Note; Sorry for the sniffles I'm recording with my phone in one hand and I didn't realize how annoying it was until I watched it. I may re-record it.
We were looking to get a larger roto-molded heavy duty cooler to add to our collection. I'm comparing this with our existing yeti 55. in summary it's a strong good looking pretty well designed cooler that should hold ice about as effectively as any of the competitors with the 2-in foam insulation and rubber sealed lid. the vacuum vent is a great feature that not all coolers have and I can tell you from experience or yeti has occasionally gotten a vacuum lock That keeps the lid from opening unless you exert additional force or crack the drain plug slightly. speaking of the drain plug that is the one feature that is giving me second thoughts about this cooler. It says it's recessed on the marketing materials but if you look at it it sticks out not just a little but quite a bit from the edge of the cooler body. So much so that when it was delivered the plug had actually poked a hole through the side of the box. The food tray is an optional accessory and worthwhile in my opinion although they don't hold a ton It does work well for things you want to keep right on top and out of any ice or water. at the time of this video I paid a little over $300 on sale supposedly directly from frosted Frog. The wire basket was an additional $10 and well worth it in my opinion. I should also note in this description that rubber latches take a considerable effort to open and close. I have measured the force needed by hanging weight from the latches of the yeti and a frosted frog. My older yeti the latches are quite simple and easy to operate with a 10 lb release pressure. defrosted frog on the other hand has a very firm rubber latch and it took a 25 lb weight to release them so that you can open or close the lid. being a middle-aged man and reasonable shape who does a lot of activities it still takes me a bit of a grunt to operate defrosted frog rubber latches. something to consider if you are lightly built or have any kind of disability. They may loosen up with time I'm not exactly sure how that's going to play out.
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