How Good Are YETI Coolers?

Depends what you will use them for. Day at the pool or tailgating? Not worth it. The Coleman Extreme does just as good of a job, and are considerably lighter. Fishing all day in the extreme heat or sitting at the beach all day? Worth it.

They've become a status symbol.

They keep ice for a long time, and they are nigh indestructible.

That said, you could get 20-1000 coolers of any other brand you want for the same price.

They are a status symbol, unless your arse lives on the beach or goes hunting A LOT.

status symbol, I got one as a gift from a contractor I give work to and just gave it away last week to a different contractor. It sat on my shelf since Christmas and never got touched. I am going to wait a few weeks for my contractor to report back to me on how great it is so I can regret giving it away.....

Worth every penny to me. I'm not a hardcore fisherman, but I do a decent amount. I wanted a cooler that was well built and I wouldn't consistently be replacing hardware on it. Yeti provides that. And to not have to worry about 50 lbs of fresh tuna steaks while I went fishing the next day.... Priceless.

DO your research before you buy a yeti. I bought a Pelican 65qt a couple of months ago. It's a little heavier but the hardware is more robust, it will hold ice longer (so it says), and it has a better warranty.

I had it at the coast while fishing for a week and only had to put ice in it twice. This was while filling and emptying the cooler with beer and water. It definately held ice better that my buddies yeti.

I gave around $275 for it.

The coolers are badass and ice lasts forever. Not worth the money if you only use a cooler for a couple hours but if you need a cooler for camping or fishing trip where you can't get ice for a couple days then it is worth it.

I'm convinced that YETI's are no longer purchased though and people simply steal one and then it gets stolen from them and the cycle keeps going until eventually you steal one and then you're back at the beginning.

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How Good Are YETI Coolers?

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Really good.

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Worth the money?

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I think they are a little overpriced to be honest but my wife bought mine for my wedding present. I have the 35qt one and it's perfect for what I use it for. I take it fishing with me to put drinks and snacks in, or just another seat in the jon boat. I take it with me when we head down to Mobile to see my in-laws because my wife always brings home some frozen vegatables from her mom and grandmother. I put it on the back porch when we grill out so we can have drinks on the back porch while watching tv out there so we don't have to keep walking inside.

There are some cheaper versions available such as the K2 cooler. I think that a lot of people get them just for a status symbol and I think that's dumb. I just got lucky and my wife bought me one.

I will tell you though, if you get a YETI then you better not leave it where someone can take it because that'll be $200+ down the drain. If you leave it in the back of a pickup truck you better have it secured to the truck with a cord and locking system.

eta - they work great but they work better if you condition the cooler before use. if it's been sitting in the heat then you should put a bag of ice in it for a little bit so it cools down the inside temperature. Then emtpy it and put your drinks, etc. in there and put new ice in. This is how I do mine all the time and I've had ice last upwards to 6-7 days without melting much if at all. I've also had to knock ice chunks off of canned drinks, and the frozen vegatables that I have put in it.


I dressed mine up with a decal. One of our customers started this logo called "The Morning Woody" for duck hunting and he got me this one made to go on my yeti.