TBASS
Full Fledged Farker
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2012
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
RTIC user here. Very pleased with them.
Spending the equivalent of a car payment on a cooler- when did that become a thing? My granddad would give me a Gibbs slap to the back of the head if I ever thought of doing such. Cheapo styrofoam or Coleman cooler blows out the back of a pickup, I don't cry. Someone steals it, I don't consider violence.
But maybe I'm "underthinking" it.
Spending the equivalent of a car payment on a cooler- when did that become a thing? My granddad would give me a Gibbs slap to the back of the head if I ever thought of doing such. Cheapo styrofoam or Coleman cooler blows out the back of a pickup, I don't cry. Someone steals it, I don't consider violence.
But maybe I'm "underthinking" it.
Best value for the $$$. $97 at Wal-Mart
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lifetime-55-Quart-High-Performance-Cooler-Grey-90820/850043843
I'm in the camp of not paying that much for a cooler. If I was spending a week in a remote location and desperately needed the extra day or 2 of ice retention and bear proofing, then I might. I've got a 8 year old Igloo Max 50qt, and a newer Coleman xtreme 120 qt. Both of those together cost half of a Smaller Yeti. Get some aftermarket stainless latches for the Coleman/Igloo and you'll be good to go.