Cheap Cooler Showdown

thinkxingu · 05-30-2019, 12:10 PM

I posted some time ago about looking for an affordable cooler. Well, I ended up with an $11 Igloo Island Breeze 28 (all numbers are quarts of storage capacity) knowing that at some point I would probably revisit the issue.

First, I'm on a thin budget as I am taking the summer off.
Second, I'm cheap.
Third, I kinda like making "underdog" gear work.

Soooo, I'll be stopping by Walmart later to pick up one or two coolers, the Ozark Trail 26 and/or Lifetime 28. A 3rd contender is the Igloo BMX 25, but that isn't available locally and, given that my past two Igloos' hinges are junk and the BMX 25 gets bad reviews on hinges, I don't think I'll be bothering with it.

All coolers are ~$70, or about 1/2 to 1/3 the price of RTIC ($120 on sale for 20), Yeti ($200 for 20), etc.

Any additional comments or suggestions welcome!

05-30-2019, 12:10 PM	#1
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,946 Thanks: 1,154 Thanked 1,963 Times in 1,213 Posts	Cheap Cooler Showdown I posted some time ago about looking for an affordable cooler. Well, I ended up with an $11 Igloo Island Breeze 28 (all numbers are quarts of storage capacity) knowing that at some point I would probably revisit the issue. First, I'm on a thin budget as I am taking the summer off. Second, I'm cheap. Third, I kinda like making "underdog" gear work. Soooo, I'll be stopping by Walmart later to pick up one or two coolers, the Ozark Trail 26 and/or Lifetime 28. A 3rd contender is the Igloo BMX 25, but that isn't available locally and, given that my past two Igloos' hinges are junk and the BMX 25 gets bad reviews on hinges, I don't think I'll be bothering with it. All coolers are ~$70, or about 1/2 to 1/3 the price of RTIC ($120 on sale for 20), Yeti ($200 for 20), etc. Any additional comments or suggestions welcome!