Lifetime 28 QT High-Performance Cooler Ice Retention Test
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2022
- Decided to do an ice retention test on my trusty Lifetime cooler for anyone curious as to their efficiency.
I decided to cut the review portion because the video got kind of long, but for those interested here it is:
I’ve had this cooler for just over two years. It’s tough as nails, has been on more adventures than I can count, has served as a seat and a step stool many times over and the latches, seal and exterior are still completely sound. For a fraction of the cost of a Yeti, this is a gear-buy I have never regretted. It will get me through a weekend, and with a second bag of ice, through an entire week. To be fair, I didn’t give this cooler the best chances for this video by only packing it half full. But imma be honest with y’all…with bags of ice currently at 6$, I wasn’t about to spend 25$ to make this video and just dump the melt-water on the crispy grass. But it did serve as a control, and was proof of concept of at least 48 hours of cooling ability.
Tips for extending ice retention:
Keep coolers in the house before use (not garage or shed)
Precool with ice or ice packs before loading
Pack coolers as full as possible
Keep coolers out of direct sunlight as much as possible
Use frozen water bottles or a large ice pack to bolster retention
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Ice retention rating is based on the cooler being full. The air gap in your test greatly impacted your results.
I use my LT 28qt on canoe trips. I learned that leaving a wet towel on top of the cooler during the day helps the ice retention.
Seriously?? That’s awesome!! That’s a total hack I never heard of…I gotta try this!
Ok so …Ozark…where you located? Idk if you listen to the podcast or just randomly caught this vid, but I’m based out of western Arky
Lifetime coolers are legit!
Totally agree. They more than do the job I need done for under 100$ bucks.
Thanks for commenting and watching!
I have three that I use for camping, hunting, and fishing. While I have several other high dollar brands, Lifetime coolers work well enough for any of the average Joe's needs.
If you take a little time and pre-cool your food and drinks AND the cooler, load right before your trip and pay attention to keep it out of the direct sun, you'll get 4-5 days from it. Save 2 liter soda bottles and freeze those and or, larger Tupperware containers to make block ice to supplement the bagged ice. A little forethought and effort goes a long way. Furthermore, if you're doing a longer trip in hotter conditions, use one of your large older cheap coolers (everyone has one or two) and pack it full of block ice. Gallon zip lock bags filled and frozen stack and freeze well too. Fill that cooler full, seal the seam with duct tape and cover with sleeping bags/blankets and pack it away and don't open it till day 4 or 5 when you need ice. break that ice up to get 3-4-5 more days from the Lifetime.
I freeze 2 liter soda bottles full of water and place it on the bottom and then fill it with drinks and ice. It lasted me 3 days in the hot car
Great review any other cooler you would recommend for that price range ???
You only used 1 bag?
Two to three days is all most people require anyway. That said, a pre chilled cooler, an ice pack underneath everything, already cold items, and the rest of the internal space of the cooler packed with ice and I suspect four days easily of ice retention. Air space inside a cooler is deadly on ice. Thanks for the video. 👍
Agree 100%. I wanted to make the video in absolute worst case conditions to get a baseline for what someone can expect. Any techniques applied beyond that only increase its ability. Thanks for watching!
@@WaywardStories If you keep it out of the direct sun and in the shade - which is not hard to do in reality - you will almost surely add at least twelve more hours of ice retention on it.
Thanks
I’d say do it with one ice pack (standard size not mini or extra large)
Those seriously help retain so much ice for my trips :)
Yes they do. It’s sound advice!
I added some retention tips like that in the video description. I cut out a lot of excess making that video cause it just got so long.
Another one is keep it in the shade as much as possible. That’ll add days to the retention lol
How do you "pre-cool" a cooler that size or larger? Do you have a walk-in refrigerator??
You put ice in it the day before. Or you put those big freezer packs like you put in lunchboxes or people get in meal kits the day before. As others have commented, frozen water bottles work great to.
Essentially, once the inside has reached its coldest possible temp, any new ice added lasts way longer.
A bag of ice the day before or freezer packs is what most people do
Also if you store it in the house at room temp instead of the garage where it’s 150° all the time also helps
How many cans can you get in this little cooler with ice?
You know I’m not sure. What I usually put in is bottles. I can fit about 12 across, so I’d guess the better part of 24 v cans in two layers.
Do you have any tips on how to get stickers to stick to the surface? The ones I have don't like to stick to the 55qt
Honestly no. Mine stay pretty well by utilizing the flattest surfaces without the imprinted logos and stuff. They start to peel off occasionally and I just press them back on 😂
@@WaywardStories thanks mine just doesn't like to stick to the top like yours did
2days good enough for me
Right? And like I said in the description…I put it out in direct sunlight for the majority of the day in the worst heatwave we’ve had in recent memory for the very purpose of testing the extremes. Prep it right, keep it out of direct sunlight and 3 days is totally doable, and 4-5 is not unreasonable if it is pre-cooled and kept out of direct sun.
Seems scientific
Good cooler... no drain, lid sticks like crazy & have to gorilla grip with 2 hands to rip the lid off, latches do not lay flat up against the cooler, cannot reach over your truck & pull the handle ( long ways) it will slip out of the holes.