YETI Hopper with magnetic closure

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Saw one of these yesterday and figured it was the tits. Other than it's 300 bux. I really like the quality of Yeti but always hated how hard the zippers are to open and close. I've been through a half dozen AO coolers in the last 5 years and looking to step things up. Anybody got one? Pro's and con's?

 

[Reaper1]

I run two of them on the boat, they work well. Just tell the kids/wife to close the zipper all the way!

 

[Chili Palmer]

Yeti is anti-NRA, go with RTIC.

 

[copterzach]

Huge sales on Rtic right now


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[Kachina26]

Huge sales on Rtic right now


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Links?

 

[RiverDave]

Yeti is anti-NRA, go with RTIC.

I am still shocked about that.. Isn’t the whole point of their coolers to go in the middle of nowhere and kill shit and keep it fresh? Lol

 

[hallett21]

Yeti pulled their money from the NRA.

Are they funding an anti gun organization anywhere?

I don’t see them as an anti gun Corp. They open up their consumer base by not picking a side.


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[Chili Palmer]

I don’t think Yeti has gone anti-gun yet, but they caved in at the last school shooting, hopped on the bandwagon and said they’re no long making donations to the NRA.

 

[hallett21]

I don’t think Yeti has gone anti-gun yet, but they caved in at the last school shooting, hopped on the bandwagon and said they’re no long making donations to the NRA.

Chick Filet stopped funding anti gay organizations.

I think a lot of these businesses are finding that picking a side just loses money.

Funny how if a corporation stops funding an organization they suddenly become against that organization.

Pretty sure the business owners on here would be pretty pissed if they got called right/left wing because they stopped donating money to an organization.


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[ONE-A-DAY]

I like the RTIC price point, but the zippers suck and so does the warranty, one year. YETI is three years, no questions asked, send it back and they send you a new one, and their zippers are far beefier.

 

[rivermobster]

One of the funniest things I ever read was in a review on one of those things. The guy said...

"Yes, I spend 300.00 so I could save 99 cents on a bag of ice"

Awesome. lol

 

[sintax]

I like the RTIC price point, but the zippers suck and so does the warranty, one year. YETI is three years, no questions asked, send it back and they send you a new one, and their zippers are far beefier.

I'll take my chances, I can buy 3 RTICs (of the same size) for the price of one Yeti. Would you spend 2x your cars price on auto insurance just for the chance you may get in an accident some day?

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

I'll take my chances, I can buy 3 RTICs (of the same size) for the price of one Yeti. Would you spend 2x your cars price on auto insurance just for the chance you may get in an accident some day?

no, but I have two RTICs with broken zippers that basically useless now, i was ok with paying to have them repaired at the factory, nope, the 9 year olds in china that build them dont do any repairs, they have no process for fixing them.

 

[185EZ]

This guy is great
"Beers just slide off the top" lol

Ice stays cold for WEEKS!
Have you seen the cost of ice?

 

[HCP3]

Huge sales on Rtic right now


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RTIC charged me a tariff fee last time I bought from them. They are made in China.

@rivergames is a big fan though.

 

[2Driver]

. Isn’t the whole point of their coolers to go in the middle of nowhere and kill shit and keep it fresh? Lol

No, it’s to impress your friends that you currently have enough disposable income to own a yeti.

My G-wagon came with a Yeti and 2 pair of Uggs.

 

[Rsqfxr]

Saw one of these yesterday and figured it was the tits. Other than it's 300 bux. I really like the quality of Yeti but always hated how hard the zippers are to open and close. I've been through a half dozen AO coolers in the last 5 years and looking to step things up. Anybody got one? Pro's and con's?

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[LargeOrangeFont]

RTIC charged me a tariff fee last time I bought from them. They are made in China.

@rivergames is a big fan though.

If the RTIC has no lid to break, it must be better

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

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I can buy 4 AO coolers for the price of that. LOL.

 

[Rsqfxr]

I can buy 4 AO coolers for the price of that. LOL.

Yeah I caught the sale last week and picked up an ao for $45


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[Outdrive1]

I can buy 4 AO coolers for the price of that. LOL.

I have 7 AO coolers. More than half leak. A couple that don’t leak have broken straps. My carbon fiber one is literally crumbling. Junk. I’ll never buy another one. And they are inferior in every way to my Yeti.

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[LargeOrangeFont]

I have 7 AO coolers. More than half leak. A couple that don’t leak have broken straps. My carbon fiber one is literally crumbling. Junk. I’ll never buy another one. And they are inferior in every way to my Yeti.

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I’ll buy a new AO every few years and be ahead.

Soft coolers are inferior, period. I’ve had my AO for 18 months, it’s held up great though.

 

[W.O.T]

I have 7 AO coolers. More than half leak. A couple that don’t leak have broken straps. My carbon fiber one is literally crumbling. Junk. I’ll never buy another one. And they are inferior in every way to my Yeti.

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That AO cooler has clearly spent most of its life in the sun haha. If you don't take care of your stuff its not going to perform the way it should.

 

[SJP]

I have 7 AO coolers. More than half leak. A couple that don’t leak have broken straps. My carbon fiber one is literally crumbling. Junk. I’ll never buy another one. And they are inferior in every way to my Yeti.

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I know Paul. When you actually use the coolers multiple times a week it is worth getting a good cooler Yeti, Pelican etc. I have Yeti 65s, that I bought 5 years ago before all of these coolers where even ripped off. They are in perfect working order. I had a grave yard of igloo marine coolers in my side yard.

 

[BajaMike]

Saw one of these yesterday and figured it was the tits. Other than it's 300 bux. I really like the quality of Yeti but always hated how hard the zippers are to open and close. I've been through a half dozen AO coolers in the last 5 years and looking to step things up. Anybody got one? Pro's and con's?

I bought a 3 pack (small, med, large) of American Outdoor coolers in 2004 (15 years ago, so you don’t have to do the math). The two I have left still work perfectly (my son lost the other one of) and never a single leak or tear.

I’ve traveled around the U.S. and around the world a few times with them, checked into the airline baggage, aside from boating and camping, and the zipper is perfect and so are the straps and case.

I wouldn’t buy a Yeti even if a needed one.....over priced and they are anti NRA.

 

[Outdrive1]

That AO cooler has clearly spent most of its life in the sun haha. If you don't take care of your stuff its not going to perform the way it should.

We boat a lot. But I always throw the coolers under the deck or throw a towel over them if we are at the sand bar and it’s on the back seat. It really doesn’t spend time in the sun. I use it in my rzr now, I have a black one that size also but it leaks like a siv and ends up muddy when you off-road.


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[LargeOrangeFont]

We boat a lot. But I always throw the coolers under the deck or throw a towel over them if we are at the sand bar and it’s on the back seat. It really doesn’t spend time in the sun. I use it in my rzr now, I have a black one that size also but it leaks like a siv and ends up muddy when you off-road.


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You can’t throw the empties back in

To your point, I’m not a fan of any carbon fiber style vinyl, simply not as strong of a material. The one I have in my RZR is the shiny vinyl style.

 

[Outdrive1]

I’m super careful about empties. Especially if they’ve been crushed. Doesn’t mean I can police everyone who gets in my coolers. The good thing about the Yeti is that its not thin like a ziplock baggie and you can actually throw things in it without worrying about it getting cut, including ice. Which is what I think cuts the AO coolers more than cans.


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[rivergames]

RTIC charged me a tariff fee last time I bought from them. They are made in China.

@rivergames is a big fan though.

Fork RTIC!

 

[Riley1]

I’ll buy a new AO every few years and be ahead.

Soft coolers are inferior, period. I’ve had my AO for 18 months, it’s held up great though.

I have 4 AO coolers. None of the leak. They are all the “Made in US” ones though. I take my lunch to work in one daily.

 

[LHC Kirby]

2 AO coolers..... one got a leak - fixed for free. same one got a seam at top separated - fixed for free - over the last 10 years. The other one is 6 years old....no problems.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

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Goddam! Why spend that much money on an ice chest? I'll just leave this right here .....

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[Perlmudder]

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I have that cooler, works great, pretty hard to beat for the money.

 

[outboard_256]

I got a feeling the same people bashing yeti coolers are the same ones that have a garage full of harbor freight tools and will give you 10 reasons why they are better than snap-on.

 

[Dana757]

Speaking of knock offs. Just picked up one of there little guys last night. If it works reasonably close to as good I'll be happy. And if the lid breaks I'm only out 39 buxs.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbil...oler-with-Lockable-Lid-410-025-0111/306522306

 

[Flying_Lavey]

I got a feeling the same people bashing yeti coolers are the same ones that have a garage full of harbor freight tools and will give you 10 reasons why they are better than snap-on.

No. Just guys that don't want to spend huge money on a NAME.

Yes, I do have harbor freight tools, but only select ones and none are tools I use frequently.

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[LargeOrangeFont]

I got a feeling the same people bashing yeti coolers are the same ones that have a garage full of harbor freight tools and will give you 10 reasons why they are better than snap-on.

And wallets so thick they won’t fold anymore.

Only Yeti fan bois would pay $200 for a bucket.

 

[bagged97taco]

The bucket is one thing. But the yeti dog bowl is just a little ridiculous.

 

[W.O.T]

If that's not paying for a name idk what is. $200 bucket haha
At least the cooler serves a purpose.

 

[outboard_256]

And wallets so thick they won’t fold anymore.

Only Yeti fan bois would pay $200 for a bucket.

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But that is not the question.

OP is asking about a snap on torque wrench. The peanut gallery is saying you can get 4 harbor freight ones for the price of the snap on one. And many admit that the snap-on has better quality parts and more features. But their argument is the harbor freight ones can break 3 times and you are still ahead in the money. Then their next argument is snap on screw driver costs $100 and is no better than the $5 harbor freight copy. (ie buckets and dog bowls) Which maybe true for those items but still has nothing to do with the original question.

Yes I do own yeti coolers. Yes I have tried other brands and when they leaked or didn't keep everything cool enough and ruined a camping trip I threw them away and never looked back. The problems caused by the leaky cooler and lost food on a trip, time wasted, stress, etc was worth way more than the cost of a yeti. Wasn't interested in buying 10 more and waiting for it to happen again. Just paid the outrageous price of the yeti and have been happy and problem free for the last 4 years.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

But that is not the question.

OP is asking about a snap on torque wrench. The peanut gallery is saying you can get 4 harbor freight ones for the price of the snap on one. And many admit that the snap-on has better quality parts and more features. But their argument is the harbor freight ones can break 3 times and you are still ahead in the money. Then their next argument is snap on screw driver costs $100 and is no better than the $5 harbor freight copy. (ie buckets and dog bowls) Which maybe true for those items but still has nothing to do with the original question.

Yes I do own yeti coolers. Yes I have tried other brands and when they leaked or didn't keep everything cool enough and ruined a camping trip I threw them away and never looked back. The problems caused by the leaky cooler and lost food on a trip, time wasted, stress, etc was worth way more than the cost of a yeti. Wasn't interested in buying 10 more and waiting for it to happen again. Just paid the outrageous price of the yeti and have been happy and problem free for the last 4 years.

Who is talking about a snap on tools? This thread is about soft sided coolers. You brought up tools LOL.

Not everyone destroys their cheap shit every 6 months... if that is a Harbor Freight ratchet, or an AO cooler, sometimes those are good enough for the job. There is a tool or product for every job. If you want to pay 2x/3x/4x+ for a product to feel better about the quality, go right ahead.

 

[HCP3]

I got a feeling the same people bashing yeti coolers are the same ones that have a garage full of harbor freight tools and will give you 10 reasons why they are better than snap-on.

 

[outboard_256]

Who is talking about a snap on tools? This thread is about soft sided coolers. You brought up tools LOL.

Not everyone destroys their cheap shit every 6 months... if that is a Harbor Freight ratchet, or an AO cooler, sometimes those are good enough for the job. There is a tool or product for every job. If you want to pay 2x/3x/4x+ for a product to feel better about the quality, go right ahead.

I was continuing my harbor freight/snap-on example that you quoted.
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I got a feeling the same people bashing yeti coolers are the same ones that have a garage full of harbor freight tools and will give you 10 reasons why they are better than snap-on.

Your response is yeti is over priced, look at this $200 bucket.

And wallets so thick they won’t fold anymore.

Only Yeti fan bois would pay $200 for a bucket.

And again you fail to understand the point of this thread. OP is asking about this yeit magnetic cooler because and I quote "I really like the quality of Yeti but always hated how hard the zippers are to open and close. I've been through a half dozen AO coolers in the last 5 years and looking to step things up." So yes the OP does "destroys their cheap shit every 6 months" as you put it. And is also willing "to pay 2x/3x/4x+ for a product to feel better about the quality" as you also put it.

I think I found who has the garage full of harbor fright tools, haha.







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[LargeOrangeFont]

I was continuing my harbor freight/snap-on example that you quoted.
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Your response is yeti is over priced, look at this $200 bucket.


And again you fail to understand the point of this thread. OP is asking about this yeit magnetic cooler because and I quote "I really like the quality of Yeti but always hated how hard the zippers are to open and close. I've been through a half dozen AO coolers in the last 5 years and looking to step things up." So yes the OP does "destroys their cheap shit every 6 months" as you put it. And is also willing "to pay 2x/3x/4x+ for a product to feel better about the quality" as you also put it.

I think I found who has the garage full of harbor fright tools, haha.
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So by your own logic you don't understand the point of the thread either, because you started talking about tools. You said the OP is asking about a Snap On torque wrench... The thread is about Yeti coolers.

I buy harbor freight when needed. I buy better brands when needed. I'm certainly not going to spend $5K on a metal box with drawers that says Snap On on it when a $800 box from Harbor freight serves the exact same purpose for me and is demonstrably better in every way.

With regard to Harbor Freight, either their stuff is getting better, or Snap On is getting crappier (the latter is true) because as shown above with their high end torque wrenches, tool storage, etc, HF is putting out some good products these days. Not all of it is better, but if you really want Snap On tools, I'll sell you a $400 Snap On bucket to put them in.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Clearly that is unpossible fake news. The Snap On stuff from China is better than the Harbor Freight stuff from down the street in China.

 

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MY HEAD HURTS!!!

 

[outboard_256]

I got a feeling the same people bashing yeti coolers are the same ones that have a garage full of harbor freight tools and will give you 10 reasons why they are better than snap-on.

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Clearly that is unpossible fake news. The Snap On stuff from China is better than the Harbor Freight stuff from down the street in China.

I rest my case, haha.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

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I rest my case, haha.

What case are you resting? The Harbor Freight “crap” won every test, and is demonstrably better than the Snap On piece.

Oh sorry, the Snap On had a nicer blow molded case.

I hope you aren’t a lawyer.