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Wow Nice, flash-light idea is great ! You get The No Bell Surprize for that suggestion !!!

If light can get through that means heat can get in and the cold ice and cold temperature can escape out of every little spot light shines through

*supposed

Shades of Thermal Imaging.

That’s what she said!

@@winzerwithaz lmbo

@@winzerwithaz lmao 😂😂😂

I use Vaseline around the holes too 😉

This man DIY's

this is what I did and worked great

Put some masking tape over /around the holes for easier cleanup

How many holes should you drill? And where on the sides?

Brilliant 👏🏼

When I did this I waited 2 weeks before even thinking about putting any food in there.! I could still smell the stuff after a week.

Ticketed insulator aye. Yeah this guy slings the CC YEAHH!

Great tip.

Yes, vegetable spray would work. I use baby oil and castor oil on my arms before I do any painting or great stuff so I could see vegetable oil spray would be quite easy to use.

@@WVgirl1959 be a man pick it from your skin like the rest of us

Same idea came to mind. Maybe coating the spray with flour would prevent it from sticking at all.

@@Billybob-go8hn LOL, yup. Unfortunately, it doesn't work as well trying to pick it off clothing. Got some stuck on coveralls 15 yrs ago, and it still won't come off.

I am 5 minutes in to the video and had the same thought about Pam and the lid!

Me too

Mee Three.

Me 4

huh .. better than my plastic idea!

What is that one called?

I think it actually says “windows and doors” on it

What size drill do you use to drill holes in top

As small as possible while still being able to insert the provided straw. There isn’t one set size

I was just about to say... good one Thomas.

Yes - what this guy said... not sure if anybody said it, but a little bit of denatured alcohol or paint thinner (depending on foam type) should clean up any remainder pretty quickly

I wiped mine with a little wax 🙂plane automobile wax😕worked Awesome..

@@paulbetka2966 you have a plane automobile??? Welcome to the chat, Mr. Bond🤣

THIS!!!!!!!!

You are a moron too. Please explain the theory of “ICE HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME” . Please do the world a favor an go away.. Have a STROKE SOON…

Well played.

You're an evil genius...

@@largol33t1 I only put honey on the Yeti coolers, so is that really evil ;-)

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LOL 🤣

Love these ideas guys 👍😁

just finished watching another youtube vid RIGHT BEFORE this one... guy bought two same cheap coolers and treated just one with foam in the lid. He did a 10lb ice in both, put them in his dark tinted windowed jeep for a day, checked next day, THE FOAM ONE HAD NO ice left the other was colder and had some ice left. He took off the mod (he also added a rubber seal inside the lip to seal it even try upping the cooling seal,) tried it again and same result. ONLY FOAM LID ADDITION showed worse results, like not even close, it was obviously a downgrade in performance. General comments were that the air pockets in the lid are more important than foam filling, that somehow the foam transfers heat in faster than air pockets (think double pane windows that have the air gap in between, not foam ((Duh lol)) what WOULD be good I imagine, is being able to foam closer to the ice contact source down along the sides and bottom, but he said there didnt seem to be any way to get foam in, there seemed to be foam in OEM. I was about to leave the house to pick up some and do mine, since my coleman is horrifically bad even compared to a couple bux cheap fragile all foam coolers... (the best one I got is an organ cooler ie. was used by medical industry and 'retired'. There were no organs in it, the only reason I offered to take it) That lil thing can only do 3 cans of beer if laid flat, and the other 3 on top those plus the ice needed, but it stays iced for days before needing top up ice. Something better about those all foam medical organ carriers... I think I will go for foil wrap insulator (hot water pipe style or the bubblefoil barrier, forgot the name/application) kind and just sacrifice a bit of the interior capacity of the thing instead. Anything is better than having new ice melted before I even get the 5 hr drive to the mtns done... Seems the value of air spacing for a barrier is under appreciated nowadays.

@@bsc4344 LOL. Yeah when he did not test at the end and the video was over, I knew...

I did test it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7eYo9ql1qu2l3k.html , which is linked at the end of the video, in the description and the pinned comment….. but hey, let’s scroll past all that and resurrect two year old comments instead…

@@DoItYourselfDad Thanks I watched. It was good. You care! Now thinking about doing it!

@@nami2918 Don't bother. The test wasn't scientific at all. Listen to B Sc's comment. In the linked video he took 3 different coolers. Not 2 identical coolers then modded one to test against a control.

Like I said that was a very good job I'm a truck driver an I've got a small cooler I have to buy ice every other day so by watching your video I checked the lid an no insulation is in it so when I get back home I'll fix it thanks for the video very helpful

This popped in after my post. Liked the test. I found Yeti style hasps for $10 on Amazon but yours a bit easier with the cinch-down function.

thanks!

I'm thinking about just duct taping a few layers of an old yoga mat or camping mat onto the inside and sides of the coiler lid and walls. What do you think about that idea?

It should help.... these coolers don’t have that much insulation in them.

Nice upgrades! Thanks for the tip!

E6000 Glue. Turns to hard plastic in 24 hrs.

You shouldn't have done that. As you'll note, there is no test in this video. The hack he did just made it worse.

Rivets are still porous so you need some epoxy or hot glue over the rivets. DooOOO

Do you know how longer does it stay cooler?

​@@armandomendoza3167Hi. I don't but a long time. That blue 2" foam board has an R value of 10. If you had the space you could double the foam to 4", R value 20.

@@brucewilson1958 Do you remember what name brand was the blue foam board?.

@@armandomendoza3167 At places like Home Depot and Menard's and similar stores there is only one brand of blue board insulation. There is also pink but it has a lower R value.

@@brucewilson1958 I still thank you for your valuable time. I'm gathering ideas for a friend that lives in a reservation. Only thing she has is an ice chest. Was thinking of an enclosed box to help keep cool her ice chest. Only major city is 30 minute drive. Thank you for your time and help. Be blessed.

Try Reflectix. Works good

I reuse some heavy duty Mylar packaging material that came in a box of cold goods. Just cut it to the size of the cooler and lay it across the interior top. Really holds in the cold. But I’m doing this expanding foam hack.

@An idiot... Correct. The air gap acts as a better insulated medium than the spray foam. If you want to make a mod that works, get the pink insulation boards, cut it to fit the bottom, sides and make a “lid” that all fit inside the body of the cooler. Simple, removable and it actually works because there are still air gaps in the existing structure of the cooler.

Poor vintage coleman. You made it a worse cooler unfortunately.

The sides already have foam.

that is what i do also.. but even doing that, and having dry ice inside.. I still could not get Blue Bell from texas to the west coast .. to my baby who LOVEs it. :( melted into liquid. :(

Put an iced milk jug in cooler overnight then a fresh one next morning; it jump-starts the cold.

My ice stays frozen for months in Canada too

Woooo! XMD! I need to snag a new sticker for my new truck!

I also have that exact same cooler 🤔

Wiping mineral oil on the cooler will work cheaper and 90% faster. And is food safe

SouthernKudzu Would work just as well. Other then some of the sketchy claims about aerosol cooking spray. Either way not a deal breaker.

Or rub with olive oil first.

cunning linguist I’d just let my gf sit on it, she has a real hot ass.

I can tell you dont know shit about physics....you try that out before you give out dumb advice

I was hoping it would last longer.

Ha!

Then take your ghetto cooler to the sarenghetto to show your home boys how to drink a cold one

@@williamnelson2942 I'll do that! It won't be Corona either, us Hillbillies like the cheap beer. Ha! Rolling Rock, Nat Light, PBR..... Save the over priced stuff for you yuppies.

HAHAHAHAHA! NICE

@@williamnelson2942 Open a cold one with the boys

That's what I thought, small stainless screws should last for years.

I would just dab in some E-6000 or Gorilla Glue equivalent. It's non hardening and you can roll your fingers to remove the residue. You can rub off the excess "overspray" on the lid as easily. Let it partially cure and it comes off nice 'n rubber like.

Funny 😁

Agreed! These cheap coolers hold up!

G G::: The one we had in Florida would hold ice for three days, i don't know how well they are made these days?

I have the smallest one and it's not insulated anywhere!

Haha lol I did the same lol

I have their 70qt MaxCold roller cubes. love those things. They're insulated top to bottom. solid hinges, solid heavy plastic construction (can stand on them with no flex), and they keep things frozen rock hard for at least 2 days. I have not had to test them any longer since that's my max travel/flight time home.

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Aah your mental right? I worked with fibreglass for years and acetone directly on hands strips them completely of any moisture. Do it a few times and your hands won't be fit to touch a woman. I've seen guys after 15 years that thought they were tough, with bleeding hands where every crease was bleeding if they opened their hands. Acetone is THE most aggressive chemical to humans only second to acids.

My exact thoughts.

Absolutely. Waste of time without test.

I was thought that air was the best insolator

If air was the best insulator then why do we have insulation to fill air gaps in the rest of the cooler, refrigerators, houses etc?

@@DoItYourselfDad to prevent the air from moving. It's not the filler material that insolates it's the trapped bubbles inside the foam. in fact the insolator material conducts heat so the denser the insolator (the more used) the less effective so long that enough is used to prevent air movement

@@DGDRamped ummm?.. The air inside the top of a cooler will match the temperature of the surrounding ambient temp, imagine the sun beating down on the top of a cooler lid, it will be scorching on top and inside the lid. The lids of cheap coolers is the biggest issue. Insulation provides a barrier between 2 areas. Hence why they insulate houses in cold climates.

I think the Yeti' and such are meant for Long trips, RVers, and tiny homers, living in vans etc instead of buying a fridge freezer. They are delighted with them.

Just put up the test video,.... and added latches and a gasket, check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7eYo9ql1qu2l3k.html

That's my way to bear proof.

It did, but since the holes are so small there wasn't much that made it out.

@@DoItYourselfDad also the lid is a little thicker

That was my thought as well.

Yea i would like to see a test.

No way that would even come close to reaching Yeti performance. Still prob definitely worth doing for overnight trips etc though

Yo Daguy Yeti’s and Engle’s work great...as long as you’re not opening and closing them all day. If so then they’re just as inefficient as a cheap cooler. Now if you’re packing things in and don’t open the lids they’re good for close to 48hrs or more...

@@Hogprint25 my yetis still had ice after eight days in the Nevada desert, even with opening for cooking ( not a beer cooler though)

The excess foam exited. Why not ask him if the lid ever warped?

Right?!? I'm gonna put those on my backpack when I'm hiking to stay safe. lol

Thanks for the hollow core door idea!

I've got a cooler I insulated thirty years ago. Still keeps things cooler than the original did, but not to the level of a Yeti or an Rtech cooler. Rtechs are just like a Yeti but half the cost.