When I attended Burning Man in 2019, the group I went with have been going 14 years.

They have a whole system of coolers to keep all the food stored. We ate steaks, salmon, burgers, chicken, you name it.

There were 3 Yetis and 2 Coleman. It was the first time I'd been around Yeti, and hearing them recount their years of trial and error, they proclaimed the Yeti superior.

After using them up close, I could certainly see the difference.

Then, a couple I know that camps a lot got one. They also really like theirs.

Good luck with the search.

I also think that some of the more traditional makers (like igloo) have started making more yeti-like models (but cheaper) to compete.

I just bought a RTIC soft cooler to hopefully use as a check-on bag for frozen venison Shipping was fast! I try it out in a few weeks.

My main cooler is a cheap Igloo. I’ve spent so much $ on replacing hinges and latches. They break so easily.

RTIC factory is about 5 miles from here and the Igloo factory is about 20 miles from here.

I found it amusing when YETI started annoying their prime demographic

That's junk! Here's what you want ;):

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Add me for RTIC. Pelican is also very good.

The oil patch technical association that I chair used to provide very nice custom engraved Yeti mugs as speakers gifts to those who spoke at our technical sessions. Then one of our members pointed out Yeti’s anti pipeline and anti oil patch stance… which is interesting because every one of their products has some component made from plastic which is generally a petrochemical product…

We no longer give out YETI brand mugs.

I like their products, but can’t support a company that chooses to degrade the industry that feeds my family.

I have a YETI mug that I bought at Savers for $4.00

All I care about is if it will keep my Chard chilled...

How often do u use it? How rugged does it need to be.

All it seems are gona give about the same amount of chill for about the same length of time..The competitors are getting better. they had to.

The branding implys...If is says YETI it is the best..no need to look further

Question do you need to have the Logo that implys it is the best? And do you need the best brand for the circumstances that you are going to use it for?

Me thinks that the YETI is gona sit on the shelf in the GHAYrage more than it is going to be used..so every time you walk past it, you can smile and say I gots the best money can buy.

Mt thinking is that, buy the cheaper one because of the amount of use it is going to get....AND deploy the saved money on a higher end brand of something you are going to use everyday. For instance for me it would be an Espresso maker which I use each and evey day. There it ,makes a material diff.

Hey didja get that at the Thrift store..cause I saw one just like it for $6.

Yeti or bust is not a legitimate question because if you buy Yeti you also go bust.

With this crowd that logic will get you as far as trying to sell a Yeti to an Eskimo..

Hell, mine just show up on the front doorstep with Hams in them.
Straight from the factory, so I can add my own high performance livery later.

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Dang! I should have gone to Dollar General!

Selfie?

I have several coolers as well. Two of which are a Yeti and a steel clad Coleman from REI. The Yeti is almost twice the size yet the inside cubic foot capacity is the same. They both hold ice for about the same number of days. So close that it's an insignificant difference. The Coleman takes up half the space in the truck and is less cumbersome so the Yeti stays on the deck to keep drinks cold.

Haha, I had one of those show up at my house also, it had steaks, burgers, chicken, hot dogs, meatballs, scalloped potatoes, and apple tartlets in it!!! Came directly from some place called Omaha!!!!

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Baz found one like that on the curb on trash day. He fixed the hing and it's good to go. Total cost 79¢ for the stuff to fix the hinge. You've been dethroned!

We call her MOTHER! Never mock MOTHER!

"steaks, burgers, chicken, hot dogs, meatballs, scalloped potatoes, and apple tartlets in it!!!"
Dang, wanna trade? :)

Haha, it even had a digital scale in there too.

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