Morning everyone!
Well, as a recent birthday present, my mother decided I just had to have one of those “fancy schmancy” newer coolers. Outright refusing to let her spend Yeti money in this day and age, she landed on this lifetime 77qt cooler. It feels very well built, sturdy, and promising. I decided to do a mini comparison between this “fancy” cooler and my “ole trusty” cooler that has probably traveled more miles with me to deer camp than any other piece of gear I own. I know, who is that bored? Well, when you’ve been teleworking for over two years due to Covid, you have to invent things to keep you distracted, and I have run out of calibers to test in gel and am nearly out of brass to process! Haha.
Now, I’ll be the first to say, this isn’t rocket science, and I won’t pretend that it is a perfect test. But, I figured this could be a decent “real world” side by side comparison for “should I spend the extra money for a new style cooler, or is the Cheapie good enough and that extra money could be better spent elsewhere?” I know you might prefer a different style of test, but this is how I did it. If you want something different, you are more than welcome to do your own testing.
I will update the post as I check the coolers and the test progresses.
Note:
1) both coolers chilled indoors for two days prior to test with lids open;
2) both coolers placed next to each other in middle of yard with identical sun and shade exposure;
3) both coolers had three (each) identical weight Bags of deep freeze frozen solidified store bought ice placed inside in same/similar arrangement; and,
4) the Old Trusty cooler is a 70qt, the Fancy cooler is a 77qt.
Well, as a recent birthday present, my mother decided I just had to have one of those “fancy schmancy” newer coolers. Outright refusing to let her spend Yeti money in this day and age, she landed on this lifetime 77qt cooler. It feels very well built, sturdy, and promising. I decided to do a mini comparison between this “fancy” cooler and my “ole trusty” cooler that has probably traveled more miles with me to deer camp than any other piece of gear I own. I know, who is that bored? Well, when you’ve been teleworking for over two years due to Covid, you have to invent things to keep you distracted, and I have run out of calibers to test in gel and am nearly out of brass to process! Haha.
Now, I’ll be the first to say, this isn’t rocket science, and I won’t pretend that it is a perfect test. But, I figured this could be a decent “real world” side by side comparison for “should I spend the extra money for a new style cooler, or is the Cheapie good enough and that extra money could be better spent elsewhere?” I know you might prefer a different style of test, but this is how I did it. If you want something different, you are more than welcome to do your own testing.
I will update the post as I check the coolers and the test progresses.
Note:
1) both coolers chilled indoors for two days prior to test with lids open;
2) both coolers placed next to each other in middle of yard with identical sun and shade exposure;
3) both coolers had three (each) identical weight Bags of deep freeze frozen solidified store bought ice placed inside in same/similar arrangement; and,
4) the Old Trusty cooler is a 70qt, the Fancy cooler is a 77qt.
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