Both coolers performed impressively and are worth your cash, but the cold truth is, for ease of use, comfort of carry and temperature retention, we've gotta give the nod to Yeti.

We'll get into all the details below, including a head to head test of each brand's ability to keep your stuff cool over an extended period. But here we wanted to compare like with like, to see which is better, once and for all.

We've tested both brands' wares in the past and know that each makes a quality product. RTIC came along a bit later (and got sued by Yeti for copying its process a bit too closely), but both brands are working along similar, scientifically proven lines. It walls off all of the air permeability and adds a thick blanket that prevents heat from penetrating, maintaining the cold ecosystem inside the cooler, no matter what's happening beyond its walls.

To prevent that possibility, Yeti pioneered 'rotomolding' by using a manufacturing process first seen in the automotive industry to form a seamless plastic shell with the insulation fused inside.

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