Keep Ice Longer
In the end, the functional purpose of a cooler is to keep the contents cold. By combining thicker walls, added insulation (especially in the lid), and a full-frame gasket, YETI® coolers out-insulate the others!
Keeping things cold in a cooler is not rocket science. The process includes insulating the right places, keeping warm air out, and packing of ice and contents properly. Other cooler companies compromise performance in an effort to engineer cost out of their product. At YETI®, we do the opposite. We engineer performance into our coolers!
Thicker, cooler walls mean more cold-containing insulation.
The walls in our best-selling YETI® Tundra™ are two inches thick and filled with premium polyurethane insulation for maximum ice retention. You’ll typically find just ½ inch of insulation in ordinary “disposable” coolers and maybe an inch in the more expensive models. The bottom line is that insulation thickness correlates to ice retention and YETI® is second to none!
Our lids have 3 inches of insulation, because that’s where it’s needed most.
We find it utterly amazing that some cooler manufacturers put absolutely no insulation in their cooler lids. That’s like insulating the walls of a home, but not the attic. Ice can’t last long if it has to absorb heat from perishables and the top of the cooler, which is exposed to the sun, too. A YETI® Tundra™ cooler has three inches of premium insulation in the lid. That’s 50% more insulation than in its cooler walls! YETI®’s design makes more sense.
YETI® coolers don’t just close, they seal!
Unlike ordinary disposable coolers, YETI® Coolers feature a rubber, freezer-quality gasket that seals around the entire lid. This seal traps cold air and keeps warmer, exterior air from leaking in. The seal, combined with the ample insulation, assures you of maximum, long-term ice retention.
YETI® Coolers can handle unwrapped dry ice without damage.
At minus 109 degrees Fahrenheit, dry ice tends to crack ordinary coolers. YETI®’s tough, roto-molded UV polyethylene construction meets food-grade standards and lets you confidently use dry ice to keep your perishables colder, longer. Dry ice has more than twice the cooling power of regular ice, so you need less of it, leaving more room for food in your cooler. And if you’re carrying your cooler, using dry ice also makes your cooler lighter. For tips on using dry ice, see www.yeticoolers.com.
How to pack your cooler for maximum ice retention.
There are definitely a few ice retention tricks and some advantages only a YETI® can give you. You can start by bringing your cooler indoors, out of the hot garage, before use. Did you know ice can be different temperatures? Be sure you use quality ice that’s stored in a sub-zero environment; and remember, cubes cool contents faster, but block ice melts slower. Prior to loading, pre-chilling or freezing cooler contents like meat or even beverages is also a good idea. These frozen contents can help your ice do the work. With YETI®, you can reliably use dry ice. It gives off twice the cooling power of regular ice and leaves more room for perishables.
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Why YETI?
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George Pugh
"This is the best customer service I have ever received on any type of product that I own."
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Arnie Chandola Northwest Voyageurs Little Salmon Lodge
"YETI coolers are one of the best I have seen. Simple, tough and keeps ice for 5 days in 117 degree heat!"
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Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC)
"The YETI Tundra coolers withstand smashing, prying, scratching, biting, and tossing by hungry bears."
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John Merwin Field Editor, Field & Stream
"Having spent a lifetime using cheap coolers with hinges and fasteners that inevitably break, I'm glad to see that the YETI is built like the proverbial brick outhouse. There are 2 full inches of insulation inside the rotomolded body and lid. Hinges are recessed toavoid knocks, and the lid has a massive, freezer-type seal."
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Pat Reeve & Nicole Jones Driven TV
"We use our YETI Coolers when traveling out of state to hunt big bucks. They are durable and most importantly keep our meat and capes cool so we can get them back home for processing! We don't leave home without one!"
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Babe Winkelman Good Fishing and Outdoor Secrets TV
"YETI Coolers are superior ... from the hinges and latches to the tough-as-nails construction. Best of all, they keep everything colder, longer! You can spend less and get a cooler that will fail after a couple years of hard use. Or you can step up to a YETI and own the world's finest cooler that will never let you down."
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Rick and Julie Kreuter Beyond the Hunt TV
"As professional guides we want professional equipment. YETI Coolers are definitely professional grade!"
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Dick Scorzafava The Radical Bowhunter
"The YETI Coolers are the Rolls Royce of all coolers. I have taken mine on several flights already and they even stand up to the baggage handlers in the airports. That's the quality I need in a product."
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Flip Pallot Legendary fisherman/ TV show host
"I've been buying coolers all my life! So have you! I'm THROUGH, DONE, FINISHED! I've got my YETI now. All I have to worry about is what to put in it."
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Mike Hanback Big Deer, Inc.
"I got the YETI Tundra cooler, it's awesome, a real hunter's tool."
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Todd Moore
"I love my YETI cooler!"
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Capt. Scott Swartz Founder of the Florida Fly Fishing Schools and Atlanta Fly Fishing School
"I bought the YETI 105 Tundra today. Wow, this thing is built like a truck!"
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Bob Popovics
"Just received my 85qt. Tundra..What a beauty!! GREAT quality is an understatement!"
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Brad
"I just received my Tundra 65 qt YETI!! I figured it would be built better than the competition, but I dint think it would be THIS STRONG. The handlesand hinges are great, the seal is superb. Hell, its built better than the 'fridge in my home!! We learned a tough lesson in Houston after Hurricane Ike. There's no such thing as too much ice chest. It's a fact, we may not haveanother hurricane for another 10 years...OR we may have a cat 5 NEXT YEAR, either way, I'll be better prepared with this YETI cooler."
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William Gillespie
"I just took a 45qt. and 65qt. YETI Tundra for testing on a 5 day Smith float in Montana...Impressive!"
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Kevin Ruland
"The cooler exceeded my expectations...which were pretty high."
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Jeff McDonald
"Ya'll build one tough cooler. I have a fishing camp on Big Lake in Hackberry Louisiana. When Hurrican Ike came through, we had 5 ft of water under the camp from the storm surge. I found my YETI a quarter mile away, some 100 yards back in a tallow tree swamp. Other than a few scratches, it cleaned up very well. I am very happy to have it back. Great product!"
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