Homemade Supercooler Goes Head To Head With Yeti 

In real life applications, might go with a light colored outer shell as well. I've seen other tests show ligther colored coolers get another half day of ice retention all else equal. Very cool video.

"I don't want this to turn into a hillbilly thing." Brother, it almost always turns into a hillbilly thing, but that's what gives it it's charm.

We left three pop in a cheap cooler wrapped in a parka for five hours in a van in the sun in 95 degree weather. Came back and enjoyed nice cold drinks. The coat is very useful

You know seeing how the yeti had one ice cube more at the end It is not unlikely that at the start the yeti’s bag of ice could have had at least one or more pieces to begin with in relation to the DIY cooler. If you wanted to be precise you could take one or two 2L soda bottles filled with water and frozen solid then placed in each cooler, then later drained and measured how many ounces of water there was from the ice melting, thus giving you an exact measurement of how much ice still remained.

Lol 😆 "this wasn't done by a bear, this was done by a... hello Newman" lol that was so funny! Love your doggie

You are my new favorite person. Thank you for this video.

Okay, now let's see how it goes draining the water from those two coolers. ;)

Great video! I'm gonna do the cheap option. All I need is foam in the can. I have a fridge/ freezer . The old syroofoam coolers in Australia were awesome. But nowhere to be found.

Love the Video

Good job

I bet if you tried, you could do a mean Red Green imitation. All in all, a pretty handy video. Thanks.

Glad I fast forward.

Hello, I thought that if you place some more foam Between the lids(Tape and grease or something it all up so they don't stick to each other while curing) would increase sun-blocking protection and insulation.

Would your cooler work to keep food cool as well? Great video!!

A man who understands the pecking order! Don’t poke the bear.

If you insulated the top more (say a piece of foam board in between the inner cooler top and the lid) it would have done better.

Thanks for the awesome video. Could you by chance provide all the materials that you purchased in order to make this new cooler? I got stuck on the part about the Caulking. Do you spread it everywhere where the foam is exposed to dry or do you use many coats to the caulking? Other than those little details, very excited to do this for a fun little hobby

With car space at a premium, the yeti makes more sense. Also, just like with building your own computer, you are the Warren, repair, and service tech. Not every is willing to invest thier time and energy building cooler. That said, this build is pretty cool.

I just learned something today

It also makes a difference if you have anything in the cooler

Was the lid on the cooler you used in your build insulated? If it wasn't putting some foam in there might have made it outlast the Yeti.

Can confirm that yetis are infact bear proof, I just want to say that bear proof doesn't mean your cooler escapes without a scratch. It means the bear won't get into the cooler

Hello Newman!

Close enough. I think you would have done even better if you had brought the insulation to the top of the container and insulated the container lid.

Bet it would have done better if the very bottom and top were insulated too

Your Sasquatch would've won if you insulated the top.

Interesting concept .... hillbilly thing ha! But Brother, center the camera on the project, not the hillbilly. Try epoxy on the foam next time. It works.

Desire. Desire makes all manner of strange things justifiable.

The camera it to HIGH,,,

Sasquatch didn’t betray the 2A hunting community for that it’s definitely a win 🥇. LoL 😂

That was a hello Newman now I can’t return it, you be eating scraps till this things paid off

lol... 900 coat rack

yeti cooler 80$ yeti decal 420$

Bear proof doesn't means dog proof, aparently.

Bears don’t like experiments or projects for hobbies. If you are caught face to face with a bear during these activities do NOT make eye contact or smile! And do NOT reveal any enjoyment is being or will be had!!!

$800? A Yeti 65 that holds more than that Igloo is $350. Yes they’re expensive and overpriced but I don’t like when people over exaggerate the actual price.

Save yourself a lot of work.....use 'closed-cell' foam instead of open-cell spray foam.

800 dollar 🤑

This science project was about as sophisticated as something I did in the third grade.

Your camera work is bad I can not see anything...

420???? Lol....for those you who gets it. Its 420!!!

Gentle advice for future vids: *Avoid rambling off subject straight away *Get to the action first & voiceover the intention if needed *Have camera angle so we can see the action not your talking head looking down *Show us the steps & edit for quickness *You talked more than you showed & we are not wiser on how to recreate this project Thank you

hahahahahahahahah...... this dude just rambled for 5 min about nothing and made no real sense.... but im married so i undrstand.... lol.... no get on with the cooler

Get to the point, and skip all the back stories

Don't waste my time.

look man heres the REAL DEAL.... you seem like a great dude... we honestly think alike.. but i own 4 or 5 RTIC coolers.. (yes yeti is a rip off and RTIC is the same but cheaper) but they add up to $1500 or so... you are from Canada so ice retention may not be the first thought in your mind because its cold most of the time. here in ALABAMA ... its 90 plus F most of the year... not only that (because i think your cooler is equal to a yeti in a house.... sitting still... no direct sun).... all that stuff that goes into the outdoor life... long story short i have owned 25 or more $50 coleman and all the other coolers that are cheap and die... i have only 1 of each size RTIC... because when it falls off my 4 wheeler... it doesnt break i put it back on... when i stand on it as a fishing platform in my boat it doesnt break.. .... when i forget and leave it in the back yard to dry for a month it doesnt dry rot and get brittle.. i can go in for DAYS... about real life outdoorsman stuff.. but heres the real deal. i see your point ... you made a cooler for $80 the can keep ice in a beasement as long as a yeti.... and that is cool it really is.... but at the end of the day you are from Canada ..... and the outdoor life , packing guns, and coolers, and atv's, and all that good stuff is frowned upon and rejected alot of times and also your wife obviously owns the budget... so to all of us real outdoorsmen and durable cooler owners ... we understand. but thank you for taking the time to at least prove your wife wrong hope it was worth it.. P.S.... i will directly test your homemade cooler vs my 4 year old RTIC on the boat, in the woods, in my truck, and everywhere in between for a true full comparison

What you talking about Willis

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