YETI
YETI Hopper Flip 12
$250
Best Soft Coolers · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. AO Coolers 24 Pack Canvas Soft Cooler is cheaper at $94.95. Every spec and price links to its source.
YETI
$250
AO Coolers
$94.95Cheaper
The AO Coolers 24 Pack Canvas Soft Cooler wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The AO Coolers 24 Pack Canvas Soft Cooler is the cheaper at $94.95. The AO Coolers 24 Pack Canvas Soft Cooler both leads on specs and costs less — the straightforward pick.
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✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $250 | $94.95 |
| Brand | YETI | AO Coolers |
| Released | — | — |
| Can capacity | 24 | 24 |
| Volume liters | — | — |
| Empty weight (lb) | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Dimensions inches | 12.6 x 11.5 x 10 | 17 x 10 x 12 |
| Ice retention hrs | — | 24 |
| Closure type | waterproof-zipper | standard-zipper |
| Exterior denier | — | 600 |
| Leakproof | Yes | No |
| Carry style | handheld | shoulder-sling |
| Warranty years | 3 | — |
Sources — YETI Hopper Flip 12: treelinereview.com (verified 2026-07-13). AO Coolers 24 Pack Canvas Soft Cooler: aocoolers.com (verified 2026-07-13).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (5 of 10). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Two whitelisted hands-on testers cover the exact YETI Hopper Flip 12: CleverHiker (multi-day ice-retention tested, 2025) and GearJunkie (2016 hands-on first look with a 24-hour ice test and tip-over leak check). Both praise its rugged, waterproof build and easy portability, and both flag the steep $250 price. CleverHiker measured just under four days for ice to fully melt and internal temp to reach 40 then 50F. All quotes verified as literal substrings of the fetched pages; no sources dropped. (2 sourced reviews, 2 lab-tested.)
Praised: Rugged, durable build that shrugs off drops, scrapes and UV; Waterproof HydroLok zipper seals tight with no leakage even tipped over; Easy to carry via top/side handles plus removable padded shoulder strap.
Flagged: Expensive at $250, high for the size versus other soft coolers; Zipper is stiff and difficult to open even with lubricant.
No sourced tester review yet.