I think any of the premium ice chests these days are pretty dang good at holding ice. I've used Yetis, RTICs even Ozark trails and they all seem to perform about the same. Like said, The weight is the thing I don't like about them but I use them on these hot summer days because you can put a lot of fish in the box and still get and keep them cold. My cheaper 150 qt igloos just can't keep up with the big RTIC I have in that respect. It just takes two men and a small boy to tote the durn thing! One other thing that I have noticed, thieves seem to prefer the YETI's over all others.