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Magellan ice chest

Posted on 6/29/19 at 8:13 pm
Posted by TheCurmudgeon
Not where I want to be
Member since Aug 2014
1481 posts
Posted on 6/29/19 at 8:13 pm
So how does the magellan ice chest compare to a grossly overpriced white or green yeti or hypothetically one with no colors?
Posted by biggsc
Member since Mar 2009
34663 posts
Posted on 6/29/19 at 8:27 pm to
Just like them but way lower in price.

Academy has them
Posted by Big L
Houston
Member since Sep 2005
6010 posts
Posted on 6/29/19 at 9:39 pm to
I have one...it is fine and my only complaint is that sometimes the seal around the drain plug has a slow leak. Also mine is brown...and gets hot in the sun. I have thought about painting it white
Posted by bayoudude
Member since Dec 2007
25840 posts
Posted on 6/29/19 at 9:51 pm to
I have a grey 70 qt and it has held up well.
Posted by Columbia
Land of the Yuppies
Member since Mar 2016
3214 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 10:20 am to
The reviews aren’t all that great on Academy website
Posted by DuckShooter
Bayou Country
Member since May 2019
102 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 10:38 am to
I had one. It didn’t keep ice even a whole day.

Junk.
Posted by terriblegreen
Souf Badden Rewage
Member since Aug 2011
11901 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 12:03 pm to
I just got the Coleman version of Yeti. It’s awesome..... keeps ice for days. I paid $170.
Posted by Gatorgar
la
Member since Jan 2019
228 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 12:05 pm to
Yeti is nothing but a name now. The cheaper coolers are just as good as yeti. Hell some of them are better then yeti.
Posted by Danm312
Member since Feb 2014
237 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 12:47 pm to
They are not on the level of rtic k2 yeti. They arnt much better than a hard plastic box
Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
26274 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 1:01 pm to
I have a few icechest. Cheap arse igloos and such.

My test over the years have shown they will not cool down shite without ice.

But, when I put ice in mine it really seems to help cool things down. Drinks always come out cold. Fish always stay cold, hell even stiff and partially frozen at times.

It sucks having to always put ice in my cooler but it is what it is. Maybe one day I will get lucky and find one of the newer bad arse ice chest that look big on the outside but are actually small on the inside and make you risk throwing your back out to lift them even when they are empty.

One day... I will keep on wanting and dreaming.
Posted by Columbia
Land of the Yuppies
Member since Mar 2016
3214 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 1:06 pm to
quote:

My test over the years have shown they will not cool down shite without ice.


Yeah you need ice, but if you’re seriously saying a shite $50 chest is the same as a rotomold, then you’ve never used one. I’ve never owned a YETI and never will unless gifted. I do have one that lacks color and a soft RTIC; both keep ice far superior to my Coleman xtreme.
Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
26274 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 1:11 pm to
My shite ice chest isn't as good I agree. Hence my post stating I hope one day to own one. But until that day I will continue to add ice to mine just to make it work.

It really isn't that bad. Ice isn't all that expensive and lots of places have it for sale. You just have to know where to look.

I have been buying ice for so long I don't know what I would do if I didn't have too anymore!
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
34400 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 1:30 pm to
quote:

Maybe one day I will get lucky and find one of the newer bad arse ice chest that look big on the outside but are actually small on the inside and make you risk throwing your back out to lift them even when they are empty.

I still use the traditional ones too. They work well enough for me and I don’t worry as much about them getting stolen.

What you said about the space vs the amount of room they take up is another issue for me, also.
Posted by Columbia
Land of the Yuppies
Member since Mar 2016
3214 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 2:58 pm to
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I have been buying ice for so long


I wish there were still ice houses you could fill a chest up with.
Posted by Geauxlden Eagle
125 miles W. of God's Country
Member since Feb 2013
2020 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 6:55 pm to
I have 2 of those that shall not be named, and they are awesome. Very pleased
Posted by Crawdaddy
Slidell. The jewel of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2006
19098 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 6:59 pm to
when Rtic is l on sale, they are very close to academy price
Posted by KemoSabe65
70605
Member since Mar 2018
6339 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 9:07 pm to
Bought a Lifetyme from Walmarks for $99 last summer primarily because it fit under my lean post. I have been very impressed with the inside space and ability to hold ice two days straight.
Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
26274 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 10:38 pm to
Has anyone noticed deer doesn't melt the ice as fast as fish? I haven't figured it out yet, but sometime's, usually late in the season, I don't have to hardly add ice at all after the initial ice down.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:01 pm to
Lifetime also makes a nice one for $99.
Made in USA...just as good as Yeti. Actually better in some ways.
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
19768 posts
Posted on 6/30/19 at 11:24 pm to
I also bought a Lifetime from Walmart for $100. I really like it.
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