Are they worth the money or overrated? Eyeballing the 45. I do like my coffee mug. It's just hard to swallow that 300 dollar price tag! This will be for food ,not fish,

I have one. It works really really well...if you can keep your hunting buddies from leaving the top open it will keep ice for 5 days

I have the 110, got it as a Christmas gift several years ago...not sure I would have dropped the $500 on myself, but I'm glad to have received it!

Fish on...

Todd

Never had a Yeti, but there are plenty of other roto-molded cooler options out there for less money.
I’ve been happy with my RTIC.
SF

Yeah I am eyeballing the RTIC and Pelican as well. I may get the yeti only because of this!

actually seriously eyeballing the RTIC at this point but it is hard to find an unbiased review .

Like my Yeti's, one is 45 or 65ish other is 115 to 120ish, they keepshit cold for a long time, they're great to sit on or use as a table, hell you could put your caddi up on a couple of Yeti's instead of blocks, with added bonus being that they are certified Grizzly Bear Proof.

But....both are heavy and both look like they would hold more than they do.

Don't know about any of the knockoffs.

I have a Grizzly and like it but when we crab every summer in the heat my buddies Yeti holds the ice longer. For not that much more $$ I would get a Yeti next time.

I was in Utah and picked up a 77qt Lifetime for just under $100. Shipping is the cost that gets passed along to the customer.

My Coleman Extreme Bi-Mart special holds ice for 3-4 days in the Eastern Washington summer heat. I think the last one I bought I caught on sale for about $50 bucks for the largest model they sell.
Spend the difference on a nice bottle of Angels Envy and call it a day!

The only reason I have a Yeti Cooler is my dad gave it to me, he didn't think he needed anymore. Mom got mad at him, so he was obliged to buy another one.

That being said, it's the best cooler I've had, keeps food/drinks colder than my Igloo plastic boxes.

I've never compared in person the RTIC or other rotomold cooler, would like to kick the tires on those.

I have a Yeti, and it is excellent. To save money, and weight, on long float trips of a week or so, I upgrade my Igloo coolers by laying a layer of reflective insulation on top of the stuff I need to keep cool. The big trick to keep ice and things cool is to NOT open the cooler very often. Those buddies who stand over the cooler with the lid open asking everyone in camp if they need anything should be court martialed.

I have a few.
Buy one size bigger than you think you need or you will eventually own 2.

There are lots of online reviews for Yeti type coolers that cost less than Yeti's themselves. RTIC seems to get the next best rating.

Rotomolding is rotomolding - it's old and prevalent technology. Which is why there are so many cheaper Chinese knockoffs on the market all of a sudden. I think most of the cost of Yeti's comes down to branding, name recognition and increased costs due to stateside MFG IMO.

If anything, get the Yeti, so you can get the little sticker to slap on your rig like all the other cool kids. It'll look great next to your "Salt Life" sticker Arvid!

I have 2 stickers on my truck camper shell,an Owner perfection In Hooks sticker that is weathered. And a Resist Corporate Coffee sticker. I will not be placing a Yeti sticker on my vehicle. Salt Life. I did buy a STLHD hat just to be obnoxious.

I don't have any experience with Yeti coolers, mugs, etc. To me they're the product of brilliant marketing that convinced a lot of people to spend crazy money on super bulky and heavy coolers. To get the equivalent internal capacity of my 94-qt Igloo Marine (which has been great and has the snap on cushion top), I'd probably need a Yeti that weighs as much as a Volkswagen. I'm trying to keep weight out of my boat, not add it.

I don't have a boat . This is for keeping food in my truck. I'm about sold on the Yetayyyyy

Lots of other much less expensive coolers work every bit as well. They rely on owners wanting the bragging rights to justify the price.

Even the lowly Colman extreme does just as well at holding ice. It doesn't dent the budget as much either.

You don't get the right to look down your nose at other cooler owners though.

There was only one time I needed better insulation in a cooler, a week long family float on the Grand Ronde in August, it was 113F that week.

Although there would have been no room in the drift boat, or the manpower to hoist a Yeti of equivalent capacity.

I bought an unused Cabelas roto molded cooler at Goodwill about ten years ago for $25, its still never been used.

I have a stack of coolers in the shop, most all hold ice well enough for the average adventure, even the cheapest.

Roto molded coolers excel at being a good casting platform in the bow of a flats boat, other than that they have a difficult time justifying the cost for typical cooler use.

I scored a deal on one. There are deals out there,I got a bit lucky there. For the price I can't turn it down,and it's white so there I have it I guess. I can set my Simms pack on top of it and gaze upon my edge rods as I drink a Perrier water .

Ascot and pipe too?