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(@jimmy-cleveland)
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I am in the market for a new cooler. I currently use a coleman 28qt cooler. It fits nicely in the back of the truck, but it absolutely sucks at keeping ice.

If I am home in the mornings, I will put 2 2 liter bottles of frozen water in the cooler, put my water bottles/soda, etc., along with my lunch, and a bag of ice, and it does okay, but not great.

If I am on the road, which seems like a lot more these days, the 2 liter bottles are not an option.

I am looking for recommendations for a small, quality cooler, about the same size. I hate not being sure if my lunch will stay cool enough/safe to eat around lunchtime.

Thanks,
Jimmy

 
Posted : April 16, 2014 1:06 pm
(@scaledstateplane)
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Yeti Coolers (www.yeticoolers.com) seem to be the best thing going. You pay dearly up front, but over time would probably be the most economical for a heavy user.

 
Posted : April 16, 2014 1:11 pm
(@kris-morgan)
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Yeti. You can write it off.

 
Posted : April 16, 2014 1:17 pm
(@drilldo)
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+1 on the yeti. I have two. I always thought there was no way a cooler was worth that much. Ten my dad got me the small roadie one as a gift. I love the thing. It rides in my back floorboard of my truck every day and gets hauled around on the Atv as well. I have had it maybe three years and it is flawless. I would have gone through several coolers of cheaper quality by now. I liked it so much I bought a larger one as well. Buy once cry once.

The pelican coolers are also really nice and slightly cheaper but they are a lot bulkier. The 35 quart pelican is about the same size as a 45 quart yeti.

 
Posted : April 16, 2014 3:39 pm
(@james-fleming)
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> Yeti. You can write it off.

Given the future economic benefit that knowing your water will be cold all day long has on your productivity, you should probably classify a Yeti as an asset and depreciate it instead 😀

 
Posted : April 16, 2014 3:58 pm
(@steve-emberson)
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Yeti. Very very well built and if you put a little rock salt in with your ice, you have very slightly slushy, burn your lips kind of cold :beer:

 
Posted : April 17, 2014 6:08 am
(@mightymoe)
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Cooler?

I haven't seen any weather that makes me want a cooler since 2012;-)

Just use the two in the floorboard of my Ram and I'm good to go:-D

I've heard the Yeti's are good but the way it's going here, I'm more worried about glaciers returning:-O

 
Posted : April 17, 2014 6:13 am