securing your cooler

jeeptj99 · Jul 27, 2017

So other guys with fancy coolers that use them every day at work, how do you keep people from stealing them? I've been using my Orca for work and my biggest worry about it is someone jacking out of the back of the truck. I thought about locking it with a bike cable, but then every time I want a drink I have to unlock it. Anyone have any suggestions?

The Luke · Jul 27, 2017

Problem solved.

yankster · Jul 27, 2017

Bike cables are common on the pipelines.

jeff150 · Jul 27, 2017

Buy one of these or bend a piece of metal to do the same thing. Then you run the cable through it and don't have to unlock it to open.

SHELBS44 · Jul 27, 2017

Yeah I'll have to take a picture of mine. A buddy made me one out of stainless that drops down the slot in the side and then run a cable in it

jeeptj99 · Jul 27, 2017

jeff150 said:
Buy one of these or bend a piece of metal to do the same thing. Then you run the cable through it and don't have to unlock it to open.

am I missing something? what stops them from just lifting the metal tab out?

TBItoy · Jul 27, 2017

jeeptj99 said:
am I missing something? what stops them from just lifting the metal tab out?

you lock it on the back side, not the bottle opener side.

poolman · Jul 27, 2017

Google yeti cooler lock

money_pit_yj · Jul 27, 2017

poolman said:
Google yeti cooler lock

Money well spent!!! I have seen where folks have tried to steal the cooler without damaging it and............

SHELBS44 · Jul 27, 2017

Yeah it drops down the slot and locks underneath. So even if you open the lid the cable won't allow the bracket to slide out

jeff150 · Jul 27, 2017

But they can still steal your beer...

DallasBlade · Jul 27, 2017

I drink room temperature beer, never had to worry about a cooler or people stealing my beer :dblthumb:

Jacksonwolf39 · Jul 27, 2017

I've got a pretty thick cable lock for my yeti. I took a a 9/16th wrench, put it in a vice and heated it up and beat the open end to a 90 then the boxed end to a 45 and sold it through the side and ran the cable through the boxed end.

Jacksonwolf39 · Jul 27, 2017

Jacksonwolf39 said:
I've got a pretty thick cable lock for my yeti. I took a long 9/16th wrench, put it in a vice and heated it up and beat the open end to a 90 then the boxed end to a 45 and slid it through the side and ran the cable through the boxed end.

jeeptj99 · Jul 27, 2017

jeff150 said:
But they can still steal your beer...

Beer is easily replaceable, probably not going to score another free Orca cooler in my life though :****:

SHELBS44 · Jul 27, 2017

jeff150 said:
But they can still steal your beer...

I have a lock I can hook into the lid if I'm worried about them stealing my beer. Only used it twice. I love in tuscaloosa and have yet to have beer stolen. Except by the occasional coworker who grabs one out

tonybolton · Jul 27, 2017

My cooler is just a 10 dollar jobby from the Big Lots......has crystal light drink mix in it. Check that....GREAT VALUE powder drink mix. I go hard or I don't go at all..... lol

jeeptj99 · Jul 27, 2017

tonybolton said:
My cooler is just a 10 dollar jobby from the Big Lots......has crystal light drink mix in it. Check that....GREAT VALUE powder drink mix. I go hard or I don't go at all..... lol

If mine wasn't free, that's what I would be rocking.

SHELBS44 · Jul 27, 2017

Here's mine

BIG_Country · Jul 27, 2017

Friend mine made a bracket like this and uses a bike lock. I use a longer cable gunlock on mine, but mine is a off brand yeti with a built in cable lock spot