Coolers On Sale why no OtterBox coolers? I can't find much about them online and definitely no actual testing so you should fill that niche. Cabela's brand and the Thermik 25 would be cool to.
Coolers On Sale just seeing your rad videos and they are really helpful in buying a cooler, bust just curious... how come you guys don't test a artic rotormolded cooler yet?
Three years ago I bought an Engel cooler because it was dominating all your tests. I love my Engel and want to say thank you for helping me make my decision.
I enjoy watching your tests. They do help. I have that same color 40qt Orca, and your ice times are spot on. That's a heck of a test too, in the blazing direct sun on pavement! When I'm on a weekend bender with my friends from Fri afternoon, till Sun afternoon, I can be into the cooler for brews over and over, all day and night, in 90+f and still have enough ice remaining on the way home, that I can forget about it, check it on Tues evening, and there is STILL some cubes floating around in frigid water. (cooler kept mostly in shade on grass though). My friends' cheapo Xmart coolers are needing Ice by Sat afternoon, from the nearest gas station 30min away.
U should look into icehole coolers. Claim to be a 10 day cooler, 100% made in the USA. I believe they are out of kerrville TX. personally liked the cooler used one while in south Texas working in oilfield.
Been looking and the 2 tests I would like to see are, first another small cooler challenge with the ORCA 20 or 26, Engel 25, the new Pelican 20 Elite, Canyon Scout 22 Adventure, OtterBox Venture 25, RTIC 20 (if available), Kong 25, and the KULA 5. The next test would be a soft cooler challenge (saw that you had one coming up) with the RTIC SoftPak 20 or 30, Pelican Elite Soft, Grizzly Drifter 20 (when available), ORCA Pod or Podster, Engel Backpack Cooler, Yeti Hopper, Taiga Soft Sided, Techni Ice Cooler Bag, and the IceMule. Love watching your ice challenges and can't wait for more.
Thank you for your reviews. I'm a Kysek brand follower. Color does make a difference. I only buy white or light colors. 10 days in the back of my truck slushing around in hot Hawaiian weather. Still had ice. The walls are so thick that direct sunlight barely affects it.
Have you done any tests using blocks of ice instead of the cubes? I normally freeze water in milk jugs to use as ice and am curious just how long these would last, as I get 4.5 days in a normal 105qt igloo cooler.
I love your cooler reviews! Appreciate the solid testing procedure. When will you do all the wheeled coolers? I especially want to know how ROVR cooler compares with several others - including the Yeti Haul.
I'd like to see the same test "best of the best ice challenge" with these coolers to see which one last the longest. Make Model Siberian Alpha 65QT Kong 70QT Fatboy 75QT Techni Ice 74QT RTIC 65QT Cabela's Polar Cap Equalizer 80QT Yeti Tundra 75QT Kysek 75QT
Love ur videos bro, recently picked up a engel 19 qt. To replace my Klein cooler, and I have to say it waaaayyyyy outperforms it. And at a pretty decent price. Keep up the great work. #Subscribed 🍻
The larger ones have an advantage right? Because they have more ice in them. Even though the area of the sides is more, as the area increases, the volume increass more.
Looking for a nice review on a Cold Bastard cooler. When in stock they have a 70-75qt cooler with internal wheels, handles, dividers, baskets, cup holder, etc for $ mid 200s.
David Heiman I wouldn’t buy one , because they only carry a 1 year warranty. I have orca, but have had pelican , yeti , k2 I actually still stand by orca as the best out there for the lifetime warranty having said that k2 is one solid cooler , and cheaper then most.
Is it bad for the cooler’s seal to store things on top of it for extended periods of time when it is not in use? For example if I set it out of the way in a closet and put a tool box on it or case of water, etc.
Did you find a clear pattern as regards the color of the cooler and the temperature of the cooler lid (external)? What color had the lowest external lid temperature? Thank you for your continued great work!!
No we did not, you can see that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wbFSwQYn-mY.html Two Grizzly 40Q coolers, one white and one tan, they lasted about the same amount of time. We also noticed this with Yeti Coolers, as well as several tumblers.
Great video, I have two 50 KYSEKs one brown one white. The white last longer due to reflection. I think it would have won, if you had used the white model.
its hard to compare coolers of different volumes. They have different surface area to volume ratios, the smaller the cooler the faster it will run out of ice if it has the same insulation.
Ice retention is obviously the most critical factor in considering a cooler. But i'm curious to see a weight comparison (of comparable size coolers) and a mass comparison (the Kysek 53 quart looks to actually be larger than the Siberian 64).
I received one for Christmas, and it is "nice". I did the "flashlight test", where you bring the cooler into a pitch black room, and put a powerful (LED) flashlight inside, and close er up. This test will show any areas where they skimped on the insulation. The nice cooler showed no light leakage. I did this with one of my "Igloo legend" coolers and discovered there was no insulation in the lid of the cooler. Pretty shoddy. For the price, I would not hesitate to buy the 22 qt nice cooler.
No rtic or I really want to see how these all hold up to frigid rigid !!! Most your highend boat put those on slides under the leaning post of their boats. I'm sure a lot of us out there want to see if that frigid rigid is worth the $. Also why don't you tell the retail price of each one?
kONG and Cordova. I've also noticed there are like 2 or 3 dozen cooler makers these days. Everybody seems to be looking to cash in why the market is hot.
We had the pelican in the lineup actually, but in the 24 pre-chill we noticed the drain plug was malfunctioning.... leaking. We tried to fix it up, but its a stripped screw, so to be fair we pulled it.
Hey Edgar, great question. My gut always tells me yes, it should. But our testing has revealed differently. Check this out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wbFSwQYn-mY.html We tested two identical size Grizzly cooler (one tan and one white) they both lasted the exact same time. We saw the same with two Yetis. However, from a practicality standpoint, I would choose white. Some of these darker coolers are hot to the touch when sitting out in the sun. So, sitting on a darker colored cooler after being exposed to the sun.... sounds painful
Will this be for longterm travel? A Thermoelectric cooler will probably be more efficient in the long run: www.coolersonsale.com/12v-electric-coolers-for-cars-best-thermoelectric-cooler/
It depends on how much it's used. But yes, you're right, most opt for a separate battery bank/solar setup to power fridge and other accessories. If this doesn't work for you, a roto molded cooler is your best bet. But you'll want to open it as infrequent as possible to prolong the life of ice. This www.coolersonsale.com/ultimate-ice-challenge-results/ will outline how much each cooler holds.
The Pelican didn't make the cut? I thought your 10 day ice challenge video showed that it came down to the Engel and Pelican coolers. Just curious where the Pelican went.
Nevermind, I just read this below: "We had the pelican in the lineup actually, but in the 24 pre-chill we noticed the drain plug was malfunctioning.... leaking. We tried to fix it up, but its a stripped screw, so to be fair we pulled it."
Only the tumblers, we will test the cooler on our next round. You can see the tumblers here, they actually performed the best: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BpdGIwcMOUA.html
If you run an orca 58 in white, I bet it will be your go to cooler again. White will always outperform the darker colored coolers regardless of what brand you test. :)
We actually have tested this several times with several different brands (Grizzly, Yeti, and Tumblers), this was not the case in all three tests. You can read about it here: www.coolersonsale.com/10-days-ice-retention-is-it-really-possible/#6
The only real way to compare different brands is they need to be the same capacity. A bigger ice chest of same brand is going to beat its smaller same brand chest if both are filled to capacity with ice.
Agreed, but not every manufacturer has exactly the same, so we tried our best with this test here... 40-60qt coolers only: www.coolersonsale.com/ultimate-ice-challenge-results/
I know it's not your job but I would like to know... Will ice last longer in a cooler with the drain barley open so that there's no standing water inside the cooler. Since you have a few coolers that are exactly the same you might be able to test this. I appreciate all the helpful information you've given us so far. Keep up the good work!
Only problem i see with that, because i thought about doing it, is you're allowing your cold air to release and hot air to come in. Like having the AC on and the window open. I could be wrong and may very well be, but that's just my thinking
As a civil engineer, I have wondered about this exact question. Theoretically, the ice should last longer if you drain all liquid out continuously because it should slow the transfer of heat from the insides of the cooler to the ice. Water transfers heat better than air. But the plug should be just barely loose enough to drain, and not loose enough to let warm air circulate into the cooler.
aeroguy86 they hate yeti. I love my yeti with a passion. Used it all last summer and through my first year of college baseball, with it sitting in my trunk every day. Id have chunks still floating after a week and i refilled it every Monday. That's sitting in a car every day with temps from 95-105 here in OK.
I've watched several of their ice test, and they've seemed fair in the way they test the coolers. I've had yeti and orca, and orca hands down outperforms yeti in ice retention. Not a matter of opinion, it's fact. Not saying yeti is a bad cooler. But the proof is in the pudding.
Hey guys. Love the cooler tests in all your videos. I've got one for you. The expensive roto molded coolers have a large outside and small inside. How about testing and expensive cooler vs a cheap one. Match the outside size of the coolers for the comparison. Then put an extra 2 bags of ice in the cheap one because you can afford to buy more ice when purchasing a normal cooler. I think that would be a fair test, an extra $4 of ice inside a cooler that costs $300 less. What do you think?
This is a reasonable question. For certain activities, this is a more efficient use of ice and cooler material. Like if you just don't need to keep stuff cool longer than a few days.
