Norteno Report post Posted July 16, 2014 Another note of caution on the cheap Igloo. Take care with the threaded drain plug. If you whack it, it will break pretty easily. You can order a replacement but they're not cheap. Ask me how I know that. Super glue fixed mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xnt Report post Posted July 16, 2014 Hmmm... Igloo makes an expensive heavy duty brand called the Cold Locker. I wonder if those are as cheaply made as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azslim Report post Posted July 17, 2014 I replace hinges with leather on coolers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6ANut Report post Posted July 17, 2014 Like the commercial says, yeti it keeps ice longer. By far the best cooler I have ever had and I own a canyon cooler as well. It just keeps ice longer, I was hunting down south with a group of friends and over a 4 day hunt it seemed like all the food ended up in my yeti. They spent 20 bucks at least on ice, I just get a block and one bag of ice and I am good to go. Had it for over a year and no issues with handles or plug, just Ice cold coors light. Made like a tank so no damage while in the back of the truck. Just my 2 cents Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted July 18, 2014 Another note of caution on the cheap Igloo. Take care with the threaded drain plug. If you whack it, it will break pretty easily. You can order a replacement but they're not cheap. Ask me how I know that. Super glue fixed mine. Bass Pro carries two different sizes. My older Blue Ugloo did not originally have a drain so I bought one from Bass Pro and put it in myself. It's 1/2 NPT so I just used a 7/8" hole saw. The Igloo cooler I bought in November and used on one hunt had a latch break when I was getting it ready for the Spring Turkey hunt so I replaced them both with metal ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8OWHUNT247 Report post Posted July 18, 2014 +1 on Canyon Coolers... BUT I will tell you what I used to do that worked out GREAT. Buy a few sheets of dry ice and line the bottom of the cooler with them (usually 2 10lb pcs for a small cooler or 3 for a bigger one)... THEN, cover with an even level of regualr ice cubes..... THEN, pour a bottle of water all over the ice cubes... It will litterally freeze the cubes in a solid layer over the dried ice. It also locks the air around the dry ice to make it last longer.. The ice will not even begin to get moist on top for about 3 days. You can keep ice cream in your cooler if you wanted. Special note to someone thats going to try it though, the lid of the cooler will stay craked or the pressure will crack the side of the cooler. I did this the first time, I kept noticing the lid was cracked open (one of my pep peeves) so I used duct tape to close it for good, about 4 hours later I noticed a crack on the side of the cooler.. Give it a try.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueswt Report post Posted July 19, 2014 I use the big Igloo's but get mine from Sams Club. It's almost identical to Costco's but $30 cheaper. I got another one recently for I think $65. 80WHUNT247 idea sounds like something I have to try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
