I have bought 3 of them. I still have two- one was a gift. I have 11 more on order. I have a garage full of broken Colemans and Igloos. The Yetis are pretty bomb-proof. They keep ice a LOT longer than the cheap ones do, all things being equal. If you just can't get a Yeti, you need to find the thickest lid you can on a regular ice chest and fill the lid with foam (the yellow stuff is best) from a can. 95% of ice chests have NO insulation in the lids. The seal is so good that often I have to crack the drain open to break the vacuum.
You can wrap the cheap ones in towels, mylar sheets and foil bubble wrap but you can't make the hinges hold up to the real world. This is where the Yeti is at its best.
