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Lookidat
Senior Member
USA
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 Posted - 06/25/2012 : 1:37:33 PM
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Does anyone know anything about a new line of ice chests that look like yetis, and if they are any good, and how do they compare to Yeti in price and quality? Thanks?
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JOHN C
Advanced Member
USA
2665 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2012 : 11:01:25 PM
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Believe they are named..."Too Cool Ice Chests" by Marpac/Donovan Marine Industries. A little cheaper than Yeti but still expensive. ex: 50qt. around $250. John Castelluccio, Jr.
OLDER SUV and house, STILL HAVE new boat-'06 Avenger, Semi-retired-'08, soon to get "new-wife" BUT MAY CHANGE MY MIND and THEN 'MIGHT NOT BE' in debt for the rest of my life! Now & 4-ever!!! Been a memeber on R&R since 09-21-1999 |
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Lookidat
Senior Member
USA
599 Posts |
Posted - 06/26/2012 : 08:00:17 AM
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Thanks John. I have the large Yeti, and I love it, but by the time I load it, I have to have help to move it!
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JOHN C
Advanced Member
USA
2665 Posts |
Posted - 06/26/2012 : 1:54:15 PM
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Originally posted by Lookidat
Thanks John. I have the large Yeti, and I love it, but by the time I load it, I have to have help to move it!
THOSE DAYS of carrying 94, 100, 120 qt. ice chest by myself are LONG GONE!!! Don't know how the hell I even did it with anywhere from 85-140 lbs of shrimp in the chests. John Castelluccio, Jr.
OLDER SUV and house, STILL HAVE new boat-'06 Avenger, Semi-retired-'08, soon to get "new-wife" BUT MAY CHANGE MY MIND and THEN 'MIGHT NOT BE' in debt for the rest of my life! Now & 4-ever!!! Been a memeber on R&R since 09-21-1999 |
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hookiemonster
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 06/26/2012 : 4:54:58 PM
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John,look on the aging process as a "Bell curve". In the beginning the first few years progress rapidly,the upward slope of the curve.....one learns to walk,talk,play games and all those sort of things that require strength and coordination....then things level off for many years and we are pretty constant until around 70,we are now on the downward slope of the bell curve. Things change quickly,strength;balance,coordination are all getting worse...at a rapid rate. Some folks do better on the curve than others,for some they never seem to slow down,others fall rapidly.Depends on the individual.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it! 
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Geaux_Coastal
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 06/30/2012 : 5:16:24 PM
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Originally posted by JOHN C
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Originally posted by Lookidat
Thanks John. I have the large Yeti, and I love it, but by the time I load it, I have to have help to move it!
THOSE DAYS of carrying 94, 100, 120 qt. ice chest by myself are LONG GONE!!! Don't know how the hell I even did it with anywhere from 85-140 lbs of shrimp in the chests. John Castelluccio, Jr.
OLDER SUV and house, STILL HAVE new boat-'06 Avenger, Semi-retired-'08, soon to get "new-wife" BUT MAY CHANGE MY MIND and THEN 'MIGHT NOT BE' in debt for the rest of my life! Now & 4-ever!!! Been a memeber on R&R since 09-21-1999
John, look at it this way....not older, just smarter. Easier to carry 2-50 qt ice chests than 1-100qt chest.
It is never too late to have a happy childhood!
Life is too short to fish with a dead cricket! |
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ed mcintyre
Administrator
USA
6855 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 08:14:00 AM
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this outfit still has not given me one to field test so I don't know how well they work
when i die bury me deep, put a bucket of bait at my feet, put a rod and reel in my hand and i will fish my way to the promised land !!!! remember we did not inherit these resources from our parents, we are merely borrowing them from our children |
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JOHN C
Advanced Member
USA
2665 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 6:04:50 PM
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Another cooler company making very high end ice chests is called "K2"...almost similar in price as Yeti...50 qt. right around $249. Is that worth it---HELL NOOOO!!!!!!!!!! John Castelluccio, Jr.
OLDER SUV and house, STILL HAVE new boat-'06 Avenger, Semi-retired-'08, soon to get "new-wife" BUT MAY CHANGE MY MIND and THEN 'MIGHT NOT BE' in debt for the rest of my life! Now & 4-ever!!! Been a memeber on R&R since 09-21-1999 |
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Broc
Average Member
USA
282 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2012 : 12:25:31 PM
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I'm not sure what you get for $250 or more, but I don't see how you can beat a $50, 50qt Maxcold Ice Blue Ice Chest. I put in a 12pack of beer and some water bottles then topped it off with ice.This was at noon on Friday and when I left the camp at noon on Sunday, I still had plenty of ice for my fish.
Richard, I'm not sure what you get with the Yeti that wuold make it worth that much more. They look nice and I'm sure they seal better, but what other features are there that would run up the cost sooo much.
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JOHN C
Advanced Member
USA
2665 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2012 : 11:40:19 PM
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Was at Puglia's today. Happened to see another high-end brand of ice chest named...KODIAC! First negative thing I noticed was the two mold handles sticking outwards from the box. PRICE $249. for 72 Qt. chest. John Castelluccio, Jr.
OLDER SUV and house, STILL HAVE new boat-'06 Avenger, Semi-retired-'08, soon to get "new-wife" BUT MAY CHANGE MY MIND and THEN 'MIGHT NOT BE' in debt for the rest of my life! Now & 4-ever!!! Been a memeber on R&R since 09-21-1999 |
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ed mcintyre
Administrator
USA
6855 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2012 : 09:03:56 AM
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Broc, with the economy the way that it is, many folks cannot afford a new rig, new car/truck, so they buy an expensive Ice chest as a Status Symbol
when i die bury me deep, put a bucket of bait at my feet, put a rod and reel in my hand and i will fish my way to the promised land !!!! remember we did not inherit these resources from our parents, we are merely borrowing them from our children |
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BayouTiger
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2012 : 03:53:28 AM
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I have three Yetis and they are great, but heavy. I hate Igloo coolers. I hear many brag about the ability to buy parts for the igloo's but I never need parts for any others!
For the money, I think the Coleman Extreme coolers are the best. Yeti sold me on their quality, but I can't honestly say that they are that much better. I do like that I can really manhandle the Yeti's without fear of hurting them.
Frontier 210/200HPDI
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JOHN C
Advanced Member
USA
2665 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 10:34:24 AM
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THE TRUE TEST...will be when a bear or in our area-an alligator gets hold of it!!! John Castelluccio, Jr. All joking aside, I did see in one scene of 'Swamp People', there was a Yeti cooler being used!!!
OLDER SUV and house, STILL HAVE new boat-'06 Avenger, Semi-retired-'08, soon to get "new-wife" BUT MAY CHANGE MY MIND and THEN 'MIGHT NOT BE' in debt for the rest of my life! Now & 4-ever!!! Been a memeber on R&R since 09-21-1999 |
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Broc
Average Member
USA
282 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 12:06:34 PM
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Chuck,I had to look up the weight since you mentioned it. Yeti 50Qt = 25#... Igloo Maxcold 50Qt = 5#...That is a big difference. I gather that they are made better, never break, and last a life time, but do you think they keep ice any longer? Hey, not comparing my maxcold to your yeti,just curious..I have had to replace parts a few times. By the way, I went from ice on Friday to cold water by Tuesday. The ice chest was in shade for the most part of the day.
How is that Frontier doing? I thought that I read in another thread that you were not fishing as much lately. Hope everything is o.k.
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ed mcintyre
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 07/07/2012 : 2:18:56 PM
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I have 3 big Igloos and half a dozen small ones 24 to 48 quart size, but I have a situation that baffles me. I have a 150 quart Igloo that I use for fish in the front of the boat and I have a 100 quart that I keep in the back of the boat for drinks, food etc. and the one in the back of the boat will not keep ice worth a flip, maybe 3 days and the one in the front keeps ice so well that I have to add water to so that the ice will melt and provide a slurry so that I don't have bent fish to clean
when i die bury me deep, put a bucket of bait at my feet, put a rod and reel in my hand and i will fish my way to the promised land !!!! remember we did not inherit these resources from our parents, we are merely borrowing them from our children |
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Guardian
Junior Member
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2012 : 7:46:38 PM
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Ed is your 100 the green sportsman edition, because they do not hold near as well as the 150 max cold does!
I also have 2yetti's, a half a dozen igloos and 1, 50 qt too cool by which yetti does make for marpaq to put their name on! the yetis are far superior in parts in quality, but I personally do not find they hold ice longer, in fact sometimes shorter!
The Parts for igloos are ridiculously cheap in quality, and are steep in price for plastic! Coming from 220 lb man who used to lift 375 in bench press and squat more than 500 lbs, the yetis are a pain in the rear end to handle even with another person! They start out heavy before ice and xtras.The kicker is they do not break!
The trick to getting the roto molded ice chest to hold ice longer is to acclimate the plastic before putting ice in! They seal soo well and are soo thick with such heavy plastic it takes twice as long to kool them down because of the heavy plastic. If not acclimated to a reasonable tempature, I have found the chest will actually hold ice for shorter periods because it takes too long to cool down from the start. If done properly yes they may hold Ice for a few more hrs longer at best!
What I have found myself doing the most lately is replacing my hinges to stainless piano hinges on my igloos and also putting the marpaq rubber latches on them when the crappy ones break. There twice as easy to handle and cool down at a fraction of the cost of the roto molded ones.
If you got the chedda and don't mind breaking your back than get the best of the best if not the igloos and Coleman's will serve the same purpose if taken care of! |
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ed mcintyre
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2012 : 11:08:17 PM
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All three of mine are white. I actually noticed the problem between the two during winter fishing in Cocodrie.
when i die bury me deep, put a bucket of bait at my feet, put a rod and reel in my hand and i will fish my way to the promised land !!!! remember we did not inherit these resources from our parents, we are merely borrowing them from our children |
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