Who is buying high end cooler box at high price and why?

Who is buying high end cooler box at high price and why?

There is some DIY cooler better ....

Not this guy. The price of the "high end" coolers is just NUTS! They don't work a darn bit different than any others.

i have a cousin who has a yeti, goes on alot of camping trips and portaging trips. he says the thing is great, will hold ice for 2 weeks without a issue.

what ive realized is the bigger the blocks of ice you can freeze and fit in the cooler the better. crushed ice and smaller pieces melt way quicker and will last a day. went camping for 4 days earlier this year and froze little blocks of ice in little Tupperware containers. had maybe 10 of them. by the end of the week i still had maybe 7 of them in total that were still frozen and a decent size.

dont leave the cooler in the sun.

Is there anyone still making dry ice. Any trip into the back country we always brought a cooler filled with it and had no issues for two - three weeks….

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Originally Posted by Bowjob

i have a cousin who has a yeti, goes on alot of camping trips and portaging trips. he says the thing is great, will hold ice for 2 weeks without a issue.

what ive realized is the bigger the blocks of ice you can freeze and fit in the cooler the better. crushed ice and smaller pieces melt way quicker and will last a day. went camping for 4 days earlier this year and froze little blocks of ice in little Tupperware containers. had maybe 10 of them. by the end of the week i still had maybe 7 of them in total that were still frozen and a decent size.

dont leave the cooler in the sun.

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I fill the 2L pop bottles and use them. Ice seems last longer as the water is contained in the bottle. In the end you still have drinking water. You're right about the bigger blocks lasting longer.

I personally think the high end coolers are a waste of money. I use those big plastic water bottles, must be about 3L. I keep 2 in the freezer all summer. the problem with cubes is the surface area, more surface area the more heat loss, so a solid block has a lot less surface area to loose its heat.

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Originally Posted by Bo D

Is there anyone still making dry ice. Any trip into the back country we always brought a cooler filled with it and had no issues for two - three weeks….

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Don't know where you are at but a simple google "where to buy dry ice" gives a bunch of locations.

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Originally Posted by finsfurfeathers

I fill the 2L pop bottles and use them. Ice seems last longer as the water is contained in the bottle. In the end you still have drinking water. You're right about the bigger blocks lasting longer.

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never thought about freezing big bottles! thanks! will have to put that on my lists haha.

I’ve heard that if you drape a wet towel over your cooler, it will help keep it colder… something about the cooling effect caused by evaporation. I’ve never tried it to find out.

The more insulated the better. Buy what you can afford. Like others said bigger blocks of ice and how many times your open and close the lid will effect how long ice will last. The tighter you pack the cooler the better.