Made in the USA Made in the USA craftsmanship ensures seasons of reliability, and each comes complete with innovative features to make your time outdoors, indoors or on the go easier. No matter where you're bound, Cabela's Polar Cap is ready For Your Adventure.

Our favorite coolers are the Cabela's Polar Cap Equalizer 40-Quart Cooler and Yeti Tundra 45 Cooler. Both offer excellent cold retention and durability.

The Cabelas Polar Ice Cap Cooler is another American made cooler with a lifetime warranty. However, Yeti and Ozark Trail both offer 5-year warranties. This is a longer warranty, and I do think it is one factor to consider. In five years, you can get a lot of wear an tear out of a cooler!

12 days A freezer-grade gasket in the lid creates an airtight seal to help lock in cold temperatures even longer: This Cabela's cooler holds ice up to 12 days. Its bear-resistant design incorporates molded padlock tabs into the rugged resin shell, letting you securely lock contents inside the cooler.

The Cabela Polar Cap 80 was a top performer in our insulation test, holding temperatures below 40º for eight days in the middle of the summer. This is thanks to the rotomolded body, which provides excellent insulation and durability.

FRIO Coolers FRIO offers soft sided coolers made in Texas, USA that come with a built in bluetooth speaker. They also make hard sided coolers.

The Best (Affordable) Alternatives to YETI Coolers:

• RTIC Coolers. RTIC Coolers have certainly caused some fretting over at YETI corporate since the company first took off (which even resulted in a now-settled lawsuit).
• Yukon Cold Locker.
• Grizzly Coolers.
• Pelican ProGear Elite.
• ORCA Coolers.
• Canyon Coolers.

Read on to find the best Yeti cooler alternatives that will offer a better fit for your budget.

• RTIC Ultra-Light 52-Quart Ice Chest.
• Coleman Xtreme Wheeled Cooler.
• Igloo BMX 52-Quart Cooler with Cool Riser Technology.
• Arctic Zone Titan Deep Freeze Hardbody Cooler.
• Pelican 30-Quart Elite Cooler.
• EchoSmile Rotomolded Cooler.

We do have a lifetime warranty on our products against manufacturers defects.

Portability. While the Cabela Polar Cap is a sturdy and reliable cooler, it can be difficult to transport. Due to its large size, it's a bit tough to lug around alone. Ideally, you'll have another pair of hands helping out, though it isn't impossible to do alone.

With its impressive features and performance, the Cabela Polar Cap 80 is an excellent, high-quality cooler that can handle any occasion.

Block Ice vs. Smaller, cubed ice will chill a cooler and the contents more quickly, but block ice melts at a much slower rate. Most pros use a mix of both to chill contents and achieve long-term ice retention to keep their cooler cold the longest.

Our Team's Cooler Picks

• Best Overall Hard-Sided Cooler: RTIC 52 QT Ultra-Light.
• Best Premium Cooler with Excellent Ice Retention: Yeti Tundra 65.
• Best Budget Cooler: Coleman 316 Series 70-Quart.
• Best Small Cooler for Day Trips: Yeti Roadie 24.
• Best Cooler with Wheels: RovR Products RollR 45.

Best Overall Cooler The Orca 58 is one of the most impressive coolers we've come across to date.

Best Cooler Overall: Academy Sports + Outdoors Magellan Outdoors Pro Explore. Best Insulated Cooler: Yeti Tundra 45. Easiest To Use Cooler: RTIC 52 Quart Ultra-Light.

On the other hand, the Ozark Trail tumbler is made of high-grade, double-walled stainless steel and is vacuum-sealed - so pretty much the same as the Yeti. It's also BPA-free and has a “no sweat” design, but doesn't have a slider on the lid. The Ozark Trail is dishwasher safe on the top rack.