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I'm astounded by the amount of manual handling is involved to fabricate these. You can almost say they're hand crafted. Excellent!

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

That was…..Cooler, than I thought.

@theoutdoorempire

3 ай бұрын

And so are you.

I used to be a pyrotechnician and build fireworks and later I ran a few fireworks stands around the 4th of July. This guy talks about making coolers the way I would talk about fireworks. Just so excited to show you all this different facets of the process.

The green color looks very nice.

i would buy one from these guys now that I have seen this

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

You totally should!

This was really neat to watch. Wish I had seen this before I got my Orca, I woulda definitely got one from these guys. They'll definitely be my next one.

@theoutdoorempire

6 күн бұрын

It was fun to make. Neat little company.

You should visit more cooler factories it’s interesting to see the process and makes good content.

@theoutdoorempire

4 ай бұрын

I thought it was fun too. Will see if anyone else lets me in.

The gasket pays off in sandy, windy conditions, like at the beach & dunes and if in the back of a truck on dirt roads. Plus they won't leak if they flip over.

I love cordova coolers, everyone needs one.

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

Great coolers!

Very Interesting ... Thx for the great video

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

My pleasure! It was a fun tour.

Proud to be from Idaho and have my own Cordova cooler. Great video

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

Right on!

Top notch video all around!

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I sure enjoyed making it.

Thank you for the videos, I ordered a 48 because of the handle material, and the reverse rubber latches; just a well-made product. It is sad I have to retire the '73 Coleman though, you get attached to the darn things.

@theoutdoorempire

5 ай бұрын

Haha, so true. I still have my Grandpa's old Coleman we took fishing as a kid.

Great video! Appreciate the information.

@theoutdoorempire

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I imagine those coolers will be part of this planet for the next 5,000 years….

@theoutdoorempire

6 ай бұрын

Ya, you raise a good point.

@lordflashheart7427

5 ай бұрын

Which is great because less of them will be made

@sebastianmuller1210

4 ай бұрын

They won't. They will grind down to micro plastic and end up in the sea. Like every other plastic, which is not burned.

Very cool!! Thanks for the video! I've subbed to your channel 👍

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

You're very cool. Thanks for the sub!

Almost a month back I decided to buy a good quality ice chest. So I drove to the closest Atwoods. Was scanning through the options and saw "Made in USA". What is Cordova? Looked it up, found your channel, then purchased a 48 qt version. Thanks for the tour.

@theoutdoorempire

2 ай бұрын

Good stuff! Thanks for watching and rest assured, you got a great cooler from a cool USA company.

I wonder if a thermal imaging camera would be useful to validate the foam spreading into all the nooks and crannies as opposed to using a flashlight. After all, it is an exothermic reaction right?

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

That could be an interesting way to go about it. I wonder if they would have to apply some sort of heat to see the differential, however. By this point in the process both the foam and outer cooler shell are essentially the same temperature as the ambient air.

Haven’t looked at Cordova( I’m happy they’re US mage as well) I’ve been a big fan of canyon coolers

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

They're great too. I really like the aluminum handles and the lid lock on the Cordova.

I used to work in lifetime’s factory and they are light years ahead of you. Almost everything is automated and they crank out 1,000’s of coolers a day. Cool to see the difference though!

@theoutdoorempire

8 ай бұрын

Very interesting, I'd love to see that. I thought it was pretty cool how much work people are doing in this small business factory too.

@KingSatura

Ай бұрын

And somehow they’re still garbage. Interesting.

A more interesting test would be to crack open a coke from each cooler every day, and see which one is colder. That's the actual important number. The visible presence of ice is not a good indicator of if the cooler is doing what's actually important: cooling your foodstuffs. In theory things should favor the higher thermal mass, but the one draining could see evaporative cooling and/or sublimation play more of a factor. Though the air contacting the cans would not transfer or retain cold as well as the water. It's why adding water to your ice in a cooler is a great way to cool your beverages faster. Surface area.

@theoutdoorempire

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.

Call me a sucker for good marketing, but this video sealed my decision, got the 128Qt Cordova. This would be my first good cooler, I was considering an Rtic 110Q but for an extra $40 I get a made in the USA. Buy once cry once.

@theoutdoorempire

24 күн бұрын

I bet you'll enjoy it! Cool company, it was super fun to see how they're made.

Awesome video

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

hopefully one day they can make the hard shell coolers lighter.

Buy USA Fam !!😊

@theoutdoorempire

2 ай бұрын

Right on! 🇺🇸

Im honestly surprised they're not more expensive than they are.

@theoutdoorempire

10 ай бұрын

Turns out it's a ton of manual work to make one.

Please make a mold for a shad tank combining some of the features from both the SUPER BAIT TANK 2 and an XTREME BAIT TANK. I don't think you could make them fast enough if you asked $1200.00 apiece for them. I'll place my order now, please?

Pretty reasonable price point too…

@theoutdoorempire

4 ай бұрын

Indeed. I like these guys.

These guys should be wearing respirators around all that micro plastic dust.. cool behind the scenes video though!

@theoutdoorempire

4 ай бұрын

That would be a very good idea.

So many OSHA offences. I would be surprised if no one has lost a limb in this factory.

When asked to describe blow and injection molding the guy had no answer

Still don’t understand why they cost 400 dollars please explain.

@theoutdoorempire

5 ай бұрын

Ya, they're not cheap. But I was surprised by the amount of manual labor involved and how long it actually takes to produce one cooler. Looks like an expensive business to operate.

Slow process. Now I know why they cost so much.

Kind of explains the mad prices

@theoutdoorempire

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was surprised at how much manual labor there was.

A bit of advice. If you're going to interview someone, let them talk. You kept cutting him off and talking over him. Not cool.

@theoutdoorempire

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! After growing up in a family of six kids where the loudest voice gets heard, it's definitely something I'm working on. 🤪

How is everyone wearing safety gear. And this dude walks in filming walking around not wearing any. SMH

@theoutdoorempire

2 ай бұрын

Ya, they didn't ask me too and I didn't think to ask them. Good catch.

@damianvess7838

Ай бұрын

It's idaho

Love it.