Off-Road Ranger I
0745
I've had it on two trips so far and it has exceeded the 7-day ice rating both times. I was so beat after my second outting with it that I left it in the garage for two days with the lid open and it still had ice in it when I dumped it out.I don't want to come off sounding like an elitist, as I certainly am not. It's just that over the decades I've learned a lot of stuff the hard way. The Ozark Trail stuff at the discount department stores is just not worth wasting your hard earned money on. Years ago, I thought that because Coleman makes an excellent camp lantern and an excellent cook stove that the rest of their products would be just as good, (as Coleman does build one of the best cookstoves in the world.).. WRONG.. and now, Ozark Trail is on the shelves next to Coleman. I'd be hard pressed to experiment with my money again, on a company competing in the low end camping gear market. After countless unhappy experiences with coolers and tents, easily half a dozen of each, I discovered you do get what you pay for. Hindsight is 20/20.. I do have a Yeti Tundra 75 mounted in our trailer with a drain cock. Two years ago we were in the Needles in August/early September. Daytime temps were triple digits every day. We iced up in Moab and camped in Devils Kitchen for 3 nights, Ice still good, but we had two more nights at Horsehoof, then south, camped in the mountains, then on to Mexican Hat. So, we went to the Needles outpost and got another block of Ice, and topped off our gas tanks.... When we arrived in Mexican Hat 5 days later, we still had a partial block of ice.. Now, there are several excellent roto molded coolers on the market, choose one that suits your future needs and never have to buy another ever. Good luck with that Ozark Trail, I'm looking forward to your honest long term review...
Off-Road Ranger I
0745
This. If I'm spending $300 on a cooler, I'd rather keep saving my quarters and just get a fridge. Until then, I'll be scoping out the Ozark Trail coolers. I actually have a couple little Ozark Trail items for camping/outdoors and they work just fine.I've had it on two trips so far and it has exceeded the 7-day ice rating both times. I was so beat after my second outting with it that I left it in the garage for two days with the lid open and it still had ice in it when I dumped it out.
So far it has performed very well by any measure and extraordinarily well for the money. The Yeti may be marginally better and have easier to use rubber lid straps, but it certainly isn't worth double the price for such a marginal gain. If this cooler lasts half as long as a Yeti then I'm still at the break-even point, any longer than that and I'm money ahead. Plus, I can actually get it now since it is in the budget, at double the price I would rather put the money towards a fridge.
Off-Road Ranger I
0745
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Advocate II
Nice find Mike. where at? Wally World?Just bought a Ozark tumbler for $7.74 and I'm sure it works as well as a Yeti tumbler.
One of many reviews on the Ozark vs Yeti tumbler.
Traveler III
They should be located in the camping department. Most stores in my area are sold out. I got lucky and found one in another city. Best part of it, is it fits my 2003 4Runner cup holder perfectly.Nice find Mike. where at? Wally World?
Influencer II
That's exactly where they are. In the camping section.They should be located in the camping department. Most stores in my area are sold out. I got lucky and found one in another city. Best part of it, is it fits my 2003 4Runner cup holder perfectly.