Ice Chest Help?????

[Eric Pence]

Good Point Bill..Let me Clarify I use frozen Jugs of water and 2-3 loosebags of Ice in my Yeti...Not Dry Ice..and all my food is in waterproof baggies

[bowhuntertex]

I use a generator to keep my chest freezer going when on out of state hunts......works great....

[bucksnducks]

I don't know about the Igloo MaxCold ice chests, but we use the maxcold drinking water coolers on our jobsites. This week we put 2 bags of ice in each one, and today all of them are still rattling ice around. They have only been refilled with water. I would assume the ice chest is just as good.

On the other hand, if I had a good enough excuse to give my wife for buying a Yeti you can bet that's what I'm going to do.

[steven]

I took a drill and drilled several holes around the outside edges of the lid on my Coleman Xtreme, and filled it full of spray foam. It seems to help. I've never undestood why they don't insulate the lids of some coolers.

[txdukklr]

An Igloo and some dry ice will work just fine. Two days won't be any problem at all.

Chest freezers are usually good for 4-5 days without power such as after a hurricane.

this will work great, even in the high heat. One of the igloo 5 day marine coolers will work awesome, cost a fraction of what a yeti costs and in my opinion will hold more.

I think for a one time event buying a yeti is overkill. candidly I think the dryice is a bit overkill as well. plain ice in one of those big white coolers will work great.

[kfd82]

As the others have said...
Regular cooler, frozen meat, dry ice on top. No high dollar yeti cooler needed.

[kfd82]

I work offshore and sometimes, due to weather or other factors, our groceries sit at the dock for 2 or 3 days before they are brought out to us.
They pack most of the frozen stuff in cheap Styrofoam coolers (Like the ones you buy at gas stations, but bigger) and use dry ice. Sometimes its just a cardboard box with dry ice on the food.
Even after 2 or 3 days sitting in the sun the ice cream is still frozen when it gets here.

[RJK70]

The yeti won't hold ice any longer than one of the good Coleman or Igloo.

The yeti is just indestructible and will last longer.

IMO, Not long enough to justify $550 for a 155 quart Yeti when you can get a 155 qt 7-day igloo for $79.99.

[tookeymonster]

I work offshore and sometimes, due to weather or other factors, our groceries sit at the dock for 2 or 3 days before they are brought out to us.
They pack most of the frozen stuff in cheap Styrofoam coolers (Like the ones you buy at gas stations, but bigger) and use dry ice. Sometimes its just a cardboard box with dry ice on the food.
Even after 2 or 3 days sitting in the sun the ice cream is still frozen when it gets here.

those big thick styrafoam coolers are the best. I have seen some that are almost 4" thick, but I have never seen a place that sells them.

[kfd82]

those big thick styrafoam coolers are the best. I have seen some that are almost 4" thick, but I have never seen a place that sells them.

Yeah, we save them back and use them to carry fish home.

[tookeymonster]

OK, I'm going to use this as an excuse to my wife to get a $370 Yeti and I will have it side by side with a Colman Extreme. They will be tested with 100+ degree heat and 70-90 mph wind w/full sun exposure.

I will report back to yall and let you know how they both did.

I checked Yeti's web sight and their coolers are compatible with Dry Ice

[RJK70]

OK, I'm going to use this as an excuse to my wife to get a $370 Yeti and I will have it side by side with a Colman Extreme. They will be tested with 100+ degree heat and 70-90 mph wind w/full sun exposure.

I will report back to yall and let you know how they both did.

I checked Yeti's web sight and their coolers are compatible with Dry Ice

Just sack up and buy one already! You've been talking about it for years now!! Haha!

[Pablo Honey]

OK, I'm going to use this as an excuse to my wife to get a $370 Yeti and I will have it side by side with a Colman Extreme. They will be tested with 100+ degree heat and 70-90 mph wind w/full sun exposure.

I will report back to yall and let you know how they both did.

I checked Yeti's web sight and their coolers are compatible with Dry Ice

Good call!

[Smokeater]

If you need help with an older ice chest check out popupgizmos.com. They make covers for popup campers out of radiant barrier. They also make cooler covers that slip over your cooler like a big shower cap. Works purty good! $22.00 for one that covers a 120 qt. Not sure if they make bigger ones or not...maybe could call em and order one. They're in Richardson...cool folks.

[TMC50]

The yeti won't hold ice any longer than one of the good Coleman or Igloo.

The yeti is just indestructible and will last longer.

IMO, Not long enough to justify $550 for a 155 quart Yeti when you can get a 155 qt 7-day igloo for $79.99.

My thoughts also!