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bajaguy
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Location: Carson City, NV/Ensenada - Baja Country Club
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Best Ice Chest/Cooler
This should be called the "Baja Ice Chest"
http://hiconsumption.com/2013/12/coolest-cooler/
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captkw
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ice chest that work..
I have a IGLOO EXTREME that works rather well and now am looking at a YETI. anyone have one and have a review??
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wetto
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Yeti's work well....more insulation.
more insulation = less space or bigger cooler. Bigger coolers in the Yeti and......you can lock them up to keep out the wild bears.
Lee S
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BajaRat
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
I have a IGLOO EXTREME that works rather well and now am looking at a YETI. anyone have one and have a review?? |
Take a look at the new Coleman Esky. Totally new design for them to compete with Yeti at a much lower price. Stainless steel bolt for hinge, rubber
seal and rubber latches, rope handles, super thick insulation and tough anti microbial plastic body with a cutting board that slides out from inside
the super thick lid. Bought some in quantity with some friends at the Vegas Shot Show and I payed 200 USD for a 55 quart. The 85 was about 220 USD .
The larger ones than those become a two man ordeal when full and take up more space than we're willing to sacrifice. 20 pounds of block ice last us a
week in 90 + deg. weather  real
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Desertbull
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I have 4 YETI's we use exploring around Baja and the YETIs are 3-4 years old and they are bullet proof! Awesome to keep everything cold and they are
robust to survive in the back of our trucks...I see variations of the YETI popping up all over the place but they just plain work.
DREAM IT! PLAN IT! LIVE IT!
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Whale-ista
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The 65Q Pelican I bought in May did a fine job in the oppressive heat of Baja Sur last month.
Upside: It got up to 100 degrees inside the truck camper, but a 20 lb bag of ice lasted for a week along with other frozen items, and kept drinks cold
enough for my tastes.
Downside: Built like a tank and weighs a ton. Well, 50 lbs.
CostCo had them, at good price, but I haven't seen them recently...they have them online @Costco.com. Also this is new, looks promising: http://www.costco.com/Lund-12-Gallon-Silver-Aluminum-Cooler....
[Edited on 7-19-2014 by Whale-ista]
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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Whale-ista
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The latest version of coolest cooler
Smart!
1 Suggestion: Add a solar panel to keep the battery that powers the blender/speaker/interior light charged up.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryangrepper/coolest-coo...
[Edited on 7-20-2014 by Whale-ista]
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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Whale-ista
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Or You can simply have someone "pimp your Yeti"...
from https://houston.craigslist.org/rvs/4521051969.html
River Rat Radios hand built right here in the Lone Star State....
These water tight radios are the perfect mobile option for great sound quality... Using all marine Sony speakers and a new Gel cell battery you can
have hours of completely mobile music... Take it on the boat, the ATV, the tailgate, the golf cart, camping, the back porch or just doing yard work at
the house... Completely rechargeable and now with Bluetooth! Contact Zac Abernathy to place your order at show contact info
(custom options available)
* the model in the photo has a 10" sony 800watt marine grade subwoofer, sony 6.5" marine speakers, a JVC head unit with Bluetooth all options, a
marine grade Power bass amplifier and a few other goodies like color match LED lights on the inside... MSRP $750
Lower model can include but are not limited to... Polk audio marine 6.5" speakers... 60qt square cooler with wheels that should squeeze into a
tube...power bass marine amp and rechargeable gel cell battery... MSRP $350
We can also "pimp" your YETI
Swamper, bogger, off road, mud, truck, 4x4, ford, chevy, dodge, toyota, lift, tires, radio, ice chest, cooler, boom box, speakers, CD player, river,
tube, tunes
| Quote: | Originally posted by Desertbull
I have 4 YETI's we use exploring around Baja and the YETIs are 3-4 years old and they are bullet proof! Awesome to keep everything cold and they are
robust to survive in the back of our trucks...I see variations of the YETI popping up all over the place but they just plain work.
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\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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watizname
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Progress marches on. All those years of pulling over in the middle of the desert and getting out the "fun box" and having only a bottle of tequila
and some limes and salt. It could be a real party now with the blender, and boom box. Of course it might take a while longer to get anywhere. 
I yam what I yam and that\'s all what I yam.
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Udo
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I bought an ARB refrigerator/freezer three years ago.
It works on 12V or 120. You cane leave it unplugged for a few hours, and no temperature is lost.
Downside...fairly expensive...$650.00
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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motoged
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Coolers VS Bears:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3k8qdh-r_E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDOJQpA2W1o
Don't believe everything you think....
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thecoolerdude
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That's a pretty nice cooler. I found another website that compares a bunch of similar coolers: www.besticechest.org
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captkw
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ahh...huh!!
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Fatboy
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Cool videos....you can just see the bear thinking....
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Bob53
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I've had my Yeti for about 3 years now and it has worked flawlessly. Keeps the ice for several days and is very rugged. I believe it has more than
paid for itself by keeping the ice longer and making less trips to the store.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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gator
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Cooler with a/c http://www.icybreeze.com/
I don't have one but seems like a cool concept. I have a pelican cooler they are a little less expensive then the yeti.
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PaulW
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Another link
http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/threads/best-ice-chests-coo...
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EdZeranski
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cool cooler
We've been getting by with a Coleman Extreme from Costco and an electric Coleman from a thrift store. I think the Yeti products are the current killer
units but we are OK with what we have for now. The extreme does well in Baja and Borrego for longer term storage and with the electric plugged into a
12vdc utility socket it does OK for frequent access. When coming north we pack the Coleman extreme with frozen fillets, put the whole thing in a
walk-in, then wrap it in a thermal blanket for the drive..works fine.
EdZ
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Bajaboy
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I bought a couple Coleman 62 qt. Xtreme Coolers http://tinyurl.com/pp48hcb
and have been very pleased. I freeze gallon milk jugs filled with water. In one cooler, I keep items that I don't use very often and I put a heavy
bath towel over the food. I use a second ice chest for drinks and things that I use often. I can easily go 4-5 days in 80-90 degree weather with
this set up. My food stays cold, I don't have the mess of melting ice, and I have water as the ice melts if needed.
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GregJackson
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Walmart has the 65 qt. Pelican for $199. In my opinion, it's the best choice.
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