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Bongos-Not-Bombs t1_j69xorv wrote

It took me years to finally admit it, but Yeti builds a damn good cooler. I bought a Roadie 24 (their smallest hard cooler), and it keeps ice in the middle of the NC summer for a week.

With any cooler, though, pre-cooling is important. Load with ice the night before you need to use it, and then dump the water/ice and replace with new ice. The new load of ice won't be wasted in getting the temperature down, just maintaining it.

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EheroDC OP t1_j6a3sz6 wrote

Thanks, that's some great advice. Does it really last for days? That's the kind of cooler I need.

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Bongos-Not-Bombs t1_j6ac4bi wrote

3-4 days of ice easy, even without pre-cooling. The other thing I like about the smallest Roadie is that there's no drain valve - I had an Engel before, and it always leaked a little bit.

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pocapractica t1_j6av7r5 wrote

I have an Igloo with a drain. It doesn't leak, but the wall is thinner there and it sweats condensation.

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