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Hey guys I have the chance to buy a yeti 65 for a good price from a buddy of mine. Like new barely used. He wants a bigger one is reason for selling. I have always wanted one for all around use. Camping with the scouts, family trips, fishing etc. If I were to buy one new I would probably buy a white one. His is the desert tan color. Someone said that they get hotter in the sun due to the darker color? On the other hand I hear they look newer longer due to them not getting dirty and stained etc. Any advice from those of you that have them?

It's a simple rule of physics: lighter colors reflect more light. White will be cooler. There's always paint available.

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It's still a Yeti. if it is a good deal, then buy it.

I keep praying I'll hit an estate sale where someone puts $10 on a Yeti cooler right next to the Coleman cooler with the same price....

My Yeti is desert Tan. Works great out in the sun. Color is not something I would really worry about in the Yeti. You will see as soon as you pick it up. How long the ice stays ice is what counts.

My Yeti is desert Tan. Works great out in the sun. Color is not something I would really worry about in the Yeti. You will see as soon as you pick it up. How long the ice stays ice is what counts.

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If it really worries you, just drape one of those $1 space blankets over your Yeti. Instant total sunshade.

I have 2 white Yeti's.
They still have ice in them from last summer!!!!

That's a good one. You wouldn't happen to have a deer cooler you keep the Yeti's in would you?

Lawnman-
Not a physicist.....but I did stay at "that hotel" a while back.
I do agree with RC on the lighter is better for reflecting/absorbing the heat, however I have to wonder on the color scale relative to solar heating of the object.. if the difference between white and the desert tan color (I have seen both) would make a significant difference in the heating problem.
I would be inclined to get it if you feel it is a good deal---perhaps to paint it later if you felt it necessary.
I would suggest checking with Yeti to see if solvents in the paints used might damage the plastic used in their cooler and thus void any warranties(if applicable to second owner).
Hope it works out well.
Joe

Green, very damn green!

i don't believe there's a difference, you talking white and tan/sand colored.


buy it and be happy.

Yeti will make one with their logo for $79.99. It's the best

Not much difference IMO. I have the desert tan, my son has a white one. What does make a difference, is putting ice and whatever cold stuff you are going to load it with in there and letting it cool down to temp. Then top it with ice. And if you are opening it every 15 minutes in the heat for a beer, well no cooler is magic, none of them deal with that well. How you use it is much more important than the color.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.

for a beer cooler Yetis are no better than the rest, except when drunks sit / stand on them. ( ya'll know what happens with the cheap styrofoam coolers after dark )

and the lid won't blow off going down the road.

Darn glad i dont have a dirty looking yeti.

I was all set to buy a Yeti to take to Quemado –– until I checked the prices. In your case, I would nab the tan one if the price is right for you.

Instead, I got on the Net and checked alternatives and reviews. One of Amazon's third party providers offered a Pelican 35 qt. tan one for only $136, so I got it. Two-inch thick insulation (maybe a bit much), stronger clasps than the Yetis, and rave reviews from customers who said it was much better even than the Yetis (self justifying?) at keeping contents cold, even up to ten days.

This tan one is designed for marine use, which is fine. No wheels so it does not slide in the car, but man, is it heavy. I had thought that the size might not be sufficient, but it takes up as much space as I can accept. There may be a day when it won't handle all I need, but for now, it works for me.

Mine's tan,,,, when the sun's out I put it in the shade.

X2. The engineers at Yeti wouldn't put a colour on it that is gonna make the ice melt.

Not a Yeti, but day before yesterday I used my buddy's dark green Grizzly cooler all day in the 105 degree sun, the ice didn't melt a bit.

Horse hockey.

Either will last a lifetime but people just say that to justify buying cheaper products.