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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 176473" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>Advice:</p><p></p><p>First decide what you need. Do you need a cooler to hold ice or frozen stuff frozen for a week in the back country or do you need something to keep beers cold for a summer day on the water? Then decide how durable you need it to be. i.e. Are you going to toss it into the back of your truck once a week and have it ride around like that or does it go in the back of the carpeted sport utility once a month? Think handles and hinges here. Then you have to decide on how big. Are you going to be the only one doing the lifting most of the time? I see guys wrestling with these 100 qt coolers on their own and watching it makes my back hurt. Will it be used in a boat quite a bit so will you be tripping over it while netting fish and baiting hooks? Does it need to be bear proof? (Plastic or Metal?) After these basics, it's down to bells and whistles as far as I'm concerned like dividers, drink holders, bottle openers, etc, etc, etc. Hope this gets the wheels turning and you find what fits what you need. Good Luck!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KDM, post: 176473, member: 314"] Advice: First decide what you need. Do you need a cooler to hold ice or frozen stuff frozen for a week in the back country or do you need something to keep beers cold for a summer day on the water? Then decide how durable you need it to be. i.e. Are you going to toss it into the back of your truck once a week and have it ride around like that or does it go in the back of the carpeted sport utility once a month? Think handles and hinges here. Then you have to decide on how big. Are you going to be the only one doing the lifting most of the time? I see guys wrestling with these 100 qt coolers on their own and watching it makes my back hurt. Will it be used in a boat quite a bit so will you be tripping over it while netting fish and baiting hooks? Does it need to be bear proof? (Plastic or Metal?) After these basics, it's down to bells and whistles as far as I'm concerned like dividers, drink holders, bottle openers, etc, etc, etc. Hope this gets the wheels turning and you find what fits what you need. Good Luck!! [/QUOTE]
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