1.) Swamp Fox - 09/13/2017

Noticed these on sale and thought I'd give a heads-up.

Dick's has the Ultra (pump: 2 3/4, 3 and 3.5 inch compatible) for $299 right now, so if anyone's looking for a project gun ...


And Walmart has a bit of a discount on the Ozark Trail coolers at the moment. They get varying reviews and I can't say how they compare to my favorites, the Igloo MaxCold or Coleman Extreme (except that the OTs are more money) but if you're looking for a cooler you can stand on or something like that, it's an option.

If I can find a good review of "premium" coolers that I saw this past spring, I'll post it.

2.) Jon - 09/13/2017

One bit of advice....whatever you do, don't punch in dicks dot com

3.) DParker - 09/13/2017

[QUOTE=Jon;51527]One bit of advice....whatever you do, don't punch in dicks dot com[/QUOTE]

I think at some point in the past I related the story of my son's first attempt to find Dick's Sporting Goods via Google when he was quite young and new to the internet...and how I found him curled up in the corner weeping and rubbing his eyes.

4.) Swamp Fox - 09/13/2017

LOL...

5.) JGB Ohio - 09/13/2017

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;51526]Noticed these on sale and thought I'd give a head's up.

Dick's has the Ultra (pump: 2 3/4, 3 and 3.5 inch compatible) for $299 right now, so if anyone's looking for a project gun ...


And Walmart has a bit of a discount on the Ozark Trail coolers at the moment. They get varying review and I can't say how they compare to my favorites, the Igloo MaxCold or Coleman Extreme (except that the OTs are more money) but if you're looking for a cooler you can stand on or something like that, it's an option.

If I can find a good review of "premium" coolers that I saw this past spring, I'll post it.[/QUOTE]

Are the soft coolers discounted or just the hard ones? I've got one of the pre-lawsuit RTIC 30 rotomolded that I love. I have been looking for a soft one as well...

6.) Jon - 09/13/2017

[QUOTE=JGB Ohio;51536]Are the soft coolers discounted or just the hard ones? I've got one of the pre-lawsuit RTIC 30 rotomolded that I love. I have been looking for a soft one as well...[/QUOTE]

I have a soft RTIC 30, love it!

7.) JGB Ohio - 09/13/2017

[QUOTE=Jon;51539]I have a soft RTIC 30, love it![/QUOTE]

They are really awesome. I am so glad I got one when I did!

8.) Swamp Fox - 09/13/2017

[QUOTE=JGB Ohio;51536]Are the soft coolers discounted or just the hard ones? I've got one of the pre-lawsuit RTIC 30 rotomolded that I love. I have been looking for a soft one as well...[/QUOTE]


I only noticed the hard ones in the store over the weekend, but I think I saw soft ones on the website this morning. Don't recall if they were on sale.

9.) Swamp Fox - 09/13/2017

Is there a difference pre- and post-lawsuit with the RTICs? I know there was some friction but don't know that I remember a lawsuit.

10.) JGB Ohio - 09/13/2017

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;51545]Is there a difference pre- and post-lawsuit with the RTICs? I know there was some friction but don't know that I remember a lawsuit.[/QUOTE]

Yes, the originals were carbon copys of YETI. They had to re-design their entire product line, and frankly, their new designs look cheap to me.

11.) Swamp Fox - 09/13/2017

Huh. I missed that somehow.


If my ship comes in AND I decide to re-jigger my present fishing system, I have my eye on the Orion coolers. But those are two big ifs.

[url]http://orioncoolers.com/[/url]


I haven't been that impressed with YETI. My reference point is a MaxCold or an Extreme (I forget now) with a hog on ice on a sunny porch mid-summer for several days vs. beer on ice in a smaller YETI in a pickup bed in early fall. I thought the YETI should have done a lot better for the money.