And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It's an Aggie company, but I maintain they are never worth the money until you can prove to yourself that your expedition will need ice to last that long. There are just too many alternatives that are almost as good, but a whole lot cheaper.
Your car/truck has electricity. Buy a plug-in.
The Yeti can only make sense on a trip being taken with pack animals or canoes, by people that just have to have bacon and cold beer.
The mark-up is obscene. Next time you have the opportunity, check out the price difference between Igloo re-freezeable ice packs, and Yeti. Crazy: As if Yeti has cracked the code on thermodynamics.
One, it got popular with the glamping crowd so then everyone else had to spend $400 on a cooler. And as a result, most of the lower name value competition are almost as expensive because, hey, no matter the mark-up it's still $20 cheaper than a Yeti. Two, it actually kinda works - won't hold ice all week but will hold it for 4-5 days.
We go camping about 8 or 10 times a year and I get annoyed by having to buy ice every day when using old school Igloo.. So I got one under the mantra of buy once, cry once. Get one with wheels - they are very heavy.
Also, your vehicle doesn't "have electricity". It has a chemical battery that will go dead at the worst possible time. And/or using the engine as a "generator" to keep your beer cold is a horrible waste of gas.
My friends that have Yetis are purely status signalling, as are 95% (est) of other Yeti owners. At the end of the weekend, both of our coolers have a lot of ice left in them, unless we've been drinking Margaritas. I have a gifted Yeti cup and use it all the time, and like how it preserves the ice for such a long time.
Plug-in electric fridges for people doing the 'Jeep trails' thing are a very viable alternative and much cheaper, and the engine is running anyhow. If you wanted to get fancy, you'd put in a second battery, deep-cycle, isolate it, and still come out cheaper.
I don't know when they came out but I have a 105 for at least 8 years(2016?) and the thing is still as solid as the day I got it. I put frozen 1 gallon water jugs in when I camp and it's good for at least a week.
I bought a Cordova cooler instead using their mystery option. The mystery is you specify the size and find out what it looks like when you get it. Some batch gone wrong or color option that looks hideous becomes yours at a reduced price. Food stays just as cold for the 4 or 5 days we put ourselves out of the way. (They also have first responder and veteran discounts.) Ended up getting a second smaller mystery for weekend outings.
It's an Aggie company, but I maintain they are never worth the money until you can prove to yourself that your expedition will need ice to last that long. There are just too many alternatives that are almost as good, but a whole lot cheaper.
ReplyDeleteYour car/truck has electricity. Buy a plug-in.
The Yeti can only make sense on a trip being taken with pack animals or canoes, by people that just have to have bacon and cold beer.
The mark-up is obscene. Next time you have the opportunity, check out the price difference between Igloo re-freezeable ice packs, and Yeti. Crazy: As if Yeti has cracked the code on thermodynamics.
Yet, they are very popular. Must be something.
DeleteOne, it got popular with the glamping crowd so then everyone else had to spend $400 on a cooler. And as a result, most of the lower name value competition are almost as expensive because, hey, no matter the mark-up it's still $20 cheaper than a Yeti. Two, it actually kinda works - won't hold ice all week but will hold it for 4-5 days.
DeleteWe go camping about 8 or 10 times a year and I get annoyed by having to buy ice every day when using old school Igloo.. So I got one under the mantra of buy once, cry once. Get one with wheels - they are very heavy.
Also, your vehicle doesn't "have electricity". It has a chemical battery that will go dead at the worst possible time. And/or using the engine as a "generator" to keep your beer cold is a horrible waste of gas.
My friends that have Yetis are purely status signalling, as are 95% (est) of other Yeti owners. At the end of the weekend, both of our coolers have a lot of ice left in them, unless we've been drinking Margaritas. I have a gifted Yeti cup and use it all the time, and like how it preserves the ice for such a long time.
DeletePlug-in electric fridges for people doing the 'Jeep trails' thing are a very viable alternative and much cheaper, and the engine is running anyhow. If you wanted to get fancy, you'd put in a second battery, deep-cycle, isolate it, and still come out cheaper.
Only reason I have one is someone gave it to me, I ain't paying $400 for a cooler, I don't care if it keeps ice frozen for a decade. And it's heavy.
ReplyDeleteWho says they're popular, or people love em?
ReplyDeleteAll I have ever heard is people bitching cause they are so expensive.
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ReplyDeleteFuggem, they're lefties.
ReplyDeleteexactly....
DeleteI don't know when they came out but I have a 105 for at least 8 years(2016?) and the thing is still as solid as the day I got it. I put frozen 1 gallon water jugs in when I camp and it's good for at least a week.
ReplyDeleteBingo ! That's the secret of using any cooler: block ice.
DeleteAfter their little politically correct move with the NRA discounts, you'll never see me owning anything with Yeti's name on it.
ReplyDeleteLast I heard, they still have 20% military discounts.
DeleteI bought a Cordova cooler instead using their mystery option. The mystery is you specify the size and find out what it looks like when you get it. Some batch gone wrong or color option that looks hideous becomes yours at a reduced price. Food stays just as cold for the 4 or 5 days we put ourselves out of the way. (They also have first responder and veteran discounts.) Ended up getting a second smaller mystery for weekend outings.
ReplyDeleteThey sure are tough. They will last longer than an igloo. Years longer
ReplyDeleteBackwoods Okie
They weigh a ton. Too heavy even before loading
ReplyDeleteYeti, donates to the Democrat party
ReplyDeleteNo thank you to communists