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I am looking into getting new ice chest wanting some advice on which one is better yeti or the grizzly or are they both about the same? any advice would be appreciated thanks
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Picked up a Grizzly 150 qt. late this summer after doing some research and reading reviews. IMO both are excellent chests. We love this new Grizz. Well made, keeps ice and food for a week in hot weather. But as with both best to follow the mfg. instructions on pre-cooling items and chest to get max. Effeciency to extend the ice. On trip to Idaho this year we added a block of dry ice, 6 twenty pound bags of ice and a bunch of frozen meat and food. Turned the Grizz. Into a freezer. Ice lasted 2 weeks as well as food kept frozen till needed. The bear certification with the place for the locks on the corners worked out great. We had to lock and chain the chest to the trailer frame. Had a big bear in the area really close. He never bothered the chest or could have gotten into the meat. But glad we upgraded to a quality chest for this purpose.
Used the Grizz. Early archery in Kali Labor Day week. Held ice great in high temps. Very well. Best to cover it or keep in the shade to extend the ice.
Plus Grizz. Is about $200 less expensive for same quality construction. The Grizz also is not quite as heavy as advertised weight wise. That was another reason I went with the Grizz. One person can manage it around when empty.
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Used the Grizz. Early archery in Kali Labor Day week. Held ice great in high temps. Very well. Best to cover it or keep in the shade to extend the ice.
Plus Grizz. Is about $200 less expensive for same quality construction. The Grizz also is not quite as heavy as advertised weight wise. That was another reason I went with the Grizz. One person can manage it around when empty.
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thanks for the input trophyhunter been looking at both for a while now leaning towards the grizzly I haven't used dry ice in coolers yet I think I will start after this warm weather hunting season thanks again
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LAST EDITED ON Nov-22-14 AT 09:33AM (MST)[p]thanks that was interesting test on coolers
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Funny Thing? I have several of those Colman Extreame coolers. They were great in reasonable hot weather until you opened them once in hot weather. Those Colman Extream's do not preform in the field like what is shown in that test video. If they did that would be great because I still have five 60qt. Extream's that I will use in certain situations.
If you don't want to spend the money that is one thing but your just fooling yourself if your trying to compare a Grizz or Yeti to that Colman tub.becasue of the price difference. Bin there done that myself tell I got to the point on early season hunts in the 100F + range I needed something that worked on extended hunts.
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If you don't want to spend the money that is one thing but your just fooling yourself if your trying to compare a Grizz or Yeti to that Colman tub.becasue of the price difference. Bin there done that myself tell I got to the point on early season hunts in the 100F + range I needed something that worked on extended hunts.
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I have had the coleman and igloo cools thinking of gtting the yeti or grizzly there is another I lookd into and tha is the pelican coolers which are comparable to the yeti and right aound the same price and 2 trophy do you us dry ice in your coolers?
I generally hunt more than an hour or two from my house so I use coolers for every trip. I have a Coleman Extreme that is my main cooler. I spent 4 days Antelope hunting in 60-70 degree temps and came home with the same ice in the cooler. I spent 6 days Elk hunting which was a little cooler, but still getting into the low 60's most days and I brought home the same ice I left with. I try and keep the cooler in the shade and I drain any water via the water plug every morning and night, which there generally isn't much. I get that if it sits in direct sun and 100+ for a week it's not going to hold the ice, but who honestly goes hunting when it's a 100+.
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LAST EDITED ON Dec-12-14 AT 11:58AM (MST)[p]In an ice test the Grizzly beat out the Yeti. I also like the roto molded handles on the grizzly opposed to the rope handles on Yeti.
Pelicans coolers are very comparable to the Grizzly's.
Pelicans coolers are very comparable to the Grizzly's.
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I have been looking at the pelican coolers, I never heard of the canyon coolers that was mentioned in an earlier post it will take me a while to actually decide which cooler to buy I appreciate all the input on this though if anyone has anymore test that they have done or coolers they like better let me know
I have a Yeti & a Canyon. Didn't know about Canyon until after I bought the Yeti. To me, they are neck in neck with regard to ice retention. What I like most about the Canyon is that they are more "squared" than a Yeti & therefore stack & pack tighter.
Tony Abrams @ Canyon will certainly take care of you. Be sure to get the optional basket to put in whatever one you get.
Tony Abrams @ Canyon will certainly take care of you. Be sure to get the optional basket to put in whatever one you get.
Brute box coolers have done me right. Rope and molded handles. Bomber drain plugs. Great aluminum baskets and center dividers. Another trick to improve your ice longevity is to use foil faced bubble wrap cut to fit snuggly on top of everything in the cooler. This will make your ice cool only what's below the bubble wrap and not all the excess air above it. Also you only peel back a portion of the bubble wrap when getting things out so you don't expose air to all your ice. Works good in the moab utah desert heat.
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I have a Grizzly it the largest one they make and with dry ice(15 lbs) it keep a whole steer frozen along with pheasants and deer from SD to Ca. with no problems. On the warm weather elk hunts, It keep everything frozen for days.
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I have never used dry ice in a cooler, I am going to start though any good advice on it, I have heard you don't latch the lid down on the cooler?
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If you want to freeze the items in your cooler put the dry ice on the top. If you don't want to freeze the items then put it on the bottom. Keep something like paper between your items and the dry ice. Don't grab a piece of dry ice with your bare hand.
The dry ice solid will change to a gas as it warms and could create pressure in your ice chest. If you are opening the chest several times a day this probably isn't a problem. If you are going to leave an air tight cooler closed for several days you may want to leave it unlatched or drain plug open.
The gas is carbon dioxide and could displace the oxygen if stored in a confined space. So you may not want to sleep with it in the back of a truck under a camper top. I have rode with the coolers in the cab of the truck with me but I did have the vents on and stopped and got out every couple of hours.
Commercial airlines usually only allow four pounds of dry ice per container. I'm not sure why this is unless it's to prevent displacing the oxygen in the cargo hold.
The dry ice solid will change to a gas as it warms and could create pressure in your ice chest. If you are opening the chest several times a day this probably isn't a problem. If you are going to leave an air tight cooler closed for several days you may want to leave it unlatched or drain plug open.
The gas is carbon dioxide and could displace the oxygen if stored in a confined space. So you may not want to sleep with it in the back of a truck under a camper top. I have rode with the coolers in the cab of the truck with me but I did have the vents on and stopped and got out every couple of hours.
Commercial airlines usually only allow four pounds of dry ice per container. I'm not sure why this is unless it's to prevent displacing the oxygen in the cargo hold.
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I latch it down BUT we do stop and check to make sure everything is still good so we open it at least once on the 23 hr drive.
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I bought a new pelican 65qt cooler used this weekend it is nice cooler kept ice all weekend.
I drew an Az elk tag this year and wanted a big cooler to get meat home so I was doing this same research a couple weeks ago. I went to Cabelas and compared the Yeti and Grizzly side by side. The tests with ice retention seemed close but I liked the handles on the Grizzly and I liked the sealing surface on the lid much better on the Grizzly. For $200 less I chose the Grizzly but havent got to use it yet. G
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rokslide has an article on several brands they tested.
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Report from 2014 season. Turned the Grizz. Into a freezer for are 2014 archery elk hunt. Two weeks in Idaho 18 hr. Drive through Nevada, Utah into Idaho hot weather early Sept. 25# block of dry ice left side then 10 bags ice as the rest was frozen meat.....dry ice lasted about 6 days then the ice stayed solid to day 10 everything else stayed nice and cold as we used the dinner meat till the end of the trip. Still had ice at end of the trip....nothing else for the money can beat it...and we needed to use the bear certification and chained it down to a tree in the shade... We had a really big bear pushing 450# close to camp...Go Grizzly?
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I like ORCA Coolers. They are virtually the exact same cooler as YETI, just made in the USA. That alone is worth it, besides they are less expensive!
>Picked up a Grizzly 150 qt.
>late this summer after doing
>some research and reading reviews.
>IMO both are excellent chests.
>We love this new Grizz.
>Well made, keeps ice and
>food for a week in
>hot weather. But as with
>both best to follow the
>mfg. instructions on pre-cooling items
>and chest to get max.
>Effeciency to extend the ice.
>On trip to Idaho this
>year we added a block
>of dry ice, 6 twenty
>pound bags of ice and
>a bunch of frozen meat
>and food. Turned the Grizz.
>Into a freezer. Ice lasted
>2 weeks as well as
>food kept frozen till needed.
>The bear certification with the
>place for the locks on
>the corners worked out great.
>We had to lock and
>chain the chest to the
>trailer frame. Had a big
>bear in the area really
>close. He never bothered the
>chest or could have gotten
>into the meat. But glad
>we upgraded to a quality
>chest for this purpose.
>
>Used the Grizz. Early archery in
>Kali Labor Day week. Held
>ice great in high temps.
>Very well. Best to
>cover it or keep in
>the shade to extend the
>ice.
>Plus Grizz. Is about $200 less
>expensive for same quality construction.
>The Grizz also is not
>quite as heavy as advertised
>weight wise. That was another
>reason I went with the
>Grizz. One person can manage
>it around when empty.
>))))------->
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>late this summer after doing
>some research and reading reviews.
>IMO both are excellent chests.
>We love this new Grizz.
>Well made, keeps ice and
>food for a week in
>hot weather. But as with
>both best to follow the
>mfg. instructions on pre-cooling items
>and chest to get max.
>Effeciency to extend the ice.
>On trip to Idaho this
>year we added a block
>of dry ice, 6 twenty
>pound bags of ice and
>a bunch of frozen meat
>and food. Turned the Grizz.
>Into a freezer. Ice lasted
>2 weeks as well as
>food kept frozen till needed.
>The bear certification with the
>place for the locks on
>the corners worked out great.
>We had to lock and
>chain the chest to the
>trailer frame. Had a big
>bear in the area really
>close. He never bothered the
>chest or could have gotten
>into the meat. But glad
>we upgraded to a quality
>chest for this purpose.
>
>Used the Grizz. Early archery in
>Kali Labor Day week. Held
>ice great in high temps.
>Very well. Best to
>cover it or keep in
>the shade to extend the
>ice.
>Plus Grizz. Is about $200 less
>expensive for same quality construction.
>The Grizz also is not
>quite as heavy as advertised
>weight wise. That was another
>reason I went with the
>Grizz. One person can manage
>it around when empty.
>))))------->
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Ive got 4 rtic coolers, and a k2. my buddy has a yetti 20qt my rtic and k2 20 quarts both hold ice longer than the yetti. I also have a rtic 30oz cup and a ozark trail cup. the ozark works as good if not better than the rtic or yetti cups..ive seen the premium coolers at walmart, seem just as well built as any of the others, when they make a 150 quart ill try it
