BETTER THAN A YETI ?? - How to Make Your Cooler More Efficient

Did you know that your cooler isn't as super insulated as you thought and you're wasting money constantly filling it up with ice only to see it melt within in a short period of time? While the body of most coolers is insulated, the lid might not be - and that's causing your ice to not last as long as it could.
The good news is there's a quick and cheap solution to this problem. All you need is a can of Foam a Fil, drill holes and some silicone to make whatever type of cooler you own into something more ice friendly. Upgrade For the Win!!
So before you go shelling out a ton of money for a more expensive cooler, try spending $5 and a short amount of your time to upgrade your own cooler and increase the life of your ice.
This video will show you how to make your inexpensive cooler better without breaking the bank!
#$5Upgrade #Upgradeforthewin
Till next time, ride safe!
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[@deanwebster]

I had no idea you could do this! Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

I know !! I learned they were hollow earlier that day.

[@othunt]

This and reflectex insulation on the inside of lid , helped us, great videos thank you

[@1AXMRDR]

I did this 20 years ago when we were boating all the time. I drilled large holes though. You need to use minimal expansion foam or it can warp the lid. Might not make it a yeti but it improves the cooler a lot! Yeti coolers are heavy, improving a cheap cooler is a good thing to do.

[@franny5295]

I looked, I physically couldn't lift a full 60-75qt yeti cooler out of my suv. Which is the size that I would need. I'm not sure I could lift half of that and the added cost of wheelchair ramps to maybe drag it out only puts me at risk of being run over by my own cooler. I'm trying more to figure out if anybody has gotten brave enough to fill the sides and the bottom too. Except, I wouldn't do the body from the inside. I'd drill it from the outside because water is fickle. It can cause problems if it gets where it's not supposed to.

[@ddddsd20]

Looking at the gas price in the background, now in 2023 it’s a dollar per gallon higher in Georgia 3.29 for regular, gotta love it. Thanks for the cooler hack, I never understood why they didn’t insulate the lid, I’m sure cost is the biggest reason.

[@willcool713]

I found a free 50 quart Coleman rolling cooler that someone was giving away. I had a 23 liter insulated foam shipping box that happened to be very nearly the same dimensions as the interior of the cooler. So I only had to carve out the places where the wheel wells took up some interior room, and I had a double insulated 23 liter cooler. I glued the foam lid into place inside the hinged lid of the cooler, the tightness of the fit took care of all the rest. I put a couple of latches on the outside, and Ta-da, a free homemade Yeti-ish cooler.

[@scottyoung4583]

Thanks for all the great videos. Love watching you guys. Leave the ice in the bag and it will last longer.

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

👍🤯

[@HarleysDinersRides]

Thanks for sharing, i'll have to look at my coolers and do this fix. cheers

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

It’s an easy fix

[@vics-videos]

Wowwwwww!!! Great results! I'm gonna do that to mine! :-D

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

It works

[@FundedFuturesTrader]

OMG! I was at that rally too. I wish I could have met you two. Loving your videos. Where do you ride during the cold months of old man winter?

[@georgedenny5919]

I did that years ago. Works great. Also went I have the cooler in my truck or boat I always place a wet towel over it. Evaporation helps it cool.

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

Good stuff

[@luvs2ride4ever]

i done the SAME THING. WORKED GREAT. I TOOK A TRIP PULLING MY TRAILER FROM ALEXANDRIA LA TO CARLSBAD NM. I USED DRY ICE ALSO PUT NEWSPAPER ON TOP INSIDE.NEWS PAPER IS A GOOD INSULATOR. AT THE CAMP GROUND IN CARSBAD TWO DAYS LATER MY HAMBURGER AND CHICKEN BREAST WAS STILL FROZE SOLID.

[@suoppsdn9751]

You can also use foamboard on the top. You notice the vallies in the top. Once you use spray foam the deep vallies in the top has less foam where the deep vallies are located, so once you add the spray foam add a layer of inch to two foam board the fill the vallies with spray foam also. I bet that makes it even better

[@BMaxDesigns]

Conceptually, yes... in practice I would use something like Coroplast (Plastic Cardboard like yard signs are made from) and Silicone around the edges to avoid mold.

[@jkentsan]

Very creative! I wouldn't have thought of it. Thinking outside the box - well inside the box in this case. lol

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

Thank you! 😊

[@kevinroberts361]

Kewl !! Hehe how much longer will it keep ice frozen now than before do you know? Like in days? Did you fill it all the way up w ice? Or just one bag at a time ? Thx! Be safe

[@MoneyMakerRealty]

Great idea. I have a cooler I own now for about 12 yrs. Gonna this see if it seals better.

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

Awesome. We use our now as a dry box and it keep the heat out very effective.

[@kevinjnaquin11]

Silicone around the rim can help try to make an airtight seal which would help keep the cold in. If no silicone you can use electrical tape as temporary seal. Did it on a cheap igloo I had for a while and it’s a noticeable effect

[@balboshrooms]

I did this to my cooler, works a treat. As a next, next level upgrade glue in styrofoam on the inside of the cooler and the roof... makes it even better, for keeping ice.

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

Ha that sounds like a plan.

[@pv4669]

Paris, TX! I spent a month there one night. Haha. I used to have a customer in Clarksville.

[@carlslayton9337]

Just learned this week ago. Wish I would of seen this done years ago. Would of saved me money on ice. Cube cooler will hold ice now four days. Last about the same as my friends yeti cooler. But hundreds of dollars cheaper!!!

[@richardpassmore1]

Cool video haha

[@71160000]

Perhaps a bit off topic but many years ago I had a large aluminum center console boat and it had an ice chest locker in front of the console. Unfortunately it was all aluminum and could melt a bag of ice in under an hour. I found a cheap styrofoam ice chest that just fit inside it and after that I could keep my drinks cold all day.

[@nylamunk368]

You can do the same thing to the bottom of that cooler by insulating the sides, from the top down.

[@elizabethpugh2685]

Years ago we wrapped our cooler with foam padding for under carpets. We could keep ice for 5 days

[@charlieswearingen500]

I use a Rubbermaid cooler just like that. Thanks...

[@MrLarryj1953]

Freeze the water bottles instead of Buying ice, Don't have to drain water from bottle to make room for expansion, Put in cooler in Plastic grocery bag, Put new frozen bottles in every day or so, leave the ones that are partial frozen, can refill over ice in bottle, lots of options best ice water in the world on a hot day, This is how I pack my work Ice chest for crew.

[@geneo9364]

The lid is meant to be filled with water then freeze. this is suppose to keep it cold longer.

[@Buck1954]

Gonna fix my cooler

[@mrclean28h]

awesome we were at the 2019 Bring it home as well

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

It was hot that day.

[@mrclean28h]

@@TwoWheelsBigLife Yes it was

[@ewoknative]

air is the best insulator. there are other videos showing this method versus normal plastic coolers and the foam filled coolers actually caused less cooling on the inside of the cooler because they trapped heat longer due to the foam.

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

Thanks for the info, but in our case it actually did save Ice

[@Patricia-re6rs]

That was very interesting and you still have great hair.

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

It’s in the Genes

[@WindyTherapy]

Great idea ! Who said an old dog can’t learn a new trick! (I just did it)

[@jaybo516]

Put some frozen bottles across the bottom then pour your ice on your beverages. Will last even longer .

[@carlosaircraftmechxnic2819]

I saw the video with Adam Sandoval.

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

👍

[@delvinbegay1502]

Fill up all the holes

[@jimmiewilson1744]

Darn me and my wife were there

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

🤔🤔

[@philos212]

Great idea! Does anything seep through that open hole in the middle of the board and contaminate the food? I mean is the expanding foam poisonous?

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

I sealed the holes with food grade silicone after filling the top. Nothing seeped through.

[@philos212]

@@TwoWheelsBigLife ok, I went back and watched that part again. I think I am going to do this with one of my cheap coolers. Thanks.

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

We used it mainly as a dry box later on. It still helped keeping the heat out.

[@philos212]

@@TwoWheelsBigLife that’s a good use too.

[@kimberlycoltrainrsrccr2626]

This is perfect for our upcoming road trips to mountains. The cabin has a mini fridge so this will help us keep our drinks and ice so we don't use up space in the fridge so much. Thanks!

[@4xangler505]

I wonder if putting reflectix between the black cover and the cooler would help as well. Is there room to do this?

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

That might work. We use that box as a dry box now. It’s much cooler even when the sun is blazing on it.

[@4xangler505]

@@TwoWheelsBigLife What do you use for a cooler now?

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

We have a Yeti that sits on the back seat of the HD.

[@Diana-xm1dm]

Could kitchen and bath caulk be used to seal the holes?

[@Diana-xm1dm]

I am not making a suggestion, I'm asking if kitchen and bath caulk may be used because I don't know. Thanks for now.

[@joezednick3197]

Looks like you have a Mustang seat and backrest,,,,, Ocala Fl

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

Good eye. I love my seat

[@jimweigand8937]

What size drill do you use

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

Just big enough to insert the fill tube from the foam fill

[@lolilando]

it could be better if you do a video with before and after.... I have seen so many videos like this, many of them with no success. I believe you, buttttt....

[@garyhanson4133]

I've always said people should do this, but pay off that comes from being in the hardware business:-)

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

Okay it’s not a YETI but definitely an improvement👍👍

[@garyhanson4133]

@@TwoWheelsBigLife ya but a tenth the price too.

[@rmclogger9856]

Curious why since you have solar panel why you wouldn’t just have a electric cooler?

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

Weight those are heavy and and pull more power them we have.

[@rmclogger9856]

@@TwoWheelsBigLife makes sense -boyfriend says if your ever travelling thru SE British Columbia to totally look us up 😊

[@TwoWheelsBigLife]

Love to make it to BC.

[@k.g.442]

Solar is over hyped. Takes a lot of cells to provide a modicum of power... and only really produces at high noon summer sun. Dont buy the leftist ecology nonsense.

[@josephsweeney4219]

I've had solar on my roof for seven years. Haven't paid an electric bill since installation. Will break even on the installation and purchase costs this year. I live in the Northeast - I bet I'd do even better in a sunnier location. Not leftist ecology nonsense. Just plain science and improving technology.

[@rhinomite5203]

This costs more than a yeti because now you have to throw this away and still buy a same size yeti 😂😂

[@smokeandmirrors482]

Make this make sense