At the same time, you’ll be hard-pressed to find another soft cooler with this kind of durability and ice retention. In terms of absolute dimensions, the Yeti Hopper Two 20 measures 12.5 x 15 x 7 inches. The Yeti Hopper 30 will set you back roughly $250. Yeti Hopper 30 Has Larger Dimensions That Hopper 20 Yeti 20 is two inches smaller in height and width, and 1.5-inch smaller in length. When I’m fishing from a boat or hunting, I like the rigidity and higher capacity of the Tundra.Īt the end of the day, I guess the only real solution is to own both – and throw in a Rambler for good measure.Īs with other products from Yeti, this premium soft-sided cooler comes at a premium price. When I’m going camping, kayaking, hiking out to the stream, or just away for the weekend, I really like the portability of the Yeti Hopper 30. Which one is the right choice completely depends on the situation of that day. The zipper pull is a nice oversize and rubberized design that’s easy to get a solid grip on. You need to lubricate the zipper from time to time and Yeti includes a small tube of lubricant for that purpose. Yeti calls their closure the HydroLok Zipper – a design that takes its inspiration from survival suits. Soft-sided coolers traditionally use a zipper and the Yeti Hopper 30 is no exception. Getting the opening to be leakproof takes more than simply installing a rubber gasket around the lid. While Yeti doesn’t tell us the exact material used, they do confirm that it’s from an FDA-approved food grade material. The Hopper Two 30 will withstand the hazards of the wild and keep your contents nice and frosty, thanks to its durable DryHide exterior and ColdCell. This is a high-density fabric that’s waterproof and resistant to mildew, punctures, and UV rays. Around the outside, you’ll find the Dryhide Shell. To keep the cooler completely leakproof, Yeti came up with a couple of innovative design features. Yeti turned to a closed cell rubber foam (called ColdCell) as insulation that allows for movement with solid thermal retention. The Tundra is insulated with polyurethane inside the cooler’s hard shell, but there’s no way to put that inside a soft cooler without it being too rigid. Like a good Gore-Tex jacket or pair of lightweight AT boots, you’re paying for smart engineering and a product that makes traveling and being outside that much easier.My first question when I saw the Yeti Hopper 30 was how this soft side cooler would compare to the 10 – 14 days of ice retention the Tundra enjoys. Like all of YETI’s products the Hopper 30 is ultra-spendy at $300, but once you use it you’ll understand why it’s priced so high. Total overall carrying capacity is 6.5 gallons, which means the Hopper 30 will hold a six pack of beer, several cuts of steak, and some ice cream, plus plenty of ice to keep it all cold. In terms of the zipper, YETI borrowed technology from survival suits and HazMat protective gear to make sure the Hopper 30 won’t leak even it’s getting jostled around. That said, I’ve done my best to rough the thing up and it’s barely flinched thanks to the 840-denier DryHide fabric on the outside, which is similar to the material used in whitewater rafts. The Hopper 30 isn’t as strong as something like their Tundra cooler, which is made from hard plastic. That’s the unit of measurement YETI uses to tell the duration this cooler keeps ice. I’ve used the Hopper 30 all summer here in New Mexico’s brutal heat and I’ve been surprised how well the thing works even if it’s been sitting in the scorching high desert temps.ĭays. But they will say it can “keep ice for days” thanks to one inch of insulation in the sides of the cooler and 1.5 inches in the bottom. YETI doesn’t specify exactly how long the Hopper 30 will keep things cold because it depends on the environment where it’s being used. This means it takes up less room in your truck while you’re out tailgating this fall, and it’s easier to haul on a sled or in a helicopter to your favorite lodge or yurt. The brand’s newest offering, the Hopper 30, is no different except that instead of hard walls it’s soft-sided and more portable. Their boxes keep your beer and food cold for a silly long time, plus they’re nearly indestructible, even if you beat the crap out of ’em. In other words, it’s night and day.įor years now, YETI has built a reputation for building some of, if not the best coolers on the market. Using a regular cooler and then upgrading to a YETI is like skiing powder on skinny, fully cambered skis from the 1990s and then clicking in to something like the DPS Spoon or the Black Diamond Carbon Megawatt, both of which are huge underfoot and have tons of rocker. Cans of beer, a couple of steaks, some carrots and hummus, what else you got in there? PHOTO: Jakob Schiller thick on the bottom, offering far superior cold-holding to ordinary soft coolers.
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