As with many companies and products it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Yeti’s Tundra coolers are mostly made in the USA, in factories located in Wisconsin and Minnesota. But they do also outsource to a factory in the Philippines. Their new soft-sided Hopper coolers, Panga duffels, and Ramble...
Budget: The most affordable, with many of these products being under one dollar per quart Intermediate: The middle option, generally more expensive than budget but cheaper than premium Premium: The most expensive, with many of these examples reaching several dollars per quart...
Orca Classic Cooler (58 quarts): Formerly awarded best midsized cooler for a reason, but the price to pay is steep. Pelican Elite Cooler (50 quarts): Gets colder than most, but won't hold it as long as others. Yeti Roadie 24 Cooler (20 quarts and 60 quarts): Middle-of-the-road...
Another brand that’s fantastic when trying to save some cash without compromising quality is RTIC. About the same price as cheaper,tote-stylecoolers, the brand’s Soft Pack Cooler is made with the spirit of a hard-walled ice chest when it comes to rigidity and sturdiness, but without addi...
There’s a broad range of sizes and softness in soft coolers. Some of these designs are actually very rigid, stout, and stackable, such as theYETI Hopper Flip 12 SoftCooler.Others are fully collapsible and pliable, like theREI Co-op Pack-Away SoftCooler, and we celebrate the space-saving ...
It’s certainly not a Yeti, but this inexpensive cooler is reasonably durable for the price and will far outperform Styrofoam and other cheaper models. There are almost always notable sacrifices when going this cheap, and the Coleman’s biggest downfall is its inability to keep ice frozen for ...
Yeti’s Hopper M30 above is the crème de la crème of soft coolers, but it’s overbuilt and overpriced for many. Enter their Hopper Flip 12, which retains much of what we love about the M30 in a lighter, cheaper, and more approachable package. Like its pricier sibling, the Hopper Fli...
Many soft coolers are designed with waterproof liners, sealed seams, and even fancy leak-proof zippers. While some cheaper models may not perform well with melting ice, that won't be the case for all. Using sealed freezer packs is a less messy alternative when using a soft cooler, but no...
A lot of the expensive coolers on the market today have similar features and also perform much better than the cheaper coolers of the past. Yeti, Orca and Pelican all have very similar construction, for example. However, after getting the chance to review a few of these coolers, we found ...
Anything hard sided from Yeti, Grizzly, or RTIC will do the trick. That said, if the solution is the fun - well, have at it It's... sort of both, really. At least our current cooler won't last 4 days in the sun with ice. It's not an amazing cooler, certainly. But 4 ...