Which Large Cooler is the Absolute Best?

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Equipment expert Adam Ried shows host Bridget Lancaster his top pick of coolers.

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  5. They should have added the Pelicans are 100% made in USA (YETIs are not), and come with a lifetime warranty compared to YETI's 5 years. Better (way easier) latches in the Pelican. Also, the Pelican has accessories that the YETI does not.

  8. the trapped air comment isn't necessarily true. It depends on the insulative properties of the solid material. For example, blown PU has a higher R value than air, making it more insulative. This is why yeti's are so heavy, because the less air (more dense and heavier), the more insulative they'll be. This is the first time I've seen false info on ATK and I'm honestly a little disappointed.

  14. I have the big blue & white Coleman, but its too big for inside my truck, so I bought the Yeti 35 tundra, because of it’s size. Got it for winter, to keep my drinks from freezing, overnight in the garage. I don’t like coolers without drain plugs! I wouldn’t knock either cooler, because they fill my needs. I do like wheels on a cooler, because I don’t usually need a cooler for more than a 1 day outing. If they keep drinks from freezing overnight in a vehicle, outside, or in a non insulated garage, they are fine for my needs. Hate to hear about I95 overnight outing, if they didn’t have a cooler or food for the kids! Driving on less than a 1/2 tank of fuel, can be deadly! You can only share so much of your neighbor’s generosity, and fuel isn’t one of them.

  16. As a Vodka Seltzer demonstrator at Liquor outlets, I have used several different coolers, and was unimpressed, UNTIL I bought the Coleman 50 qt Extreme wheeled cooler – I would load it up on a Friday with 60 cans of product and 2 bags of ice, and usually the next day, less than half of the ice was melted – I had taken out usually 6 cans at a time, so opened it for about 1/2 a minute, 10 times during a 4 hour long demo – And, I was able to sit on it, or even stand on it, at 160 lbs. body weight. I dragged it fully loaded around, 2-3 days a week, for over a year, and nothing ever failed – even the wheels stayed on, which I didn't expect! It's my personal top pick. I have seen other product demonstrators with the Yeti, and they all hated the weight, and lack of wheels – During my time working this job, I saw several others at our company switch from the Yeti to the Coleman, which we could buy for under $50 at WalMart stores everywhere… The Best for the Money, No Doubt !

  31. The Igloo IMX Cooler 70 qt White or Gray at Ace Hardware is on sale for $179.99 (reg $209.99) and is a TRUE 70 qt cooler. Yetis all run smaller than advertised and the equivalent costs $150 more. I took my Igloo on a week long camping trip in the Sierra and filled it with beer, water and limited food packed with ice in all the available spaces. 7 days later it still had water and ice in it and the remaining beer and bottled water ICY COLD, which is what you want…I kept the water in it mostly, just drained it a little a couple of times and for the money it definitely beats the Yeti. I was originally going to buy the Yeti at ACE but their inventory was incorrect so I'm happy with my Igloo and saved well over $150 bucks that bought booze, beer water and ice. Plus I left it sitting on my picnic table the entire week and IT WASN'T STOLEN, which having a Yeti I would have had to hide it.

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