KENAI 45 Cooler | 45 qt Ice Chest Durable Rotomolded Insulated | Made in USA | Warranty for Life | for Beach Boat Camping Fishing Hunting | K45

I first looked at both Yeti and Arctic units... mainly because they both do an exceptional job at marketing their products! The reviews on the Kenai were very good so I gave it a try.You will see many reviews saying that new owners of the Kenai unit have tried competitive brands in the past and found that after a few hours, the ice they put in the units had melted. They go on to say that their experience with the Kenai was the complete opposite. I have not used a Yeti or Arctic but can attest to the quality of the Kenai.Offering a bit of data... first, we did but the cooler insert/divider which I also strongly recommend. Not because it's "icier" than any others but because it fits very nicely in this unit. Two weeks ago we drove 14 hours from the Northeast US to the Southeast US and the outside temps we over 90 degrees F the entire drive. The Kenai cooler sat in the back of our SUV right under the rear window. In addition to the cooler insert, my wife put a few ziploc bags of ice cubes in the cooler on top of the frozen food we were transporting in the cooler. When we arrived and opened the cooler around 15 hours later, the bagged ice cubes were 100% frozen still and not a drop of water appeared in any of the bags. I was beyond amazed.

I've owned A LOT of Grizzly stuff over the years and decided to try this part of their brand for price and size. I love my Grizzly 60qt, but can get heavy fully iced for 1 person and as an every day cooler. I drink 1 gallon of water a day and wanted to be able to hold all my food and smaller 64 or 32oz water bottle in the truck to and from job sites around AZ. I figured the 25qt was too small for my needs. I also love that it matches my Grizzly 60. The latches are a bit different and there's no lock hole, but I didn't see those necessary for this cooler. Overall, love it so far.

Overall well designed and very solidly constructed. I also own a Yeti 75 but was looking for something smaller and cheaper that would fit in the back of an SUV more easily. Very solidly constructed and made in the USA unlike Yeti.The only downside I can see compared to a Yeti is you can't lock the lid closed. You can certainly lock it via a cable lock to a tree or something but there's no hole to run a lock through to prevent someone from opening it. Another minor consideration that would possibly be a down side is the availability of replacement rubber latches should these eventually break. Yeti latches are easy to get and universal. Not sure about the Kenai latches but I plan to look into that.

I work in the oilfield and most coolers I buy are cheap igloo ones I decided I needed a heavy duty cooler that held ice so I purchased this cooler in red. Looks amazing and well built buuuuttt I live in south Texas and it doesn’t hold ice all day. It sits in the back of my truck of course but if I fill it up with ice at 6 am by 10 am cooler is halfway with ice. Still a nice cooler but for the price just go to academy and get you a store brand it will have more to offer and might hold ice longer.

I liked the value of this cooler - Decent price for a lot of cooler. Plus, it is made in the USA. I only added ice a couple times on our 5 night camping trip. The cooler is heavier than I expected, but the 45 QT is a BIG cooler. I wasn't camping in bear country, so the fact this cooler is not bear-rated makes little difference. Plus, if you're in bear country, store your food and kitchen gear in your vehicle. The latches are in fact, quite secure for normal use. For the money, if you want a reliable roto-molded cooler that is well-constructed, I recommend this KENAI. They are made by the Grizzly Cooler Company in Iowa. Fast shipping, lots of color choices and the best value I found from my research.

We watched a video that compared some of the big brand coolers. We decided to give this one a try and have absolutely no regrets! We used frozen water bottles instead of ice cubes to keep it cold. We had frozen solid water bottles at six days. I could not believe it! So if you think you’re gonna be drinking those frozen water bottles by the end Of the day… You will be disappointed! We love it and it matches our orange Jeep!

My first foray into the high-end coolers and considered a Yeti due to name recognition, but saw the reviews for this and decided to go with it. Have taken it on several trips now, two of which the temp was over 90 on several days and the cooler was left outside, sometimes in direct sunlight before it was moved to shade. Held ice so well! Some melting, but mostly intact after several days in these temps. My daughter had a smaller Yeti with ice (smaller, should hold ice better, less area to cool), and her ice melted quickly on those trips side by side with mine. She returned her Yeti. Love this cooler, highly recommended.

We bought this brand because it’s made in the USA. Shipped super fast and we received 7-10 days earlier than Amazon estimated. Will update after camping this weekend to rate how well it keeps ice, but happy with initial impression of construction, even the latches which others had complained about (although would be nice to be able to bear proof if needed). Also I thought the Kenai 45 included the inside basket. A little annoyed it’s not included and we need to buy separately.UPDATE: We still had loose ice cubes from our freezer in this cooler after 3 days of 90 degree weather, lots of openings, and lots of food that doesn’t hold the cold (veggies, etc). We’re happy, well worth the money so far.