Testing a Hacked Cooler - Better than a Yeti Cooler, Part Two! More Hacks and Upgrades!

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@dandixon4034 4 года назад

So the moral to the story is if someone steals a $20 cooler out of the back of your truck you’re not going to panic, if someone steals a $500 cooler out of the back of your truck you’re gonna be pissed, great display on the comparisons

@thomasmendez2816 2 года назад

Near as I can tell. the ONLY reason to buy a $500 cooler is to be able to say you spent $500 on a cooler. Even if you used the $20 cooler every day of summer and had to add a bag of ice every day you used it. for the average cooler use. It would take years before the $500 cooler made more economical sense than simply buying more ice

@garymurray3524 2 года назад

Spending $500.00 on a cooler is like spending tons of money on Sitka hunting clothes. Its nothing more than bragging rights. I wonder If it's a certain kind of industrial insulation foam that Yeti uses that makes the ice keep longer and not the cheap hardware store stuff?

@robertwilson2007 Месяц назад

There is only one problem, he never tested a side by side, Non-modified Coleman vs a modified Coleman to see if there was any difference.

@Andr3tti24 5 лет назад

A great test would be 2 matching coolers, an un-modded along with the insulated and latched lid version to test the ice melting timeline. Great vid.

@ExploringCanadaInfo 4 года назад

Comparison video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vn9TSTDDkJo.html

@gabrielgalaxygh Год назад

Thats the only way to do it. This was basically useless

@notyoung 4 года назад

I have a truly ancient Coleman cooler, purchased before we married 50+ years ago to take on picnics - and it traveled in the trunk of my '57 Chevy. This was probably one of the early foam insulated coolers as the bottom third is covered with white plastic and the upper two thirds is metal over the foam. The interior is white plastic as is the underside of the lid but the top of the lid and the locking handle are metal. The flip-over bail locks in grooves in the lid's handle. That provides a secure closure and the pressure for a tight seal. I've never timed how long a bag of ice lasts but the soft drinks left over from one day's picnic went to work with me the next day or two so it keeps reasonably well for a 1960's vintage cooler. One positive of the plastic bottom is that it doesn't rust as the all metal coolers of the period did.

@Klaaism 10 месяцев назад

Love those vintage metal coolers, and they aren't hard to repair. Especially today with foam in every home and garden store plus spray cans of expanding foam.

@Road_Rash Год назад

The only reason the modified Coleman didn't at least match the Yeti, is the wall/insulation thickness...but this is clearly the way to go cheap cooler wise & you still don't even begin to approach the Yeti price, but that type ice retention in a regular, slightly modified cooler is awesome as well as completely acceptable...I gotta modify all my coolers now...& I can put better latches & hinges on them too...excellent tips...🖖🏿😎👍🏿

@adcashmo Год назад

Exactly. The wall thickness of the Yeti is visibly much thicker. But bang for buck winner is the modified cooler by far!!

@robertwilson2007 Месяц назад

There is only one problem, he never tested a side by side, Non-modified Coleman vs a modified Coleman to see if there was any difference.

@Useitorloseit1 11 месяцев назад

Wife and I lived on 31' power boat for a number of years. Noticed things would go missing from our Cooler we kept, at back of the boat. Knowing the other live a boards, on our dock, as we all partied together. We also knew who worked and who didn't. Noticed things would go missing, from the Cooler. So I took a piece of paper and wrote, "Mike get a Job" Placing that in the cooler solved the problem. Didn't have to provide, said person free Beer. As he no longer participated in our Dock parties.

@MrHeepspo 4 года назад

The Yeti and Not a Yeti had nearly identical results. DIY mod saves a ton of money

@romeoneverdies Год назад

it would be fun to get a cost analysis. but yea with things like "yeti" and such there is always a part of it thats paying for the brand

@Klaaism 10 месяцев назад

Showing off your DIY chops: Priceless

@herewegofans 4 года назад

2:00 Use old garden hose split length wise like piano hinge. Screw in 8, 12, or 35 screws. Never fails.

@DoItYourselfDad 5 лет назад

Check out the first video where we sprayed foam in the lid here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7OfTrpg3ZZs.html&t Looking for something better than a cooler? Check our budget 12V refrigerator: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DfQkoFLK67Q.html

@jayboyusa7380 5 лет назад

I already did! Damn it! But I Could not find my other THUMBS 👍👍 until I finished the 2nd video!!

@lacha608 4 года назад

Yay for vegan! Question: I'm thinking about just duct taping a few layers of an old yoga mat or camping mat onto the inside and sides of the coiler lid and walls. What do you think about that idea?

@DoItYourselfDad 4 года назад

Should help!

@lacha608 4 года назад

Ok.

@mariorivera6609 3 года назад

The yeti cost how much?

@the.porter.productions 4 года назад

I’m impressed...adding the foam did help the cooler perform pretty well.🙂 Radical!🤩

@dkafsky 5 лет назад

Bear proof with LOCKING LATCHES w/ mini locks. Also ADD FEET A lot of thermal transfer thru bottom to ground or other surfaces. Air gap needed.

@oldtimerlee8820 4 года назад

Rather than adding feet, place 2-3 1x1 wooden strips under the cooler. Stow in the cooler, when not in use.

@jimschmidt7303 2 года назад

Great idea. When I get around to it I plan to do the same improvements. I saw where someone put there cooler inside a plastic tote with enough room to add some foam insulation around all the sides, top and bottom. I may try that too just for kicks. It would go nicely in the back seat of my 1975 mustang which has about 3 times the horsepower than a stock version. Happy camping.

@thumperthumper5322 2 года назад

Upgrade for the hinge is a 2" x 4" price of webbing twice as thick as seatbelt material works perfectly .I did this to a cooler and it's lasted 4 years in ruff use conditions. Work's perfectly.

@DoItYourselfDad 2 года назад

I’ve seen this done before, when my hinges go, I’m definitely going with webbing.

@screwitimout4920 Год назад

just get a chunk of seatbelt from a junk yard on gour next visit

@johnmichaels4330 2 года назад

I'll be doing this to my little marine igloo for my kayak. Ty for the diy and test.

@kilroywashere9343 4 года назад

I’m glad I’m watching this, this is such a well made video

@TheBeanHome Год назад

“And ir better be”, haha! Your modified one is great. Thank you

@southernsurvivaloutdoors8582 4 года назад

I'm from the California desert myself (Barstow Ca) and I know the heat ! Great test . Gonna have to do this for sure !

@franny5295 5 месяцев назад

Your wife absolutely adores you. And your tutorials will be the biggest help to me in "fixing" my cooler 😁 So thank you! Edited to add: The only thing I'll add is the reflectix to the outside. Maybe to the inside as well because we camp for up to a couple of weeks. The yetti didn't win enough to pay hundreds of dollars for it.

@jeromereyes584 5 лет назад

You live up to your name! Dad jokes and DIY, all in one! Great video!

@SuperPussyFinger 4 года назад

Jerome Reyes - Not to mention the ironic, super-creepy dad mustache.

@vttony 4 года назад

Great sense of humor.

@yakk420 4 года назад

I created an Aluminum insulation bubble wrap cozy for my cooler that has a lid with 3 Velcro strips to hold the lid closed. The ice lasted a whopping 10 day camping trip without the need of topping up, I do drain the water daily but what was drained was very little. The cooler is a coleman Xtreme 5 100 quart meant for 5 days so it seemed to double and then some as we still had a lot of ice when we got home. Maybe Try that on your modified cooler as well and test it against the yeti.

@taxiridefun 3 года назад

To yak420 can you give us details? Please?

@yakk420 3 года назад

@@taxiridefun We went to homedepot and bought a roll of Reflectix reflective insulation wrap. This stuff is sewable by hand and is still very strong. We measured the out side dimension of our cooler then added an extra 1/16'' all around to allow for easy slip on off. For the lid we made flaps to go down the sides and we sewed on velcro strips (the velcro strips will not stay stuck by themselves) to the lid flaps to help keep the lid closed. We made the body and lid seperate we then sewed them together. We also re-enforced all the edges with duct tape.

@yakk420 3 года назад

A single layer is good for us but you could do multiple layers depending on where you are and how hot it gets. Im in Canada and when we used this on the 10 day trip the temps where 25 celcius to 35 celcius.

@bradfarrahgerwing154 2 года назад

I have been wrapping my coolers with cheap space blankets and you would not believe the difference as well as always placing them on old interlocking foam playmat pieces, and a cheap tarp cover for sun

@briantaylor2096 4 года назад

Should of, could of, would of, the mod was cheap and a no brainer for anyone who doesn't want to spend 500 on a cooler. Good work!!!

@timoortiz8732 4 года назад

I agree.

@alexcontreras8835 Год назад

Love your experiment and I will do the same with my old cooler. Thanks for the tests.

@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry 3 года назад

I have a Coleman similar to your green one; mine's blue with a white lid, and also 15 years old. My wife and I have done a lot of summer camping with it in many of Ontario's provincial parks. What I've learned is that I can get at least three days out of two bags of ice if I put both in two green garbage bags that I double-bag, tying it off tightly and leaving just a bit of air for insulation. This still leaves plenty of room for food, which stays quite cold if directly on top of the bag. And everything stays dry!

@jjo5375 5 лет назад

An honest review. Thank you! : )

@lawrencemckinney6738 4 года назад

Nice video doing the same to my old Coleman

@gregsimpson621 4 года назад

Excellent video and follow up! I like the addition of the foam around the lid with latches. I'm still going to mention reflective foil if in the sun AND have a gap. Reflective foil doesn't insulted but rather reflects the heat or sun. Finally, when I put ice in, I put in the ice freely but keep half the bag tied up which decreases the rapid ice melt. Like and subscribed!

@wildestcowboy2668 Год назад

Reflective foil is a safety Hazzard.

@mark2621Texas Год назад

@@wildestcowboy2668 Foil is a Safety Hazard? How so? Thanks

@wildestcowboy2668 Год назад

@@mark2621Texas Elementary my dear Watson.

@adrieneanders0n998 9 месяцев назад

Great video. I am going with the # 2 . This was a lot of fun to watch .

@GanderFlight 3 года назад

The rotomolded coolers sure are impressive. But as you said so is their pricetag - and just as important as that is their weight - there is no way youre lifting a fully stocked yeti of that size with one person for more than a few feet.

@adcashmo Год назад

Interesting that the expensive coolers focus on the roto molded aspect in their marketing. This factor doesn't affect the cooling much at all. The cooling is mainly achieved by the PU foam which is an extremely cheap material that the Coleman uses too. The expensive ones have thicker walls, insulated lids and are generally much more hardy, but certainly over priced considering the cost of the materials they use.

@JOHAN_PERJUS 4 года назад

I would have put the foam sealer on the lid as opposed to the box, less exposed to wear as you pick and fill your cooler.

@lmeade7401 4 года назад

Exactly! AND just drill your holes and fill with expanding foam from the top (outside ) of the lid, and then seal with any kind of caulk, or hot glue, or liquid plastic .... it wouldn't have to be a food safe seal on the outside.

@mjarcher09 2 года назад

Thank you !

@hg2. 4 года назад

Great stuff!

@kmd33k 4 года назад

About 40 years ago, there was a company called Gott that made coolers that were well insulated. They were sold in department stores and while they were priced the same as the major brands, they held ice a lot longer. They sold out to Rubbermaid and went away. I found a few at garage sales and thrift stores and use them all the time.

@DoItYourselfDad 4 года назад

Guess I need to start hunting Craigslist!

@jimfoster150 3 года назад

You are right about the old Gott's. We have one and you are correct about them having better insulation, it always outperforms our other igloo and rubbermaid coolers every time. I really need to find 2 more Gott's. lol So I can ditch the other 2 cheaper coolers we have.

@Clearanceman2 4 года назад

I've got a coleman like this that's 30 years old and the hinges still work so they last much longer than they look like they would last. I did upgrade the screws to stainless steel though.

@caimbus Год назад

YES!! I love it. That is how you deal with trolls😂

@markjenkins1217 5 лет назад

You've gotten astonishing info in this video.

@thomasmendez2816 2 года назад

I replaced the hinges on an old Igloo cooler I have with a small set of door hinges. Works just fine and I know the hinges will never ever break

@johnblack7111 4 года назад

Nice video; another example of how most luxury goods only provide mild performance increases in exchange for large increases in price. To get some actual numbers and percentages, I'd suggest weighing out a precise amount of ice into 3 bags; then, poke holes in the base of each bag to allow for drainage, and weigh the unmelted ice at multiple time intervals. Then you could calculate the actual dollar amount per unit of performance difference.

@jayboyusa7380 5 лет назад

Awesome 👍👍👍👍 4 out of 4 thumbs impressed simple and easy to do!

@DoItYourselfDad 5 лет назад

Thanks! I’m also impressed you have four thumbs!

@jayboyusa7380 5 лет назад

@@DoItYourselfDad not only do I have four thumbs but I have multiple personalities to go with them! LOL

@mkd635 4 года назад

BRILLIANT X2!!!!!!!

@RCOverKill 5 лет назад

Good job!! I would definitely mod my cooler b4 1 spend 400 on a cooler.

@lexwaldez 4 года назад

Would you mod it before you spent $250 on a cooler that's better than the Yeti? What's your price point? What if it were 100% made in USA unlike the cheap Chinese stuff?

@RCOverKill 4 года назад

@@lexwaldez 100.00 is still a lot of money for an ice chest. I would pay 50.00 for a good yeti type chest, otherwise a 5 dollar can of foam, drill bit, and with a little work it could look as nice as anything on the market, especially if I bought a 30.00 chest, and spent 50 upgrading I doubt you find one for sale as nice.

@MikeJones-vb1me 4 года назад

These tests do compare coolers, but when people just do that 5-day I’ve challenge, it’s so misleading. It doesn’t account for constantly being in the cooler getting drinks, or replacing them with warm ones. People think a yeti will still have ice after 5 days of actual camping. Also anyone who thinks any plastic cooler is actually bear-proof is in for a great disappointment.

@omgnoi 3 года назад

Bear proofing is required at a lot of places so I think that’s why

@bathizargupta249 Год назад

You could tilt them and open the drain plugs. Then measure the water that drains out for an accurate test.

@Lando1214 4 года назад

Hahaha the "Vegan Snacks" to keep the two legged cooler thieves out got me! Awesome stuff. Liked and subd!

@kmd33k 4 года назад

We had a lot of refrigerator piracy on my job 35 years ago. I would put my boss' name on my lunch. Guess whose food didn't get stolen?

@thomream1888 4 года назад

@@kmd33k Hope nobody messes with "the bosses" food... we worked for a flaming a**&%% and "spicedup" his food quite often. His wife could never figure out why he got diarrhea all the time...

@julio23jh 4 года назад

Thanks for this great videos

@anthonymarino4260 4 года назад

thanks for sharing

@seanwoodburn2616 Год назад

I have seen a black bear open a locked Toyota...I bet the Not a Yeti is just as effective as the Yeti as far as Ursine intrusion goes. Fun videos, great content!

@lic.carlosavila4865 4 года назад

Hey DOITYOURSELF dad! great video, where im from, no bears and i have a tonneu cover so no worries with critters, great way to enhance a coleman cooler which in my opinion is the best outdoor gear company hands down!!!!!!

@johnklug5146 Год назад

In scouts, we always put the picnic table bench over the cooler. Racoon are not moving a picnic table. Lol

@DoItYourselfDad Год назад

Very clever, the troop I was with was a backpacking troop, so we didn’t have tables, we used to set up their bags and trees.

@johnklug5146 Год назад

@@DoItYourselfDad I've got to do that too at Philmont.

@markahlert9607 Год назад

I like it! To make the test most Fair, the volume of the cooler should be comparable.

@DoItYourselfDad Год назад

Very true, but technically the smallest cooler would’ve had the advantage, and it’s a loss.

@bentley1960 5 лет назад

The yetti seems to be much thicker walls giving more insulation space leading to a higher R value. My guess is if you set the modified cooler down in a bigger box and packed news paper around it or some other insulator it would match up to the yetti.

@daltonx6177 3 года назад

Cool video. Would have been nice to measure cold temperature between the three coolers though. Good Job ! 😉

@nop3noperson 4 года назад

Ha! Yes a part two.

@omgnoi 3 года назад

Your anti bear and yeti sticker crack me up

@Ivan_Glamdryng 5 лет назад

"Vegan Snacks" eeeiiIIRRRGGGHHH!!! RUN! Well done. Good looking video and I still like the Not Yeti more than the real thing.

@danadunn3913 4 года назад

the only way I could see dropping that kind of money on a yeti, is if I was in the organ harvesting business.

@dennisnjeha3726 4 года назад

LOL!

@lindasue8719 4 года назад

😆

@MatanuskaHIGH 4 года назад

I’ve bought a dozen cheap coolers over the last 15 years. That probably added to the same price as a yeti. My yeti has lasted longer than any of them and is way better quality. You get what you pay for is how the saying goes. But I also live in Alaska and use coolers more than most weekend warriors from the lesser 48.

@biggusdickus9240 4 года назад

@@MatanuskaHIGH "the lesser 48"? ...like Texans,you have nothing to look down on to make your misery bearable,so you project bullshit..you got ripped off with your WAY overpriced Shiti cooler...everyone makes fun of fanbois😉.

@Bound4Earth 4 года назад

Depends on what you do with your coolers. Yeti and equivalents like R-Tic and Twin Peaks cost more, but not much more when compared to 60-80 coolers once you see how much less insulation and plastic they use. A yeti type cooler will last a lifetime unlike a Coleman or Rubbermaid cooler and also last upwards of a week plus with ice. These are not for everyone, but if you camp, especially remote camping, or do outdoors stuff a lot it is an investment.

@someoneelse745 Год назад

Vegan snacks is a nice touch

@dreamthyf Год назад

If more of us YETI owners, owned up to wanting the Apple IPhone of coolers, and acknowledged that other coolers can perform decently and with work, closely, instead of being snobbish to justify the purchase to others, maybe we'd draw less distaimn from the camping community. (Proud Yeti 45 owner here)

@JoeyIngles 3 года назад

Cool vid. You can buy a lot of ice for the price difference. However, if I were on a week long expedition with no access to ice, I’d consider the $300 yeti.

@mac11380 4 года назад

As far as bears go, put a device to put a rope on and pull it part way up a tree hanging from a branch. And for how much those Yetis cost, you could buy a reg cooler and place it inside a bigger cooler with your modifications and still save a ton..

@socalsteeler7135 3 года назад

👏 👏 👏 👏

@gravewalker1632 4 года назад

I was thinking you should have done a pre-modification comparison test and then one after. We really don't know if the the mod made any difference on that model of ice chest. Nice vid though.

@DoItYourselfDad 4 года назад

Check out the link in the pinned comment or the description. We did do a comparison test in another video.

@rajandseema123 4 года назад

Cost savings.Thanks for tips

@aldoogie824 3 года назад

I'd probably go for latches on the sides too

@WilbanksUSMC 2 года назад

I would suggest dual-layer insulation, especially if you have the "luggage latches". having another window seal on the bottom of the lid, and the rim of the cooler would be best if possible.

@joang.4430 5 лет назад

Adding the latches was a great idea. Tough break for the raccoons though! Nice to know that a modified inexpensive cooler can work so well.

@cashmoney9256 2 года назад

The handle broke on my old coleman so I put on a rope/PVC style handle....and now I'm adding that foam!

@crazysquirrel9425 Год назад

Perhaps a cooler inside a cooler might work? Also, piano hinge for the lid is a good suggestion. Placing a cooler on some 1/2" or larger piece of plywood can help reduce heat loss. Concrete is a good conductor of heat compared to plywood. If cooler is outside, throw a blanket over it to help keep the heat and sun away.

@xxxYYZxxx Год назад

You got it, just find a cheap Styrofoam cooler (or 2) that fit snuggly into a larger plastic cooler.

@crazysquirrel9425 Год назад

@@xxxYYZxxx Hard to find the exact fit. You could fill in the gap with perlite. Lightweight and has insulating properties.

@xxxYYZxxx Год назад

@@crazysquirrel9425 Medial grade foam coolers are expensive but a great "scrounge" if you find one in a recycle bin or such. They have straight sides, so more likely to fit something. I think it's a conspiracy that cheap, tapered foam coolers don't fit, or else thick, straight-walled ones cost like $100+ each.

@crazysquirrel9425 11 месяцев назад

@@xxxYYZxxx Get some styrofoam, cut to fit. Remove it then glue the pieces together. Reinsert. Also, you conduct a lot of heat from the bottom sitting on the ground.

@fatt-ass-pro 2 года назад

NICE....!!! latches & plasti hinges hold the foam... NO BEARS stickers keep the 4 legged cooler pirates away... NAILED IT...!

@ThatOneGuyMatt 4 года назад

3-4 days with a bone stick coleman is damn good.

@lubricatedgoat 4 года назад

I suppose you could sew together a carrying bag for any cooler that has an extra layer of insulation, including a closing flap on top. It might be easier than all those mods, plus would work well as a... carrying bag.

@DoItYourselfDad 4 года назад

Good idea, if the material was reflective it would also help prevent the sun from heating things up as well.

@lmeade7401 4 года назад

What a great idea.

@kittylaroux2397 2 года назад

OMG Im so glad I found you your videos are top shelf funny. The vegan snacks 👍 This is my second video of yours I subscribed, (because you rock) and so I'm settling in to bing watch the rest of your flipping Awesome videos This is what's up for my Friday night. Thanks for the great videos keep it real DIY Dad 😅 you rock!!

@jeromebullard6123 3 года назад

The yeti had the advantage based on its volume. Your modded cooler, considering that yeti volume advantage, did just as well.

@kickem08 3 года назад

Awesome

@rdavidsorensen 4 года назад

Most intense ice opening ever!! Haha

@DoItYourselfDad 4 года назад

Gotta go big!

@jimmychanbers2424 Год назад

My friend used strips from his leather belt to make hinges that were wore out.

@dennismattson8383 3 года назад

Keeping the bag of ice sealed and/or putting in a separate container helps a lot too.. A 7 lb bag fits perfectly into my dollar store trash basket that fits my cooler, works great, with bonus of keeping melt away from the food.. I also use a 23" liquid transfer pump, $10 from Harbor Freight, that uses 2 D cells, and has a 24" output hose attached.. insert, turn on, and it quickly pumps out melt, 5-6 qts/min.. Especially useful keeping a cooler in the trunk..

@akvilinaskovera4312 4 года назад

All you need is to reflect sun, I put windshield deflector on the top of the lid and made inside cooler lid, i have Ozark stock 52 quart cooler put 4 plastic 33 oz bottles of frozen water. They did outlast ice packs. After 7 days water was still frozen and ice packs defrosted. Buy yourself a decent cooler

@mathewgoebel4078 3 года назад

I noticed on your 1st check that the modified cooler was the 2nd opened but the 3rd shut that's Considerably more Open air time

@klosnoski 4 года назад

Best cooler I ever owned was a pillow sided all metal hams beer cooler. All metal construction and fully insulated. It now is the eternal resting place for my first fishing buddy fritz. All macabre aside. In the lake boat it kept lake trout fillets cold for 5 days and zero spoilage.

@DoItYourselfDad 4 года назад

Now I need to start trolling craigslist for one!

@luisHernandez-qd5nx 4 года назад

You should also consider the thickness of the top, walls and bottom of each of the coolers and based on that the heat transfer varies in each of the coolers.

@risky1 4 года назад

I drilled holes in one of my cooler lids / sprayed PAM all over the inside of the lid / and sprayed the foam in it. It worked ok .....BUT ....... 3 weeks later after spraying the foam in it....it still is letting the expanding foam leak out through the holes. It's gotta quit sometime I know..... but just thought I would put that out there just so you are not surprised.

@otxoawolf9054 3 года назад

PAM as in the cooking spray? Why?

@risky1 3 года назад

@@otxoawolf9054 To keep the foam from sticking to the lid when you break off from when it starts oozing out of the holes. Try it without it and you will see why.

@beararms6945 Год назад

Bear proof 😂 that makes me laugh when people say that, if i encounter a grizzly bear in Pennsylvania he can have the cooler

@murrayandru7527 2 года назад

The tape will Fall off over the open / close operation !! Try some silver bubble insulation and trace the top of the cooler opening . Then cut a full piece of the silver bubble insulation and place it on top of the opening and close the lid . That's your seal , easy peasy !!

@SiciElbuensici 5 лет назад

You are cool man hehehe cheers!

@jameshalleron7484 2 года назад

You live in the California heat. I live in the Florida humidity. I love your version of a Yeti which is way overpriced. Thanks for making this video. I am always on the look out for my uncovered pickup truck for my Handyman business. I've stared using 5x5 plastic fence post covers as tool boxes with a smaller size fence post cover as a drawer. The unused pieces I use as parts bins by making wooden caps ends and dividers. Store bought is nice but are either to big or small so you can custom fit them. I got the idea from RU-vid. I have ladder rack so I am trying to come up with a retractable sun shade that I can incorporate into the rack so it's lite and does not hinder the use of the rack. Any ideas, please start a series of pickup truck storage ideas. Thank you.

@jerrywald6481 4 года назад

Something you want to remember is FILL THE COOLER with rags towels...anything after your food is in there to take up the air space so there isn't any...

@darkclouds27 4 года назад

jerry Wald that’s what I did when I went camping Labor Day weekend! I campedThursday-Monday and used block ice and filled the empty spaces with cubed ice and laid a towel over before closing the lid. I kept 2 towels over it and I still had blocks of ice Monday although 3/4’s melted and I had to buy a bag of ice each day to fill the gaps since it was 90+ degrees. My cooler is a Coleman Extreme. I’m going to DIY filling the lid with foam and see what happens next year.

@YoMoma777 3 года назад

Keeping the coolers closed all this time for the test is one thing, but what if you open them often like you do camping which introduces more variables to the test?

@staircasejumper1124 4 года назад

Techni Ice coolers are the best option

@eldnah2 4 года назад

I would rather you tested the "NotAYeti" unmodified vs modified and then vs the Yeti. I also wonder just how much that foam tape helps. My 150 qt Coleman lid is already very tight.

@MMcDowell23 5 лет назад

Vegan snacks would definitely keep me from. Exploring a cooler!!

@bossforever1865 Год назад

Vegan Snacks!!!! LOVE IT. ; )

@TexansForChrist 4 года назад

Cheap cooler with wheels and light weight and nobody wants to steal it...that's what I want. And I can mod it like this for fun 👍🏻

@username8171 4 года назад

If you have an old cooler, glue some 1" foam board to the inside walls, this will increase your insulating value a bunch !

@LORENIFFT68 3 года назад

I’d like to see the little one tested while it is inside the Not-a-yeti to see if it beats the Yeti.

@d2mightydork649 4 года назад

place that "Not A Yeti" in a rubbermaid container and surround it with spray foam. Boom...a "Still Not a Yeti, but Closer"

@james10739 4 года назад

I did basically the same stuff oh a bunch of years about now and did not see a big difference i did not do latches but i dont recall what kind of latches mine came with but i think a rubber seal would be better

@fp2231 7 месяцев назад

Not sure if anyone else talked about alternative to the foam would be some type of rubber weather stripping. The foam may accumulate water drips but rubber does not. I love this series and I'm hacking my little baby cooler according to your guide.

@shawnbranch900 4 года назад

OMG I’ve never seen so much senseless violence towards ice bags! What did they ever do to you?! Lol

@DoItYourselfDad 4 года назад

Ice bags would happily take all of us out of they had the chance...

@warped2875 4 года назад

@@DoItYourselfDad . IBM, ...(Ice Bags Matter)

@KNT.63 Год назад

Cool video ✌🤜🤛👍I can relate👀 I love to rig as well I bet just plain styrofoam works better than all of them never tested it but I'm a tie wire and duct tape man I don't go for high price things like the yes'serie'teete&a' blankety blank... ones👀

@gilbertespinoza7955 4 года назад

You should do a Pelican cooler

@janetjilote6495 3 года назад

I live in a camper without electricity, water, and sewer. I use a generator for a few hours a day. Just bought a cheap cooler then realized it is good for making cold water or drowning food. So, I was looking for serious help. Instead I found seriously funny help. Thanks. Have you used foil at all?

@DoItYourselfDad 3 года назад

You're welcome! I have played around with reflectix, which is like foil and bubble wrap combined, it works really well!