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    Default Good cooler for side compartment

    Can anyone recommend a good cooler for the side storage compartment of the Rt? I'd like something durable, and most important is that it keeps items cold. I'd like to use the whole compartment to maximize the space available.
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    Sorry I dont have an RT to try but this should fit & work for you nicely i got a good look at some while at a local dealer & they peaked my intrest
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    What's wrong with putting a drain in the frunk, and filling it with ice and "hydraulic sandwiches"?
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    Default Try Rtic

    Quote Originally Posted by Brentc View Post
    Can anyone recommend a good cooler for the side storage compartment of the Rt? I'd like something durable, and most important is that it keeps items cold. I'd like to use the whole compartment to maximize the space available.
    RTIC competes with Yeti down here in Texas. Don't know but their smaller soft side bag might fit.

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    Default Yeti are quite pricey

    Quote Originally Posted by Bfromla View Post
    Sorry I dont have an RT to try but this should fit & work for you nicely i got a good look at some while at a local dealer & they peaked my intrest
    http://yeti.com/hopper
    Yes, the yeti is a great cooler. But the hopper that would fit in the compartment is $249 I believe. I'm looking for a little less expensive option.
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    I have thought about getting a cooler for my F3 front trunk. Last week I bought a 1/2 gallon water cooler since the 1 gallon one I have was too tall. The Yeti is over priced for me also - there are other brands Yeti like that do the same job. I have a yeti 30 oz tumbler my daughter gave me for my birthday and i use it daily but I also have 2 ozark brand from Walmart that work as well as the Yeti.

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    Default Rtic cooler

    I am exploring the Rtic lunch box cooler, out of stock at the moment, but the dimensions look right and the reviews and construction look good.
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    Which side are you planing to use? The right side is deeper than the left.
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    Default But the right side is over the hot muffler...

    Quote Originally Posted by Grandpot View Post
    Which side are you planing to use? The right side is deeper than the left.
    I use a soft side cooler in the left side. But am interested in finding one that more closely fits the space. That internal (infernal) plastic bump sure cramps the style of the left sidebag on the RT's..
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    Use a dremel, cut it out! There is no reason it is still there. Cut it, and either fiberglass it, or use sheet metal, and then sprayseal it. Yeti coolers rock, but there are cheaper ones.
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    Default Left side is my preference

    I use the left, it is easier to keep cool as mentioned already.

    Quote Originally Posted by Grandpot View Post
    Which side are you planing to use? The right side is deeper than the left.
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    Polar Bear six pack cooler in the left side works good for us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brentc View Post
    Yes, the yeti is a great cooler. But the hopper that would fit in the compartment is $249 I believe. I'm looking for a little less expensive option.
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    Let me tell you what we do. We purchased a insulated cloth cooler bag that was just about the right size for our frunk. Menards if memory serves. We take our used water bottles, rinse them out and fill them almost full with filtered water and freeze them. Then, when we are going on a long ryde we do a mix of cold and frozen. Can carry about 10 bottles total that way. Oh, and we save the empties and refill them to use again. This reduces our environmental footprint some also.
    The RT comes with a drain to make into a cooler. Just need to pull the liner. My F3 doesn't have the plug, I think, but we haven't have a great deal of water in either of them this way. Kinda neat to take a frozen one and put it on the handlebars where the air movement will cause it to sweat and splash ya with some cool water as you ryde.
    If you use a sidecase, I would use the non muffler one, as that side is limited to warm stuff. It doesn't get real hot, but there is a difference between the two.

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    i saw yeti at ace hardware yesterday, why is all their stuff very very expensive compared to other coolers & tumblers?

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    Default $299.00

    Quote Originally Posted by Saluda View Post
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    http://yeti.com/hopper-two-20-cooler

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    Quote Originally Posted by SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN View Post
    i saw yeti at ace hardware yesterday, why is all their stuff very very expensive compared to other coolers & tumblers?
    If you find out who makes the bag for YETI you can find who else they make the same bag for
    I found exact yeti cold cups for $3.00 vice $32.00 at a Walmart.

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    We have a soft sided cooler with a hard plastic liner that we got at Walmart. We have reusable ice packs or just freeze water bottles. It will hold 9 water bottles with out the ice packs or 6 with 2 packs, and lunch meat. the top has an expandable section that we can put bread in and it will stay dry but cool. It stays cold all day. It fits in the frunk nicely and i can fit a bath towel in front of it. my helmet (a modular one) can sit on top of it and I can still close the lid with no problem.
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    why not go iceless
    https://www.amazon.com/RoadPro-Soft-...lt+soft+cooler

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    I guess heat could be an issue in a tight space though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Humphreys View Post
    We purchased a insulated cloth cooler bag that was just about the right size for our frunk. Menards if memory serves. We take our used water bottles, rinse them out and fill them almost full with filtered water and freeze them. Then, when we are going on a long ryde we do a mix of cold and frozen. Can carry about 10 bottles total that way.
    At what temperature does Beer freeze, and how does it taste when it thaws out?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grandpot View Post
    Which side are you planing to use? The right side is deeper than the left.
    Yes but......the right side is over the muffler and I'm pretty sure that one gets hotter than the left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Denman View Post
    At what temperature does Beer freeze, and how does it taste when it thaws out?
    Beer freezes at:

    °C = -0.42(ABW%) + 0.04(OG[as °Plato]) + 0.2

    So a 1.0508 OG (15.53 °Plato), 4.95% alcohol by weight beer will freeze at

    -0.42(4.95) + 0.04(15.53) + 0.2 = -1.26°C or about 29.73°F

    A much stronger beer of 21.84°P and 7.18% ABW will yield a slightly lower freezing point of -1.94°C or 28.51°F


    Not sure how it will taste
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    Default Mylar Emergency Blanket - Another Use

    Normally used as part of a first aid kit, a Mylar emergency blanket proved to be a great resource to wrap cold items and keep them cool for hours in 75 degree heat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnCTB View Post
    Polar Bear six pack cooler in the left side works good for us.
    Polar Bear is really good equipment. Really good. Not really cheap, but much less than Yeti. Which I use in my camper. Exclusively.

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    My insulated double wall stainless steel growler works for me. It fits nicely in the frunk and I don't have to worry about anything breaking.

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