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I also use the extreme coolers by Coleman. With two bags of ice and camping for 5 days 4 nights, it kept food plenty cool.Originally Posted by brutal
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I have A huge igloo that does okay but only in the shade, direct sunlight melts the ice in a day or two. My hunting buddies have yetis and you can leave them out in direct sun and still have ice for 3-4 days in the summer. Hunting season and ice will last for weeks in the shade as long as you don't open and close it all the time.
my neighbor bought the hopper 30, while very expensive I have seen it keep ice in the middle of summer in the back seat of his truck parked outside for 5 days and the water was still very cold 7 days later, beer was still very chilly.
on our recent trip to Nebraska we did a test with the colster from yeti. After 1 hour a beer without was on the verge of Luke warm, not very good. With the colster it was like it had just been pulled out of the fridge. Completely worth the money.
I agree buy a (cheap) coleman 5 day cooler and keep it out the sun and your ice will last a longtime. This is what we did on a recent vacation it kept the milk cold and other stuff for a good 4 days before I felt I should ice just as a safety factor. If you just want to look at expensive cooler cabelas and sportsmans warehouse both carry them.
Check out the Pelican Coolers. Yeti quality (or better) and you save a few bucks.
I bought the 150 quart Pelican last year, best price I found was Adorama, $520.00 ish shipped. Used it on hunting trips to Neb and WY, ice lasts on average 9-10 days. I don't open unnecessarily, only to throw meat into and get vittles out of, keep it in back of truck and park in shade as much as possible. Liked it enough that I just bought the smaller 65 quart at Sportsmans on Sunday, I needed something smaller for dove hunting, it was $330.00. These things are built right.
I have bought many of the cheaper coolers over the last 20 or so years at $75.00+ and was getting tired of having to buy them every couple years. If I add up all the $$$ spent on coolers, these will be money ahead in the long run. Only time will tell, but so far I am happy with my choice.
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Posted on another forum. It seems Yeti has a competitor :
https://www.rticcoolers.com/
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coleman extreme will do fine
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I won a yeti tundra 65 earlier this summer. A couple weekends ago I loaded it up with two - 1gal frozen water jugs, lunch, some snacks and bottled water for a fishing trip on a Sat morning. Ate my lunch, snacks and drank most of the water. The cooler stayed in the back of my truck until I finally cleaned it out on the following Tuesday evening. The water jugs were still partially frozen even though that week was in the 90's and the back of my truck I'm sure was even hotter.
4 days still cold in the heat. Not bad especially considering the cooler was mostly empty....a full cooler stays cold the longest.
I use aYeti 50 for trips less than a week also a 75 for my multiple week trips to the farm in Kansas. The extra height in these models helps when large ice blocks "I freeze 1/2 gallon jugs" are laid on the floor. Ice will melt in them but when you use large blocks and keep the lid closed, the blocks will stay frozen for a week in the Kansas heat. I had a nice metal Coleman cooler, piece of garbage. Hinges pulled away from the case, plug leaked, ice melted in a few hours and the latch sucked.
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