Eskies

 Gday all , im chasing some info on decent eskies and am currently leaning toward a yeti tundra 250 litre , i currently have got a 125 litre eva kool which works well but the hinges are a pain in the ass and keep breaking . Does anyone know who is a dealer for the yeti eskies and also what else is out there. 

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 All boats and Hillarys

Mon, 2016-04-04 06:16

 All boats and Hillarys tackle stock yettis

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Hey mate,I've got a 150lt

Mon, 2016-04-04 06:19

Hey mate,

I've got a 150lt yeti tundra, its a great esky. They have a really well designed hinge, seal and handle. Its really tough being rotomoulded plasic. It has an internal basket to keep stuff out of ice too. The only down fall is that it still cannot hold ice as long as a qaulity fibreglass esky. 

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Fibreglass are good

Mon, 2016-04-04 06:28

 but im sick of fixing busted up hinges they should think up a better way to mount them , the rivets are crap. I thought the yeti was supposed to be the top of the market

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care for equipment

Mon, 2016-04-04 11:12

take a bit more care of it, and maybe keep the lid closed aye.

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 Have a look at Techni-Ice,

Mon, 2016-04-04 07:46

 Have a look at Techni-Ice, I've got one of their signature series and they're ridiculously good quality while being cheaper than the competition.

Highly recommend them

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im up north and have a 250l

Mon, 2016-04-04 08:15

im up north and have a 250l yeti, you cant fault it. ice and fish on slurry 3 days no problem. Ive found it better than any fibreglass esky ive had.

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 I can get 6 days of block

Mon, 2016-04-04 08:45

 I can get 6 days of block ice out of a 144lt ultra cool fibreglass esky opening it all day every day. The yetis max is about half of that, I definatly think the construction and durability beats fibreglass hands down, but if your after something to keep ice, fibreglass all the way. I now use fridges and freezers so I don't even use the eskys much anymore. If were doing a reef trip a kill bag is what I use filled with block ice.

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Hey mate we do the big chill

Mon, 2016-04-04 09:31

Hey mate we do the big chill eskys which are great , full rotomold and 100 % refridgeration insulation foam. Feel free to check them out or pm us for more details. Cheers

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 www.fishbagsandstuff.com/can

Mon, 2016-04-04 09:35

 www.fishbagsandstuff.com/canyon--fish-bags.html

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Mon, 2016-04-04 10:40
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Esky

Mon, 2016-04-04 11:15

What about a Madfish Bag. They hold ice very well and don't take up deck space if your not using them.

 

I have been very happy with mine

 

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You must be rough! Ive not

Mon, 2016-04-04 11:18

You must be rough! Ive not yet broken a hinge on either of my evakool. maybe put some nice stainless ones and backing plates ?

 

Anyway i have really good things about the techni ice range which are very well priced!

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Yeah vinesh

Mon, 2016-04-04 11:47

 not me the ,three kids swinging off them pushing them back past there limits and ripping them out i got 2 of them as well looking at all makes and models from 250 to 300 litres . And i have one of the fish cooler bags as well for mackies

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Techni-Ice

Mon, 2016-04-04 12:35

Techni-Ice, in my opinion are the best on the market, and at a better price than all the others.

Had my 80L Signature series for over a year now, and has been perfect esky.

 

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afraid I agree with luke my

Mon, 2016-04-04 19:06

afraid I agree with luke my 180 ltr fibreglass engel esky keeps ice a lot longer than my 100ltr plastic one

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 I've got the 40ltr yetti and

Mon, 2016-04-04 19:21

 I've got the 40ltr yetti and while it's good for keeping ice it's bloody heavy to lug around and has bugger all room inside compared to the Size of it. If you're worried about grizzly bears stealing food out of it then probably a good bet (apparently grizzly proof) but it didn't stop my German Shepard from eating the foam handles off it. They're also overly expensive so in summary I would love them in the shop.

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The engel

Mon, 2016-04-04 20:00

they dont make the fibreglass ones anymore  and i think trying to find one in the size i want is going to be hard to find

 

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 Tropical ice boxes are in my

Mon, 2016-04-04 20:17

 Tropical ice boxes are in my view the best roto esky ever made.  I have 2,  they are treated with no respect at all, are left in the sun for countless day/months on end.  1 is around 8 years old  and is still in excellent condition. You can use them as a seat. They have an awsome hinge setup and ive never seen one broken, I honestly dont know how you could break it. They hold ice for a long time 4-5 days.  Some glass eskies might hold ice longer but are super heavy and awkward.