Ultimate Ice Challenge, 40-60Q Coolers, Including Yeti, K2, Engel, Grizzly, Orion, Pelican, Orca
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- The most in depth cooler comparison video yet by www.coolersonsa...
Full Write up of results: www.coolersonsa...
▶Quick Notes:
-All Coolers Pre-Chilled 24 Hours
-All Ice Came From Same Source On Same Day
-Coolers Were Rotated Throughout Test To Give Fair Sunlight Exposure
-Coolers Were Opened 3 Times A Day To Simulate Actual Use
Ice Capacity Listed In Video
After the success of our Five Day Ice Challenge, we set to level the field by narrowing the size range of coolers. In this test we match up coolers between 40 and 60 Quart. All coolers were pre-chilled 24 hours, topped back up with ice and 5 bottles of water. All ice was purchased at the same time from the same ice house. We weighed the coolers before and after to give an idea of just how much ice each cooler was holding.
▶Coolers Tested:
✩Orca 58: amzn.to/1X7tfQB
✩Engel Deep Blue 50: amzn.to/25J72h4
✩K2 Summit 50: amzn.to/1Y3QPgn
✩Orion 45: amzn.to/25J7qvT
✩Yeti Tundra 45: amzn.to/1Ybsq8S
✩Pelican ProGear Elite 45: amzn.to/1PeKDLr
✩Grizzly White 40Q: amzn.to/1UmGAyq
✩Igloo Sportsman 40Q: amzn.to/1TWAn1Q
✩Black Rock Coolers 52Q: amzn.to/1Y3RrTd
✩Grizzly Tan 40Q: amzn.to/1UmGAyq
✩Pelican Tailgating Coolers 55Q: amzn.to/1UmIkri
✩Siberian Coolers 40Q: amzn.to/1UCQ7E7
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Not surprising, our *best cooler* in past challenges, wins this one: amzn.to/1X7tfQB
▶RESULTS: bit.ly/2tOkHqh
I really like your videos however I know of some cooks which use yeti coolers to keep the food hot. The idea is the food goes from the pit straight to the cooler. I’m talking about big cuts like shoulder roast or ribs or brisket. I would love to see a video about how well they take heat. Fill them with really hot water for example and see if they can hold the high temp, and how if any they are affected by the high temp.
Is there a specific one you feel is a best performance for the money? Say one that's close in ice retention performance but significantly cheaper than the others?
The coolers on the left were in the shade in the evening. Also the 2 coolers on each end get more sunlight because they're not shaded by the other coolers. More capacity coolers also have an advantage vs. small coolers
I noticed a couples problems.
1) there was partial shade from trees cast unevenly across the cooler lineup and the coolers cast shade on neighboring coolers
2) you had mentioned that Yeti set the benchmark for coolers, but only used the Yeti 37 quart, smaller than all the other coolers. The "winning" cooler, the orca, was the largest of the coolers starting with 50 lbs. of ice vs. the Yeti's 33 lbs.of ice.
i am interested to see the next video with 20 lbs. of ice across all the coolers.
Thanks for running the tests
Both you and the Outdoor Gear Lab were spot on regarding the Orca. Great, great ice retention. Glad I own one. Only gripe w/Orca is not having a built in divider. Thanks my friend.
Yea, they are definitely one of our favorites. Always performing among the top.
I also have an orca 75. I like it but it’s a bit bulky and heavy for me. Not quite satisfied yet.
awesome test! I'm so glad you got an orion on there, there aren't many videos on them at all on ice retention/comparisons. they are are a pretty penny but now that I know they can hold their own I feel more confident if I decide on one. thanks guys!
Thanks for the kind words Nick! Glad the video/test can help.
Really good job on the video. Didn't even know about Orca or Orion before watching this. Thanks for the hard work making this video
I just found this thank you so much! I am buying my hubby is getting a new cooler for his birthday and this was great. I am ordering him an Orca so I am so excited!
what a great channel! this is going to help us out big
I agree. Would like to see an Rtic cooler to see how they stack up.
Tyler Asbell they stack up great. Usually Out last a yeti.
I own one and so far very unhappy with ice retention. Plus the rubber feet fall out on occasion.
i wonder where RTIC coolers fall into play in this lineup
Great job, brother! I really liked how you consistently moved the coolers every day. I really had high hopes for the Siberian, due to the fact the Siberian performed really well last time around, of course different size. Overall, I'm super impressed with the Orca. It kicked major butt.
Hey Derek. Thanks! Yea, the Orca definitely rocks. This is two test in a row now that its performed really well. The Engel isn't too far behind either, both of those coolers are really awesome for ice retention.
Yeah, the orca does perform well. I have two!
it should since it had 50lbs ice vs 30...hilarious
Thank you for your testing... 😀
I'd like to see this re-ran with Ozark Trail's new 50 quart included.
Glad to see this review just bought the Orca 58 cooler yesterday before seeing this review. Going to put it to the test in a couple of weeks
Awesome. Let us know how it turns out.
Nice test! It's worth pointing out that the "duration" of ice last appears to correlate to total amount of ice in cooler with a few exceptions. I would love to see the Yeti 75, Orca 75, and Grizzly 75 head to head to make things fair. In your previous videos you demonstrated that one brand didn't matter based on the size but perhaps the others do. I understand the Grizzly 400 to last up to 19 days in actual tests. Also to point out, the 20's performed far worse then these 40-58's and probably did so in cooler weather.
Hey Mstang, good points, we are actually conducting a test now that addresses much of what you've said. We have a 20lb ice challenge running now, and the smaller coolers definitely have the advantage. In fact, that Grizzly 20Q is leading the pack. We will have that video coming out within a week or so.
This is great he did good job on these coolers those drinks stayed cooled I subbed
I think the Pelican 55 tailgate failed because of the gasket as you said for sure. There looks to be about a couple inches overlap or more around the grey plastic lid with no insulation around that area.
i love watching these challenges. my in-laws have a couple of yetis and love them. they can get a good 10-14 days out of them is chilled before a river trip and packed correctly with dry ice and regular ice. i have used them myself when camping with my kids for a couple of days and using them in 114 degree heat during the summer. the orca looks like a good comparable for the yeti and i might have to buy one myself to see if i like it.
Thats good to hear. Orca is one of the best manufacturers we have tested. Their coolers feel the most robust.
Thanks 4 the video brother .. it's was awesome to see all coolers at there best..All great coolers ..Thanks for your time.
you have to do the cabelas polar cap cooler, field and stream ranked it number 1 for ice retention and durability.
so it looks like lid temperature is not having much of an effect on the ice retention, the video is fast forwarding when the Temps are taken its hard to keep up lol. is that safe to say? looked like the orion had high lid Temps but it seemed to be stable inside.
Good review. Only thing I would have liked to have saw was the exact same size and color coolers from each brand. Not sure how much difference the size makes. But I know it does make some difference. For instance, I have a 75 qt ORCA and a 26 qt ORCA. The 75 filled to capacity with ice will hold the ice about 2-3 days longer.
Hey Jeremy, thanks for watching! Yes, that was the goal with this challenge. Not all manufacturers have the exact same size so we tried to get as close as possible. The difference between 40-58Q is rather minor, but you're right going from 20 to 80 quart makes a huge difference when filling coolers to capacity. We will be testing a 40Q Orca in about a week and Ill throw the 58Q in as well to see the difference. Maybe this will help.
Thanks for doing this! Any luck on getting your hands on an Rtic cooler?
Hey Matthew, No luck. Last time I tried to contact them, I was given the runaround before being told it would be 2 months to receive a cooler.
why do you have the same coolers in the shade like you did in your july 20, 2016 20 lbs of ice regardless of cooler size video?
awesome video great reputation on board the test and nice to know I'll buy an Orca/Engel soon
Why? When the Yeti, Igloo, and Orion out performed them? Did you look how much more ice the Orca and Engel started with? That means they lost far faster than the 3 I mentioned. If you used the Yeti 50 it would have gone 7 at its loss rate. Can;t argue science. Unless you just like Orca. Then I guess go for it.
It seemed that (perhaps unsurprisingly) those with the most ice in general (excluding a few such as the Pelican tailgate etc.) lasted longest. Quantity of ice matters, but the Yeti did quite well for its relatively small amount of ice.
That's not always the case. The manufacturer is the most important factor, then size, then color. We wrote about it and have an updated video of that here: www.coolersonsale.com/ultimate-ice-challenge-results/#1
@@CoolersOnSale the rate at which ice melts (given the same exposure) is a constant. If you’re trying to truly compare coolers, they should all be of approximately the same size and have the exact same amount of ice in them. I agree that manufacturer is very important, but saying that size of cooler does not always matter is definitely incorrect.
Orca was shown to be in the shade for the video that was shown. I believe what this test demonstrates is that most of them perform relatively the same. Standardization of the external environment, starting with the same weight of ice, measuring the weight of the ice after the test, and not opening the lids would provide elimination of contributing variables. However, I do like how you have introduced a real world variable such as opening the cooler and moving objects through the ice. Great work, thank you!
Thanks for the test! I'd like to see the inside the lid and outside the lid temps and lets say on day 3, drain off the water weigh the cooler w/ice, put back the water. See what percentage of ice has melted. It's no use to see the ice/water temps. It's no wonder the cooler with the larger amount of ice won your test. What was your thoughts on the cooler color question? Thanks again!
Thanks for the suggestion. We have a full write up on cooler color here: www.coolersonsale.com/ultimate-ice-challenge-results/#3
Just once I want to see a very cheap Igloo cooler included in these tests. The 48 quart you get at Walmart for $16. I know it wouldn't do as well, but I would still be curious to see how it stacks up.
Here are a bunch of Igloo Coolers we just tested: ruclips.net/video/bjjX7t75zJ4/видео.html&lc=UgzgM85OyfmPUQkZV9Z4AaABAg Several outperformed roto molded coolers.
I go back and forth on the usefulness of this metric, but you get some interesting results if you find an average ice lost per day by dividing ice weight by retention. The more ice they lose per day, the worse the performance. In theory this would account for the size differences and the varying amounts of ice. By doing this, the Yeti actually wins at 5.5 pounds a day and the Orca is middle of the pack at 7.14. Taking the inverse and multiplying by 20lbs gives an estimate for the 20lb test-the yeti should win at about 3.6 days. This is an over simplified model(ice melt most likely isn't linear) so the estimates probably aren't accurate, but may prove to be a good indicator of who wins the next test.
-engineering student avoiding hw.
Wow! That was way more intense of an analysis than I ever expected. However, as a man who loves his TI-83 (its been around the world with me) I appreciate the thought! Interesting indeed.
+Coolers On Sale is there anyway you could test a Bison Cooler?
Still waiting for one of these companies to get a clue and put wheels on the freaking cooler. Pelican is the only one?
Have you guys tested the Rtic coolers?
would be nice to see a review on the big coolers like 100qt and above and include the new cabelas cooler
Well we now know what cooler the birds don't like. LOL
How do these compare to the Cascade Mountain Tech? $150 from Costco! Trying to compare the Orca, Grizzly and Cascade if i can. Any comments?
Added to the list.
Why haven't you guys reviewed an rtic cooler yet guys
great honest review. mind you that the orion is a darker color and was hotter (and by hotter i mean exterior was warmer- not the inside throughout the whole challange) throughout the whole challange but still lasted in top 4. and as a kayak angler its the perfect cooler for all my needs #StillBetterThanYeti
Hey can you compare a Northstar Cooler, (Polaris Coolers) claim they can hold ice 30+ hrs longer than Yeti
I would really like to see a soft side cooler review of a yeti, polar bear and rtic.
I had a feeling yeti was not worth that much and I had a hunch about orca. I am getting a 140 gt from them for hunting can't wait
I might have overlooked it, but I could not find a ice test on 100 quart or bigger coolers on your channel. Have you done this? Do you plan on doing it?
We haven't done that test yet, but we are planning on it. Thanks for the suggestion!
Awesome thank you s
can you compare the orca 20quart seafoam cooler with the yeti roadie? or is it too much to ask?
I've never posted a video on RUclips but I'm tempted to post one reviewing the Tree Line Cooler from Tractor Supply. I drive a truck over the road and (try) keep a cooler on the floor of my truck. The floor is usually pretty warm during the summer because of the transmission, exhaust and fuel tanks. The constant sloshing because of the drivin doesn't let an ice bag last too long.
Have you ever thought about a thermoelectric cooler? These: amzn.to/2KlmTgY are pretty popular with truckers.
I'll check out the link. I apologize for not saying anything before but thanks for posting this video. Your videos are very informative. I have seen a few of them.
I am SHOCKED that your website doesn't sell Engel coolers. Is there a reason why? It seems like the best bang for your buck cooler out there.
It's definitely one of the best bang for your bucks. Engel has always finished amongst the top in our testing. Our favorite is the 50Qt: amzn.to/2TY3JPC
Why did you not include a Canyon Cooler you did in your other video. For my budget and situation I have narrowed it down to those two and was leaning to a Canyon but now I don't know.
what about rtic coolers
nice! Do I hear a fishing cooler (125qt) test coming?
You need to add the Cabelas polar cap it gets great reviews
Are Roto molded coolers supposed to sweat on the outside ?
We have seen several sweat around the drain plug. Otherwise its usually condensation from being left outside over night.
im going to buy a yeti roadie thats going to sit in the bed of the work truck and the only thing holding me back on my desicion is if the color affects the temp that much. can you do a video of a same brand and qt size preferably yeti and if the blue white or tan affects ice retention no one has done a video like that please
this is so cool great job
Thanks BigDog!
is it better to drain water day to day as it melts or to keep it in the cooler
Definitely keep the water in the cooler. The water and ice will both remain at 32 degrees as long as there is some ice in the cooler. So the water behaves just like the ice as long as there is some ice in the cooler to maintain the overall 32 degrees.
I'm noticing the coolers that lasted the longest had more ice. Maybe a equal amount of starting ice would be a great test but you also mentioned you were going to do a 20 lb test as well.
Here is the 20lb ice test video: ruclips.net/video/M7XQA91o4Sw/видео.html Generally, a larger cooler will hold ice longer (if filled to capacity with ice)
I just need my beer to stay cold for a few hours not 9 days... 😂
What is your opinion on the Orion?
The Orion is awesome. Not only did it hold ice really well, its by far the best looking cooler. The metal latches are something Ive never seen on any other cooler. The top has a pad which will double as a nice casting platform. The only downside to Orion is the price. They certainly are not cheap, but they sure do look awesome.
Can you guys do a review on Klein Tool's new "Tough Box Cooler"? Part#: 55600
Will try to get this together
Nice job man.
Thanks for watching!
Hope you guys add the rtic coolers to these challenges
Skyfire Jay rtic coolers are a direct knock off of the yeti they don't belong on a comparison chart nor should they be for sale in the United States hopefully more people recognize this and boycott them
iammimic79 well since Yeti won its settlement against Rtic, they have to now make a new product line. Will be interesting to see what they come up with.
Buddyr R that's awesome good for the yeti people hope rtic learns not to rip off others stuff
It's funny people say RTIC is a exact copy of yeti seeing as how there are about a dozen videos on RUclips of RTIC outperforming Yeti in ice retention.
haha, boycott a cooler company because they are making a more affordable version of a product, and not making a way over priced product that is just sold on the popularity of the brand name.
Yeti did not invent the cooler...
The portable ice chest was invented by Richard C. Laramy of Joliet, Illinois. On February 24, 1951. and The Coleman Company popularized the cooler with its initial offering of a galvanized cooler in 1954. Three years later, Coleman developed a process to make a plastic liner for coolers and jugs
Wondering if you have tested Bevanda coolers if not I would like to see them. And see how they do against the others
Will add it to the list!
can you test the coleman esky cooler I have a coleman xtreme 6 day cooler and it does almost just as good as my pelican 65 woundering how that esky does
We haven't tested this one yet, but thanks for the suggestion, we can try and keep an eye out for one.
+Coolers On Sale cool thanks for getting back to me, yeah that esky nice looking and comes with a cutting board under the lid also claims up to 10 days ice retention, been wanting to buy one but can't really find reviews on it
In order to be fair and test only the coolers insulating capability, each cooler in the experiment should be filled with the same quantity (mass) of ice. Based on the data presented here, the Yeti actually outperformed the Orca. Assuming that each started with 28°F ice (estimate based one what I could read on the infrared thermometer) and considering water's & ice's specific heat and heat of fusion, the Yeti, starting with 33 lbs of ice and lasting 6 days, let in ~844 kJ of energy per day, while the Orca, starting with 50 lbs of ice and lasting 7 days, let in ~1,096 kJ of energy per day. In other words, the Orca let in more ice-melting heat energy per day than the Yeti. However, the Orca started with a lot more ice and therefore required more heat energy to melt all that ice. Of course, there are many other considerations... such as the fact that the Orca 58 has more surface area than the Yeti 45, so is expected to let more heat in. In fact, if you divide the "heat let in per day" figure by the total surface area of each cooler, they have nearly identical performance of ~610 kJ/day/m^2! Either way, they are both GREAT coolers.
Love my k2
please do RTIC
why no RTIC?
Would have like to see the Bison Coolers in the line up
how about a kysek it has built in wheels that don't take up so much room like pelican and even Bluetooth accessories to phone with current temp inside and out for less $ than comparable yeti
What happened to the Canyon cooler from the last challenge?
dumb comments..."How about the _____ cooler?" Really? Does an extra 4 hours of melted ice really cause you to buy THAT cooler? All of these performed about the same...if you want that extra day of ice, Orca is the best...but think in terms of real time. That song is VERY annoying--
Have you heard much about the RTIC Cooler?
Heard sooooo much about RTIC, but we just can't get our hands on one. Its usually a 2+ month wait to get a cooler!
No Rtic?
I thought you guys were going to do a test on the Otterbox Venture line.
I just touched base with them.... I am pretty sure we will have it coming up April 1.
Have you ever tested the Magellan cooler?
Not yet, but they are on our list. Thanks for the suggestion.
Can you guys test kysek coolers? Thank you
How about a toughness challenge? Handles, Latches, lids, hinges? The ice tests are cool, but I'll give up a day or 2 of ice for a cooler that lasts 20 yrs instead of 5.
Coley Burgess that Orion is certified grizzly proof...literally. idk if it gets tougher than that. it's a tank
Want to see you review a " Maluna" cooler please.
So is it safe to say that the color of the grizzly had little to no effect on the result? Great videos, by the way.
Not a great showing by Grizzly. I was hoping the white cooler would hold up better than the tan one last time. Grizzly's performance is consistently underwhelming for the $$$ they are charging. I really wanted to get a Grizzly, now definitely reconsidering... thanks for the video!
Seems that way. I definitely expected the color to have a bigger influence. The tan Grizzly lid was consistently 20-30 degrees hotter in the afternoon too. But the Small Grizzly (white 20Q) was the best in our small cooler ice challenge.
Our testing has consistently shown that white coolers perform better, sometimes the difference is hours other times it can be up to a day.
Dirty Lawyer, the Grizzly 40 was designed to be a great "all around" cooler not just to win an ice retention test. We strive to achieve the best balance by factoring in performance, pack out, weight, dimensions, and features that all equate to optimal usability. We are always looking to improve all aspects or our coolers including our recent improvement to our drain plug. Our internal testing showed that we had room to improve a vital component and we did it. The new solid core plug combined with internal and external sealing surfaces dramatically reduces condensation and will improve ice retention.
I'm guessing the 2 inches of insulation for Grizzly vs 3 inches for everyone else is the difference. I'm really torn about them, like everything else about them.
Why sit the Yeti so expensive?
How about the Cordova coolers Made In The USA
We tested them and wrote about it here: www.coolersonsale.com/cordova-coolers-review/
i dont this this test show how accurate they are because they used different amounts of ice in each one .
We've addressed that issue here: ruclips.net/video/M7XQA91o4Sw/видео.html
Michaek Rank definitely NOT TRUE, welcome to the channel that does true cooler vs cooler comparisons.
Aahh shoot, I just purchased a Kong 70 due to some of your videos. I wonder how it would work in a test against all these comepteters.
We took the best from this test and many others and matched them up against the Kong.... so youre in the clear!
Of course KONG IS KING no competition here only competition Kong may have is Otterbox or Techni Ice, even Siberian 65QT which is almost identical in internal dimensions with a 50QT KONG would be a good competitor, which CoolersOnSale has NOT TESTED the 65QT Siberian (previous CHAMPION) only 45qt against KONG.
why no test with the coleman esky?
Try using coolers that are only manufactured in the USA.
I'm guessing you didn't make that comment on an American-made device.
@@4seeableTV Hmm ice challenge on a cellphone? Not sure that computes but I guess your name does start with Crazy so what are we to expect.
Do a review on Gatr Coolers
PLEASE DO A REVIEW OF TINY COOLERS!!!
Will add it to the list
6 days on 20#s, my wallet feels better already
do the Dometic Avalanche coolers
Great test, but the coolers get different shading making the results questionable. At the start of the video you can see the 2 coolers on the far right are shaded while the others aren't. At the 15:00 mark, the coolers on the left are shaded. Dude, go find an open field without trees to do your tests.
No Canyon Cooler in the test?
Not in this one, however we have it in the 20lb ice challenge (to follow this video) where it finished quite well. Stay tuned, video coming soon1
you can set a block of ice on sidewalk one block weighs 50lbs one block weighs 20....which one disappears first.? However you cant seem to understand this same scenario with a cooler ? Your testing coolers with 30lbs if ice against 50lbs ice.....I dont get it
We've tested it both ways as people like to see both versions. This is 20lbs of ice regardless of cooler size. ruclips.net/video/M7XQA91o4Sw/видео.html
Missing the ozark trail cooler
We haven't tested the Ozark Trail cooler, but we did test the Ozark Tumbler. That video should be out next week. It held ice surprisingly well.
I love the orion but not the prices
I have this same yeti but in tan
Great video. Thanks. #K2Lifestyle
Shade was not controlled. Not a reliable test.