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I just did a research on coolers. If you are going for more than a week with no access to ice and do this on a regular basis, a Yeti or comparable cooler is worth the money. Otherwise, igloo makes a comparable cooler sold at Sams for half the price that is just as good. On the cheaper end Coleman makes an extreme 5 or 6 which are 5 or 6 day coolers that rated almost as high as the Yetis for a fraction of the price.
Some helpful tips I found were to precool the coolers the night prior to packing the coolers with a mixture of ice and water. Empty that out the next day and line the bottom of the cooler with blocks of ice (they thaw slower than cubes) put the food in and cover with cubed ice to the very top so there is no air space. Use one cooler for food and another for drinks, the drink cooler will get opened more often letting the cold out. I did this on a week long camping trip the week before last with the Coleman extreme 5 coolers. The coolers still had cubed and block ice at the end of the week in 100deg peak heat.
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2010 Cayenne GTS
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