Colton RV’s Parts Store recently received a shipment of brand new Yeti products. We got in their spring seasonal collection which includes limited edition colors Bimini, Offshore, and Alpine. The sharp colors and high-quality build you expect with a Yeti made these Tumblers and Bottles a quick customer and employee favorite. Almost every team member at Colton RV can be found sipping out of their Yeti drinkware of choice – we love them. Not just because of the employee discount, but because they actually work.
We wanted to check out the quality of some of the new coolers we got in and see if the standard we’ve come to expect with our Tumblers and Bottles carries over to the Yeti coolers. We had an early stretch of warm weather here in Western New York, so we grabbed the Yeti 35QT Tundra Cooler and brought it to the campsite. Parked in front of a brand new Confluence Travel Trailer from KZ RV, we grabbed The Big Bag of ice and filled the cooler up with ice. With Memorial Day Weekend on the horizon, we planned to leave the cooler out for 3 days to see if the Tundra is built for the long weekend.
After 24 Hours, we went back out to check on the ice. At this point, there was hardly any change in the amount of ice still in the cooler. While there wasn’t much melt, the ice did join together so it must have warmed up slightly. Overall, we were really impressed with the results after Day 1.
Dogs & Drinks: Ice Cold.
After 48 Hours out at the campsite, our Tundra cooler started to show some melt. About 1 Liter worth in fact. We brought out our friend Buffalo Bob’s ADK Mountain Club water bottle and pulled the drain plug. Buffalo Bob’s 1 Liter bottle was filled just about to the top with ice cold water from the bottom of the cooler. As our “long weekend” heads into its final stretch though, the cooler is still ice cold and there’s about 2/3rds ice left.
Dogs & Drinks: Still Ice Cold.
After 72 hours, well 75 hours by the time we packed up camp, our cooler started showing signs of sitting out in the simmering hot summer sun. Yep, more melt. About the same amount of ice had melted as after our Day 2 report, so melt progress had certainly accelerated.
Dogs & Drinks: Gone.
As we slowly packed up camp after a long weekend of enjoying fresh food and cold drinks, we were sure glad the water bottles at the bottom of the cooler stayed cold too. After 3 days, the Yeti 35QT Tundra Cooler passed the ice test, living up to the Yeti standards we’ve come to love and expect, while proving it to be a great option for a long weekend camping. You can find a wide range of Yeti products for your next adventure in our Parts Store.
Happy camping!
