[AT] staying hydrated on an antique tractor

[charlie hill]

Cecil,  I have the 30 oz  YETI and love it.
I've seen the Rtic too and it is nearly an exact copy.
I've seen some side by side tests on Youtube and they
all perform about the same except for the tops.  Somehow
the YETI top out performs the others but it in tests like putting
it in the oven at 350 degs for 20 minutes.   The YETI with
three or four (I forget the number) ice cubes and one cup of water
came out of the 350 deg, 20 minute oven with a water temp of 39 degs F.
and the ice cubes still intact.

Walmart sells some knock offs that are even less than the Rtic.  I hear they
work fine.  They and the YETI are made from slightly lighter metal but not 
much.

With that said, a friend of mine owns an ACE hardware and sells YETI and 
some of
the knockoffs.  He told me recently if you want one of the knock offs to go 
ahead and
buy it because YETI is trying to figure out how to stop their production 
through patent infringement
suits.  I don't know that it's true but that's what he was told.

At $40 bucks the YETI is expensive but if you use it daily it pays for it's 
self quickly.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Cecil Bearden
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 1:33 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] staying hydrated on an antique tractor

This is OT  I am sure, but us old tractor guys gotta stay hydrated, and
I found something that works great.   A friend of mine bought me a 30oz
Yeti Tumbler.  This cup will keep ice in water for nearly 8 hours while
sitting in a closed pickup in Oklahoma heat..  They are not cheap, $30
to $40 depending on where you go.   They also make a 60oz jug that works
just like the tumbler and the cooler.  ( I think the cooler is over
rated, but if you put your ice in a zip lock bag, it will keep 3 times
longer than loose ice. )    That Jug is $90 at he local hardware store.
Way too much for a water jug.
But.................    Hang on here folks, I found a copy of the YETI
probably from the same factory too,  It is called Rtic (pronounced
Arctic) and it is a lot cheaper.  That 60oz jug is only $29 if you order
$35 or more shipping is free.   Just have to go to the Rtic web site.
Do a google search for Rtic.   You may think that $30for a 1/2 gallon
jug is too steep, but if you experience how it keeps cold, and is
stainless and can get kicked around dropped, run over by the 4 wheeler,
and still keeps drinks cold or hot,  I think you will agree that it is
worth the extra.   Really the last jug you will buy to carry on the
tractor.    If you still think it is too much to pay, just show it to
your wife and remark how nice it woudl be to have a cold drink last all
day and you would not have to drag all that grease in on her kitchen
floor when you came in for ice..  !!    One might show up under the
Christmas tree. https://www.*rticcoolers*.com
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