Yeti vs. K2 vs. Igloo Yukon?

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by Goooh

The rubber latches will dry rot in a controlled environment, rubber bands go bad in a drawer, tires go bad in a warehouse. The latches on yetis and others will still need replacing along with the gaskets to maintain a seal, or the latches will break. The box is lifetime, but components will go if used outdoors in 5 years I bet. That's why they "sell" replacements.

Even so, I will still be buying a K2 and keeping Coleman's on hand for beating around. The sting is way less noticeable when you leave one at a buddies, or get one yanked out of your truck.

I bought a yeti as the seat in my last boat cause the factory replacement igloo with a cushion was $300. I used it for 3-4 years. I never had any deterioration of the rubber and it stayed in the boat outside. I would buy another yeti if I was gonna buy a high end chest for sure. My only experience with k2s is the small drink ice chests, which are not comparable to a yeti, but they are not the top of the line k2s.