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  • jmohme

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    I had looked at them but decided they were just too expensive, but then my wife bought me one for Christmas in 2011.
    I use it almost every day and 11 years later, the thing is still holding up.
    I have never had another cooler that lasted anywhere near this long.
    Use it as a cooler, a seat, a step, a saw horse, etc.
    It is just indestructible.

    It is also a perfect fit between the wheel wells of the trailer I pull with my Goldwing.
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    Geezer

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    I had an Orca 55 quart cooler and then a 50 quart Pelican cooler. Both were around 25 pounds, empty. Add, ice and drinks/food, they get too heavy for an old guy to lift or carry. I do like the idea of the rotomolded cooler, though.

    So, I bought a 26 quart Walmart Ozark Trail cooler at a pawn shop for $35 and another one, different color, from FB Marketplace for $30. No, they don't hold as much but, I can lift them and carry them. They meet our needs.
     

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    Yep they are heavy. I bought a RTIC that I am happy with. But when I use it, I place it my ride, then add the stuff and ice. It only comes out when I empty it at home.
     
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    Yep they are heavy. I bought a RTIC that I am happy with. But when I use it, I place it my rude, then add the stuff and ice. It only comes out when I empty it at home.

    This. I received one as a gift about 6 years ago. Doesn’t get a lot of use but works well and will keep ice from Friday morning til Sunday afternoon. Have a 165 qt igloo that is as old, gets about the same use and is in great shape as well. Don’t think I will ever spend money for one simply because I don’t see myself ever being someplace where I can’t get more ice.
     
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