Ben Long
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OK. I just dropped $35 to replace the Igloo cooler that served me for 20+ years. I could not bring myself to spend 10X that much on a cooler. Tell me what I am missing...
I just bought a cheap cooler
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Where you finding cooler deals in the middle of nowhere? mtmuley
That’s at Costco
CUElk
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I have 3 165 qt igloos. Perfect for hauling meat. Rotomolds are perfect for keeping my beer cold during the summer on the boat.
My Orion will hold ice longer, I can cable lock it in the back of my pickup and it is prettier.
Plus even if you don’t cable lock them most thieves are going to jump up there and try to pick the thing and say screw that cause they weigh a ton. My 120s are like 60lbs empty.My Orion will hold ice longer, I can cable lock it in the back of my pickup and it is prettier.
David58
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My team at work bought a Yeti for keeping water cold when we are working in central Nevada in the summer. Ice turns to water in it just like a cheaper cooler.
Khunter
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Bought that costco cooler deal couple weeks ago. Those are good coolers at a good price.
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D4570
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30+ years ago there were no monster super coolers.
When we did an extender bird trip to eastern MT first of September, the temp's can and did exceed 95* for a week.
We would Line one of the pickup beds with wool blankets than a Big poly tarp. There was a meat store that would sell us cubed ice by the truckload.
We would fill the bed with ice finish wrapping the tarp over it. More army surplus wool blankets and then a final white painter's tarp.
We could keep sagehen, sharp tail, and doves very cold for about 3 days, maybe four depending if we could find some shade to park in.
When we did an extender bird trip to eastern MT first of September, the temp's can and did exceed 95* for a week.
We would Line one of the pickup beds with wool blankets than a Big poly tarp. There was a meat store that would sell us cubed ice by the truckload.
We would fill the bed with ice finish wrapping the tarp over it. More army surplus wool blankets and then a final white painter's tarp.
We could keep sagehen, sharp tail, and doves very cold for about 3 days, maybe four depending if we could find some shade to park in.
noharleyyet
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Same cooler is 162 bucks on amazon.
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longbow51
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Old but good....
noharleyyet
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Yeti is slang for broke with a hernia....I haven't shot mine yet tho...
Damn, I may have to visit Costco! Good thing about not having a premium cooler is if people drive by and see an Igloo in your truck, they'll probably assume you don't know what you're doing and will leave your spot alone. I'd like a big Yeti, but I hunt solo most often and can barely move them when they're empty. I also do most of my hunting in October and November in CO, so ice retention isn't a huge deal.
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Jason73
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I guess it depends if you want things cold or frozen for 2 to 3 days or 6 to 7. Cheap coolers are great for day trips but on multi day trips, especially say on a river trip, it matters.
Deerhunter6250
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Your not missing anything. Used igloo coolers for many years.
How do they compare?
MinnesotaHunter
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I think like everything else it depends on the kind of hunting you do. For me, traveling from out of state with a couple of buddies, and one of us kills early in the trip, having good coolers helps a lot to keep us hunting versus either heading home or taking a ton of time away for meat care. I have gotten an elk into coolers, run quick into town for some dry ice, and then close it up and the meat has been frosty 5-6 days later when I get back home to MN. In this kind of scenario I think good coolers make a difference.
If you are largely day hunting, or if you kill, are going to start heading home, it probably doesn't make much difference.
If you are largely day hunting, or if you kill, are going to start heading home, it probably doesn't make much difference.
