Better Than a Yeti Cooler? Insulate your cooler cheap! 

When I did this I waited 2 weeks before even thinking about putting any food in there.! I could still smell the stuff after a week.

Ticketed insulator aye. Yeah this guy slings the CC YEAHH!

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Wow Nice, flash-light idea is great ! You get The No Bell Surprize for that suggestion !!!

If light can get through that means heat can get in and the cold ice and cold temperature can escape out of every little spot light shines through

*supposed

Shades of Thermal Imaging.

That’s what she said!

@@winzerwithaz lmbo

@@winzerwithaz lmao 😂😂😂

I use Vaseline around the holes too 😉

This man DIY's

this is what I did and worked great

Put some masking tape over /around the holes for easier cleanup

How many holes should you drill? And where on the sides?

Brilliant 👏🏼

I am 5 minutes in to the video and had the same thought about Pam and the lid!

Me too

Mee Three.

Me 4

huh .. better than my plastic idea!

Great tip.

Yes, vegetable spray would work. I use baby oil and castor oil on my arms before I do any painting or great stuff so I could see vegetable oil spray would be quite easy to use.

@@WVgirl1959 be a man pick it from your skin like the rest of us

Same idea came to mind. Maybe coating the spray with flour would prevent it from sticking at all.

@@Billybob-go8hn LOL, yup. Unfortunately, it doesn't work as well trying to pick it off clothing. Got some stuck on coveralls 15 yrs ago, and it still won't come off.

What is that one called?

I think it actually says “windows and doors” on it

What size drill do you use to drill holes in top

As small as possible while still being able to insert the provided straw. There isn’t one set size

I was just about to say... good one Thomas.

Yes - what this guy said... not sure if anybody said it, but a little bit of denatured alcohol or paint thinner (depending on foam type) should clean up any remainder pretty quickly

I wiped mine with a little wax 🙂plane automobile wax😕worked Awesome..

@@paulbetka2966 you have a plane automobile??? Welcome to the chat, Mr. Bond🤣

THIS!!!!!!!!

just finished watching another youtube vid RIGHT BEFORE this one... guy bought two same cheap coolers and treated just one with foam in the lid. He did a 10lb ice in both, put them in his dark tinted windowed jeep for a day, checked next day, THE FOAM ONE HAD NO ice left the other was colder and had some ice left. He took off the mod (he also added a rubber seal inside the lip to seal it even try upping the cooling seal,) tried it again and same result. ONLY FOAM LID ADDITION showed worse results, like not even close, it was obviously a downgrade in performance. General comments were that the air pockets in the lid are more important than foam filling, that somehow the foam transfers heat in faster than air pockets (think double pane windows that have the air gap in between, not foam ((Duh lol)) what WOULD be good I imagine, is being able to foam closer to the ice contact source down along the sides and bottom, but he said there didnt seem to be any way to get foam in, there seemed to be foam in OEM. I was about to leave the house to pick up some and do mine, since my coleman is horrifically bad even compared to a couple bux cheap fragile all foam coolers... (the best one I got is an organ cooler ie. was used by medical industry and 'retired'. There were no organs in it, the only reason I offered to take it) That lil thing can only do 3 cans of beer if laid flat, and the other 3 on top those plus the ice needed, but it stays iced for days before needing top up ice. Something better about those all foam medical organ carriers... I think I will go for foil wrap insulator (hot water pipe style or the bubblefoil barrier, forgot the name/application) kind and just sacrifice a bit of the interior capacity of the thing instead. Anything is better than having new ice melted before I even get the 5 hr drive to the mtns done... Seems the value of air spacing for a barrier is under appreciated nowadays.

@@bsc4344 LOL. Yeah when he did not test at the end and the video was over, I knew...

I did test it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EQhpwtqERgE.html , which is linked at the end of the video, in the description and the pinned comment….. but hey, let’s scroll past all that and resurrect two year old comments instead…

@@DoItYourselfDad Thanks I watched. It was good. You care! Now thinking about doing it!

@@nami2918 Don't bother. The test wasn't scientific at all. Listen to B Sc's comment. In the linked video he took 3 different coolers. Not 2 identical coolers then modded one to test against a control.

You are a moron too. Please explain the theory of “ICE HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME” . Please do the world a favor an go away.. Have a STROKE SOON…

Love these ideas guys 👍😁

Well played.

You're an evil genius...

@@largol33t1 I only put honey on the Yeti coolers, so is that really evil ;-)

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LOL 🤣

Nice upgrades! Thanks for the tip!

E6000 Glue. Turns to hard plastic in 24 hrs.

You shouldn't have done that. As you'll note, there is no test in this video. The hack he did just made it worse.

Rivets are still porous so you need some epoxy or hot glue over the rivets. DooOOO

Try Reflectix. Works good

I reuse some heavy duty Mylar packaging material that came in a box of cold goods. Just cut it to the size of the cooler and lay it across the interior top. Really holds in the cold. But I’m doing this expanding foam hack.

@An idiot... Correct. The air gap acts as a better insulated medium than the spray foam. If you want to make a mod that works, get the pink insulation boards, cut it to fit the bottom, sides and make a “lid” that all fit inside the body of the cooler. Simple, removable and it actually works because there are still air gaps in the existing structure of the cooler.

Do you know how longer does it stay cooler?

​@@armandomendoza3167Hi. I don't but a long time. That blue 2" foam board has an R value of 10. If you had the space you could double the foam to 4", R value 20.

@@brucewilson1958 Do you remember what name brand was the blue foam board?.

@@armandomendoza3167 At places like Home Depot and Menard's and similar stores there is only one brand of blue board insulation. There is also pink but it has a lower R value.

@@brucewilson1958 I still thank you for your valuable time. I'm gathering ideas for a friend that lives in a reservation. Only thing she has is an ice chest. Was thinking of an enclosed box to help keep cool her ice chest. Only major city is 30 minute drive. Thank you for your time and help. Be blessed.

That's what I thought, small stainless screws should last for years.

I would just dab in some E-6000 or Gorilla Glue equivalent. It's non hardening and you can roll your fingers to remove the residue. You can rub off the excess "overspray" on the lid as easily. Let it partially cure and it comes off nice 'n rubber like.

I think the Yeti' and such are meant for Long trips, RVers, and tiny homers, living in vans etc instead of buying a fridge freezer. They are delighted with them.

G G::: The one we had in Florida would hold ice for three days, i don't know how well they are made these days?

I have the smallest one and it's not insulated anywhere!

Haha lol I did the same lol

I have their 70qt MaxCold roller cubes. love those things. They're insulated top to bottom. solid hinges, solid heavy plastic construction (can stand on them with no flex), and they keep things frozen rock hard for at least 2 days. I have not had to test them any longer since that's my max travel/flight time home.

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Poor vintage coleman. You made it a worse cooler unfortunately.

The sides already have foam.

that is what i do also.. but even doing that, and having dry ice inside.. I still could not get Blue Bell from texas to the west coast .. to my baby who LOVEs it. :( melted into liquid. :(

Put an iced milk jug in cooler overnight then a fresh one next morning; it jump-starts the cold.

Ha!

Then take your ghetto cooler to the sarenghetto to show your home boys how to drink a cold one

@@williamnelson2942 I'll do that! It won't be Corona either, us Hillbillies like the cheap beer. Ha! Rolling Rock, Nat Light, PBR..... Save the over priced stuff for you yuppies.

HAHAHAHAHA! NICE

@@williamnelson2942 Open a cold one with the boys

Wiping mineral oil on the cooler will work cheaper and 90% faster. And is food safe

SouthernKudzu Would work just as well. Other then some of the sketchy claims about aerosol cooking spray. Either way not a deal breaker.

Or rub with olive oil first.

cunning linguist I’d just let my gf sit on it, she has a real hot ass.

I can tell you dont know shit about physics....you try that out before you give out dumb advice

My ice stays frozen for months in Canada too

I was hoping it would last longer.

Funny 😁

Absolutely. Waste of time without test.

I was thought that air was the best insolator

If air was the best insulator then why do we have insulation to fill air gaps in the rest of the cooler, refrigerators, houses etc?

@@DoItYourselfDad to prevent the air from moving. It's not the filler material that insolates it's the trapped bubbles inside the foam. in fact the insolator material conducts heat so the denser the insolator (the more used) the less effective so long that enough is used to prevent air movement

@@DGDRamped ummm?.. The air inside the top of a cooler will match the temperature of the surrounding ambient temp, imagine the sun beating down on the top of a cooler lid, it will be scorching on top and inside the lid. The lids of cheap coolers is the biggest issue. Insulation provides a barrier between 2 areas. Hence why they insulate houses in cold climates.

I guess it makes it easier to look down their noses at other people if they’re on the roof of their truck.... I’m more concerned about how much of a pain it’s going to be when I have to pee in the middle of the night.

Let me drive

Agreed! These cheap coolers hold up!

That was my thought as well.

Yea i would like to see a test.

No way that would even come close to reaching Yeti performance. Still prob definitely worth doing for overnight trips etc though

Yo Daguy Yeti’s and Engle’s work great...as long as you’re not opening and closing them all day. If so then they’re just as inefficient as a cheap cooler. Now if you’re packing things in and don’t open the lids they’re good for close to 48hrs or more...

@@Hogprint25 my yetis still had ice after eight days in the Nevada desert, even with opening for cooking ( not a beer cooler though)

Right?!? I'm gonna put those on my backpack when I'm hiking to stay safe. lol

Happened to me too. Replacement hinges were 1.50 each and a buck shipping.

It’s the government

@@lorenzofuentes3021 :o/ maybe they are warning us ?

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Yetis and similar type expensive coolers have far superior performance, but most people really don't need that, plus they hold less due to their thickness and they're heavier, so they're not worth the cost for overnight or short weekend type trips. But for long trips or hot conditions, yeti blows these things out of the water

That's my way to bear proof.

Aah your mental right? I worked with fibreglass for years and acetone directly on hands strips them completely of any moisture. Do it a few times and your hands won't be fit to touch a woman. I've seen guys after 15 years that thought they were tough, with bleeding hands where every crease was bleeding if they opened their hands. Acetone is THE most aggressive chemical to humans only second to acids.

That's what I did 3 years ago Rhett. My 3.5 Magic Chef freezer was on sale for $119. I power it with solar during the day and I have plenty of ice for my cooler.....I also have the HF generator, but seldom use it - Hal

Yeti is a cooler made for yuppies that want to show off that they can afford a $400 ice box. I have better things to spend $400 on...….once I save up $400!

Tsunauticus III have you tried this version in the ocean yet?

@@haroldfitz5146 I have a Harbor Freight 100 watt solar panel -- just bought -- on sale -- cannot afford battery till next pay or beyond, whew -- that will allow me to tinker with solar and figure out the logistics AND will allow me to run a fan in my camper when in the woods. It sounds like you have a much bigger set up. I don't think mine will do much with the little fridge I have in there but this set up is a start with solar which is an amazing resource. Also, I wonder how quiet the HF generators are. It grates on my nerves when someone is running a loud generator especially with a $200,000 camper. HF advertises their generators are pretty quiet.

Yeah, that's just what the campground (and environment) needs: two-stoke smoke and noise.

Love it!

I thought you were going to simply install a padlock lol

The bears see the symbol and know they are not allowed. Just like when wildlife crosses the road they look for the Wildlife crossing signs. (remember the person who called to complain that they move the wildlife crossing further from town?)

Buy blocks of ice, last 3x as long . Or fill up old OJ bottles, then you have drinking water when ice melts.

@@markdavis1116 Hurricane Harvey: My top loading freezer wasn't full so I froze empty plastic tea bottles nearly full of water as a hedge. When frozen solid I put them in my coolers and added new ones to the freezer. In a power outage, I had days of chilled coolers ready.

I clean out 1/2 gallon milk jugs completely to perfection and then fill with water I’ve run through my water purifier (not filter it’s a purifier) and place them in my big standup freezer for at least a month. They work better than blocks of ice because of their shape, they are ultra frozen after a month, if they do melt at all I can drink the melted water. I usually put 1/2 a dozen in my ice chest 24 hours before leaving. I take those 6 out and replace with all new still ultra frozen jugs. This sounds like a lot more work than it actually is. I was simply being overly descriptive in order to cut down on stupid comments picking apart my process. Anyway, each year a couple of my buddies and my son and I spend close to a month camping up in the mountains. By keeping the cooler in the shade and only opening it 2-3 times a day at most we don’t need more ice at all and everything stays frozen solid. I’m using the huge white Coleman that takes 2 people to lift by the way.

I freeze a bunch of water bottles and I take a bunch of solo cups, fill them about 3/4 with water, freeze them, and use the mini ice blocks they make. I also use one of the ice blocks in my 64oz mug from the gas station or 7-Eleven. The solo cups will start to leak because they will expand after that first freeze. Just double them up and reuse them.

I wonder if that would work with a babies butt? ....lol

mac11380 Boudreaux’s Butt Paste

Thanks for the hollow core door idea!

I've got a cooler I insulated thirty years ago. Still keeps things cooler than the original did, but not to the level of a Yeti or an Rtech cooler. Rtechs are just like a Yeti but half the cost.

A lot. Great stuff has an r value of about 6 per inch. Granted it's really adding against the protection of soon beating down on the lid and warming up the air inside

good question - can I do this to the sides of my old cooler?

Just put up the test video,.... and added latches and a gasket, check it out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EQhpwtqERgE.html

i would add a spray wax prior. the reason they did a cut during the removal of the foam is it likely was a bear of a task.

Technically what he's doing is incorrect. Air is an insulator, it has an R 0.6 raiting when encapsulated. It has an extremely important role when insulating anything. Thats why all YETTI products have a vacuume or air gap between their products inner and outer substrates.

@@benlyons5884 No Yeti does not have such air gap， just watched Yeti cut off video， IT only have thicker shell and insulation on lid, probably $10 more material cost than other cheap cooler and any thing else is about same.

@@jlai3861 i must be confusing it with their drink cooler/holder. No idea what you lot call it.

If you don't use all the contents of the can you can clean out the spray tube and top of the can with acetone and use what's left in the can later.

@@deekay4002 good to know--I’ve always assumed the expanding foam was kind of a one-use item. Thanks