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Ozark Trail 26 Quart High-Performance Cooler
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Dimensions: 19.9 inch L x 13.25 inch W x 15.75 inch H (50.55cm x 33.65cm x 40cm)
Weight: 15 pounds empty
17 inch build in ruler on lid
1.5 inch walls
Non-rubberize feet
Molded-in hinges
Stainless steel hinge rods
Heavy-duty T lock latches.
Stainless steel handle with foam grip
Stainless steel lock plate
Tie-down access holes
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I have been in the market for a small cooler that I can easily bring with me when I go camping, fishing and hunting. A couple other coolers that I have been looking at are the Grizzly 15 qt, the Pelican 20 qt and the Yeti Roadie 20 qt.
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The Grizzly being the lowest price one, at around $170, but it it is only 15 qt.
The Pelican would be a really nice cooler because I own a Pecilan 65 qt cooler, and I love its performance. But Pelican coolers are bulky. My 65 qt only stays in the garage or under the backyard porch for chilling deer meat during deer season. I made a set of wheels for it, but it has not left the house for anywhere just yet. Pelican coolers are big and heavy.
The Yeti Roadie, in my opinion it's not justified to pay more than $200 for a small cooler. It's a great cooler. Its name is out there. But if I can get a cooler that can perform at the same level or a little lower performance level at lower price, I will go with whichever is more economically.
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I came across this Ozark Trail 26 quart High-Performance cooler at a Wal-mart store. I didn't purchase it the first time. I went home and tried to do some research on it. What do I know, even Wal-mart website has no information about this cooler. I believe there are also a 55 qt and 75 qt of this type of cooler available at some Wal-mart stores, and they claim to retain ice up to the other high-end brands.
The major push for my purchase of the Ozark Trail 26 quart cooler is that it is only retailed at $96. It claims to retain ice for more than 4.5 days. It comes with 5-year limited warranty, and it is bear proof.
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In this video, I will mainly do the ice test to see if it will retain ice as it claims. Keep in mind that it's just the beginning of Spring. Infact, I did the test the weekend one week before Spring starts. But seeing it's the only couple warmest days in the weather forecast, I go with those days for the test.
I pre-chilled the cooler for about an hour and a half, not the proper way to pre-chill it, but I didn't have ice available and no room in a refrigerator to put the cooler in. So I just added a couple of frozen water bottles and added cool water.
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I started the ice test on Sunday March 13 around 4:30 p.m. I bought 20 pounds bulk ice, but I spilled some to the ground. So I think this cooler will hold 20 pounds of ice but will have little room left for anything else.
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This was the list of temperatures during the week of the ice test
Sunday: at the time addint the ice 73 - Low 50
Monday: Hi 82 - Low 53
Tuesday: Hi 76 - Low 43
Wednesday: Hi 72 - Low 41
Thursday: Hi 70 - Low 44
Friday: Hi 58 - Low 37
Saturday: all ice melted except for the ice in the frozen water bottles. But the water was still freezing cold.
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I will do more tests on this cooler during the summer when I'm out in the heat, and I will give it a good pre-chill with ice over night to see how well it really retains ice in the summer. If it retains ice for 3 days during the summer. I will be happy with it.
But for now, $96 for a nicely made cooler as this one. Why not!
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Thank you for watching and enjoy the outdoors!
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Music: gmz - Parametaphoriquement
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20 мар 2016
