I'm sick of replacing latches and hinges on ice chests/coolers. The plastic is so brittle. Anybody got any recommendations. I'd spend $150 on a 50 quart. Just can't go the $300 on a YETI.
jp, Ice Kool may be the closest to the Yeti type for a reasonable price.
http://icekool.net/85-liter-premium-range-iku85p-p-73.html?zenid=777d6b5334ce7a0c71dd6ddbcbbd00b8
I guess we've been lucky with our Igloos. I've toted a 150qt and 179qt all over the country big game hunting and only had to replace a couple latches.
jp,
Here's an Ice Kool 58qt for $149 shipped:
http://cgi.ebay.com/58-Quart-55-liter-Premium-Cooler-/120739595718?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1ca405c6
They look like good ones .
Those look nice !!
I have a cheap cooler that the hinge came off and swung over the tailgate and proceeded to scratch up the paint job on my new truck as I bounced through the swamp - you know what I did , I got myself brass hinge's an clasps and screwed that down after that BS
You can fix the lid , ( broke hindges) with an old tire, or layer an old inner-tube, just attach the rubber with short sheetrock screws to the lid and the box. Use the holes where the old hindges were. You can even add a third in the middle If you have a teen-age son.
Just save up and buy a yeti and dont look back, my family bought me a 50qt for Christmas, didnt have a reason to use it until our April tornado's, our power was out for 5 days, once you get it cooled down it will hold ice for a week, I love mine.
Quote from: Preacher on June 29, 2011, 11:04:40 PM
You can fix the lid , ( broke hindges) with an old tire, or layer an old inner-tube, just attach the rubber with short sheetrock screws to the lid and the box. Use the holes where the old hindges were. You can even add a third in the middle If you have a teen-age son.
Preacher, I used to use rubber as well, but got tired of it dry rotting and found something better. The nylon straps about 2-3" wide, the ones like the large rachet straps or on a cheap safety harness work like a champ. I see pieces of straps on the hwy all the time. Cut them with a razor and burn the cut with a lighter or small torch. They will prob last as long as the cooler and don't dry rot like rubber.
Quote from: Preacher on June 29, 2011, 11:04:40 PM
You can fix the lid , ( broke hindges) with an old tire, or layer an old inner-tube, just attach the rubber with short sheetrock screws to the lid and the box. Use the holes where the old hindges were. You can even add a third in the middle If you have a teen-age son.
Good idea
Thick leather works well too..I like my old max cold cooler but hinges are junk..need a replacement on those soon
Quote from: MaxTom on June 30, 2011, 10:25:14 AM
Just save up and buy a yeti and dont look back, my family bought me a 50qt for Christmas, didnt have a reason to use it until our April tornado's, our power was out for 5 days, once you get it cooled down it will hold ice for a week, I love mine.
Without a doubt the best cooler on the market. I keep a 105qt Yeti in my truck year round. I ice it down about every 5-6 days in the summer and I live in the deep south, in the winter it will keep ice for two weeks or more.
The savings ($$$) on ice is nice but not having to worry about keeping the stuff in the cooler cold for days on end is well worth the cost of a great cooler.
HC(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii45/Hardcoreturkhunter/06bbd243.jpg)
I grew tired of doing the same and yeti coolers have now stettled all of my cooler problems; expensive.......yes......but worth every penny;
Quote from: Hardcore on June 30, 2011, 10:01:47 PM
Quote from: MaxTom on June 30, 2011, 10:25:14 AM
Just save up and buy a yeti and dont look back, my family bought me a 50qt for Christmas, didnt have a reason to use it until our April tornado's, our power was out for 5 days, once you get it cooled down it will hold ice for a week, I love mine.
Without a doubt the best cooler on the market. I keep a 105qt Yeti in my truck year round. I ice it down about every 5-6 days in the summer and I live in the deep south, in the winter it will keep ice for two weeks or more.
The savings ($$$) on ice is nice but not having to worry about keeping the stuff in the cooler cold for days on end is well worth the cost of a great cooler.
HC
(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii45/Hardcoreturkhunter/06bbd243.jpg)
I could hunt out of state in 4 states for 4 years with the money in the back of that truck, but wouldn't nothing get hot
Wasn't there a deal posted on here for getting a yeti cooler cheaper. Like a promo code or something you'd get it at "outfitter" price.
I just ordered the premium range 58 quart from IceKool. I will let you know how it works out.
Last november I put a block of Ice in my cheep igloo cooler and it kept the Ice frozen until March, I just left the cooler out on the back porch in the shade. Thats 5 months of cool.
Ordered myself a 155qt Yeti last week looking forward to never having to buy a cooler again!
Quote from: neal on August 23, 2011, 11:21:04 AM
Ordered myself a 155qt Yeti last week looking forward to never having to buy a cooler again!
Keep that thing locked up! Those are worth stealing
Quote from: honker22 on August 23, 2011, 11:44:00 AM
Quote from: neal on August 23, 2011, 11:21:04 AM
Ordered myself a 155qt Yeti last week looking forward to never having to buy a cooler again!
Keep that thing locked up! Those are worth stealing
Exactly! You may end up having to buy another after all.
Quote from: honker22 on August 22, 2011, 09:04:05 PM
I just ordered the premium range 58 quart from IceKool. I will let you know how it works out.
Let me know. I hinted to the wife about a Yeti for Christmas, so we'll see...