I Love This Splurgy Cooler So Much, I Bought Two of Them

Till not too long ago, I solely had insulated baggage and delicate coolers — oodles of them in numerous styles and sizes squished up and tucked into nooks and crannies round my kitchen. Most of my low cost, insulated baggage went unused as a result of they only don’t get chilly or keep chilly lengthy sufficient. Even my favourite delicate cooler was nothing to write down dwelling about. Then I met YETI, and every part I assumed I knew about coolers modified.

I wish to “attempt earlier than I purchase” each time doable — particularly when searching for one thing that prices greater than $100. Fortunate for me, considered one of my greatest pals is an oyster farmer right here on Martha’s Winery the place I stay, and he has a whole fleet of onerous coolers. He has been utilizing his YETI Tundras — and utilizing them HARD — for greater than a decade to deliver bivalves from the pond to restaurant shoppers, and has by no means been dissatisfied. That’s a good-enough endorsement for me! He lent me three different-sized coolers to check drive. I crammed every cooler up with ice and my do-it-yourself frozen ravioli, jumped on a ferry, drove to Boston, and delivered orders to pasta-enthusiasts all through the town. (I run a small pasta enterprise!) At every cease, I checked for indicators of undesirable thawing. As my good friend promised, the cooler gave an ideal efficiency. Actually, the ice was all nonetheless frozen after I returned to the island after a full day of going out and in of the coolers. 

That mentioned, I wasn’t fairly satisfied to purchase my very own YETI — for just a few causes. For one, I’m not a very ripped oyster farmer/surfer (like my good friend): Whereas he can hoist the Tundras onto his pickup truck with no drawback, I discovered myself fairly helpless attempting to load and unload these monster coolers into my automobile. I additionally want extra actual property accessible in my automobile; the coolers I examined took up an excessive amount of house. Lastly, there’s the worth. Whoa — YETI coolers are costly! I returned the loaners to my buddy, simply in time for oyster season.

Then, whereas wandering round my local fly fishing shop, I discovered the YETI Roadie 24 and it was love at first sight. Similar killer high quality and insulation prowess as the Tundra series, however with dimensions (and a price ticket) that match extra into my life. (Sure, it’s nonetheless dear, however in the event you can swing it, it’s completely price it.) The slim profile tucks into the entrance passenger facet flooring house of my automobile, leaving my complete trunk open and accessible for all times’s different cargo. It’s *really* moveable, which means an average-sized human like me can raise and carry it round with out pulling a muscle. It’s tremendous sturdy — it doesn’t slide round a shifting automobile and you should utilize it as a steady seat, stepstool, or espresso desk wherever you need. The latches are simple to open with one hand, and the very best factor in regards to the inside design is {that a} standard-sized wine bottle suits in upright. This gem comes within the YETI commonplace colours like white, desert tan, navy, charcoal, and aquifer blue, in addition to some candy limited-edition colours like “crab orange” and “ice pink” (my private fave). It’s cute, actually moveable, simple to pack and arrange, and has rapidly develop into a fixture in my on a regular basis routine.

I ended up shopping for not one, however two Roadies. I maintain one in my kitchen, able to pack up with picnics or frozen pasta orders. My different Roadie lives in my automobile for grocery buying journeys. I simply deliver the form-fitting 4-pound YETI Ice with my reusable buying baggage on market days. On the retailer, I load up on all of the frozen and refrigerated meals I need, switch them to the cooler, and by no means fear about them thawing or spoiling in my sizzling automobile. I can cease for a dip on the seaside, even with a trunk stuffed with ice cream, on my manner dwelling with out issues melting.

To me, the YETI Roadie is totally definitely worth the funding.

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