igloo trailmateFor example, the Yeti 75 is nearly $200 more expensive and does not have wheels nor the added features as outlined above. It goes without saying that the Trailmate is the perfect beach, tailgating or surf fishing cooler capable of handling rugged terrain at a reasonable price. There are a number of exterior storage pocket to hold items like sunscreen, bug spray or a book and a dedicated slot in the lid that holds your mobile device upright where you can easily view it. This is the sort of cooler we’d go for here at Coolector HQ and it is definitely going to serve your camping and BBQ endeavours well. The Igloo Trailmate Journey is a burly, wheeled cooler with a 70qt capacity.
The Trailmate Journey comes with an affordable price tag, considering all the features it offers. Buyers have been highly impressed with its sophisticated design, giving it a high-end appearance. Not only is the Igloo Trailmate Journey functional, but it also looks incredibly stylish. If you’re in search of a sleek cooler with abundant features at an exceptional value, look no further.
The Igloo Trailmate, due to its many additional features, large size, and decent ice life, does fetch a higher asking price than most other Igloo products. For those on a tight budget or for someone who doesn’t care about the extra mobility features, there are cheaper options out there that will perform just as well (if not better) in terms of ice life. But for someone who is after a truly unique, mobile, and well-performing ice chest, the asking price is more than fair. The Igloo Trailmate 70 is the best rolling cooler for the money we have tested to date.
Second, there is a removable dry storage box on the front of the cooler so you can and keep the phone/keys in there without fear of water or sand damaging then. You can pull your load 50% easier courtesy of the comfort and leverage of Igloo’s horizontal dual-trigger steel Glide™ handle that has both locking and telescoping functions. It boasts THERMECOOL™ foam — which is a cleaner, eco-friendly insulation — in the body and lid which delivers superior ice retention performance.
The charge will show on the product detail page of applicable products. Up against some pretty intense competition, the Igloo Trailmate didn’t turn any heads in our torturous insulation testing. The USDA recommends maintaining raw food temperatures below 40º F to avoid the growth of pathogenic bacteria. While the coolers we tested averaged 4.5 days maintaining these cooler temperatures, the Trailmate managed just 3.2 days of wavering right at or just below 40º.
igloo trailmateAs always the ambient temperature and how often you open the cooler will dictate how long the ice will stay. On that note, the Yeti Tundra Haul definitely doesn’t have that number of features but it does offer an ice retention performance that could last longer than the Trailmate’s. The Trailmate, in its 3 versions; the Journey, the Marine and the Liddup, is one hell of a versatile cooler that can perform as good in all different outdoor environment and situations. The built quality, though it’s not Bear Proof like Yeti Tundra Haul Wheeled Cooler…, is quite robust which suggests that it’s capable of taking some beating.