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It's time to upgrade my ~28 year old Igloo 54, which is still in decent shape after several hinge/clasp replacements over the years, but ice retention is marginal at best. After extensive research, my top 3 choices are:
Engel (ENG50), USA/Phillippines: Ext: W24"xD17.5"xH18.5", Int: W18"xD11.875"xH13.25"
Pelican IM Elite 50qt, USA: Ext: W20.3"xD:20.4"xH20.3", Int: W17.5"xD11"xH13.7"
Orca 40qt/58qt., USA: 40qt:Ext: W26.25"xH17 5/8"xD:18.8", Int: W18 15/16"xH11 7/16"xD11 7/8"
58qt:Ext: W27"xD19 7/16"xH19 3/8", Int: W19 7/8"xH13 1/8"D13 7/16"
My requirements are as follows:
1) Longest ice retention
2) Trimmest dimensions possible
3) ~ 50 qt capacity
4) Price - budget is ~250.00 (I can source all of these coolers for around this price)
My top choice is probably the Engel as it has the longest ice retention (tied with the Pelican for longest ice retention) and is the trimmest dimensionally.
I really like the Pelican 50qt, but it's quite bulky.
I also really like the Orcas but they do not offer a 50qt. the 40 is a bit too small and the 58 is a bit to big in external dimensions.
Does anyone have any experience with these coolers?
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Coleman extreme marine pro.
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I've been looking into these. Lifetime.
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Huh, first time I’ve seen those. In a decent price range as well. Makes perfect sense they make everything else out of molded plastic. Wonder when Costco will carry them.
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Doesn’t quite meet your criteria, but an Rtic 45 can be had for $190.00 ($30.00 or so off on sale). Hard to beat....
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Huh, first time I’ve seen those. In a decent price range as well. Makes perfect sense they make everything else out of molded plastic. Wonder when Costco will carry them. Thinkin next summer.
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FatCity67: The Coleman is certainly a great value, however, ice retention falls rather short when compared to my choices above and the dimensions for the 58 quart are not quite what I'm looking for (width) as I have a specific area that it need to fit when traveling.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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Coleman extreme marine pro. If I may elaborate: 60 qt coleman marine pro, throw in extra block of ice, spend remaining $175 (approx) on good bourbon, beer and bullets.
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I should have mentioned that anything made in China gets a much lower rating for me. I've looked at many, many brands including Lifetime and Rtic, both of which are manufactured in China.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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ORCA rules all. If the prices are close, look no further. The ORCA 58 is an outstanding all-around cooler...same size essentially as the Yeti 65. The ORCA 40 is about the same size as a Yeti 45, which is like a day or day-and-a-half cooler, at best. If that's all you need, it rocks.
If you need to save a small bit of money, try Grizzly. Sign up for their newsletter and watch for sales. USA-made and just a very small touch under ORCA and very near equal to Yeti in all aspects.
Yeti is also closing out their Yeti 50. Not sure how much of a discount you can get but worth a look.
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l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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FatCity67: The Coleman is certainly a great value, however, ice retention falls rather short when compared to my choices above and the dimensions for the 58 quart are not quite what I'm looking for (width) as I have a specific area that it need to fit when traveling. Seen some YouTube tests with the extreme side by side with your list above and the extreme was just about as good. But hey just a suggestion.
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Coleman extreme marine pro. If I may elaborate: 60 qt coleman marine pro, throw in extra block of ice, spend remaining $175 (approx) on good bourbon, beer and bullets. Yup, I always tried to skate by with the cliff notes in High School.
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I should have mentioned that anything made in China gets a much lower rating for me. I've looked at many, many brands including Lifetime and Rtic, both of which are manufactured in China. The lifetime i saw at the Walmart’s was made in USA
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My cooler is a seed corn Igloo. Good enough for a country boy.
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seattlessetters: No offense meant, but screw Yeti. I've looked at Grizzly, which seems to be a great cooler, but ice retention is not near the Engel Pelican or Orca. The Orca 40 is too small internally. The Orca 58 would probably be a good choice for me, but the external dimensions are a bit bigger than I wanted - the best price I have found so far on the Orca 58 is about ~$280.00, which is a bit much for a cooler even if it is worth the price. Perhaps I can find an Orca 58 on sale.
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The lifetime i saw at the Walmart’s was made in USA I'll look into that. I read somewhere that Lifetime coolers were manufactured in China, but I could be wrong.
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I spent quite a few hours reading reviews of coolers before I bought one. I wanted one made in the USA with a good warranty also the design of the latches and hinges was important to me. I wanted a 40 to 45 quart and my budget was around $150. The Orca 40 was my pick and I got one for $167 shipped during the factory black Friday sale.
I came close to buying an RTIC but on the reviews that I watched comparing Orca with RTIC the Orca did better over all and is US made and has a lifetime warranty (for whatever that's worth now days).
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teamprairiedog: Made in the USA is important to me as well as the latch design. I think Pelican probably has the best latch design of them all and Pelican is 100% US made. It would be nice if Orca offered a 50 quart model as the 40 is just too small internally for me and the 58 is too big externally. I watched and read plenty of reviews as well and the Pelican, and Engel were the best overall with the Orca a very close second. RTIC was about middle of the pack in terms of overall performance. Maybe I will call Orca and ask if they have any plans to produce a 50 quart.
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