YETI Tundra 105 Cooler

I did not want to pay this much for a cooler. I did my research and discovered that some of the other brands *MAY* be better. BUT, I found the "TESTS" I watched online to be inconsistent. In the end, the fact that Yeti is established, you can get parts, there is a warranty, and it will retain some value should I wish to sell it, convinced me that Yeti was the right choice.So I plunked down the dough and a few days later it showed up on my porch. Box was beat, but contents in fine shape. Ours is white and came with the food basket in it, but no divider. I happened to have part of a left-over sheet of black 1/4" HDPE (marine wood) so I made one.Before the 10 day trip to Lake Shasta we decided to use the Yeti for meat. So we froze all the steaks, burgers, chicken, bacon, and sausage. I also froze 4 half gallon old orange juice bottles filled with water. We filled the Yeti with frozen meat and bottles of water and headed to Shasta.First, let me say that this 105 is a big deep ice chest. I needed it to be pretty big, and I wanted it to be deep rather than wide. This is personal preference, a deep chest takes up less floor space than a wide shallow chest, but it also means that finding items in the bottom can be challenging. However, if the chest is very wide it become difficult to carry and get through doors.At the lake it was between 93 and 105 degrees and 70-80 at night. Never the less, the Yeti kept the meat completely frozen for 6 days. As we took meat out each day we tried to keep the lid shut of course. As meat was removed the frozen bottles of water began to thaw but the meat stayed substantially frozen. We added some ice at day 6, but even though the house boat had two propane powered refrigerator/freezers, we never felt we needed to move the meat to the refrigerators.On day 8 we added a little ice, and by day 10 we still had 3 pounds of very very cold bacon to take back home.I also have an Igloo Marine 110 with wheels which we use for keeping drinks cold. Because people are in and out of it all the time we use a LOT of ice. Between the small carry chests and the big Igoo we go through 20+ pounds per day, but the Yeti kept all our meat cool with very little ice. I was very impressed.I don't know if an ice chest this expensive will be necessary for weekend trips, but it sure worked well for out long trip.

You need to “season” these coolers. Season? Yes, season. To season the cooler, you need to basically fill it about half full with ice that you will more or less sacrifice so that the insulating property of the interior is brought down to a temperature that preserves ice. This process should done the night before you intend to use the cooler. Without seasoning, this cooler basically performs the same as all the igloo coolers you have always replaced annually because the handles broke or the sides peeled off and they went into our ever-growing landfill. I purchased this cooler because I was tired of the el cheapo coolers constantly breaking. YETI coolers are made in the USA also and that means something to me.

These coolers are expensive but worth it if you need your stuff to stay cold for a week. I took my cooler on a 7 day trip to the high desert in November and there was still ice in it when I got home. I used two of the 4lb Yeti blue ice, and two of the 2lb and one big bag of loose ice. In comparison my old igloo cooler would have lasted about 3 days max.I also bought the shorter divider  YETI Tundra 105 & 125 Cooler Divider - Short Side , and an extra basket for ease of finding stuff. In the middle of the trip I had to chip the ice off the stuff in the bottom of the cooler.I picked up the lock set and the tie downs but didn't use them. I was concerned about camping in bear country but the high desert never was a problem. However I'm glad I've got them for the next trip.I also used a dolly to move it myself from the kitchen to the van. It is bulky/heavy even when empty. Also there is no discount on Yeti products, so you can order these things direct from the manufacturer.

Bought this for my boyfriend's 40th birthday as a gift and he LOVED it however, the way the cooler arrived was not to my satisfaction. Unsure if this is Amazon's problem or UPS but either way it was very unacceptable. The product however, I used for his birthday party and it literally held ice in it for an entire week! We didn't chill it before, so I am interested to see how long it will hold ice if we actually chill it properly beforehand. AMAZING product, thank you!

Well if you need ice to last this is the color you want. The first batch of ice that cools off the cooler and cools the drinks melts just like any other cooler. It’s the second batch of ice that lasts a week indirect sunlight 85 - 90 degrees. If you’re the weekend camper that goes to campgrounds it’s probably not the cooler for you. It’s 45 pounds empty. If you’re going to go remote camping, off the grid this is the color you want. I have no issues with it.

I needed a cooler to keep the ice longer in my backyard. A friend recommended the Yeti as the answer to my need. I got the Tundra 105 yesterday. I placed two packs of ice (14 lbs total) and locked it. left it for 30 hours outside and checked on it today...half the ice was melted...my $40 igloo cooler from Costco holds the ice the same exact way. Why is this 12 times more?

I filled this beast up with beer and ice one afternoon and two days later I went to drain out the water from the melted ice. Some water drained but not much. To my surprise when I opened the cooler. There was still a fair bit of ice, after 2 days! I’ll have this thing for life. It’s awaome.

Put Ice in it when we left home, used this for 5 days on a 2,400 mile trip and there was still ice in it when we got home. AWESOME!! this was in the end of May.

One of the best bang for your buck purchases I have ever made.

The only problem is that it's too heavy