# YETI Tundra 45 - Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/yeti-tundra-45 - Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/coolers - Placement: #13 of 16 in Coolers, F tier - Brand: YETI - LP on this board: 71 - Last researched: 2026-08-24T12:38:45.022Z - Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology - Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence. ## Verdict The Yeti Tundra 45 is an excellent high-end cooler with strong durability and a large capacity, though slightly less than the 65 model. ## For - Durable - Large capacity - High-end insulation - Excellent ice retention - Robust warranty ## Against - Limited capacity - Higher price than comparable models - High cost - Limited incremental benefit ## Flagged as one to avoid This product entered 2 of 4 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped. ## Evidence Consolidated from 26 cited sources across 22 outlets | Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Treeline Review | Josette Deschambeault | C | https://www.treelinereview.com/gearreviews/best-camping-coolers | fetched and confirmed | | Sarah Thomas | Sarah Thomas | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtlwuryV57Q | fetched and confirmed | | Char H | Char H | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqG4tF3wE3U | fetched and confirmed | | The Setup Studio | The Setup Studio | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxqQTTjZcy4 | fetched and confirmed | | Team Kandy | Team Kandy | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHBQ7RUDesE | fetched and confirmed | | Taste of Home | Emily Way | B | https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/yeti-cooler-review/ | fetched and confirmed | | GearJunkie | GearJunkie | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_49ONRIQlI | fetched and confirmed | | Hazel Nutt | Hazel Nutt | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1LBAbR_JZE | fetched and confirmed | | CoolerSpy | CoolerSpy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tsbXFg1_JA | fetched and confirmed | | Outdoors | Outdoors | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ePphdVKFs | fetched and confirmed | | Naples Lawn Service | Naples Lawn Service | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5KPkeI9BaA | fetched and confirmed | | Gear Reviews | Gear Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmA0o12B96Q | fetched and confirmed | | Gear Reviews | Gear Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsSrJeF6oAw | fetched and confirmed | | Home Sweet Herrell | Home Sweet Herrell | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0uRyo548Ps | fetched and confirmed | | Homestead with Mabs | Homestead with Mabs | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q5GhwZ6fMM | fetched and confirmed | | Hunting Waterfalls | Hunting Waterfalls | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Rc4Nje7j0 | fetched and confirmed | | Home Sweet Herrell | Home Sweet Herrell | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EepkpbGLmKI | fetched and confirmed | | iXals | iXals | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25nerbYlGoM | fetched and confirmed | | Atony | Atony | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqUtSjmBHKM | fetched and confirmed | | Premium Zoom | Premium Zoom | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu0Krm7qd1Y | fetched and confirmed | | Trim That Weed - Your Gardening Resource | Trim That Weed - Your Gardening Resource | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fpfAFIXTEc | fetched and confirmed | | Kats Must Haves | Kats Must Haves | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiw2CyFiD48 | fetched and confirmed | | Taste of Home | Emily Way | B | https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/best-coolers/ | fetched and confirmed | | Forbes | Steven John | C | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/article/best-cooler/ | fetched and confirmed | | The Inertia Tested | theinertia.com | C | https://www.theinertia.com/gear/best-coolers/ | fetched and confirmed | | Kats Must Haves | Kats Must Haves | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVoPYjw7saI | fetched and confirmed | ## Nearest alternatives on this board | Rank | Product | Tier | Page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | YETI Roadie 48 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/yeti-roadie-48 | | 2 | RTIC 52-QT Ultra-Light | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/rtic-52-qt-ultra-light | | 8 | Igloo Trailmate Journey 70-QT | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/igloo-trailmate-journey-70-qt | | 9 | Igloo Trailmate 70-QT | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/igloo-trailmate-70-qt | | 10 | YETI Roadie 8 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/yeti-roadie-8 | | 11 | YETI Roadie 24 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/yeti-roadie-24 | | 12 | Hydro Flask Soft Cooler | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/hydro-flask-soft-cooler | | 14 | Igloo Trailmate Cooler | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/igloo-trailmate-cooler | | 15 | YETI Roadie 60 Wheeled | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/yeti-roadie-60-wheeled | | 16 | Dometic CFX5 35 Electric Cooler | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dometic-cfx5-35-electric-cooler | The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/coolers. ## What this tier means - F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere. ## How to read this - Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand. - LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories. - Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review. - A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above. ## Image https://stierproducts.com/images/products/yeti-tundra-45.webp Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. 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