RTIC Ultra-Tough Cooler Hard Insulated Portable Ice Chest Box for Beach, Drink, Beverage, Camping, Picnic, Fishing, Boat, Barbecue

I am very happy with this cooler. It has served me very well. I purchased this cooler for my truck bed camper set up and I have not been disappointed. I put ice in it 14 days ago, in weather that has been varying from 82 degrees in the day to 40 degrees at night and it is still there. It has a solid build you can feel as soon as you pick it up. I have used it as a step stool to get to my roof rack locks. The foot pads adhere to the truck bed very well and it has not shifted once. Great product and a fraction of the cost of some of the other coolers out there that perform on level with it.Dec 2019 - I have had this cooler for quite awhile now and I will say the biggest reason I gave this cooler 5 stars was because of the amazing and affordable price I purchased it at, which I believe at the time was about $165.00 or so. Now I return to find it at the exact same price as the Yeti. This is an outstanding cooler and has performed well so far. I did have to replace the O-rings around the plug due to leakage at couple times, but I consider that just standard maintenance. The bear resistant advertisement seems new as well and I can confidently say a brown or even a black bear would rip the lid open like a fat kid goin at a bag of Skittles. No way are those rubber toggles keeping a bear out. Saying this cooler is bear resistant is the equivalent of saying a cereal box is child resistant because the kid has to open it. Overall...I would say since RTIC has upped the price you are better off going with a Yeti. Yeti has been around longer, has worked out a great deal of their kinks and hiccups as far as manufacturing and production goes, and has pretty solid customer support from what I have heard. RTIC's biggest appeal, its affordable price, has apparently gone away.

Highly impressed with the RTIC 45. First off, ordered the 45 and 20 on a Monday afternoon and received them Tuesday morning. Coolers both look great, no discernible difference in appearance or build quality between these and the Yetis.The big question is how does it hold ice? The answer is great. The 45 has had ice in it going on day 4 now. Not sure if the 20 will go as long, but mine has done very well even while being constantly opened and closed.I was torn between the 45 and the 65. After carrying the 45 filled with ice, I'm glad I didn't go bigger!Attached pic is from today, after a few days, in and out grabbing water, adding new water, and sitting in the back of my truck.Update: I've had both the 20 and 45 for about two months now and have used them both quite a bit traveling and during hunting season. Five observations so far:1. The 20 doesn't hold ice as long as the larger 45. Kind of expected though, and it still holds ice worlds longer than the Igloo cube it replaced. The Igloo didn't last a day and I get 3, maybe 4 days out of the 20. I'm happy with that.2. The lid doesn't always want to stay open. Somewhat annoying at first but I've gotten used to it.3. I haven't had the issue, but have seen complaints about condensation around the drain plug. The drain plug is not insulated, and a quick fix is shoving a wine cork into there. It fits perfectly and effectively insulates the drain plug.4. The 45 is a great performer. I'm constantly impressed with ice retention. Loaded, it is quite heavy to carry solo.5. What I'm not impressed with is what they did with their warranty. They changed overnight without notice from 7 years to 30 days. I really like the product, but probably wouldn't have bought knowing that. The two I have so far give every appearance that I won't have any issues, but I'm a little wary now.

I was skeptical, but the price was worth the risk. The cosmetic blemishes mentioned by others are true, but were totally irrelevant to me and barely noticeable. As someone else mentioned occurring, I also had an area that had some small amount of oil on it that looked like it may have been from buffing out a scratch or something. Absolutely nothing that made me think twice.The cooler performs wonderfully. I first tested it with a very small amount of ice just to see how long the ice would last. Days. And with a normal amount of ice (20 percent of the space), well you get some serious performance. The cooler stayed very cool. I haven't taken it out in summer conditions yet, but from what I've seen so far, it will be quite reliable. It really is just a copy of the big popular brand. I'm amazed they haven't been sued yet for copyright infringement.One thing I might add: when I did research on coolers, there are some traditional brands that aren't roto-molded that perform quite well over 5-day periods. Those coolers are about half the price of this one. Granted, they aren't as tough, don't have the lock holes, etc. Personally, I'm just a little paranoid about food safety and wanted to know that my 3-day camping trips would be flawless. It would not have been worth it for the name-brand price, but for this price, I got what I wanted (and satisfied my paranoia about maintaining the ideal temperature).

I almost did not buy this because of RTICs aweful warranty of 30 days. I emailed RTIC about their warranty but got no reply. I felt like it was in no way a reflection of the quality of their product and I was right. It's built like a tank, but the outside is not flashed after its made like the more expensive coolers are. Flashing smoothes out the finish so it's all uniform. The finish on my is pretty terrible if you get up close. It's got some shiny smooth spots and some dull rough spots. It looks like someone took are grinder and sandpaper to it, but I'm guessing to cut down on final cost, the smoothing process is eliminated. You can't tell once you get a foot away that the finish is bad. The lid stays open on mine, but the T handles fold down under the lid when you open it. I plan on adding some rubber washer to it to keep the latches from moving. It will do everything the more expensive coolers will do.