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10/19/2015 9:26:31 PM

I feel as though a douchebag steve meme is needed here...

>Buys $400 cooler
>Uses to keep $12 24-pack of beer cold

10/20/2015 9:21:28 AM

My yeti hat kept my head so hot I had a stroke

10/20/2015 6:40:49 PM

Overheard this gem

"If you make, like, a Bloody Mary at night, when you wake up in the morning you'll still have ice in your tumbler"

5/13/2016 1:52:56 PM

i keep my yeti cooler inside of a igloo cooler. ice for weeks son

5/15/2016 6:31:41 PM

#IceUpSon

5/16/2016 8:55:07 AM

large yeti soft cooler. bigger than a suitcase. barely holds a 12 pack.

5/16/2016 8:58:34 AM

But it's cooold

Was tempted to get one of the soft coolers, until I opened the zipper, reached inside, and left a sleeve of arm skin inside the cooler as the zipper teeth tore the flesh from my appendage.

5/16/2016 9:29:25 AM

you have to get the Yeti Gauntlets (sold separately) to avoid having your arm mutilated for a cold one. I've been pushing the ends together to get it to open wider. Seems to work.

5/16/2016 10:24:44 AM

Capri Sun Splash Cooler

5/16/2016 12:50:05 PM

Probably worth it to check out the Ozark trail stuff from wal mart. The cups are identical and I would assume the coolers are made the same.

5/16/2016 11:07:01 PM

Or them RTIC alternatives

5/16/2016 11:34:30 PM

RTIC has a huge wait

5/17/2016 5:44:10 AM

Who sips on a drink for hours on end?

5/17/2016 7:53:27 AM

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"Probably worth it to check out the Ozark trail stuff from wal mart. The cups are identical and I would assume the coolers are made the same."

Every Ozark Trail product i've ever bought has been absolute garbage.

5/17/2016 8:47:27 AM

^do tell

5/17/2016 9:23:23 AM

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"Who sips on a drink for hours on end?"

this is the most confusing part to me, i've never had a beer get warm before i finish it with even the most basic koozie and super insulated tumblers keep coffee hot for way too long.

i've never woken up with a desire to make coffee but not drink any of it until the afternoon

5/17/2016 10:04:52 AM

Yeah I've never even felt the need for a beer koozie. The one exception for coffee is when doing some outdoor cold weather activity I like to keep a large thermos of coffee with some type of whisky or Irish cream in my backpack. Makes for good sipping throughout the day.

5/17/2016 10:11:03 AM

beer koozies are for keeping your hands warm while holding a cold drink

5/17/2016 10:39:05 AM

yeti koozies are the bubba kegs of fountain drinks

5/17/2016 10:47:32 AM

^^That's silly. Why would I want warm hands on a hot summer day? I grab a nice cold beer because it not only cools me down but feels nice in my hands. I usually associate koozies with people who drink beer very slowly or who don't enjoy the feel of a nice cold beer.

5/17/2016 10:51:32 AM

What if you are at a football tailgate in december? you gonna wear gloves like a pussy? no, put a koozie on your beer like a pussy.

5/17/2016 10:55:13 AM

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"I usually associate koozies with people who drink beer very slowly or who don't enjoy the feel of a nice cold beer."

[Edited on May 17, 2016 at 11:21 AM. Reason : neodata gonna neodatat]

5/17/2016 11:10:20 AM

I mean, if you like those wet hand feels...

5/17/2016 11:15:57 AM

Only time I use a koozie is in a boat

5/17/2016 11:34:32 AM

the only real "functional" koozies are the old school thick ones. They prevent your beer from tipping over on the beach and getting sand all over it.

5/17/2016 12:25:23 PM

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"What if you are at a football tailgate in december? you gonna wear gloves like a pussy? no, put a koozie on your beer like a pussy."

No I hold the beer like a man. The beer never gets below freezing. What's the issue?

I'm just saying if it's 100 out and I'm sitting by the pool having a nice cold beer in my hand is great. Why ruin it by putting a layer of foam between said beer and my hand?

Just because synapse can't handle the feeling of a cold beer doesn't mean other people can't.

5/17/2016 1:00:06 PM

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"I'm just saying if it's 100 out and I'm sitting by the pool"

5/17/2016 1:19:23 PM

That was one scenario. IF I'm sitting by a fire and it's 35 out I still like having a cold beer in my hand because the fire is hot. Would you like every IF scenario? In general I typically don't like using a koozie.

TreeTwista10 brought up a good exception. If I'm on a boat or floating in a lake then it's nice to have an insulator so the lake water doesn't immediately warm the beer.

Something like this haha:

http://beverageboy.com/

5/17/2016 1:30:09 PM

Ski resort hot tub protocol

5/17/2016 5:49:22 PM

Well on the ski lift I usually always have gloves on and you're chugging the beer in the 7 minutes it takes to get to the top of the lift. In the hot tub it's nice to have a cold beer to cool your hands because you're hot from the hot tub.

I would say each scenario is different. I didn't miss to diss the koozie overall. I personally rarely use one. Of course other people have situations where they might prefer or benefit from one. I just wouldn't lure synapse to troll me unless I made a blanket statement about koozies. Soon I'll have enough data to put together a response time metric so we can score him under/over whenever he responds.

5/17/2016 6:13:30 PM

i think beer koozies are fine.

5/17/2016 6:19:06 PM

I'm on the side of those who like to hold their beer bottle with bare hands in the winter. It's nice to drink a beer while standing in a giant fridge.

I think we all chug light beers, but it is nice to sip on a $6 high falutin beverage.

5/17/2016 6:21:01 PM

Speaking of $6/bottle beers he's my new favorite sour:

5/17/2016 6:26:05 PM

Brace yourselves. We're just a few posts away from him bragging about $200 whisky flights.

5/17/2016 7:05:38 PM

Seriously, people have a thing against koozies? Like, I'm judged by someone if you see me hanging outside my house with a koozied beer in my hand?

5/17/2016 7:08:35 PM

^^Which would be very appropriate in a thread about $400 coolers. As I recall I commented on my cheap ass Igloo cooler on page 1 which I find very appropriate as well.

^Yeah because then I can't judge you because I don't know what beer you're drinking so I assume it's a cheap beer.

[Edited on May 17, 2016 at 7:11 PM. Reason : s]

5/17/2016 7:10:17 PM

^^look at that pussy

Croakies are another thing that I only use on boats

[Edited on May 17, 2016 at 7:11 PM. Reason : .]

5/17/2016 7:11:14 PM

So I actually just bought some Croakies because I realized when shooting it's much easier to just let your sun glasses dangle around your neck then try and find a place for them. Super handy.

5/17/2016 7:12:53 PM

where's kingdouchebag when you need him?

5/17/2016 7:15:29 PM

If anyone is still seriously considering a Yeti you can pick them up at REI May 20th - 30th for 20% off.

5/17/2016 7:24:16 PM

^^ I've wondered the same for a long long time

5/18/2016 1:06:15 AM

Today, we are all [user]kingdouchebag[/user]

5/18/2016 2:42:32 PM

true story, i tried to get the password for KDB from the alias but they ignored my request. Now he's just a memory.

5/18/2016 3:00:14 PM

Yah I would have declined as well

5/18/2016 3:06:32 PM

Does anyone have any experience with an RTIC cooler? They're a lot cheaper, and look like they hold up just as well.

5/22/2016 10:40:38 PM

From what I understand they're a straight rip off of Yeti made in China. Yeti is a good company out of Austin and most of their coolers are made in the US. I can't speak to the difference in quality but if you're in it just for the cooler then i'm sure it's fine.

Pelican I heard is a notch above Yeti in terms of performance.

5/23/2016 11:51:28 AM

i thought you guys were joking about the yeti soft coolers and having the skin ripped off your arm until I used one this weekend

they need to figure out another solution because that thing sucks

5/23/2016 12:19:18 PM

Field and stream did a big consumer reports style comparison of the various cooler brands and I think Pelican was near the bottom. Cabelas house brand cooler was number 1.

5/23/2016 12:37:07 PM

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"if you're in it just for the cooler"

Could you save the condescension for the salesman?

5/23/2016 12:39:03 PM