The cooler also features an easy-grip stainless steel handle, step plates and Cool Riser Technololgy®. Still, despite the thinner plastic, the Igloo is still a tough cooler and I’m sure you could put it through a beating and it’ll come out fine.

The main thing is that the handle stays strong when loaded with ice, beers, and food, and the rubber latches are still as good as new. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Again, the tests I ran don’t mimic how you’d likely use this cooler: opening, closing, putting on the hot sand, etc. You can also find a 52 quart version and a 72 quart version of the BMX if you’re planning bigger adventures. The YETI Roadie 24 performed the best on all of my ice retention and insulation tests, but I’m not convinced it was that much better, especially considering it’s more like 250% the cost of the Igloo BMX.This guide shows the current YETI colors, plus the rare, limited edition, and never to be seen again. Additionally, the handle runs so close to the cooler's side that it runs into the rubber latches if they're not properly sealed. Despite having the largest capacity of the small hard-sided coolers I tested (25 quarts vs 24, 22, and 20), it’s the lightest when empty.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. To me, the RTIC blends the aesthetics of YETI, has a strong performance in the insulation and ice-retention tests, and is loaded up with the most practical features. The plastic is thinner and the manufacturing method allows for sharper corners, so there’s more internal space to go around.The contents of the Igloo rose above 50 degrees at 78 hours, so there’s a good chance you’ll have frosty beers through your entire three-day weekend with this cooler. The Igloo also has tie-down holes in all four corners that will keep this little box securely fastened and closed until you untie it again. Chilled it down the night before with freezer blocks then packed it with small frozen bottles of water and food. In this review, you’ll see how the Igloo BMX 25 compares with the YETI Roadie 24, the RTIC 20 QT, and the ORCA 20 QT. Igloo touts that the BMX 25 (which stands for Blow-Molded eXtreme; the construction plastic they use) is built for sturdiness and performance, with diamond plate metal "kick plates" and "tough, oversized hinges.

The insulated lid and easy-grip stainless steel handle complete the user-friendliness of this Cool Box. For the rest of us who aren’t regularly measuring our fish, there are four tie-down cutouts in the corners which are really helpful. If you want to upgrade your individual-sized cooler without spending hundreds on the competition, we recommend this one. Because it’s blow-molded and not roto-molded, the plastic is thinner and more flimsy compared to other major brands. I made a special note of when the temperature crossed the 40-degree and 50-degree marks (safe internal temperature for meats, and the limit at which beer ceases to be frosty).

The handle is comfortable and doesn’t put the cooler in an awkward position—you won’t need to bang up your shins and knees when lugging a heavy load in this. With its durable construction, four tie-down points and a fish measuring ruler molded into the lid, the Igloo BMX 25 cool box is a great compact solution for angling and fishing trips. This Igloo BMX 25 cooler box is just the perfect size for carrying around and as I've discovered since acquiring it, it's not just for the summer either. I haven’t compared these coolers against one another dropping them from any great heights, but it’s pretty clear that rotomolded coolers like YETI and RTIC are far more sturdy. Now I don’t have an electric fridge on my 1971 boat, and I removed the old rudimentary cool box that was built in.