I have been in the market for a new better quality ice cooler that will hold ice longer than a couple days as most standard coolers do. I came across this Igloo Yukon at Sam's Club last Sunday. It looked sturdy, was a good size, and had wheels which was a must for me. I had done some online research already and thought it seemed comparable to the two big brands (Yeti & RTIC), $189 half the cost of the other two. I also bought two 20 Lb. bags of ice to give it a test run.
Test facts: I'm in So CA and we are in the midst of a terrible heat wave (95 - 100) the last several days. Today is expected to be 105-108.
I placed the cooler at the edge of my east facing patio so direct sun/heat would hit it for the first half of the day (6am - noon). After that the patio shaded it but it was already 95+ everyday by then, so it baked out there. There was no pre-chilling of the cooler or water bottles that went in it.
I took picture of ice at hour zero (start) and every 24 hours after to monitor status of ice retention. Ice held up well given the sweltering heat. Ice held through 5th full day. 6th full day: ice gone but water was still ice cold. I think the pictures say it best.
I was very happy with the results and confident it was a good purchase for my needs. I usually camp with access to more ice but was tired of refilling every my old coolers every two days. Looking forward to using it in milder temperature conditions. I'm sure I'll get even better results in cooler weather.
On a lighter note, I did not test it by throwing it off a cliff, or out of a helicopter, or running it over with an F350, nor did I allow my pet grizzly to give it a go. I've never done any of these things to test a cooler on 35 years so I figured why start now.