Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First off I want to address an issue that some people seem to bring up constantly, and I hope RTIC reads this too! People are complaining about the warranty coverage reduction, but let's face it folks it's a cooler. If you honestly expect RTIC to have a six year warranty, you aren't going to get this awesome cooler for $169. You will be paying the $399 cost like a Yeti or even higher. Why? Because you are paying for the possibility of another cooler. It's built into the price. If Yeti was so damn great and their warranty was phenomenal, there would not be a parts aisle at the stores (i.e. Ace Hardware, Dicks, etc). Same as RTIC, the warranty is for defects and workmanship. Not for you to mistreat and abuse it, and then think you are going to get it replaced. No warranty will cover that, period. And who uses a cooler warranty? It's job is to keep stuff cold, not be a structural support or fall off moving vehicles, etc. I want to see real facts from Yeti owners who have legitimately damaged their Yeti and got it replaced for free. Or it fell out of a moving vehicle down the highway, broke and replaced for free. I haven't seen any and that is because it doesn't exist. Get over it. Onto the important tasks at hand. This cooler is awesome and keeps its contents cold. Basically, it does what it is advertised to do! I placed twenty frozen bottles of water in the cooler and a dozen room temperature bottles in at 4am for a day of offshore fishing. I was concerned and bought a 10lb bag of ice, and dumped it in as well. Problem one, i wasted $3 on a bag of ice because it never melted. Problem two, my bottles of water were still frozen 36 hours later with all the ice in tact. This is 36 hours outside on a boat, not covered or concealed. I know, it isn't really a problem. However, I did not honestly think this cooler would work this great. Next trip I will put in my frozen bottles of water with room temp bottles the night before, no extra ice, just to see if the bottles alone will do the cooling. My thoughts were the frozen bottles would make the others cold while thawing in the process resulting in full chest of cold water. I did get a dozen cold bottles and twenty frozen ones! I almost forgot, it also had foot long Wawa subs on top as well. The box it arrived in was a factory box that had no damage. The cooler was perfect and is 100% the most expensive cooler I have ever purchased. The only reason I bought it was because of the flatness of the sides, in order to fit in a space on my boat in the front of the console. I have only ever had Igloo Marine coolers, and they have not performed like this. In closing. I do not know anyone, let alone myself, that would need a cooler to keep ice for over five days. I also do not know anyone traveling on the Oregon Trail who may need to survive with a $399+ cooler. I highly suggest most of the people asking questions about warranty, dimensions, etc to visit the RTIC website. It is pretty spot on. If you want cold products in a cooler, this is great. If you want to say "I own a Yeti!", this cooler is not for you. If you want to pay $399 or more, this cooler is not for you. If you want a 6 year or higher warranty on a cooler, this cooler is not for you. If you want to get a swift kick in the balls to feel like you really got something after paying $399 or higher, this cooler is not for you. If you want to purchase an awesome cooler and have money in your pocket to fill up your fuel tank or boat tank or buy a dozen twelve packs or go out to dinner six times or a new rod/reel combo......then this cooler is for you!