If you don't pre-cill the drinks to near freezing 33 degrees, and prechill the cooler half the ice will be melted right away to do just those 2 tasks. For a day trip, it's fine because you only need it for half a day. If you need it to last for a 2-3+ days you really need to pre-chill everything.

I got one of these recently. I did "pre-chill" the cooler first by placing several igloo ice-packs the night before use. So far there is still ice in the cooler after 3 days. I did drain about an inch of water. The cooler stays in the back of my 4Runner. You really do need to follow their instructions to get the ice to last more than several days.

Got same cooler and color coming this week. I didn’t really want to get a Yeti but the shape of it to be able to fit in backseat, the strap instead of metal handle, and seat height, are main reasons I picked it up.

Thanks for this review! I bought mine from REI garage sale for $110. So I’m glad you did a test on each day. I’ve been wanting one but couldn’t fork up the money for how expensive it is. So when I saw it at REI, I had to snag it!

I'm picking up one of these to add to my wheeled-tundra 45. The roadie will be great when I want to hang at the pool and just bring enough stuff for 2 people. A little pricey, but it'll likely be the last cooler I need to buy in this size in my lifetime.

The white coolers perform a lot better than the darker colored coolers in any model

I really appreciate this test.

Seriously who pre chills an ice chest and drinks before using 😂 Thanks for a realistic review. But using ice packs in conjunction will help keep ice retention.

The better the cooler...the thicker the insulation, the more it is an absolute necessity to follow the instructions, whether it be Yeti, Grizzly, Orca, Rtic, Canyon, even Ozark Trail. Your ice is sitting against warm walls and warm drinks. You didn't give it a chance. The ice will do nothing but melt as it tries to cool the warm beverages and the warm walls of the cooler. But if the walls and drinks are ckose to the temperature of the ice, it will melt MUCH .more slowly. And if you use blue ice packs on the bottim of the cooler as Yeti instructs, you will get a about another full day's worth of ice before it is all melted. To give the cooler a fair evaluation, do a "real world" test following the manufacturer's instructions and you won't be poo-piping the cooler

I need a review with triple digit Texas summer weather not this 80

Finally bought a Roadie 24 (purple). What finally sold me was being able to stand liquor bottles, stand it on a seat, and the latches. Very kid, women, elderly friendly to open and close. Hell you can open the cooler one handed. Time to test it out this weekend!

Just bought one nice cooler. Use it for work. Ice last a long time . Thanks

i just picked up these same cooler and same color also brand new for $125 I'm going to use it when I do small jobs and if we go vacations to kept drinks cold.

You need to understand how every company rates the ice retention. I won't explain it here but look it up. This coolers amazing.

I’m so happy rn I just get this exactly cooler for just 24.99 at academy!!

Agreed. They charge an extra hundred just for the YETI name. Costco has one of these for $50 that blows YETI away

After i see this video , i change to another one😂

Van Lifing does Not leave room to 'pre-chill' a cooler. With the warm weather now here, the Cooler Bug has bitten Me as well. I thoroughly appreaciate this Review. My 40$ Canadian, Coleman 30Qt Excursion is pushing over 2 full days with a single 6lb bag of ice ( with a towel covering the Inside! ) Trying hard to just relax and keep my Money. Thanks so much again!

If you want several days out of cooler buy a block dry ice set cardboard under ice and i kept ice cream froze 3 days in mine. And dry ice never melts so no water to fool with.

Nice review

I bought one on sale for $60 today. I should get one more.

Expected ice to not melt until 5-10 days????

I was debating on getting one. Not so much now only lasting 40hrs on ice.

Wow those yeti ice chest are good

They are $300 now . 40 hours is really poor. If you’re a guy who packs drinks for work on a Monday you’d like to think a $300 cooler will keep you good until Thursday.

I really like mine i use my vacuum to get the water out lol reason for that is because i have it set in my side by side

i feel like it should keep the ice for 3-4 days for that price

What was the ambient temperature in the box of the truck compared to shade?

I have been using lifetime coolers they are really good for the price I love yeti but really no reason to buy a yeti unless you just want the brand

Why didn’t they put a drain on this one ? 🤦🏽‍♂️

I bought one new with tags on at a pawn shop for $120 out the door. I thought was a good deal.

Completely unrealistic hopes you had the reason the larger coolers will hold their ice for longer is because they take substantially more ice in there if you build a snowman that’s 2 inches tall and you build a snowman that’s 3 feet tall which one melts first?

Good video it’s definitely not worth 200

Thanks for the honest, detailed review! I was really hoping to see someone load it up into a vehicle and you did that. You also used it exactly how I would which is more realistic for day to day life. I really want to like this one. It's got a great look, shape, and size. I'm a little hesitant to pick it up without that drain. Thanks for sharing!

Anyone who is serious about using coolers knows that they are much better when they are cooled before use.

HELPFUL TIP: If you want to get the maximum out of your ice, get the white one. Period.

I think yeti coolers are way over priced my igloo25 qt bmx works just as good I don’ think you should go in debt just to cool some drinks

Should of got a white one

Bro ice lasts a week in it if you pre chill your shit

I am also in the Market for a 24 type cooler and am considering the Roadie 24 among a few. I am curious about this cooler: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7R6mah2lt3RkYE.html Igloo BMX 24, half the price of the Roadie 24. It doesn't look as easy to carry as the 24 and will have to sit in the backseat of the truck, but seems based on the review more ice life and at half the price. Plus drain plug. Not knocking Yeti, I own almost two dozen of their bottles and cups. Just haven't bitten on the coolers...... yet.

If you would have followed Yeti’s instructions the ice would have lasted Much longer.

Ice lasted less than 48 hrs. You would think paying $200 for a cooler would last longer

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No drain plug is a deal breaker for me