Yeti Coolers = 4 Blade Razors?

[Wayne SW/MO]

If you were packing 400 pounds of Moose meat to get to a waiting airplane up in the Yukon, 3 times a week, it might be worth it.

You need a cooler in the Yukon during moose season?? :lol: We aren't talking Yukon OK, right?

[Jack Jones]

+1 for Feather DE blades

I use a Parker, myself. I had a Merkur, but dropped it and the center screw snapped. I like the Parker better anyway.

For those into such thing:

www.badgerandblade.com

[Flysmallie]

Full beard and stache. The small amount that I do need a razor for gets hit a couple of times a week with whatever pink leg razor is available. Shaving cream is optional and rarely happens.

[Mitch f]

There is no more comfort or pleasure in having a $300 cooler sitting in the boat than there is in a $30 one, as long as both keep stuff cold for as long as you're on the water. .

Funny you say that because I was just thinking about getting a cooler for my jet boat. When in transit the passenger in my boat has no where to sit and I need a moveable cooler to distribute the weight and have a seat for the passenger to sit. I looked at my cooler the other day and it is marked on top "Do Not Sit". For some of the yeti sized people I've had in my boat, maybe I do need a Yeti

[Coosa]

How do 30$ Jerkbaits fit into this discussion?

What about 600$ reels?

Here is a Yeti cooler comparison.

There are some that perform just as good or better.

I think the only real justification is a trip where you need to keep ice for mulitple days. Day trips do not warrant the expenditure. Not to mention they are heavy as all get out and don't have that much storage inside for how big they are.

none the less, buddies who own them love them but I think it might just be a way of making themselves feel better about paying 400$ for a cooler.

But as Capt. Bill Babler said in the thread about boats, "it's only money" If you got it and want to spend it on a yeti, go for it.

. Yikes!! $600 reels!!? Take a zero off and it still kinda scares me!

[hoglaw]

I'll probably wind up getting one before too long. I'd echo the rest of the sentiments here. They're heavy and the internal dimensions are smaller than the outside would leave you to believe. Don't let water out of it with the lid closed. You'll have to tip it up to get air through the drain hole or you'll never be able to open it. My brother in law does a lot of rafting out west and the Yeti's are made to dimensions that are compatable with the raft frame so the cooler sits right down in it snugly.

I'm starting to become a bigger believer in replacing a lot of "stuff" with less but higher quality stuff. All the way down to my drawers. The UnderArmor boxer-briefs are phenomenal, and well worth the $20 a pair.

My co-worker/fishing buddy has a yeti and I like it a lot for the boat. Not so much for the canoe. Sure they're great on multi-night trips where you want to keep ice for days, but I always find my boat to be heavy on those trips as it is. An extra 15lbs of cooler is quite a bit to carry.

I like having nice things and I like my things to preform beyond basic necessity. So I'm pro-yeti.

[Al Agnew]

Must have been on another board that we had this same discussion before, but if not, forgive me for repeating the following...

Many years ago, there were these coolers available that were styrofoam, but some kind of really tough styrofoam that was guaranteed to last for years. You could stand and sit on them, too. And they kept ice frozen for days. Weighed almost nothing. Dad had a big one that fit in the boat just right, and he used it for at least 7 or 8 years, going fishing almost every weekend of the year. I got a couple of smaller sized ones for my first canoe. Only problem with them, really, was that the lid just sat on it and fit tightly enough that it wouldn't blow off or anything, but didn't have a latch.

After a couple of years of using my canoe coolers, one for cold stuff and the other for dry food, they were still going strong but were getting pretty dinged up--the styrofoam stuff was tough but you would get a few cuts and gouges in the outside. But it was nearly two inches thick, so it wasn't like the gouges went all the way through. I decided that I wanted those coolers to last, because at that point they weren't being sold anymore. So I got a sheet of 1/8th inch Masonite, coated it liberally with marine varnish, and glued panels to the top of the lid and the bottom of the cooler. Then I glued another small panel on the front edge of the lid, and one to the front of the cooler body, and screwed a latch from the hardware store to them...two more sets of little panels and two hinges on the back, and I had a hinged cooler with solid top and bottom and a secure latch. They lasted me about another 15 years that way. The Masonite added a little weight, but not all that much when you were starting out with something that weighed about a pound at most.

I wonder why those heavy duty styrofoam coolers disappeared. They were expensive compared to the cheap styrofoam ones, of course, but they were excellent and they surely didn't cost even the equivalent back then of hundreds of dollars.

I think that, if it was important enough to me, I could probably make a cooler that would fit perfectly into whatever space I wanted to fit it into, be as tough as any and lighter than some, and probably cheaper except for my time involved.

[Feathers and Fins]

Al, if memory serves me correct Coleman made the ones your talking about and there was a chemical in the insulation that was toxic under "California" standards and it got pulled. Might be wrong on the maker but remember the toxic stuff because I remember laughing about it. Heck a rose is toxic in California.

[Justin Spencer]

I bought my father in law a Yeti for Christmas a few years ago, but am too cheap to by one for myself. I say if you want it and can afford it, get it. Just know that when people see you with one they will think you are loaded!

[cnr]

So, I did a little searching for "Best Cooler" and was amazed at how many companies make high end (expensive) coolers. Here is a list of the manufacturers I found, all of them are similar to the Yeti brand in construction and style. It must be a profitable business if so many people are making them!

Grizzly Coolers

http://www.grizzlycoolers.com

Canyon Coolers

http://www.canyoncoolers.com

Icey-Tek Coolers

http://www.icey-tek-coolers.com

Engel Coolers

http://www.engel-coolers.com

Moeller Coolers

http://www.moellermarine.com/aftermarket/ice_station_zero_coolers/

EvaKool Coolers

http://www.evakool.com/home

Frigid-Ridgid Coolers

http://www.frigidrigid.com

NRS Coolers

http://www.nrs.com/category/3220/rafting/coolers

Yukon Coolers (Igloo's high end cooler)

http://www.yukoncoldlockers.com

Brute Coolers

http://www.bruteoutdoors.com

Orca Coolers

http://www.orcacoolers.com

Pelican Coolers

http://www.pelicanprogear.com/items/coolers/

Yeti Coolers

http://www.yeticoolers.com