RTIC or Yeti?

bgebrent

Has anyone compared Playmates to Yetis?

theyolksonyou

No comparison 

mlc2013

yeti all the way any day over playmates

theyolksonyou

mlc2013 said:

yeti all the way any day over playmates

theyolksonyou said:

No comparison 

  

Dobie

RTIC scumbag here 

SonVolt

GrateEggspectations said:

SonVolt said:

I had to answer this question myself last week. It was down to either Yeti or RTIC in either 60 or 80qt. I headed  down to Cabelas to check out the Yetis and walked out with a Cabela's Polar Cap 80qt.  From what I could tell, it was by far a better constructed  cooler than the Yeti in every way - more sturdy, built-in rotomolded handles, a pressure release valve and much, much beefier rubber straps. 

The Cabela's is also MADE IN USA which the Yeti isn't. Most Yetis are made in the Phillipines and there's no indicator on the cooler where it's made so you never know. The only way to ensure you get one made in the USA is by special order direct from the manufacturer. 

If you have a Cabelas near by definitely go by and check them out.  They took top prize in a recent Field & Stream review of all top-end roto coolers and Cabeals came out the winner. 

The Cabelas coolers look good, but for me, the rotomolded handles are somewhat of a dealbreaker. While nice, they hugely increase the footprint of the cooler. If I had tons of space to spare, I would not care, but given my size constraints when travelling, I want as much useable cooler space as possible relative to the footprint. Not knocking them; just stating they would not likely be ideal for my purposes. 

Yeti definitely has the smaller footprint. Mine’s sitting outside by the pool so space wasn’t much of an issue. 

bgebrent

theyolksonyou said:

mlc2013 said:

yeti all the way any day over playmates

theyolksonyou said:

No comparison 

  

Thank you for being alive and recognizing sarcasm.

SandyHookEgger

I researched the 2 and bought an RTIC. The only thing that YETI had over RTIC is it seems to be a status symbol for many.
 I just couldn’t get over the price difference and YETI 65 somehow holds less than the RTIC 65. YETI doesn’t hold ice any longer which is the main thing.
 If YETI was over $100 better then I would have bought it. But I could not convince myself that it was.

MattBTI

Pelican. Outstanding quality. No questions asked customer service. Lifetime warranty. In my experience the warranty has been similar to BGE, only that I've never had to prove anything is broken. I've called about the drain cap tether showing wear (thought it would have broken by now) they sent me a new one days later that has yet to be installed. Similar Situation with a gasket too. New cooler had a weld broken on the gasket. Had a crease in it from the factory that caused an edge to always curl under itself. One call and three days later I had a replacement. All free of charge. 

OshawaDave

blasting said:

GregW said:

I love my Coleman Extreme. I have a inner peace and calm about me when I go to sleep, knowing that nobody will bother with stealing it.

None of my RTIC coolers hold ice as long as my Coleman Extreme.  You're right, there is always the theft consideration too.

I too have a Coleman Extreme cooler and I will always argue they are great value for money. I freeze a 2 gallon jug of water, cut the ice block from the jug and put in the cooler when camping - add cubes every three days...…..the frozen jug of water lasts 7 days.

BigGreenBean

This has been a really useful thread.  I don't have any of the above and need a new cooler.  There's too much OT on this site.  I personally don't give a !@#$ what music you're listening to or what you're doing right now.  No idea what that has to do with kamado cookery (although I heartily endorse the posting of additional playmate photos).  But this is highly relevant, informative,  and objective.  Great reviews.  Thanks, all! 

SandyHookEgger

BigGreenBean said:

This has been a really useful thread.  I don't have any of the above and need a new cooler.  There's too much OT on this site.  I personally don't give a !@#$ what music you're listening to or what you're doing right now.  No idea what that has to do with kamado cookery (although I heartily endorse the posting of additional playmate photos).  But this is highly relevant, informative,  and objective.  Great reviews.  Thanks, all! 

Please tell me you are down with the What are you drinking now thread and crave church recipe bourbon slushees.

Cornholio

BigGreenBean said:

This has been a really useful thread.  I don't have any of the above and need a new cooler.  There's too much OT on this site.  I personally don't give a !@#$ what music you're listening to or what you're doing right now.  No idea what that has to do with kamado cookery (although I heartily endorse the posting of additional playmate photos).  But this is highly relevant, informative,  and objective.  Great reviews.  Thanks, all! 

It’s the result of longtime members exhausting the same discussions over and over so the random OT stuff is the only relief from discussing the same stuff.  I’m still new enough here that the related egg content keeps me entertained but on the mountain bike forums I’ve been active on for years I met people that I then rode with and took trips with so we had some more banter to spew at each other on the forum.  You get your fill of the same questions being asked by noobs etc that you just move on to belligerent rambling on OT subjects in between your forum related discussions.  

That’s my take at least.. 

SonVolt

They had a really nice looking 80qt at Costco today for a measly $179. My 80qt from Cabelas was $349 and the Yeti $449. This is a steal by comparison. Pardon my weiner, I didn't know it was in the picture. 

blasting

Apparently you were pleased to see those coolers

theyolksonyou

BigGreenBean said:

This has been a really useful thread.  I don't have any of the above and need a new cooler.  There's too much OT on this site.  I personally don't give a !@#$ what music you're listening to or what you're doing right now.  No idea what that has to do with kamado cookery (although I heartily endorse the posting of additional playmate photos).  But this is highly relevant, informative,  and objective.  Great reviews.  Thanks, all! 

TEXASBGE2018

BigGreenBean said:

This has been a really useful thread.  I don't have any of the above and need a new cooler.  There's too much OT on this site.  I personally don't give a !@#$ what music you're listening to or what you're doing right now.  No idea what that has to do with kamado cookery (although I heartily endorse the posting of additional playmate photos).  But this is highly relevant, informative,  and objective.  Great reviews.  Thanks, all! 

Clearly you shop at bed bath and beyond

SonVolt

probably a know-it-all too

BigGreenBean

Well, no actually, I don't know much.  Just learning. I just don't understand how it matters that you're listening to Roy Orbison or the Sex Pistols, or scratching your nuts before bed time, or changing the brake pads.  So much of the front page has so little to do with the cookery.  Excellent coolers, cool outdoor kitchen builds, etc., and other good stuff here.  Related things, cool.  But I don't care to read World Cup news at a BGE forum, or argue about the Supreme Court.   My point was that the cooler discussion was refreshingly relevant.  Confession -- I do occasionally, at the last minute, race into Bed Bath &  Beyond on some critical shopping event (Xmas, Anniversary) but come away with nothing, and it's a gigantic headache.  I'm as comfortable as my wife would be alone in Home Depot.  But I do sit in the little massage chairs for a few minutes, until I get weird, impatient stares from the staff, or begin to worry about stinky feet.  Yeah...middle age.  So you got me there.  Have a good weekend.  They go fast...

YEMTrey

You'll get it eventually. Hang around for awhile and it just happens.
What's your favorite lump to use?

YukonRon

YEMTrey said:

You'll get it eventually. Hang around for awhile and it just happens.
What's your favorite lump to use?

Rockwood.
That is all.

I keep my Rockwood lump stored in an RTIC, because I use my Yeti for food and beverages.

I store lump in the RTIC because it is just a bigger version of Tupperware, and it is more difficult to lose the lid.

You dont have to worry about things getting wet in a RTIC cooler, all the leaks take care of that problem.

Drys wet lump very fast with the air flow it provides. If your lump gets wet, put it in the RTIC on a windy day, drys right up. It is a dehydration machine, and you do not have to plug it in.

mlc2013

@Shanker1
how is this off topic?
mlc2013 said:

nolaegghead I haver the ones without the wheels a little lighter and less bulky

WeberWho

mlc2013 said:

@Shanker1
how is this off topic?
mlc2013 said:

nolaegghead I haver the ones without the wheels a little lighter and less bulky

I'd say 95% of the time when Off Topic/Disagree buttons are pushed they are on accident. When scrolling the forum on my phone I find it to be most comfortable to scroll right over the Off Topic/Disagree buttons. I've never once intentionally pushed a Off Topic/Disagree button. I know I've irked a few people on accident that way. Most people will straight up tell you if they disagree or something is way off topic. I'm sure it was on accident. No worries

nolaegghead

WeberWho said:

mlc2013 said:

@Shanker1
how is this off topic?
mlc2013 said:

nolaegghead I haver the ones without the wheels a little lighter and less bulky

I'd say 95% of the time when Off Topic/Disagree buttons are pushed they are on accident. When scrolling the forum on my phone I find it to be most comfortable to scroll right over the Off Topic/Disagree buttons. I've never once intentionally pushed a Off Topic/Disagree button. I know I've irked a few people on accident that way. Most people will straight up tell you if they disagree or something is way off topic. I'm sure it was on accident. No worries

Yep.  If it doesn't make sense it was probably a fat finger on a phone.

BUFFALOMOOSE

@YukonRon.  As an.RTIC owner.  Verry funny.

HeavyG

WeberWho said:

mlc2013 said:

@Shanker1
how is this off topic?
mlc2013 said:

nolaegghead I haver the ones without the wheels a little lighter and less bulky

I'd say 95% of the time when Off Topic/Disagree buttons are pushed they are on accident. When scrolling the forum on my phone I find it to be most comfortable to scroll right over the Off Topic/Disagree buttons. I've never once intentionally pushed a Off Topic/Disagree button. I know I've irked a few people on accident that way. Most people will straight up tell you if they disagree or something is way off topic. I'm sure it was on accident. No worries

I'm always puzzled by why anyone would even care which and how often any of those things are clicked.

Unless, of course, the US is going to follow China's lead and assign every citizen a ‘Social Credit Score’. Would be terrible if SRF refused to sell me any more Wagyu briskets because I didn't have sufficient "likes".

BUFFALOMOOSE

Just read my comment and.it.may.come.off as sarcastic. .I truly.belly.laughed at.Rons comment. 

nolaegghead

HeavyG said:

WeberWho said:

mlc2013 said:

@Shanker1
how is this off topic?
mlc2013 said:

nolaegghead I haver the ones without the wheels a little lighter and less bulky

I'd say 95% of the time when Off Topic/Disagree buttons are pushed they are on accident. When scrolling the forum on my phone I find it to be most comfortable to scroll right over the Off Topic/Disagree buttons. I've never once intentionally pushed a Off Topic/Disagree button. I know I've irked a few people on accident that way. Most people will straight up tell you if they disagree or something is way off topic. I'm sure it was on accident. No worries

I'm always puzzled by why anyone would even care which and how often any of those things are clicked.

Unless, of course, the US is going to follow China's lead and assign every citizen a ‘Social Credit Score’. Would be terrible if SRF refused to sell me any more Wagyu briskets because I didn't have sufficient "likes".

That Chinese scheme reminds me of a Black Mirror episode that everyone should see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosedive

YukonRon

BUFFALOMOOSE said:

@YukonRon.  As an.RTIC owner.  Verry funny.

Just joking....I have Yetis and RTIC coolers, love both.

mlc2013

I know I have hit off topic on someone before using my phone and I meant to hit the like, after user pointed it out I quickly corrected so I understand how it happens. It just so happened I was trying to lure a friend into the world of green last night so I wouldn't be the one asked to make some ribs or pulled pork for every party I go to, and then start getting invited to parties from people I don't even know.
 Side bar, this week alone I was asked to make pulled pork for sunday afternoon polo party at a friends house that I have not been to in 5 years (I still can say I have never seen polo), I turned down the invite, but wednesday I was asked to make chicken, ribs, and sausage for a party at a friends for the 4th, and today I was asked to make pork and beef ribs for a party for tonight and then I was asked to make brisket for a party tom night and believe it or not another butt on sunday now with some quick math that is 5 parties and 5 cooks in 1 week. I don't ever remember a week let alone a month where I was invited and attended 5 parties before the BGE. 
Back to discussion so after telling him how great the forum is and all the help everyone offers each other and the banter he asked to see it and we logged on I was just navigating and he asked me what the scores meant, and that was the first time I even saw them as I never payed and mind to them and when I noticed the off topic, have to admit I was curious maybe someone didn't like my humor so I clicked it and was more upset that it was over something that wasn't even a insult or wise ass remark, (apparently I'm a big baby) hence me asking why. Now if someone would hit off topic on this banter (I know what I just did to myself) I would have laughed. I feel better now that I put that in writing.
The positive outcome is he is getting an egg (correction) is asking his wife for permission to get an egg. 
The negative outcome is that I'm a fragile egg and now everyone knows