If you’re scrambling for a last minute gift idea for a friend or relative, you might consider getting them an ice chest. At Maxwell Supply in Tulsa, we stock a variety of Yeti coolers that are built out of high quality materials and designed to keep everything inside cold for days. It’s about the equivalent of taking a portable refrigerator with you on your next camping trip, or to your next tailgate. You may think that a cooler is an uninspired gift idea, but giving the gift of Yeti this holiday season will score you serious points.
What makes a Yeti cooler stand out among the crowd of cooler options on the market? The biggest difference is the Yeti’s ability to do what coolers are intended for, keep ice frozen and keep your food and drinks cold. Here’s a field test comparison of the Yeti with an Igloo cooler, and a collapsible, soft-side cooler.
This test was conducted in the heat of August. Each of the three coolers were filled with a 10-pound bag of ice and a few beverages. Once each day, the lid would be opened to check the status of the ice. Here are the results:
- 24 hours
A full day after dumping in the ice, the 45-quart Yeti Tundra cooler had exhibited little to no change. Ice remained frozen and very little water had melted and collected at the bottom of the cooler. The Igloo, which featured 70-quarts of space, showed similar success with just a bit more water in the bottom. The soft-side cooler retained only about a quarter of the ice, but remained cold.
- 48 hours
Two days into the test, the collapsible, soft-side cooler bowed out. No ice was left and drinks inside were no longer cold. The Yeti remained strong and featured about the same level of water collected in the bottom as the Igloo had after just 24-hours. The Igloo continued to hold plenty of ice, but the larger pieces were beginning to break apart.
- 72 hours
With only two coolers remaining in the contest, the third day proved to be the end. While the Igloo cooler claimed to hold ice for a full week, in this test all the ice had melted by day 3. The drinks inside were still cool, but wouldn’t stay that way for much longer. Meanwhile, the Yeti Tundra was living up to its name. Three days in the hot sun had only melted about half the ice and it looked like it could continue to keep items cold for at least another two days.
While this field test isn’t quite the same as taking a Yeti out yourself, it does give you an idea of why Yeti coolers are recognized as the best on the market. In addition to staying cold, Yeti coolers are made from thick, roto-molded plastic shells and the Tundra weighs about 22-pounds. It also comes with sturdy rope handles with foam grips.
To check out the line of Yeti coolers, stop by and see us at Maxwell Supply in Tulsa.