![]() ![]() ![]() There was a small sprinkling of water inside the Rubbermaid bin, but it was still impressively minimal at only one gram of water. The Winner: This was a tie between Yeti and Pelican-both were bone dry, as they should be, since both are advertised as being waterproof. Then I used the shirts to mop up any moisture that had gotten inside and weighed them again. I was trying to re-create splashing like they’d encounter on a raft or in the rain. Then with my garden hose on the jet setting, I blasted the boxes from two feet away, spraying along the seam of each side exactly 100 times (400 sprays in total for each model). I weighed three cotton shirts and placed one in each bin. I settled on ten pounds because it’s a good average weight for the amount of gear you’d be carrying in these, whether it’s in the form of camera equipment or a camp kitchen. I put ten pounds of weight-in the form of individual one-pound pods from the Harbinger weight vest I use during workouts-in each and threw them in my Jacuzzi to see if they floated. Rubbermaid Eight-Gallon Action Packer ($30) (Sarah Jackson) The Tests Flotation Pelican Protector 1620 ($275) (Sarah Jackson) Yeti LoadOut GoBox 30 ($250) (Sarah Jackson) I gauged their durability, flotation, waterproofing, organization, portability, and how well each kept its contents safe. I pitted the LoadOut GoBox in a head-to-head-to-head test with the closest equivalents from Pelican (which is more expensive) and Rubbermaid (which is less than an eighth of the price). So naturally I wanted to beat the snot out of it to see just how it holds up-and if it’s worth that price tag. As with pretty much every debut from the Austin, Texas, brand known for making expensive and burly coolers, packs, and drinkware, the multipurpose cargo box looked incredibly durable. A few weeks ago, Yeti’s new $250 LoadOut GoBox 30 went on sale.
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