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My wife got me a discounted one from where she works. It is a brand called nIce. I can’t tell a difference from my yeti on how long it holds ice, but at 1/2 the cost. Been on 2 vacations to the Mojave and holding up fine.
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A regular old cooler and "The Trick" will get you pretty far down the road without spending Yeti knockoff money.
The Trick
Fill ice chest the night before leaving.
Before leaving, dump water and top ice chest off with fresh ice from the freezer.
Make sure any steaks you wanna eat that night aren't frozen when you get to camp.
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So are yeti, lifetime, and many others listed here.
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Lifetime Products are made here in Utah. I buy at their outlet stores which have "seconds" at about 2/3 to 1/2 price. I have yet to see what the defect is on any of their products sold that way.
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Have been using a bunch of different brands for a long time. Rotomolded Lifetime from Walmart is by far the best deal.
RTIC and Orca are the only brands that have failed.
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How long you going to be away for?
Less than a week I get by just fine with regular old Igloos and a steel Coleman. I'm one of those that uses a small cooler for the daily stuff, then closes the big ice chest and leaves it covered with an old sleeping bag or such, in the shade. Frozen milk jugs of our water (old desert dweller trick as you likely know) for block ice in it. If I know it's gonna be really hot I'll stop on the way to where I'm going for a bit of dry ice.
Most I think I've gone for was 9 days. And I figure if the two legged camp robbers get my ice chest I'm not out the cost of a "Yeti" type. ^^This is how I've done it for decades, before any Yeti and other Status-signalling high dollar gear became a must-have. A reflective tarp, shade, and air movement will keep frozen gal. jugs of water frozen for a long time in those very big Coleman coolers that are cheap. Now they get used to ice my fish, which are too big to fit in regular coolers (ha ha). Two-legged camp robbers will grab a Yeti out of your boat while you go for margaritas at days end.
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+1 on the Ozark Trail coolers at WalMart. They're pretty decent. plus 2 both of mine hold ice just as long as my buddy's yeti
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I got lucky. My best buddy works at a sporting goods store in SC and I got three Yetis for dealer cost. A 45, 65 and a 105. That 105 is about perfect for a number of things. Dealer cost was 50% off.
My elk cooler, for taking home my boned out meat, is a Grizzly 165. Much less than Yeti and it’ll keep my elk meat frozen for four days with no problems. I fill it to the top with ice, three day trip home. Leave closed until I get to GA. Open it up the next day and the ice has dropped between a quarter and a half inch in those four days. Good enough for me.
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I use a lifetime and it has been decent. I see Igloo has a good looking one. 1 1/2" thick walls. Should work as well.
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So are yeti, lifetime, and many others listed here. When did Lifetime start making their coolers in China?
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I've got two rtics that are pretty good.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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I got the Lifetime 55qt cooler. It was between that and the Walmart 52qt one, and I would rather buy from a neighbor.  It looks like it's well made, and I like to buy umercan.  I appreciate all the replies and good answers. L2S
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I got an 52 quart Igloo Overland a couple years ago. Nice because it has wheels and a nice pull handle. It also has carry handlles, but it gets heavy. It is 16 pounds empty. Made in Katy Texas I think.
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I got the Lifetime 55qt cooler. It was between that and the Walmart 52qt one, and I would rather buy from a neighbor. It looks like it's well made, and I like to buy umercan. I appreciate all the replies and good answers. L2S Good call. They keep things cool for longer than I'd ever need them to and they aren't nearly as heavy as other premium coolers. They also get the "bear proof" rating.
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Take a look at 'Lifetime' Built right here in Utah Walmark offers them.........free shipping on $35+ orders Or the Ozark Trail.....also at Walmark I have the Lifetime 55........sorta heavy.....but was $106 delivered https://www.lifetime.com/lifetime-90949g-55-quart-high-performance-cooler
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So, those Lifetime coolers are made here in the good ol' US of A still. Because some of their products no longer are. I used to get their folding tables, because of the USA thing............last ones I looked at were made in China. We set a high standard for our products and label them as follows:
Made in the U.S.A. – This tag will appear on all products that are 100% made and assembled in the U.S.A.
Made in the U.S.A. from U.S. and Imported Parts – This tag appears on all products manufactured and assembled in the U.S. with mostly domestic-made components. Some smaller foreign-sourced parts (such as nets and other accessories) are also included.
Made in China – This tag denotes all products produced and manufactured outside of the U.S.A. in our wholly-owned and operated facility in Xiamen, China or other partners. These products undergo the same meticulous quality testing that our American made products are subject to. Learn About Our Global Manufacturing.
At Lifetime, we’re proud of our humble history. The American dream took a small business that started in a backyard in Utah, to a profitable company, employing over 2,500 employees in the U.S.A. alone. This country has been, and always will be our home. So it might pay to look carefully at some of their products.
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In it is death and all you seek
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Yes. It's lighter too. Pelican is not much cheaper, but holds cold much better than Yeti.
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