Cheap 150 qt coolers at Walmart
 

$80 for a 42" long cooler at selected Wal-marts. Probably 1/3 the price of West Marine.

walmart's the devil! good find though...

What Walmart??? The devil?
 

Sometimes you wonder what God was thinking?? Welcome to WalMart!

A while back, I needed a cooler on short notice and bought one(smaller than above) from Walmart, without looking at it real close. Ok so that was dumb; I was in a hurry. Anyway it was an Igloo, can't be too sorry. But wait, its from Walmart. Guess what? the top had no, as in zero, insulation, collapses when you sit on it. The plastic sides are so thin that it wants to collapse when you put any weight in it. Keeps ice a little better than a cardboard box, but not much. Total and complete crap.

I bought a 142 qt. Igloo cooler from Walmart about 7 years ago, on clearance for only $35. I ordered the cushion for it from BassPro for $55. The cushion lasted less than 3 years, the cooler is in great condition, and has held my 200 lbs, and my friend's 320 lbs at the same time on several occassions. Go figure.

Fish - are these the coleman ones? or IGloo?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Igloo-Quic...ooler/16437963

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-Ma...Cooler/9222616

The Igloo is the one Connor is talking about. I have one like it and you don't want to stand on it if you weigh over 150 lbs. It's ok for a picnic, but it's not a boat cooler. I haven't used it in years.

I also have one of the coleman marine coolers in the 100qt. size. I've been very happy with it.
Dave

What discount houses do is suck suppliers in with promise of big volume. Once they gear up production and get hooked on the volume, Walmart starts cutting what they will pay, and cutting, and cutting. Pretty soon the supplier can't make a decent product for what Walmart pays, but still needs the volume, so they cut quality. Hence my Igloo and Blue Heron's. Maybe Fr Frank got one of the better quality ones.

Exactly what the "Discount" home builders do to their sub contractors. Looks great to begin with but in the end the subs darn near have to pay the builders to get the contracts.

High end custom builders are the only ones worth the time now days..

Igloo

But I didn't find mine THAT flimsy. Not great, but the first thing I did was sit on it. Probably a 190lb person.

I had to search a bit to find one.

I was going to glass a custom one up, but or $80, I couldn't resist.