High End Coolers ? Yeti , Engel, Coleman Extreme ?

[makes1]

Want to get a couple this year for my SeaRay , Bout need to make payments on a Yeti .There was a youTube video testing 5 of the top Coolers . Engel was the winner but the Coleman Extreme was best for the buck. I'm leaning toward the Engel unless someone here changes my mind . Any takers ?

 

[Pack66Dad]

I have two Yeti coolers and they are worth the money.

 

[doozie]

Check out K-2 Coolers,

 

[Celticknot]

Bought a Coleman X-Treme last year after reading reviews. I have to say for the $ the Coleman Cooler performs wonderfully. $70 for the Coleman - $379 for the Yeti - Would buy another Coleman in a heartbeat.

 

[Georgia SeaDawg]

I can give you my experience on all 3. I used my Coleman Exteme for 8 years. At year 6 she started to loose her seal and would not hold ice all day. I bought a 65 qt Engel 2 years ago and love it. One thing to consider is it is a heavy son of a gun when loaded. Heck, it's not light when it's empty either. It's really a great cooler. I also bought a 20qt Yeti for the car for trips. The look of the Yeti is much nicer. The Yeti and the Engel are definately premium products that will last a long time. However, dollar for dollar, it is hard to beat the Coleman Extreme.

 

[Mystic Dreamer]

I have a 65quart Engel and tell you that it is money well spent! It can keep beers cold for days in the hot Florida summers! I was tired of dealing with "Igloo Marine Elite" that would break and barely keep ice for a day. Get an Engel or a Yeti and be done.

 

[Carver370]

Check into the frigid rigid coolers as well.

 

[bahamabreisus]

Had an Igloo, did fine for years, it finally split. Bought a Yeti, ouch. My opinion, not worth the extra for the Yeti. Of course ours is opened and closed an awful lot, so all will loose ice when doing that.

 

[velooce]

Check into the frigid rigid coolers as well.

x-2

 

[Pack66Dad]

I took frozen meat on a two week trip, after a week in the Yeti we had to leave it out to defrost it.

 

[Odyssey]

I can give you my experience on all 3. I used my Coleman Exteme for 8 years. At year 6 she started to loose her seal and would not hold ice all day. I bought a 65 qt Engel 2 years ago and love it. One thing to consider is it is a heavy son of a gun when loaded. Heck, it's not light when it's empty either. It's really a great cooler. I also bought a 20qt Yeti for the car for trips. The look of the Yeti is much nicer. The Yeti and the Engel are definately premium products that will last a long time. However, dollar for dollar, it is hard to beat the Coleman Extreme.

so, did the Coleman perform as good as the Engel for the first 5 years? if so, you could buy a new Coleman every five years and be ahead of the game for life (assuming you need to replace the Engel every 10-15 years)

 

[Deuceornothing]

I don't care what cooler you have, if you open it constantly to get beer like we do on our boat, it doesn't matter who makes the cooler. I have a cheap igloo 150 qt from BJs and it has left Ice for 3 days in a Georgia summer. I'll keep buying $50 coolers when they go on sale.

 

[Odyssey]

my biggest cooler has a small lid so you don't have to open the big lid. That is a good idea

 

[Nehalennia]

I keep eying the Igloo Yukon series.
http://www.yukoncoldlockers.com/product.php?name=Yukon50

 

[dpmulvey]

The best cooler I ever had was a Coleman steel with a latch down lid. It kept ice for days inbetween the seats of a bowrider I owned years ago. It was only covered with a beach towel and sat in the sun most of the time. I have never owned a high end cooler and cannot attest to the quality of the Coleman today. Mine looked like this
http://www.coleman.com/product/54-q...ed/6154B703?contextCategory=8501#.UWBh6su9KSM

but was steel belted on all six sides.