Walmart has a cheaper brand too. Maybe the Ozark Trail brand Janie mentioned earlier.
Although I have a Yeti 32 oz. tumbler I really like that I got for Christmas from my son,
I would be willing to buy one and try it out.

RTIC has already had their legs cut out from under them. Walmart cornered the market on cheap. I would be surprised if RTIC is still in business by the end of the year.

All the lawsuits going on about should get interesting.

Pelican is the only way to go! Yetis are for yuppies!

Yeti aggressor alert!

(He also happens to be correct.)

Yep, we are all yuppies, none of us hunt or fish in a manner that requires a cooler that won't fall apart, and that will keep ice for over a week, consistently. Not to mention when you use a cooler other than to store beer, it might need to stand up to more than being loaded in and out of a truck...Carry on however, us yuppies will enjoy our high dollar coolers in peace lol.

I was Yeti before Yeti was cool.

This can officially be moved to the OT now where it can go several more pages involving elaborate ice retention experiments and testimonials.

All I can say is that the cup keeps my apple crown n water just as cold for half the price.

may have to try a RTIC

Give us a good look before you pull the trigger. We're based in DFW and all our coolers are American-made. We offer more features, the ability to customize and run about $80 cheaper than "Brand Y". See all the details at https://www.bisoncoolers.com/.

I know we gave our son a Bison soft-side cooler and he loves it. And it's way less than a brand Y soft side.

The Bison 150 quart price is better than anything comparable available on Walmart.com (just checked) At least on price, might be worth considering.

http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/magellan-outdoors-528-qt-icebox?repChildCatid=3121299

Academy has jumped into the market too.

The thing about Bison coolers...that X on the front...must be my southern heritage, but I'm somehow drawn to it. Maybe it's a flag we're not supposed to fly anymore.

X2

Somebody find me a cooler for under $200 that will keep 3 days of food and a case of beer cold, without ice melting and ruining my food.

We have Engle coolers and love them.

Orca is identical to yeti and really like mine, plus they have blems for 40% off from time to time made in Tennessee!

Ordered a 65qt tan RTIC today. Supposedly it will ship 6-15-16. We'll see how long it takes.

Half price is still too much for one of those coolers

Just got back from a 3 day trip to the coast, I put 40 lbs of ice in my Bison the day I arrived and 3 days later when I got home there was still ice in the Bison and my fish was very cold as was my last beer! BISON IS MY CHOICE!

With a life time warranty. But they are heaver than Yeti
My wife bought me two pack of Members Mark 20 oz mugs at Sam's for $20. Did the unofficial ice test as well. Did not have much difference in ice melt after 3 hours at room temp..

I ordered one of the soft coolers they sell, no telling when it will come in. If you are looking for a cooler check out the sale K2 is having.
http://www.k2-coolers.com/index.php/warehouse-clearance.html