Flawed Drain Plug Design/Expensive/Doesn't Live Up
on July 4, 2024
Posted by: Nick83
Used our cooler maybe twice and the drain plug slipped out. Tried to re-install it but the plug just spins inside the hole which makes it almost impossible to tighten without specific tools. Did get it back in only then it re-loosened again the plastic nut was lost. Very poor design for an expensive cooler that claims to be rugged and bear proof. Didn't even get one summer's use out of this cooler. Very dissapointing that we even have to try and find replacement parts for something like a cooler which normally you just buy and use for the next 20 yrs without thought.
i have both the 25 qt and the 52 Qt BMX caolers. Their rotomold design allows you upgrade them to the performance level of the much more expensive yeti and Rtic brand coolers. Common to both of those manufacturers , the BMX coolers incorporate a molded lip along the edge on the underside of the lid ,which when closed, fits into a channel that runs along the top of the cooler walls.By adding adhesive backed 1/4 inch rubber weatherstrip "D" ( Inserted into the channel) you increase the ice retention to match that of the Yeti and RTIC product, as that rubber weather stripping is really the only functional element that distinguishes the 3 brands.
Cooler stays cold but the screws holding the hinges backed out and the lid failed. Also, the rubber latch receptacles attached to the body of the cooler tend to lift out of their brackets also causing lid failure. Terrible design actually, but the walls and lid appear to be constructed of materials and functional. BUT, the hardware keeping it all together needs serious improvements.
The cooler is about a year old and only gets used occasionally. The screws for the hinge stripped from the lid. It's a very poor design with only a thin layer of plastic contacting the screws. It's also not a 5 day cooler as advertised in the warm weather of SC.