cooler is just fine.
I drive truck and see a number of trucks that have a Yeti secured to the catwalk behind the cab. Something facing that abuse needs to be solid and robust. Me, I have a cooler sized (65 qt) portable freezer/refrigerator in my truck that runs on either 12vdc or 120vac and adjusts from -6° to 50° and uses very little power..... and no ice. Cost me about $600 but has saved me more than that in bags of ice over the last two years.
They all are the same when you open them every 5 minutes for a beer 😄
Exactly! If you are opening and closing them tbeu don't hold ice any longer than a cheap igloo. I know from experience. I use an RTIC because its just as good, every bit as durable and half the price of a Yeti. Mone fell out of my truck at 30mph and it stayed closed and still works. The rubber feet popped out from the impact but I put them back on lol
I did buy the Yeti Roadie 24 because it has a tall profile and can double as a seat for picnics and such! Also, i tend to keep coolers for decades so the avg cost of yearly ownership is greatly reduced!
Is a Yeti polar-bear proof or grizzly bear proof ? I am sure the Igloo is panda bear proof
Always did think Yeti was over priced, You guys proved it
this silly video proved nothing. If you do not understand the U = 1/R, and understand the R value of different foams, you will not understand that the much lower U of the Yeti comes at the cost of a much more expensive foam chemistry.
I’m a contractor in Florida and my yeti keeps the same ice for 3-4 days of drinks for me and my guys in 100 degree weather. Never had any other cooler make it past lunch on those sweltering days unless I did a 3/1 ice to drink ratio which just made us refill it more and melt the ice faster. Plus with the yeti ice packs and our freezer making some ice as well I haven’t had to buy ice in years now. I think $400 Is a little steep but it’s certainly worth $250-300 based on performance and durability alone
The performance of cheap coolers to keep things either warm or cold can be greatly increased by keeping it covered with a blanket; Jacket, sleeping bag, spare clothes, or whatever. And don't forget to take advantage of shade.
Thank you for your video. It was good to see a cross section of materials used.
I have a 30 year old "Playmate" cooler with the pushbutton on the side and it's absolutely racoon proof. They might flip it over, chew on it, and drag it into the woods but they can't get it open. That said, the so called "5 day coolers" out there for $50 (discounted) are decent for the price and WILL hold beer / food / ice for 5 days as long as it's out of the sun.... and you keep the stoners from opening it every 10 minutes. The key is 50% ice by volume when packing it. Block ice does last longer because there's no air space. Hint: freeze your own blocks in plastic milk jugs with the tops cut off so you can dump out the block of ice after it freezes. Plot twist... leave the milk jugs intact and freeze with a small air space on top. The melted ice will stay in the jugs and your food wont get wet. Second tip: never put warm food / beverage into your cooler because it will melt the ice faster. That said, it would have been interesting to put a bag of ice in each cooler and check every 12 hours to see which one lasts longer.
The $50 cooler makes the Yeti seem to be ‘worth’ about $75 or so. Even $100 but the four hundred dollar tag (~$300 on sale) is way out of line.
Who cares what's on the inside. The yeti is way more efficient than the $50 cooler. I like mine so much I bought two. I used to refill ice everyday now it can last almost a full week. For what I do that's worth an extra $350 to me.
Personally used both. People need to use both on extended camping trips to see the difference. The Yeti still had ice 2 weeks after where the Coleman melted within a day or less. Sometimes you need to spend more for quality.
Bluestar12 Two weeks vs a day huh?
When ice is $50 a bag then a yeti is worth the money
In Texas summer only 4 days on my yeti 45, 5 days on my grizzly 65 also roto molded, little over a day on my Coleman 50 and 1 to 2 days on my rtic soft sided. I use all of them when I'm camping. I'm thinking of getting a yeti hopper just for the he'll of it. Get what works for you. If your camping tips don't last longer then 2 days then you really don't need a roto m older cooler but they are nice.
Try giving that cheapo a good jerk on lid or stand on it...toss it around in truck... Yeti will take that for years.
Spend the money and get a rotomolded cooler...any brand
Fill the lid of the igloo cooler with spray foam so its insulated. Then your good to go.
Coleman! All that money for the Yeti name on the side.🤣
You wouldn’t spend 400 dollars on a cooler, but you’d spend about 200 dollars on a child’s jacket?....
Beer < children. I thought this was common knowledge?
"Vacuum packed air".... Wouldn't the presence of the "packed" air defeat the vacuum?
Thanks for cutting it in half. Savings to me and everyone else $400. Other aspects that makes the Yeti a better cooler. Yes, the insulation on the lid. Thicker walls (yes, but mostly makes it more durable). The rubber gasket in a molded groove also provides a better seal and the latches press the gasket together with the base. Yeti is worth $400 if Starbucks is worth $5 cup of coffee. Same marketing audience. Yeti gets thumbs up for making a better cooler. Now, who will make a better cooler for less = capitalism! Good things to come in the cooler market!
Rtic
@@Cass98799 RTIC is not better. Rotomolded coolers perform the same. If you buy a Yeti over an RTIC, you’re doing so for reasons unrelated to performance-e.g., looks, warranty, customer service, brand.
When I was homeless, I saved for months for a car, and when I finally got one, I put one of these yeti coolers in the back seat to keep food in. During the summer, the inside of my car got up to 110-120 degrees almost every single day, and I would only have to buy a new bag of ice ever 3 days. The ice would keep that long, and that allowed me to eat fresh fruit and vegetables every single day, instead of relying on McDonald’s or Taco Bell for food. I saved almost $50-$60 a week (which in homeless terms is a fortune-I lived off of around $95 a week)
That money helped me save for CDL school, which led to me getting a driving job that ended my homelessness. You might not be impressed by that cooler, but it changed my life.