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YETI vs. RTIC vs. IGLOO coolers. Which one is truly the best?

Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:14 am
Posted by mizzoukills
Member since Aug 2011
40686 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:14 am
I was thinking about purchasing my first YETI cooler until I read user reviews about the RTIC (ie. Artic) cooler. Supposedly the RTIC cooler is better than the YETI cooler at half the cost of the YETI cooler.

I know the YETI cooler is more a status symbol than anything else, but I've seen people swear by the YETI cooler.

Has anyone ever owned an Igloo, RTIC, and YETI cooler, and if so, which one is truly holds temperature the best?

RTIC Cooler website:

RTIC website





This post was edited on 9/18/15 at 10:17 am
Posted by Agforlife
Somewhere in the Brazos Valley
Member since Nov 2012
20102 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:15 am to
I have a Brute Box, 1/2 the price of a Yeti and works just as well.



This post was edited on 9/18/15 at 11:00 am
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22239 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:16 am to
Well YETI's turn you into a douche. So anything else.

They are all pretty much the same when it comes to the heavier duty coolers. LINK

Apparently in this article. The Coleman beat out the Yeti in ice retention. K2 looks like the best heavy duty cooler.
This post was edited on 9/18/15 at 10:19 am
Posted by TrueTiger
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Member since Sep 2004
68962 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:19 am to
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:21 am to
K2
Posted by joeking
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2015
392 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:21 am to
i don't care about quality, YETI gives me a free sticker so they get my business
Posted by tween the hedges
Member since Feb 2012
20266 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:22 am to
Do the RTICs or IGLOOs come with a bumper sticker I can throw on my truck?
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
16313 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:24 am to
Just buy the RTIC and put a YETI sticker on it.

Then you can be a douche bag at half the price
Posted by CadesCove
Mounting the Woman
Member since Oct 2006
40828 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:24 am to
Has RTIC settled the lawsuit YETI put on them for copying their design yet?
Posted by Rhino5
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2014
28916 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:33 am to
Paying hundreds of dollars for a cooler makes ZERO sense for the average weekend warrior. Admit it.
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
32689 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:38 am to
I'm sure the RTIC is great. You just can't get one.
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123884 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:40 am to
"RTIC" is such a try hard cooler name
Posted by ashy larry
Marcy Projects
Member since Mar 2010
5569 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:40 am to
I bought this Igloo Sportsman. It was about half the price of a yeti and basically the same thing. I've had it 2 years and zero complaints.
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
30364 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:46 am to
I just won one of the Yeti soft coolers and was shocked to see that they sell for $300 retail and online. Not a bad prize at all, but not sure I need a $300 cooler.
Posted by canthuntenough
Member since Dec 2011
70 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:50 am to
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76846 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 10:55 am to
I never realized anyone thought so hard about ice chests or that they could be a status symbol. Genius marketing to dumb rednecks.
Posted by northern
Member since Jan 2014
1360 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 11:01 am to
Thread Hijack.

Anyone know where I can find an Igloo Marine soft sided cooler in or around BR? I would normally just order from Amazon but need it for tailgating tomorrow. Picture for reference:

Posted by yaherrdme
The Place to Be
Member since Feb 2004
5456 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 11:18 am to
Why don't they make Yetis or Yeti-Type coolers with wheels?
Posted by nguyt518
Member since Apr 2015
207 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 11:26 am to
Can't speak for RTIC or Igloo...but I've used yeti, pelican, and k2...they hold up great, as expected...but if you stand on a k2 too long to sightfish, or sit on it for long periods of time, the lid will start caving.
Posted by BigW
LA
Member since Sep 2005
313 posts
Posted on 9/18/15 at 12:26 pm to
K2 is a Louisiana company. Keep yo business at home.
KYSEK (keep your stuff extremely kold) is another Louisiana company. Its coolers are the tits.

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