Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Best of the knock off yeti type coolers?

The high priced coolers are nothing more than an imaginary status symbol. They keep ice MARGINALLY longer than a cheap IGLOO and weigh four times as much. When ice gets to $15 a bag, I might consider a marginally better cooler. At two bucks a bag, it just does not make sense.

Here's a real world report on the Ozark Trail 52 qt. 7/5 around 5 had 15-20 drinks in the cooler they were around 75 degrees, dropped in 2-4# blue freeze blocks. 7/6 630 am pulled freezer blocks and replaced with 1- 4lb Yeti and 1-4lb knock off light blue blocks, filled with 25 +/- lb of ice. 7/5 temp 97 degrees ice frozen solid opened cooler 3-6 times, 7/7 98 degrees cooler opened several times little melting. 7/8 97 degrees cooler opened 4-6 times some water 80+% ice. 7/9 88-90 degrees several openings approaching 50/50 ice and water. Monday 9/10 checked cooler 1130-noon, 90% water but water COLD. The cooler was sitting on the back of my truck in full sun Thurs-Monday noon so 4 + full days in high 90s in direct sun for $150. Considering it a win.

But did you get the sticker and the hat??

Rtic.

That's great as long as your near the road, when your 20-50 miles from the nearest store it's kinda hard to just run out and buy more ice. Being able to keep ice for up to 10 days in remote settings is a good thing.

I've got an Ozark 52 qt and it's well built. Tests I've seen show it comes up a day less holding ice than Yeti. You've got to set your requirements. I filled the Ozark up with beer and a 40# bag of ice on noon Friday. It sat on my back patio getting full sun in July in Georgia 92º weather. Sunday evening we still had half the ice and water, and the beer was very cold. I'm very sure that they would have stayed cold for another 36 hours. Take it out of the sun and into the shade and we'd have even better. Do you need more? Go to Yeti or Rtic. If you want one at a good price that for 3-4 days+ does everything they will include being well built, Ozark is a winner.

Did you get yours yet? I'm going to try and order one but I don't think they will ship it to Alaska.

Coleman Xtreme is a good choice for the money.

My Coleman Xtreme has been a great cooler. While not as pricey as a Yeti, my Cabela's cooler has been terrific. Holds ice and keeps things cold out in the woods for a lot longer than anything else I've used. Fully loaded, it's a PIG though. Bring help to get it loaded into a vehicle.

Agreed. There's a reason all the western river outfitters and private boaters all use the high end coolers on multi day trips. 10 of us Arkies did 6 days rafting on the San Juan River in SE UT last July. Daily temps into high 90's with lots of sun. All coolers were Yeti, Canyon or Orion. We had a Yeti that we put 6 blocks in at the put in and opened it late on day 4 to replentish the ice in the other coolers. There was maybe 2 inches of water in the bottom. Our stuff stayed COLD the entire 6 days and we still had cold food and drinks for the ride bar to AR.

Just picked up my second Rtic

The 20

For my wife's car

We use a big yeti and a pelican at moose camp. Over the month the glacier ice stays so well we bring lots home. The yeti stays closed except to replenish the others. It is the better cooler.

Love my rtic.

I have both Yeti and Rtic and would never buy a Yeti again. Rtic is as good or better at half the cost.

Tag

I have three rtic coolers 2 45s and a 65. Very happy with price and quality. The only thing I dont like is the rubber latches dont stay up and get in the way when closing the coolers. There is an easy fix for that using rubber washers that I just havent done yet.

I got mine a few days after ordering. It is everything that it's cracked up to be and more.
Editing to add that once they get the ecommerce portion of the website running, for an additional fee they'll ship to Alaska. Considering the size and weight, I can't even guess how much it is to ship up there. Worth sending an email (infomaluna.com) as the owner personally responds to every email they get.

I've had a Coleman Marine Extreme for a couple years. It does really well, better than any other cooler I had ever owned prior to the Maluna. For $50 they are a steal, but it doesn't even come close to the performance of the Maluna. Both are 70 quarts, and I had them both out camping the week of the 4th. I refreshed the ice in the Maluna once in 8 days, and the Coleman needed ice every other day. All of these rotomolded coolers work better if you pre-chill them, as there is a lot of mass to it compared to a regular cooler. I prechilled both coolers prior to loading them up as I was curious and wanted an equal start. The two biggest downsides of most rotomolded coolers (cost aside) is that they are bigger than normal coolers of similar capacity, and they are a LOT heavier. For me, these are trade-offs I'm willing to accept given the improved performance, durability, and features. I deer hunt in the middle of nowhere and having to run to town to get ice can be an adventure at times. Depending on how much you value your time, that $2 bag of ice might actually be closer to $15 (or more).

The new coolers from Rtic had to have a couple changes via the YETI lawsuit

One.....the latches now stay up

The others......beats me......it still looks just like a YETI at half the price

Canyon Coolers top my list...