Tyler j Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 I really want a nice cooler. One that I throw in the back of my truck, but also carry to the dove field with me. I've been looking at them all. Kinda want something smaller, Just for drinks, lunch, and maybe some fish. I have been looking at all brands. Thanks in advance Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 Somebody inevitably is going to get on here and post to get a Yeti. And while I agree they are good coolers, and I have one of them as well as a Grizzly, know that if stored inside, they are so well insulated that the first bag of ice is going to melt. Then once the cooler is down to temperature, they will hold ice for days. The other thing, is because of all the insulation, they are heavy! And the storage room in them is less for the same reason. Jeff 3 Quote
curtis9 Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 I have a Coleman xtreme. It's a fraction of the cost of the yeti. Still keeps ice cold for plenty long for me Quote
Super User Fishes in trees Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 I want a Yeti, but I can't afford one right now or in the foreseeable future. Getting into the "popular priced" coolers, I own a few Coleman and Igloo ones. In my experience the Coleman ones hold ice longer than the igloo ones do. I own an older Coleman Extreme model, one of the silver grey/white models. In the middle of summer, it keeps ice for a day or so (I know they say 5 days, that's a lie) and beverages will stay cool enough to be drinkable for another day or so. Longer in the spring and fall. I keep trying to talk myself into one of those retro-styled steel belted coolers, but I'm having trouble getting past the C-note price. Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 Also just know that the best cooler color to get is Blue. Just trust me on that! Jeff 1 Quote
Tyler j Posted February 21, 2015 Author Posted February 21, 2015 I've been looking at all the major brands. I want a multi use cooler to sit around the campfire with but also be easy to carry. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 All the top of the lines brands like Yeti, Grizzly, Engel & ORCA are very heavy due to the container thickness. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 I've been looking at all the major brands. I want a multi use cooler to sit around the campfire with but also be easy to carry. This one looks fairly multi functional ~ A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 This one looks fairly multi functional ~ A-Jay Muti functional cooler.jpg And it's blue, lots of fish love for that color. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 21, 2015 Super User Posted February 21, 2015 And it's blue, lots of fish love for that color. LOL ~ I miss that darn cooler, I really do. A-Jay Quote
Tyler j Posted February 22, 2015 Author Posted February 22, 2015 My budgets around 150 for this first one looking at the yeti Roadie Quote
plumworm Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Then buy it and let us know how well it works. Quote
JGBassinAL Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 This one looks fairly multi functional ~ A-Jay Muti functional cooler.jpg No way I would buy that, I don't see a Shimano label anywhere..... 1 Quote
kikstand454 Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Polar bear coolers are all the rage in my area. Www.polarbearcoolers.com Quote
bassh8er Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 I've got the Engel 65 and leave it cable locked in the back of my truck. It's too heavy to move around very often. Quote
plumworm Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 " If it doesn't have Shimano on it", I ain't buying it. I love it to the "CORE" Quote
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