Plastic Ozark Trail Camping Ice Boxes & Coolers for sale You effectively need to manually empty your cooler (which can be very cold on the hands) then empty out the water before putting your items back it. The Ozark Trail has really mixed opinions when it comes to ice retention. While this is a decent range it is a much smaller range than a cooler brand like Yeti which has multiple different sizes. USATuff offers the best Ozark Trail cooler accessories for any cooler old or new. Refurbish an older cooler or protect and personalize your new Ozark Trail. You get to enjoy one of the best cooler bargains in the industry right now. And Ozark Trail’s diverse selection of coolers means that we are going to have results that are all over the place. Several models come with an expandable top that can increase the storage height by up to 3”. This makes it large enough to easily fit a 16-liter bottle or even stack 12oz cans on top of each other. Many hotels offer lower rates during the winter, like the Margaritaville Resort, a family fun-filled accommodation with an indoor waterpark to keep the kids occupied. Lifetime coolers are made in the USA and are extremely similar to Ozark Trail coolers in most aspects, including their low price. If, after reading this, you want to steer away from Ozark Trail coolers altogether then they are a few different cooler brands that are quite similar but still cheaper than Yeti. As far as color options go, you can purchase this in one of two colors, Greystone which is the one featured in this article and a lighter grey. The constant color feature among the two are the orange rimmed wheels which I don’t love but, it is not a deal breaker. I’m using my North facing deck as the staging area which receives direct sunlight at almost all hours of the day. I also placed  a small weather system on the deck rail to help get a sense of how hot surface temperatures are in the area. On one of the hottest days, the remote sensor reported temperatures exceeding 107 Degrees Fahrenheit while the air temp was in the high 80’s. REI had a member sale over Memorial Day weekend and we were able to save 20% on our cooler. Ozark Trail don’t have any coolers around the 40-Quart range. For that you would need to look at the RTIC 45-Quart Cooler. This issue seems more prevalent in the larger sizes, but can happen on the smaller sized cooler also. Some customers have experienced Ozark Trail coolers warping when left in the sun. More specifically the lid of the cooler seems to warp unnaturally. Given how affordable these coolers are compared to other roto-molded coolers like Yeti, none of these problems are deal breakers in my opinion. Not to mention, it has a built-in bottle opener and four drink holders on the lid, so you can have a good time no matter the temperature. So there you have it, when looking at just the ability to keep ice cold over a period of 6 days the Pelican has just slightly won, but we are talking about decimal points. I have to say that I am very impressed with the performance of the Ozark Trail 45Q cooler. This cooler is not only smaller in its overall size but also a fraction of the price of the competition. We will discuss these in greater detail in our reviews below. To start with, you will find an oversized drain that makes short work of any melted ice that is inside. The threaded drain can easily be removed and will be held in place thanks to the mounted chain it is on. And to maximize how much squeeze the gasket produces, having strong latches that provide a lot of clamping force is necessary. You will find the popular “T-latch” design on Ozark Trail coolers. While some brands will have the base of the “T” be what catches the pin, Ozark Trail has instead decided to have a hole in the middle of the latch that catches onto the pin. For a completely customized wrap or pad, use our Custom Form here. Most of the models also come with an expandable top, which means you get plenty of storage space, being able to gain an extra three inches off the top. We know how premium Yeti Tundra coolers are, so the question is whether Ozark Trail coolers can match up. But all models could make do with a few additional color choices. Also, there is nothing in the way of custom colors, decals, etc. Yeti is a premium brand cooler with premium quality and sells for a premium price.