Welp, this is a great cooler, as advertised... and more. How do I know? I "loaded" (placed) the new cooler into a new boat (towards the stern, not the bow which would have been a better wind shield) and headed from Atlanta out to the South Carolina coast ready for a week on the beach and in the marsh. About an hour into the drive, while keeping a nervous eye on my new toys, I watched the unsecured cooler catch some some air underneath it and tumble out of the back of the boat and into I-20... at 80mph. I hit hard, rolled, and bounced (think the crash scene from Rick Bobby) before a final slide on its side until coming to rest in between the two lanes of the highway. Used up a lot of luck on this one as no cars where hit in the initial fall and was successfully dodged once it came to a rest. After almost ruining my underwear, I was able to find a spot on the shoulder to pull over a 1/4 mile down the highway. After sprinting back down the shoulder and finding a gap in traffic, I was able to recover it and hike it back to the car. I haven't tested the cooler on a hungry bear, but I know it can handle hitting the pavement at high speeds and be functionally like new. Yes, it will have scars and scuffs on it, but it opens, closes, latches, and keeps the beer cold as if this never happened. Great cooler. Chances are you'll never test your new cooler like I did; because you'll tie it down. But, when you do make it a mistake, this cooler is ready for it. Thank you Yeti, I have been, and will continue to be, a fan of the durability of your products.
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