The only thing it appears to be missing is a ruler for your fish. The lid has a hole for a padlock, and the hole for that in the base doubles as a bottle opener. It weighs 25 lbs empty, the latches for the rubber handles are very helpful, and the rope handles seem very robust. At no point was the entire ice chest filled with a majority of ice, and ~40 lbs got me through the week. ![]() On day four, I added about 16 lbs, and on day six I added 10 lbs. Obvious that means it was opened up a lot but was sitting around 75 degrees for 5 days. Once there, all the food was taken out, and the cooler was used to store drinks in the kitchen. I put maybe 4 lbs of ice from the freezer in for the first leg of the trip. A drive to the coast is 4+ hours no matter how you slice it, so I used my cooler to transport all of the drinks and food from our house to the rental house. I didn't actually take this cooler to the sand on the beach. There are so many variables to how you can (and will) use the cooler, that trying to quantify cooler performance is nearly pointless. Regarding performance, who the hell knows. Given that there wasn't a cheap version there I wanted, I "splurged" for the Lifetime. It has all the features of the other HP coolers, bear proof, tethered drain plug, sealed lid with rubber straps, and heavy duty rope handles. Add in tax, and you're out the door with your cooler same day for $105. That's great until you get to the store and see the cooler shelves decimated and nearly empty.īUT! Walmart has these Lifetime HP coolers on display with a 55 qt going for $97. No big deal, says they carry the Coleman 70 qt in stores for less than $50. Once I discovered the snafu, it was too late to get the cooler in time for our beach trip. Plastic Cooler Liner Disposable Cooler Liner BPA Free Cooler Insert Liner for Fishing, Camping, BBQ, Butchering, Beverages Ice Chest Liners to Fit Most Coolers 16QT to 150QT. When I ordered the Coleman 70 qt for $51, the payment was rejected due to the credit limit, but I didn't receive the email. Our Amazon Prime account is setup under my wife's profile and the default payment is an Amazon CC with stupid low credit limit ($300). In other words, it does what I need at a price I can afford. It's water proof and keeps your shit cold while designed similar to a YETI for $100 at Walmart. Long story short, I ended up with a Lifetime 55qt High Performance cooler. “My ice lasted 5 days! Coleman rules! Forget Yeti!” One thing I do know is that some people were writing reviews of their cooler sitting indoors, probably close to 70 degrees. ![]() (The only reason we signed up was because it was a resort style with a pool, splash pad, and electrical hookups for some box fans. When I said I need ice for 24 hours, that was because it was 101 the last time we went camping, and my ice wasn’t lasting a day. Maybe the extra efficiency of the overpriced coolers covers an extra 10+ degrees that could really matter in certain climates. It’s 102 now and supposed to be 105 and 108 the next two days as we leave for the beach, when I need my cooler most in the year. About half the days in Texas are 90 or more. I have a feeling that temps above that drop the ice lifetime quickly. One thing I noticed as I researched is that the most common metric was ice retention at 90 degrees. I spent $93 at Specs to fill it up, and I’m still ahead. I ended up with a Coleman Xtreme 70 qt on Amazon for $51. Please register or login to enable Dark Mode. ![]()
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