Yeti rambler?

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Typically I use Walmart Bubba cup that cost $7, but it recently started leaking at the base. This is my second one that's busted.
I'm thinking about buying a rambler, but $40 is expensive for a cup stamped with yeti. Are they worth it? Or is it a fad and fanboy deal? They seem really popular. I looked in academy yesterday and one of the salesmen said they wouldn't have any for another week or so. I fill up a bubba cup every morning with coffee. Then around lunch I rinse it out an pour some water or tea over ice everyday. I work in construction so if the ramblers are tough it would be worth it. Also would 30oz be too big? I haven't handled the 30 yet. They seem huge. Also I would have it engraved with my name. Seems like they would be stolen a lot.
 
My girlfriend got me the 30 oz and I love it! I've only used it for cold drinks, but they really do work well. I made a drink with a lot of ice and didn't drink it and there was ice two days later. I was quite impressed. I use my cup almost everyday, so it is worth the price in my opinion. I'm sure there are plenty of other brands though

Edit: About the size, when I first got it I thought it was big but after a while I've gotten used to the size and appreciate it so I don't have to fill up as often. I say go for it!
 
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I have a lowballer. Haven't tried it with cold drinks but it will keep coffee warm for over an hour (first 10 minutes it's still too hot to even drink, and an hour is the longest I've tried since my coffee doesn't usually sit that long). I know several people that have the larger ramblers and they use them for cold drinks in the summer and it will hold ice all day long sitting in a hot truck.

They're one of those things where you buy 1 and you're pretty much set for life until you either need another, loose it, etc. Besides, anymore you can easily spend $40 in beer for 1 week and have to do it again the following. Least with these they last longer.

I'd say try it.
 
goephoto said:
but $40 is expensive for a cup stamped with yeti. Are they worth it?
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No. Also, if you have to ask, you pretty much already know the answer. Think about it --- just how long does it take you to finish a drink?
 
leghog said:
No. Also, if you have to ask, you pretty much already know the answer. Think about it --- just how long does it take you to finish a drink?
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It's bladeforums, there's a lot of gear people here :)

Custom bottle openers for $50-$150. Titanium tactical sporks for $80.

EDC knives from $150-$1150.

What's $25-$40 for an insulated cup than could also double an a thermos? I'd say to hell with it and try it. Worst case is you find out you don't like it then you give it to someone as a gift and they'll think you're amazing. We all waste money throughout the year on stuff that breaks, gets lost, etc.

I plan on getting a 30oz to go with my Rambler eventually.
 
You can't go wrong with Yeti products. My wife and I have the 20 oz. and 30 oz. Tumblers and they work better than any I've owned. We both have Coolsters too and they work better than any other "Koozie" I've tried at keeping soft drinks and beer cold. They are worth the money and I haven't seen or used anything that will out perform them.

Having said that, the coolers work as advertised but you pay for that name and the sticker you get to put on your gear or vehicle. I have the Yeti 75 and a SUB Z 20. The Yeti does what they say it will do. I've kept food in it for 5 days in the Texas heat. Follow the instructions and "pre-cool" it with a little ice on the inside and it's amazing how long it will keep ice.

The SUB Z 20 is a clone of the Yeti Roadie 20 qt. It performs as well as the Yeti, was made in the U.S.A., and was HALF the cost of the Yeti. I didn't get a sticker with the SUB Z but saved over a $100.00.

My $.02 is that the tumblers, "koozie", lowball, etc. are worth the money. The Yeti is everything they say it is and works as advertised but is way overpriced. There are comparable manufacturers and models out there at a much better price.

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I find that the permanent cups that I might carry in my vehicle tend to get used, tossed among my junk when empty, and then retrieved sometimes months later. I just use a cup that fits my cup holder. Not a big lid guy, but the number of times that I have had full glasses of tea spilled on the floor of my vehicle makes me think maybe I need to make some changes. I personally would not spend that much money on a cup no matter how great it is. Wife would probably throw it away sometime it had been lying around dirty. Not going to risk that.
 
I'd look into hydroflask's offerings as well, probably the best insulation and durability but I'm not sure if they offer a tumbler style cup.
 
Hale Storm said:
The SUB Z 20 is a clone of the Yeti Roadie 20 qt. It performs as well as the Yeti, was made in the U.S.A., and was HALF the cost of the Yeti. I didn't get a sticker with the SUB Z but saved over a $100.00.
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I've never heard of Sub Z before this. Was just aware of Yeti, Pelican, Orca, and Brute (now Bison I guess)

I like Pelican coolers but their 20 is huge for what it is and always liked the size of the Roadie better (and the looks too, same with the Orca). Have to consider this
 
Buy it you won't regret it!! For coffee I would suggest the 20!! I have had Stanley cups for years and they discontinued the one I liked so I bought Yeti my coffee is made when my feet hit the floor 3:50 AM 6 cups I could drink 2 from Stanley and hit the road with the remaining 4= @ 20 oz now I have to sip to get 1 down in Yeti and rest goes in swell jug!! I swear the Yeti get HOTTER don't understand how but that's my .02 on it!!
 
I have used a Rambler 30oz. everyday since they were first introduced and I love it. I have dropped my first one a couple of times on a concrete floor and an asphalt parking lot and it only has a small flat spot on the bottom edge and a few scratches that aren't very noticeable. I have some Yeti coolers and certainly don't think they are the best value out there currently but I haven't seen anything that can compete with the Ramblers and Colsters. Looking forward to see what the competition comes up with for these and the Hopper soft coolers.
 
They are absolutely worth it. They keep drinks hot/cold for a crazy amount of time. They're built like a tank as wellp
 
I am hoping for one for Christmas. My mother in law loves hers.
 
The rambler is awesome. I bought one and recommended it to every drinker I know, everyone has thanked me!
 
Picked up a ten ounce cup and lid this morning at Sports Academy. Wiped it down with anti-bacterial wipes when I got back to the truck and poured it full of coffee from my ever-present thermos.

Found out then that the Yeti cup is too large for the cupholder on my Tahoe. Kept the coffee nice & hot but never did feel the cup was properly secured.

I'll probably go back to my old Olicamp cup that has traveled a few hundred thousand miles with me in several SUV's through the years. The Yeti will be demoted to home use where a cupholder is not required. :(
 
HELL YES THE YETI is worth the cost. I bought the 30 oz Rambler because I work lots of nights and like to have my cold or hot drink in the truck or on the desk when I want it, and I want it to be hot or cold as needed.

I put ice in the YETI, filled it up. Added water, 24 hours later the ice was still there. Then filled the YETI with ice ONLY, and 24 hours later the ice was still there.
Today I filled the YETI with coffee before I left home for work. 5 hours later, the coffee is still hot. I drank a cup of coffee before I left home. Before leaving I filled the YETI with the rest of the coffee that I brewed, it is still hot, 5 hrs later. I drink it as slowly as I want. I make trips to go and see my mother a couple hours away and take the YETI. It is expensive at first. But when you add up the cost of buying a cup of coffee at the local coffee joint, the YETI is a bargain. I LOVE my YETI. It goes to work with me everyday. It will keep things hot or cold like no other cooler/mug/tumbler I have ever owned, and I have owned quite a few, Stanley, Bubba, 7-11, Circle K, Starbucks, the plastic junk at the local gun shop, truck stop, and the different tumbler/mug/cooler with a lid at WallyWorld. I HAD a cupboard full of these things. Always wanting something that exceeded my expectations. My expectations were to keep beverages cold, or hot for more than 45 minutes. The YETI far exceeded my expectations. Thank you YETI for making a wonderful product that does what it is supposed to do.
 
I burned the shit out of my tongue this morning on some tea I brewed over an hour earlier using a yeti 30 ouncer.
 
The Yeti ramblers are worth every penny. I use the smaller one daily for coffee and a larger one for iced tea before work.
 
leghog said:
No. Also, if you have to ask, you pretty much already know the answer. Think about it --- just how long does it take you to finish a drink?
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Ha I was given a 30oz by my boss as a "thanks for working 7 days a week for the past 4 months" gift right before Christmas though I'm sure the ones never out of the office working 40 hrs got one too. Anyway, I had no idea they were the hot item this Christmas and could've gotten easily over $100 for mine lol. But I wondered out loud to someone the same thing, I drink my drink then I'm done. I'm not really one to tote around my chalice all day I guess because I have access to all the free water bottles and coffee I want at work. I DO understand though why some like/need them and that's cool and to each his own. The most use mine gets is for my morning shake since I'm terrible about washing out my shakers.

Couple months ago I was given one of the koozies (Colster?) and my thoughts are with a full beer bottle I could use the thing as a weapon or easily throw it through a window. It's a hefty little setup that I don't care too much for. At home I prefer to glass pour my beer and it's in my belly in no more than 10 minutes, just doesn't look as cool. I guess I can try it out at the beach this year, but I could see some jagoff stealing it from my chair for whatever reason. Hats off to the dudes that came up with these little gimmicks...they're rolling in the dough.
 
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