The Yeti coolers are bear rated when both locking hasp places are locked shut.
10 day cooler test
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List of rated coolers and reqs are found here:
http://www.igbconline.org/Certified_Products_list_August2012.pdf
http://www.igbconline.org/Certified_Products_list_August2012.pdf
As far as I know, there is no plastic or fiberglass ice chest that is bear rated. Bears proof is in a completely different league than any ice chest I've ever seen.
Plus, you are risking you life in some areas and can be cited for using an unrated food storage container.
Doug
Plus, you are risking you life in some areas and can be cited for using an unrated food storage container.
Doug
Doug- 15 days wasn't easy and you are exactly correct- the more you open it the faster the ice goes. We taped this one shut, full of frozen foods for the first 12 days. Another way to make the ice last much, much longer is to fill your cooler with water ( more water for longer trips) at your local grocery store and have them stick it in their meat locker for a couple of days to freeze it solid- another rafting trick.
From that PDF:
Now you know there are. While none will keep a bear out forever, and IGBC only rates for resistance. They do keep them out well enough that they can be IGBC certified bear resistant.
I stand corrected! I have seen what even a brown bear can do to ice chests, trucks and buildings, all bad. I have not seen a yeti in person, so it looks like a good option for bear areas.
Doug
Doug
I think all the ones that are rated bear resistant are rotomoulded out of similar plastics to the ones used in kayaks and canoes. I've had a rotomoulded plastic kayak for over 30 years and it is still in good shape. Bashed up a bunch from rocks, but never needed any repairs. All the stock tanks, mineral feeders, and feed bunks I have that are rotomoulded plasttic are holding up nicely. Can't say the same for the Rubbermade ones.
After alot of research, i recently bought a Yeti Tundra 75.
You know if i were doing two week trips in the outback or back country Alaska i would of thought more about an electric freezer fridge. But personally i can't forsee myself being somewhere where i couldn't get a bag of ice in a week. They are double the price, are reliant on juice 24/7, and can break down.
Providing it's not stolen, this Yeti should last a lifetime.
You know if i were doing two week trips in the outback or back country Alaska i would of thought more about an electric freezer fridge. But personally i can't forsee myself being somewhere where i couldn't get a bag of ice in a week. They are double the price, are reliant on juice 24/7, and can break down.
Providing it's not stolen, this Yeti should last a lifetime.
Another vote for the YETI... but a biased opinion as usual. To be honest the only other experience I have was with an old cheapo Coleman that on trips to Southern Utah would keep ice for hmmmm about 24 hours if I was lucky. We did a long one late spring through The Maze, down through the Orange Cliffs, Cedar Mesa, and Valley of the Gods. Temperatures in the 80s - 90s. We were out 7 days and still had a good chuck of ice left in the YETI.
Something else I like about our YETI is the color. Tan hides trail grime well
Easy removal and no wiring to fuss with is another bonus
Something else I like about our YETI is the color. Tan hides trail grime well
Easy removal and no wiring to fuss with is another bonus
I purchased an Igloo Quick and Cool 7 day cooler a couple weeks ago. I put 10 blocks of ice in it before going elk hunting. It sat 4 days locked in the hot truck and 3 days on the porch. I took 3 blocks out on day 5. Seven days later the ice blocks were @ 1 1/2" thick. For $84 I am very pleased with its performance.
Would you throw down $300 for a soft-side? Yeti thinks so.
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/you-can-carry-yetis-tough-new-cooler-like-a-totebag/
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/you-can-carry-yetis-tough-new-cooler-like-a-totebag/
Just came back from a 7.5 hour road trip with a new Yeti Tundra 65 (it was a gift). I was skeptical, but the damn thing keep the ice cream we brought back from a week at the beach FROZEN!!! After the trip, I opened the drain expecting half a gallon of water and maybe 1/3 of a cup came out. I am sold.
The good ol' country boys that like to fish out on a barrier island of NC, and have no stores or power... anything, i've seen them rig up coolers by wrapping them in house insulation. Some of them will wrap them in just plain old car window reflectors. I thought it was pretty redneck but after talking with some of the guys who say they can hold ice for weeks makes you wonder who is smarter......
Same here. If you pre chill everything and for me, freeze Gatorade or water you want to drink cold, it serves a double duty. Keep the chest away from the muffler and out of the sun(throw a jacket or a sleeping bag over it) and no problem
We have the Tundra 65 and have taken it on two long car trips. Granted the ice did melt over the course of a couple days but it still stayed cold. The water from the ice stayed cold in the bottom of the cooler. It was in direct sun in the back of an SUV so I give it a lot of credit. Ours was a gift. I would not have paid the price they did, but as a gift I tried it and like it.
I have a 45 qt Yeti that I have owned two years now. When people ask if it is worth $300, I tell them this.
It does keep ice marginally longer than a $50 cooler. Don't buy one because you think you are going to make the $250 back in how much less ice is used. It would take a casual user a lifetime to save the difference in ice consumption. I bought it because, the way it is built, it will be the last cooler this size that I ever buy. It really is built solid. You can use dry ice in the Yeti but dry ice severely shortens the lifespan of the less expensive coolers.
It does keep ice marginally longer than a $50 cooler. Don't buy one because you think you are going to make the $250 back in how much less ice is used. It would take a casual user a lifetime to save the difference in ice consumption. I bought it because, the way it is built, it will be the last cooler this size that I ever buy. It really is built solid. You can use dry ice in the Yeti but dry ice severely shortens the lifespan of the less expensive coolers.