Now that we sell Yeti... buckle up kids, it's time for a sales pitch.
You're probably wondering whether it is worth getting a Yeti bottle or cooler instead of getting a random one from the middle of Lidl.
Fair enough question to ask, Lidl is pretty cheap.
I think it is because I have tried Yeti products in the hottest of conditions that would make any English person fall down with heatstroke.
AUSTRALIA
I have personally tested a few of the eskies (coolers) and the large water bottles (ramblers) and can verify that they work excellently while out in 40 degrees Celsius and out in the sun for hours at a time.
YETI Bottles
I owned a 64oz (1.9L) Rambler and I would take it everywhere.
Every morning, I would place 4 large ice balls in there with water straight from the tap and set off.
I would do farm work out in the country and if you've ever seen "Crocodile Dundee", it's a pretty apt description of what it was like where I was working (although significantly fewer crocodiles).
In the afternoon, after an entire day of the bottle sitting in the sun, bouncing around the buggy and being opened constantly, the ice would still be inside the bottle.
The middle of Lidl is pretty good, but I don't think it is that good.
Eskies (cool boxes)
We call them eskies in Australia.
I've used a few of these for transporting meat or keeping drinks cold during farm or range days—which, in Australia, is a lot.
On range days with 30 people constantly grabbing drinks, the ice still lasted all day, even in 30–40°C heat.
After the range day, we'd leave the esky outside and bring it to work on Monday. Even after sitting since Saturday, the ice was still there.
Transporting steaks was the real revelation. I would take frozen steaks home on a 6-hour drive in the back of a Ute. Even sitting in a scorching steel tray, they stayed rock solid the entire time.
These are just my experiences with Yeti—wholly positive—and I recommend the brand highly as it has never failed me.
Yes, they cost a bit more than other brands, but the quality makes them worth every penny.