The ifrothgolf review
The Roadie 24 is YETI's mid-size hard cooler, redesigned to be lighter and taller than the original Roadie. It is a roto-moulded box with thick polyurethane insulation, a gasket-sealed lid and a single shoulder strap, sized to hold roughly 33 cans or stand wine and 2L bottles upright. It is built tall and slim so it fits behind a car seat or in a boot without hogging space.
What's great
Ice retention is genuinely excellent. Packed properly it will hold ice for multiple days, so a morning round, a long lunch and the drive home are no problem. The build quality is the real draw: the roto-moulded shell shrugs off being thrown in a boot, dropped and dragged for years, and the upright bottle capacity is smarter than the modest 24 quart number suggests. The drain plug and removable strap make it easy to live with.
Worth knowing
It is expensive for the litres you get, which is the standard YETI tax. The tall, narrow shape is great for bottles but makes it tip-prone and useless as a seat, and the single shoulder strap is awkward when the box is fully loaded and heavy. A few owners have reported gasket or lid-seal inconsistencies out of the box, so check the seal seats cleanly on arrival.
The verdict
If you want a buy-it-once cool box that keeps ice for days and survives a decade of boot abuse, the Roadie 24 earns its keep. Just go in knowing you are paying a premium for durability and cold retention rather than sheer capacity, and that the slim shape is a bottle-carrier, not a stool.
