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Sammo, Do they bulge has they freeze like every other ice pack I own?

I've got a few that resemble watermelons.

Lifetimes are made right here in Utah, about seven miles from my house. They have several "outlet" stores. I bought my 35-qt as a factory second for $75. I can't find a flaw in it, so they must be really persnickety about quality control. It just fits between the seats of my boat, and I got it for a five-day fishing trip on Lake Powell. Trip didn't happen so I can't vouch for how long it holds ice in tough conditions.

With any cooler that might sit in the sun, though, covering it with a Mylar "Space" blanket makes a huge difference in ice retention. I tie a cord around the whole thing to keep wind from blowing the blanket off.

Very slight bulge, you would have to look to even notice.

I may have over filled them, in the usual hurry and didn't follow directions...

pffftttttt......Be serious, Men don't read directions.

I over analyzed and ended up buying a Canyon cooler few years back. . Heavy but no worse than others. I like that the inside walls go straight sown- not tapered. I like the latches better too. American made, lifetime warranty. Cost was less than Yeti or Artic at the time but I just look and Holy S ...I paid half what they are going for now.

I have a smaller much cheaper igloo for drinks that isn't very good but am amazed at the improvement laying a sheet of tin foll on top (inside) accomplishes.

Oh, it’s not slight.

And I can see it.

From here.

Duck can even make a cooler sound gay.

LOL

“Small arsenal.”

Kenneth dumb as a rock

You ain’t never heard of sprinkling salt in a pot of water to get it ta boil quicker?

When I went looking for a cooler a few years back I intended on buying the Lifetime as it was a quality product and made in USA. I wanted a basket for the top to keep things you don't want wet but they didn't have anything. I emailed them and they said they didn't have any plans for it anytime soon, I ended up with the Ozark Trail 52qt, nice cooler but not made in the USA.

We have a nice Igloo brand cooler, free, Producers seedcorn logo.

If you keep the lid on tight, the plain strofoam coolers free from the vet office work well.

You don't see these often.

Little bit more $, but much more effective, if you have a deep freeze:

https://www.amazon.com/Lasting-Ice-...24719144&s=sporting-goods&sr=1-9

5 degrees steada 32. Go on the bottom.

So, if ya put cubes over the top, when the cubes melt the water forms a layer of ice at the bottom.

Makes things colder longer.

Two trips down the Grand Canyon with some friends on a private trip showed me the science of coolers and cooler management. These folks that do it for years got it down. Back then most of the coolers were yetis. We still had ice in a few of them on day 19 (iirc), but that was a record according to some. I heard otter box mentioned, and it is cool to know they are now selling coolers. I talked with Otterbox back in '98 when they were just getting started as I worked right down the road at DRI. I still have a little waterproof cigarette box that they gave me. I use it to keep my licenses and a few bucks in it when I am in the back country.

Did you just buy two empty 2L bottles with a little ground up salt in em, for $23.00?

#sodbuster.........lol

I might have, bought them based on dimensions.

Long Lasting Large Cooler Ice Pack: Our TOURIT Cooler Ice Pack has high-performance powdered formula inside and you only need to add the water once. It retains coldness much longer than ordinary ice cubes.

I bet it’s special proprietary stuff!

Not into the whole how long I can keep ice thing.
It's not important to me.

But doing softball, travelling and picnics, I like to keep the
weight down, and the watery mess to a minimum.

For our use, that means getting everything cold, and freezing
bottled water in the chest freezer.

No extra weight, no slop, no extra expense.
And I drink the "ice" if it thaws. If it don't, it will fast, out of the cooler.
If in a motel, I use the in room freezer to freeze the max number of bottles possible, chilling any additions before they go into the cooler.

Works for us.

No use at all for the high dollar coolers.
Too much money, weight, too little capacity.

But as someone else said.

You need to know what you want from a cooler.

Well, it seems that you gentlemen were correct. After three days, no ice left. Water was still pretty cold but I did not take its temperature. Might fill it with ice and bottled water and see how that goes. miles