KENAI45 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.

So far,so GREAT with this! Keeps ice for a good amount of days, I was camping in Arizona and this kept things nice and cool! On par with Yetis, just without the inflated price!

Only used once, but showing some promise with holding ICE. Held 36 beverages and 32 Lbs of ice in 90+ degree temperatures, for 3 days. That is with a constant opening to retrieve a bev!!

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.

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'm not sure how everyone else was able to keep ice in this cooler for days. I've been using this cooler inside my air-conditioned camper for 2 weeks and the ice I've been adding to it melts overnight, every night. I've purchased ice from multiple stores and made my own and it all melts overnight. Granted, the water from the melted ice does keep the drinks cold, but since I wasn't expecting to add ice multiple times a day and drain the cooler every day or so, this is definitely not worth the money I spent.

I've had this cooler for a few weeks now and really love it. I took it on vacation and had snacks and drinks iced down before I left. In the hotel room 4 days later, still had some ice in it! Of course it would be less than that outside in the heat but I'm still impressed. Much less expensive than the big brands but just as awesome. I would recommend the company attach the drain plug with a tether to prevent losing it. It's also quite heavy. Other than that those 2 things, I'm a happy camper!

Super durable, rolls around in the bed of a pickup with no noticeable effect on cooler.It’s winter now so it’s hard to gage the effectiveness of “cooling”.Not expensive name on the side, no frills bad ass cooler. Maybe bombproof.I haven’t looked to see replacement of hinges, if possible. That would be the only bad part (non replaceable hinges).Love the orange.