Frigid RigidCompetitive Tests

Performance Test Results
May 18, 2002

Description: The purpose of this test was to see which of three coolers had the highest efficiency under the same conditions. The three ice chests that were tested were:

An Leading Competitor #1 56 quart with cup holders purchased on 5/4/02 at a national retailer.
A 45 quart Frigid Rigid that was produced on 5/3/02.
An Leading Competitor #2 model B-45 that was purchased on 5/3/02 from a specialty marine retailer.

Seven-pound bags of ice cubes were purchased from a local convenience store. The cubes were poured out of the bags into each ice chest. Six seven-pound bags were put into each ice chests for a total of 42 pounds of ice in each one. The ice chests were transported back to the testing location.

All three ice chests were put on the same rolling table, as shown above. During the day, they were put in a parking lot in the direct sunlight. In the evening they were put inside a warehouse.

Temperatures during the test ranged from 96 degrees during the hottest part of the day to 74 degrees at night. The test was started on 5/7/02 and concluded on 5/10/02.

During the tests, the ice chests were opened once a day to take photographs to document the ice loss, see photos below. Also, each day the water was drained from the ice chest and weighed, which documented the amount of ice that had melted. The date and times of the weighting are shown in the chart below:

MELTING RATE IN GRAMS

Date	Time	Frigid Rigid	Leading Competitor #1	Leading Competitor #2
5/7/02	1640	222.6	311.9	553.9
5/8/02	0700	1504.7	2145.7	2795.2
5/8/02	1620	1038.7	1615.4	2516.7
5/9/02	0745	1757.7	2537.0	2922.1
5/9/02	1845	1430.3	2023.1	2824.7
5/10/02	0700	1370.7	1883.9	2136.1
Total		7,324.7	10,517.0	13,748.7

Conclusion: In identical conditions, the Frigid Rigid outperformed Leading Competitor #1 by 44% AND outperformed Leading Competitor #2 by 88%.

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