3 GENIUS Cooler Hacks!

[@yerbyray]

Another good tip is to take a sun screen for a car windshield or get the aluminum foil bubble insulation and cut it to fit snug as a second lid of cooler as you loose so much cold air opening cooler. So you have second layer to trap cold air and you can lift up a corner to get what you need

[@loa81]

I did this with the expanding foam. It worked well. I used Pam to coat the areas where the foam went in and it was a quick and easy removal of overflow. I would recommend using the minimal expansion foam so the lid is not distorted by the large expansion foam. Works great & we keep it covered from the sun. I’ve even used an extra layer of reflective bubble wrap to set the cooler into and a boxed lid style so it is well insulated. About buying ice... we have the same ice company as in the video where we pay $2 for a 20lbs bag. It goes fast. I was lazy and paid $3 for the same 20 lbs bag at our grocery store. Difference is like Night and Day! The ice from the grocer is a different company and lasts 1 1/2 longer than the cheaper ice. I guess one would weigh out their needs vs cost or make solid blocks at home which will last much longer than any of the loose ice. Put some Vaseline on your hands and avoid hot gloves and mess, too! Good luck and keep cool!

[@backyardbuck6362]

Nice hack ,I'm goint to try that My ice making hack I just fill a couple of 1 gallon ziplock bags with tap water and put them in the deep freezer. When frozen I just rip the plastic of and go to town with a pick and Hammer. Works good for cheap ice . Makes 14 lbs.

[@sirpercival4731]

LOVE THE SMELL OF JP-4 IN THE MORNING ! Good Job, Captain Yak !

[@danerskine9862]

Dude PVC pipe ice sticks are a great idea. You are using schedule 40 PVC pipe. Schedule 135 is a thinner wall pipe = less weight.

[@gm7304]

Thanks Dan make a lot of sense think I'll try it.

[@Lisapinc]

Love the hacks! Keeping a cooler like that should be kept until it literally falls apart and even if the handle falls off you can store old tools or fishing gear in it the possibilities are endless!

[@chrhadden]

everything is fun to shoot at once its useless. we shoot everything here in Philadelphia lol

[@tstuff]

Instead of using salt I used IPA (rubbing alcohol) it will lower the freezing point just a little bit more.

[@dnsv1600]

Another PVC tip for ya is a pre made and baited rig with the sinker to. Into the tube with some water and chum or berley to almost fill the void, but freeze standing upright so the swivel is on top of the ice. The ready made castable rig slowly melts in the water releasing the chum attracting the fish to your bait.

[@dnsv1600]

I forgot to mention I've used the foam in the lid and is amazing how well it works with no ice my bait stayed frozen for hours.

[@hatchertiger]

Great video! Hell yeah AMERICA!!! Thank you all who serve!

[@mattr2115]

Use alcohol with water in the tubes and make sure to leave some air space for expansion

[@JrodProductions1000]

Why?

[@ironbonessloan6100]

Salt in homemade ice. In pop bottles, with salt. Keeps longer frozen. Yeti way to costly.

[@jamesevins800]

Hotels have ice machines. Just sayin. I did the foam hack. I also sealed the holes with J-B Weld epoxy putty so water would not get all in the lid and gross it all out. After it sets up take some sand paper and smooth it down and re apply again just to be sure. It works like a champ. Cheapo Colman cooler with wheels is the way I went and man I love it. I love Coleman coolers anyway so it was a real win for my needs. Oh and one more thing. To all the comments about pre-cooling your items first. That is huge. Great advice everyone.

[@chrhadden]

i do that too. they dont know you arent staying there

[@kkttss1928]

Also, never put room temperature items in your cooler if you can help it. Try to pre chill all your stuff first. It helps big time.

[@UMepher]

Yes, definitely - a lot of people don't know this. And it helps to pre-chill the cooler, if you have fridge or freezer space. A lot of people have deep freezers or chest freezers, and I have a walk-in freezer at work that I borrow a little space in before every multi-day trip.

[@RiceDaddy-wo2fy]

Man Samantha sounds like a tough lady with all these rules, and you're right Top Gun was a cool movie

[@sargemarine3709]

My father retired in 74 (F-4s) with the Blues. I lived off off Fairfield and 98. Wenton blvd. Grad Escambia 78. Watching brings back memories of winter under the bridge just before the base entrance, catching sooo many speckled trout. Did you know they run through there when its the coldest ? Blackback chartreuse mr twister flat tail jig on the shallow bottom, till you don't have room to put them ! LOL PS, I walked in my father's shoes at Shermon Field as a contractor. PEACE

[@andrewcahilly6264]

I fill water bottle and freeze them , Keep cold all day even in the heat . I like the foam idea

[@terrigross2820]

You're missing the best hack to keep your ice frozen for a real long time! Great, especially for keeping fish ice cold! Take several pages of newspaper and pack across the top of the inside of your cooler! It will keep ice from melting for hours, along with coving the outside with something to protect from direct sunlight!

[@chrhadden]

he did 2 things better than that and he said the sun shade thing. dont you even watch the videos ? oh you just throw something in and you get to feel smart right ? didnt work

[@brandonsmith5743]

The one guy who doeant use ryobi remember to insulate the bottom

[@BestoftheBeast33]

Freeze bottles of water, big and small.lasts alot longer than bag ice, bust it up for drinks if you want, stays clean with fish in the cooler. You never have to buy ice again

[@tannerfrancisco8759]

Grizzly Brand Coolers---pretty much Yeti coolers but cheaper and made in America--Iowa specifically.

[@richarde1355]

Tanner Francisco, still a lot more money, and holds less (because of the thicker sides, bottom, and lid) than the comparably sized (exterior) Coleman or Igloo...

[@UMepher]

Lifetime performance coolers - 1/3 the cost of Grizzly AND made in the USA! Seriously, people trash them just because they are sold at Walmart, but they are quite good at fair prices.

[@usarmy308]

Pelican is USA made unlike yeti is China made. Pelican is cheaper and works the same if not better.

[@UMepher]

Lifetime is also USA-made, and quite a bit cheaper than Pelican. Yes, Walmart sells them, but that doesn't mean they aren't a great bargain.

[@McScott76]

@@UMepher Lifetime makes good products. My kayak (11 foot "Emotion Stealth Angler"), believe it or not, is made by Lifetime. I've had that thing through hell and back, and it's built like a tank. A little heavy, but I can take it in white water, flat water and even heavy near-shore chop, and it performs great. Plus, I only paid $400 for a boat that does everything a $1000 boat can do.

[@patriciacountryman3738]

I like the presentation.

[@1982mako224]

#1 Thing to make it last longer is keep a damp towel on top of everything in the cooler. Take your ice, beverages, fish, whatever and cover it with that damp towel and stuff the edges around the perimeter. You'll be surprised how big of a difference this makes on smaller coolers.

[@YakMotley]

Great Idea

[@Jimyjonescones]

Put salt in the pipes and it’ll drop the freezing temp way down so you have colder ice essentially

[@chrhadden]

while you had your drill out you should have drilled some holes for the bolts to hold your shoulder strap on there

[@stonecold6623]

fill zip lock bags up with water an freeze them

[@jerry-381]

Good ideas. Couple of tips On the PVC tubes if you use class 200 water pipe (Lowe's carries it) instead of schedule 40 you will get a little colder temps since the wall thickness is less in class 200. And if you use rock salt in the water I've heard it gets a little colder than regular iodized salt. On the can of foam go with the high density foam instead of the regular. It gives you almost one and a half times higher insulation value. I agree keeping it covered is the biggest factor.

[@adeand4310]

Sprinkle see salt across the ice then use a small towel to cover the ice put stuff you will use right away on top the towel the ice below is insulated when you open it the ice will last 2 to 3 times longer

[@brianbirc]

There are decent ice chests that are not 16 bucks but far from the cost of a YETI and work the same.

[@andersonpotter9937]

Quart size ziploc bags work great by the dirt cheap ones

[@lesfaust9634]

I'm probably going to drill holes and foam the lid of my cheap cooler using A&B boat foam

[@wesleyhackney]

The other thing you can do is buy water bottles cheaper the better and put them in freezer to freeze and then use them as ice they work great and can be used again and again

[@danefenton4082]

Is this a quote from Einstein

[@johnmaldonado3909]

Great video and I dig your loyalty to your tried and true ol’ cooler. Great patriotism as well!

[@caliguy1500]

I actually just did the foam to my boat cooler. Its the cheap blue wall-mart cooler but it has wheels and fits perfectly in my Sea Ray. The lid was just hollow plastic though. I filled it with some high expansion foam. I will say to definitely tape off the lid, as the foam expands out of the holes it will stick to the lid and it's a bitch to clean it off. Also get some peel and stick foam or rubber weather stripping. Put it all around the lid so you make a tight seal when closed. Those two things will almost double the melting time of ice in a cheap cooler.

[@firejunkie4219]

3 to 1 rubbing alcohol in your pipes lowers the freezing temp more and stays colder

[@scottleggejr]

It does but it's not food grade. Use some food grade "grain alcohol" everclear or bacardi 151 👍

[@fish-n-things3086]

Yeti also doesnt support the NRA. Ill stick to my 16$ cooler.

[@aYoKidTRaauMaa]

Aren't you a little snowflake?

[@fish-n-things3086]

@@aYoKidTRaauMaa whats a snowflake?

[@michaelhargis7036]

Yeti corporation sucks.... Their product line is shit.

[@Dave_S]

‘MERICA!

[@1NOnly228]

Might need to leave a little room In those pipes for water to expand when it freezes.

[@tedh7543]

Thinking the same thing myself.

[@papaburf7275]

USA ALL THE WAY! Outstanding energy on this video. Love the content

[@YakMotley]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@marleymar3303]

Man I’m doing that with my cooler! Can’t see spending $300 on a cooler, when Old Faithful has been around for 10+ years! Thanks for the hacks, enjoy your videos!

[@YakMotley]

Thanks ! Glad it helped!

[@XRLostCause]

I'm just in time for Top Gun 2.

[@build.drive.fish.]

All I know is I need to party like a rockstar on the beach when blue Angel's have a show hahahahaha.....

[@waynereed4540]

A little rubber weather stripping around the opening goes a long way to help.

[@PureLivingForOutdoors]

I noticed you had some natty light in the cooler! I keep liking your channel more and more! HAHA

[@chuckbecker376]

Freeze 16oz water bottles. As they melt you can drink the water. Also that expanding foam can and most likely will ruin your treasured cooler. Maybe use the white foam as it does not over expand.

[@CoreyB777]

Well I thought about using a cooler vs a milk crate for storage. Don't know how I'm gonna strap it down securely unless I drill holes through it. Also I can bolt things onto it for multiple purposes such as extra rod holders, also it has a lid unlike a milk crate.

[@harrisonmantooth3647]

Great video Jack, I thoroughly enjoyed watching and I appreciate the tips. I've got a couple of coolers similar to yours with the same problem. I definitely like the idea of putting that foam sealant in the cooler cavities. You're a genius man. It's starting to feel like summer here in the Central Valley of California too. I need to do some things to our grill, like checking everything out to make sure it's performing as it should be. Thanks for sharing another great video. The best to you and Samantha. Stan

[@YakMotley]

Thanks Stan!

[@Manuel_Z_Kayaks]

GOD VIDEO BUT.... You used the wrong foam... for anyone else, get the black one that says LARGE GAPS & CRACKS. It expands more. Another tip is to line the inside with aluminum tape. I'm pretty sure most "cheap" coolers already have foam in the bodies. I'd put a couple of kayak pad eyes on the top with a bungee then a hook on the side to keep it latched tight. My cheap-o cooler keeps ice for up to 5 days. I don't need no stinking YETI

[@scottflynn5644]

Great idea, jack.

[@danielburke6534]

Get some of those cheap things of ice cream with the plastic containers. Reusable giant ice trays. You can remove the blocks of ice and store them in your freezer so you can make more with the same container.

[@grant2663]

Love the video... Nothing better than the sound of freedom (and American ingenuity...)! Merica!

[@tedsell1455]

how bout a foil bubble wrap cover, or inside lid ,just saying thanks ol buddy 🐟

[@elicantu7909]

Dont wanna spend on a yeti but can afford a 800 dollar ceramic cooker

[@9528TERRY]

Natty light in the cooler...Yep u can tell they are from the south. Thats what we drink up here in Bama

[@stephenderong9151]

Forgot to mention sealing the holes to prevent mold

[@qtrendsetter3853]

I take weather stripping and add it all along the lid and it makes a good seal and the items last longer.

[@MichaelDavisOutdoorAdventures]

Using the PVC tubes, for sure!!!

[@earlklinestub2167]

Great video. No Yeti for me either. I'll never buy anything from that anti gun company.

[@jackdundon2261]

I didnt know yet I was anti gun. Thanks. (I knew Levi was). I don't buy Levi... Looks like I will expand my no buy list.

[@wolf7702]

Actually, YETI is not anti-gun. YETI just stopped sponsoring that particular NRA program. YETI founders are fisherman and Hunters.

[@jackdundon2261]

@@wolf7702 this NEEDS to be addressed onr way or the other! Thanks for the intell! I guess tine to write Yet I.

[@dr.jackill2861]

Ozark trail...less than half the price of a yeti and just as good

[@bryanjones14]

I also opted for the $325 costas and 20 dollar cooler

[@xyzct]

Wet the towel before putting it over the cooler. Tap the power of evaporative cooling.

[@justineubanks1497]

My feeling are hurt for your feelings being hurt. Damn the first class coolers. Or anything else. Nothing better than a sleeper.

[@broadwayFan28]

Try folding a towel over the contents inside the cooler. This is especially effective with those coolers that fold the top into a handle. It's much easier than the spray foam sealers.

[@robertwilson1827]

Why not both?

[@michaelputnam3216]

RITE ON ! Hard to believe that lid was hollow also I heard a new Top Gun is coming out. BTW I know that the big boys are all running ENGLE coolers maybe someone will get you one for Christmas 😎

[@YakMotley]

Im pumped for the new top gun! I hope so!

[@kathyb799]

I clicked like as soon as he said "freedom"

[@YakMotley]

lol

[@vadera7448]

I personally enjoyed all my Igloo products from the canteens to 172 quart All Terain Coolers. When on long TRIPS I would make sure I got a hold of dry ice. Sandly for me to say Don Wicho inherited all my fishing gear. If I may add Igloo coolers are manufactured by some of the top notch employees.

[@tylerkimdura6690]

Thanks!!!

[@carldupre9865]

7:00 use baby wipes... it will take great stuff off your hands real easy...

[@theoutermostwick]

I have never thought to bury a cooler....Great idea man!

[@YakMotley]

Thanks Trevor!

[@t_c5266]

To everyone talking about the expanding foam. It does not work. DOES. NOT. WORK. Every single test on youtube that compares the same cooler, foam "hacked", and stock, the stock one always destroys the foam one because air is a better insulator than foam. Any "improvement" you're seeing is confirmation bias, but you're actually losing ice faster unless your cooler has all sorts of cracks and holes in it.

[@stevenunversaw503]

Hey Yak, I have a igloo cube that I filled up the sides and the top with the expandable foam! The lid got a cracke in it and my wife said throw it away and get a new one!!! I said," I can fix it!" After filling it up I used that seen on TV spray rubber paint and sanded it and Krylon it battleship grey ! It's good as new........." No Better than new!"

[@UMepher]

$4.50 spray foam, $12 Flexi-whatever, $4 spray paint, $1 sandpaper, 2 hours of work, plus time waiting for foam and paint to dry. I might have gone that route too, but it almost makes more sense to buy a new one, if it isn't a high-performance rotomold cooler.

[@ernestcpena]

Hey, just wondering if you have an update for us? Did the foam work? Did those frozen tubes work? Give us an update please

[@bourbonbrofessor9938]

Good ice helps, not all those ice houses have good ice. My Pelican coolers do well camping. Great tips Capt Yak.

[@billclinton4344]

Good ice????? Lol Lay off the bourbon

[@bourbonbrofessor9938]

@@billclinton4344 if you buy enough ice eventually you will get a bag that is barely frozen.

[@ReelbiteTv]

Jack always dropping the best tips, 🙌almighty motley

[@YakMotley]

lol thanks!

[@waltershumate5777]

Better off keeping your half gallon frozen water jugs. Block ice lasts longer, and in event of a on water Emergency, those pipes are sealed and tough to chew open.... the jug has a half gallon of cold drinking water in it!

[@lordsamich755]

4:00 INCREASE The freezing point will increase!

[@bmiller8255]

Just something about Jets that make ya feel “THE NEED FOR SPEED “!!! Thanks Jack for the beach knowledge!! A little helpful hints us tourists don’t think about.

[@brandicia_6972]

That game warden at 3:21 gave us a ticket for fishing on the coast guard bridge

[@YakMotley]

Lol ouch . Sorry to hear !

[@Crazyben87]

That storm was crazy Saturday.. we were crazy enough to kayak fish out of Hopedale, LA

[@nickgrady448]

I keep rubber gloves in my toolbox on my truck, but I never use them when I need em most that stuff doesn't come off! Takes forever!!! 😂

[@caliguy1500]

Acetone will take it off if its still tacky. Good luck once it dries though lol

[@1296sue]

It has a plug in the middle of lid that comes out

[@3dakesx]

That’s the better ice machine on PCola! The one in the closer to the Verandas gives you half the ice it’s supposed to!

[@keithevans1731]

The man's got a $1,000 grill in the back ground but can't stand buying a $2 cooler of ice? Interesting.

[@shineperishingrepublic]

That's why he can afford the grill. He spends money on what matters and saves it where it don't.

[@nullrout556]

The real problem is that Yeti's cost so much you can't leave them alone. No one is gonna steal your hopped up igloo.

[@terrypostema4058]

Maybe the grill is his wife's like the yeti too. She probably told him it was only 100 bux.haha

[@johncailipari7083]

He didn’t buy the grill D.A’s

[@Falling_Down_D-FENS]

OH MAN THOSE BEACHES ARE WAY TOOOOO CROWDED

[@joyparker1615]

you might want to seal the holes that you drill into the cooler with some type of sealant (RTV) so the foam doesn't get wet by the ice and water and mold on you

[@nickhall1376]

3m 5200

[@carolbrooks9161]

Great ideas! Thanks.

[@dennispratt559]

And just so you know you need to use primer before the glue

[@U812GREEN]

PVC tubes same size diameter and as long as a beverage cans, instead of water use hydrated artificial soil crystals, they act like blue ice packs

[@davidmadison5582]

Im from mobile and and am actually in pcola for work every day. I bought a 40 qt igloo and redid the cooling on it. Pretty happy with it. Plus noone steals it! 😅

[@joecittadino4267]

I used Great Stuff for larger gaps and it didn't cure inside the cavity. I shook the can for a full minute as instructed and the foam expanded fine outside the cooler when I tried it, but after 8 hours the inside of the cooler lid is just a mess of goopy yellow nasty smelling chemicals.

[@sierraadams8009]

Cute as hell

[@jhooton75]

I've often thought about drilling holes and shooting some of that foam in the lid and walls of my cooler. Do you really think it helps?

[@lloydstone7854]

It works very well

[@tmoss017]

There's a video where it shows it worked worse than the stock. May be better leaving it alone

[@fewminutesfame]

Great tips! I will definitely be using them!

[@wasbeerOriginal]

I just buy a block of dry ice that lasts about 4 days and keeps your other ice solid for much longer

[@440pressurewashing]

Dry ice works with ice lasts 3 to four days

[@william474]

Great video, thanks for serving.

[@atsstockburn]

gap and crack? or window and door. There is a big difference.

[@rosswatkins2277]

Don't know if you're serious but a Yeti really is at the bottom of the barrel of the Roto molded coolers

[@Natedoc808]

Piece of cardboard inside over your ice helps big time

[@earlklinestub2167]

When I hear the name yeti, the first thing that comes to mind is anti second amendment company.

[@JShoebill]

Nice egg what did you cook?

[@YakMotley]

THanks! BBq machine.

[@InfantryOutdoors]

Really cool ideas Jack! Did you actually get long ice life after you filled it with the foam. Would love to see a ice test before foam and after. I am like you I am rocking the cheap coolers too. Just can't see buying a Yetti!

[@t_c5266]

The answer is no. The foam coolers perform worse

[@michaelinraleigh]

@@t_c5266 he means after adding the insulation

[@t_c5266]

@@michaelinraleigh yes. Testing shows the diy foam lid coolers are worse

[@valmikabeneteau7229]

Yep, I agree. It would be like taking the vacuum air gap out of a thermos There are a few who have actually tested this on YT and proved it is worse. The same goes for putting salt in your water before you freeze it. Much worse then fresh water after about an hour or so. @@t_c5266

[@JoesColoradoxx]

Cheap coolers and cheap beer, lmao. Gotta love it, love them Natties. It's actually good beer save $$$. Great video bro.

[@YakMotley]

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