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re: is there a real difference in between YETI and all of the knock offs
Posted on 6/9/16 at 7:53 am to Rockbrc
Posted on 6/9/16 at 7:53 am to Rockbrc
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Ice just isn't that expensive
The cost of ice isn't even a factor in why people buy them, I don't understand why people think it is. For me it was the durability, going through a 50 dollar igloo or coleman 2-3 times a year is costly, bought a yeti 8 years ago and haven't had any problems with it. With it's durability it paid for itself.
Oh and about ice not being that expensive, you obviously haven't purchased any from Moran's Marina.
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Posted on 6/9/16 at 7:53 am to weadjust
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I will keep rolling with my cheap igloo coolers. The ice lasts longer than I can drink in one session so I'm good
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Ice just isn't that expensive
This! I can buy about 8-10 igloos of the same size for the price of a yeti. I'm still trying to figure out when I would need to keep ice frozen for 8-10 days anyway. I had an igloo out back by my pool over the Memorial day weekend. Ice down beer on Saturday morn and Sunday evening there was still ice in it....But only a couple bottles of water left.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:07 am to cincyykid
I have both Yeti and knockoff cups.
There isn't a thimble full of monkey piss worth of difference.
There isn't a thimble full of monkey piss worth of difference.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:34 am to Boudreaux35
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This! I can buy about 8-10 igloos of the same size for the price of a yeti. I'm still trying to figure out when I would need to keep ice frozen for 8-10 days anyway. I had an igloo out back by my pool over the Memorial day weekend. Ice down beer on Saturday morn and Sunday evening there was still ice in it....But only a couple bottles of water left.
What I found melts the ice faster is letting the water sit in there overnight. I have an older Igloo Cube, and back when we would take a week long trip to the beach, I'd dump 3-4 bags of ice in it the first day. Throw water/Gatorade in the bottom, dump a couple bags. Add beer, dump the other bags. At night, I'd open the drain, tilt it on the side, and let what melted drain out. I could just add whatever the icemaker in the fridge made to the top the next day, and I never ran out over 4-5 days.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:41 am to bamarep
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is there a real difference in between YETI and all of the knock offs
Not really, other than K2 cups come with a lid you can close. K2 does the same job with a cooler that weighs less and cost less.
As far as the ice debate, when you are 20 miles or more from a place to get ice you don't want to have to run and get ice every couple days. So yeah the expense of driving to the store 40+ miles round trip and the price of ice adds up.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:42 am to Scrowe
I got a K2 as a gift to use as a casting deck on my flats boat. It was awesome for that. Much cheaper than a Yeti and served the same purpose. The lid did have a "dent" in it (that's why I pointed out the gift aspect, I would have picked the one without the dent). I've heard K2 can get that, and I'm sure Yeti doesn't put out a product with that. But in the grand scheme of things, it's a inconsequential blemish that does not affect the cooler from doing it's job (keeping shite cold and letting me stand on it all day).
Now, since I've sold my boat, that cooler only get's used about twice a year since it's so damned heavy.
Now, since I've sold my boat, that cooler only get's used about twice a year since it's so damned heavy.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:43 am to DuckManiak
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Until ozark comes out with a hopper,
They make one of those as well. 60 bucks at walmart
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 8:44 am
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:45 am to cincyykid
I have several yetis coolers. I almost always use my igloo marine coolers.
As stated over and over, how often do you need to keep ice for multiple days? If you need to keep ice for a day outdoor activities there is absolutely ZERO reason to choose a yeti (which costs and weighs 2-3x as much) over a simple igloo cooler.
For overnight offshore trips or camping the yeti serves its purpose, but otherwise it is a waste of weight and money.
As stated over and over, how often do you need to keep ice for multiple days? If you need to keep ice for a day outdoor activities there is absolutely ZERO reason to choose a yeti (which costs and weighs 2-3x as much) over a simple igloo cooler.
For overnight offshore trips or camping the yeti serves its purpose, but otherwise it is a waste of weight and money.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:47 am to onelochevy
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They make one of those as well. 60 bucks at walmart
Really? I retract my previous statement. Frick yeti.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:47 am to Scrowe
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50 dollar igloo or coleman 2-3 times a year is costly
what are you doing to your ice chests to go through them like this
I do just about every activity imaginable with ice chests and have had the same ones for many years
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:56 am to GEAUXT
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For overnight offshore trips or camping the yeti serves its purpose, but otherwise it is a waste of weight and money.
Sooooo... besides the situations that they excel, they are a waste of weight and money?
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:57 am to Boudreaux35
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I'm still trying to figure out when I would need to keep ice frozen for 8-10 days anyway.
Not everyone needs one, as with many products. Just like trucks with 4WD, many people who have it, don't actually need it.
The argument just gets beat to death here with, "What a bunch of dumb asses paying 400 dollars for something you can get for 50." You don't get the same product for 50, so quit bringing that argument. Everyone has different needs and different reasons for their purchases.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:01 am to Scrowe
quote:Stickers and status.
Everyone has different needs and different reasons for their purchases.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:03 am to cincyykid
Only in the women they attract.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:04 am to GEAUXT
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what are you doing to your ice chests to go through them like this
I'm very rough on my icechests
2 biggest issues is the igloos and colemans catching wind, flying out the truck or boat on the highway and crumbling on contact with the road. Then, in my boat it receives heavy foot traffic because it is pretty much an extension of my front deck. So it's constantly getting stepped on, jumped on and whatnot. Igloos and especially colemans just don't hold up to that. Then you factor in all the hardware replacement and I could have bought multiple Yeti's for what it cost me to run with the others.
ETA:
There isn't a cooler made that won't have it's ice rapidly melt if you are using it just to keep beer cold and have it opened and closed over and over filling it with hot air.
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 9:08 am
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:06 am to GEAUXT
I'm rough on my Coleman but I've had it for three years now. I like being able to keep it in my truck bed and not have to worry about someone stealing a $450 ice chest.
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 9:08 am
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:12 am to StrongBackWeakMind
Some of the knockoff are not as strong. Just stand on the lid and you can tell. I know some of them they don't insulate the lid.
It will be interesting to see all these coolers in another 10 years and see if they have held up.
It will be interesting to see all these coolers in another 10 years and see if they have held up.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:20 am to DownSouthDave
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Sooooo... besides the situations that they excel, they are a waste of weight and money?
Point being, unless you are doing these things there is no practical reason to buy one over another, cheaper option.
Like I said, I own several but seldom use them.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:22 am to GEAUXT
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=an ice chest that should last for many years
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:33 am to StrongBackWeakMind
I have the hopper, it's convienent, fairly light weight (empty), packs well, and doesn't leak. If at the time of purchase a knockoff had been available that may have been an option, but I'm happy with the gift (that I paid for).
I have a few cups, they work much better than the 35 Tervis Tumbler cups that my cabinets are full of, I still drink out of a styrofoam cups more times than not, because if I lose it or forget it no big deal, plus I don't have to try and figure out which one of the non stickered, plastidipped, or hydro wrapped cups is mine.
I don't understand the ice isn't expensive argument, and I don't personally own a high dollar Yeti or similar. I don't keep ice in a cooler, I use ice to keep stuff that is expensive and hard to come by cool like deer, or fish. If beer or Smirnoff Ice is the only thing you're worried about getting cold clearly a $250 20qt heavy Yeti is overkill, but not having to worry about latches breaking or that stupid plastic strap that keeps the lid from over extending getting in the way is nice.
I have a few cups, they work much better than the 35 Tervis Tumbler cups that my cabinets are full of, I still drink out of a styrofoam cups more times than not, because if I lose it or forget it no big deal, plus I don't have to try and figure out which one of the non stickered, plastidipped, or hydro wrapped cups is mine.
I don't understand the ice isn't expensive argument, and I don't personally own a high dollar Yeti or similar. I don't keep ice in a cooler, I use ice to keep stuff that is expensive and hard to come by cool like deer, or fish. If beer or Smirnoff Ice is the only thing you're worried about getting cold clearly a $250 20qt heavy Yeti is overkill, but not having to worry about latches breaking or that stupid plastic strap that keeps the lid from over extending getting in the way is nice.
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