Awesome Tips Best Coolers for Your Camping Trip: Yeti, Frosted Frog and More
We tested coolers of all shapes and sizes. Here’s what we found.
We tested coolers of all shapes and sizes. Here’s what we found.
See our recommended coolers here:
Cabela’s Polar Cap Equalizer:
Yeti Tundra Haul:
RTIC 45 QT:
Magellan Outdoors Icebox 20 QT:
Frosted Frog 20 QT Ice Chest:
Magellan 24 Can Square Cooler:
LifeWit Collapsible Cooler Bag:
See CNET’s written best list here:
Check out our top picks for small, medium and large coolers. We’ve got you covered whether you want to break the bank or find a budget pick. Recommendations include models from Cabela’s, Yeti, Frosted Frog, Magellan, RTIC and more.
0:00 Intro
1:02 Best Overall Cooler
2:10 Best Large Cooler
2:45 Best Midsize Cooler
3:42 Best Budget Cooler
4:06 Best Small Cooler
5:18 Best Soft Cooler
6:00 How We Test Coolers
7:28 Best Cooler Features
12:13 What’s Cooler Than Being Cool?
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Has anyone considered Pelican Coolers?
They just got a bunch of brand name ones. The Ozark Trail 50qt is $120 and it last for four days. If your not trying to keep something longer than that its the true bang for the buck.
Worst review ever. Only 120 dollars! Tell me you getting paid without telling me you getting paid.
What about FatBoy coolers?
Excellent research 👏 Bravo friends
Why no Pelican? 100% made in USA, lifetime guarantee, best latch in the industry IMO. RovR is another brand worthy of being on this list. Also 100% made in USA and some really cool features.
You're not testing the OtterBox venture series?! I expect better from cnet
Y’all didn’t mention Hooked coolers🤦🏻♂️
Get yourself a pelican cooler, they don’t just make cases for the U.S. military for nothing.
I’d love to know why noroto moulded coolers are so expensive ? I get that it’s a slightly more complicated then injection molding but hundreds of dollars more seems ridiculous. Can’t believe the 400 yeti has a crooked label
I just about to leave the video to that dad joke but then he threw you in the pool… I came back with a thumbs up
i can't afford any of these…
Why do people pay over $300 for a cooler?
They didn't test otterbox, what a shame.
Never cleaned glass out of a pool before I’m guessing?
Yeti didn’t make a wire basket for the Tundra Haul. But we did!
A major quality you all miss is the handles rope handles suck. I have to tie down me coolers when four wheeling not to mention carrying them. That's why my first choice is Pelican.. Let's get better handle's and ditch those ropes
How many of these get stolen?
Costco coho 50qt cooler for 120-150$ is by far the best bang for buck
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This was really funny 😂
Coolers? Umm not anymore. For the same price points the 12v fridge / freezer are in now. Most are still cheaper than a yetti. Example, the Setpower 45L (RV45D) is $400. And can be a freezer, fridge or both at the same time. Plugs into your 12v car plug, and will hold temp for hours unplugged.
Did I just see a The Weeknd Out of Time vibe?
no pelican?
Alright Andrew, I would love to hang out with you and have a cold one. Good work!
Glad you got that lav mic off after the push 😉
Can you review otterbox, pelican, and Siberian coolers as well next time?
Best budget cooler is by far the Lifetime from Walmart, any age can operate the locking mechanism. Bear proof, 6-7 day ice retention, totally depending upon use, can be longer. And bottle opener. 80 bucks in the off season.
No Engel coolers ??? The hold ice the longest. I
Another great video!! We went camping this weekend too! We got SNOWED on! Ha 😊 Thank you for sharing and taking us along on your adventure! ✨
Industry standard of 2/3 ice? How do you find your cans in there? 😁 With that much ice, you could just use a 5 gallon bucket instead of a cooler. A prechilled roto-moulded cooler needs very little ice. It is mostly just to rechill the air after you open it. (BTW, check out the Rovr Rollr…the Ferrari of coolers.) Great reviews!
ATK also did equipment testing on coolers years ago. They voted Yeti as the top contender, and Coleman as a best buy.
The beer switched hands when he was pushed into the pool 😅
Should have tested Pelican
I have several coolers. Sometimes you need wheels, sometimes you need a small soft side to throw over your shoulder. Sometimes you need that big daddy cooler.
did the crowd funded "coolest cooler" ever release?
Ice cold
I would thought a tech channel like CNET would also review Smart Coolers.
Now I'll cancel my consumer reports subscription. Oh wait, I don't one.
Super nice cooler, I haven't used a personal one in years.
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Good information 👍
Give me Frosted Frog anytime. That color is my favorite.
Now ladies? Yeah!
What’s cooler than being cool?
ICE COLD!
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