P500 Cooler for P500 RTIC vs Yeti

[locoboilerguy]

View attachment 25797 I just wanted to share this. I put ice in the new cooler Thursday before last 10 days ago and damn thing still has ice. To be fair it's been cooler out but it's been in the super warm shop last 3 days as well. This pic is as I'm leaving tonight. Never have I seen something like that! I think other coolers can do this however I can't speak for them but I can speak for the Pelican.

I ordered a Pelican 35 last week and it came Friday so I could take it to Silverton while I work on the money pit. Now it does get cool here but I kept it in the building which I work in while wearing a long sleeve T shirt so its probably about 45 to 50. I only put 6# of ice in it Friday afternoon and right now Sunday night so that is two days later I still have plenty of cubes left for the martini shaker. I maybe camping out in a 110 year old building with no plumbing but that is no reason to be uncivilized. So I am very happy with the Pelican. Nicely made and heavy so I think they do a better job than some of the other makers. The 35 was $209 on Ebay. I very much like the latch system.

 

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[Montecresto]

I ordered a Pelican 35 last week and it came Friday so I could take it to Silverton while I work on the money pit. Now it does get cool here but I kept it in the building which I work in while wearing a long sleeve T shirt so its probably about 45 to 50. I only put 6# of ice in it Friday afternoon and right now Sunday night so that is two days later I still have plenty of cubes left for the martini shaker. I maybe camping out in a 110 year old building with no plumbing but that is no reason to be uncivilized. So I am very happy with the Pelican. Nicely made and heavy so I think they do a better job than some of the other makers. The 35 was $209 on Ebay. I very much like the latch system.

How about pics of that 110 year old building?

 

[LEOshorty]

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Got my shipping confirmation last night, awesome deal. My coworker has the Yeti of the same size sitting in the office so we can do a comparison when mine comes in.

 

[CumminsPusher]

It's weird I watched several comparisons and people had real varying results. The largest problem is many coolers say a specific size and they aren't that size so the smaller one got more ice so to speak so it would automatically hold temp longer. Then you'd add more ice to the larger and it would hold longer. It makes a big difference if the fluids go in cold,how many times it's opened and temps obviously. For the most part what I saw was the Orca and Pelican holding longer but any if the Roto molded units held well.
I think it really comes down to size for the buck(remember many aren't as large as they claim)handle types,ease of use and for some bottle opener (ours does have one but we usually don't bring glass into the woods so that doesn't overwhelm me) hinge types,and latch types. So many of that is preference. Any of these are so much better then the average.


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[locoboilerguy]

How about pics of that 110 year old building?

This is the old power house north of Silverton. Was build in 1908 as the substation for the hydro plant at Tacoma which still operates by the way. Its going to have a machine shop on the ground floor and a apartment upstairs. Then I am adding on to the left for a engine house for the steam locomotive for the railroad we are building. Small operation but will keep us out of the bars.

 

[solrus]

View attachment 25857 This is the old power house north of Silverton. Was build in 1908 as the substation for the hydro plant at Tacoma which still operates by the way. Its going to have a machine shop on the ground floor and a apartment upstairs. Then I am adding on to the left for a engine house for the steam locomotive for the railroad we are building. Small operation but will keep us out of the bars.

Just make sure no lead paint anywhere, had one patient with lead chronic poisoning from living in the very old house.

 

[Montecresto]

View attachment 25857 This is the old power house north of Silverton. Was build in 1908 as the substation for the hydro plant at Tacoma which still operates by the way. Its going to have a machine shop on the ground floor and a apartment upstairs. Then I am adding on to the left for a engine house for the steam locomotive for the railroad we are building. Small operation but will keep us out of the bars.

Thanks for the pic, I love it. Two christmas's ago we stayed a few nights in the nicely renovated historic hotel in Ouray. When we left we traveled south over the mountains through Silverton and then on to Durango, Alamosa, Taos etc. awesome area. I detoured into the village of Silverton, very quaint and historic. How far north of Silverton is that building, and is it visible from the highway that runs between Ouray and Silverton?

 

[Montecresto]

Got my shipping confirmation last night, awesome deal. My coworker has the Yeti of the same size sitting in the office so we can do a comparison when mine comes in.

Cool, do as good as possible ensuring all things equal. Including allowing your new one to acclimate to the office temperature for a couple days before you begin the test. It seems important to get objective results.

 

[CumminsPusher]

Silverton, isn't that where Joe Dirt talks about?

 

[Montecresto]

Silverton, isn't that where Joe Dirt talks about?

Oh no, break it to me easy CP, who is Joe Dirt??

 

[CumminsPusher]

Only the best movie of all time

 

[LandPioneer]

View attachment 25862 Only the best movie of all time

Daaaanggg! I'm with you CP.

 

[Montecresto]

View attachment 25862 Only the best movie of all time

Haha, well that's subjective, but at least now I know who you're talking about.

 

[CumminsPusher]

Monte it's kinda weird humor but well worth the watch if you love 'merica.


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[JTW]

Oh no, break it to me easy CP, who is Joe Dirt??

Bahahahaha... it's pronounced Deer-tay!

 

[Montecresto]

Monte it's kinda weird humor but well worth the watch if you love 'merica.


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Oh I have no doubts, I just already have my opinion on the best movie.

 

[CumminsPusher]

And...

 

[Montecresto]

And...

Well, that would be subjective too, and way too far off topic lol.

 

[JTW]

Well, that would be subjective too, and way too far off topic lol.

Nope... what is it?

 

[JTW]

Oh I have no doubts, I just already have my opinion on the best movie.

Gay porn doesn't count!!!