Who would’ve thought the lowly cooler would sooner or later be elevated to an object of standing? Rolling as much as the seaside with a Yeti in tow is now as a lot a standing image because the automotive that received you there, however there’s one other firm vying for that very same degree of brand name recognition with a slick cooler known as the Tempo that guarantees to outperform what’s already available on the market, and look good whereas holding your drinks cool.
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With disposable styrofoam coolers on their method out (even Igloo now makes a biodegradable cooler constructed from tree pulp) there are actually two approaches to creating a sturdy insulated cooler. They each function the identical primary double-walled design that’s crammed with supplies to stop warmth power from being transferred in or out, however it’s what’s between these partitions that can tremendously have an effect on each the efficiency and value of a cooler. Foam insulation is affordable and simple to implement, however you want a whole lot of it to be efficient, requiring the partitions of your cooler to be thicker. This has the destructive aspect impact of decreasing the cooler’s inside capability.
That’s why insulated mugs and tumblers (together with the enduring Thermos and Yeti’s drink merchandise) as an alternative use a double-wall design with completely nothing in between: a vacuum that minimizes warmth switch whereas maximizing the inside capability of the vessel. Nevertheless it seems that super-sizing a vacuum-insulated tumbler isn’t as simple as simply making every part greater. Oyster, a Norwegian firm, has apparently spent the final six years designing and perfecting its first product, the Oyster Tempo, which guarantees to outperform conventional onerous coolers relating to insulation and capability.
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Like insulated tumblers and water bottles, the Oyster Tempo options an aluminum double-walled design with a vacuum inside it. That enables for its double partitions to be significantly thinner than a cooler crammed with foam insulation, so the Tempo itself is each smaller total, whereas nonetheless providing a whole lot of capability inside.
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Oyster says the preliminary model of the Tempo cooler shall be obtainable in a single 23L capability, offering sufficient house for 36 cans plus a pair of thermal batteries beneath them, which is what the corporate calls the included gel-based ice packs. Nevertheless, the corporate additionally guarantees the Tempo can hold pre-chilled gadgets chilly for twice so long as different “premium onerous coolers” with out the necessity for any ice in any respect, and its use of aluminum means its inside will get colder thrice sooner than coolers constructed from plastic, so the contents can maintain their preliminary temperature for longer.
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What could be most interesting concerning the Oyster Tempo, notably to a technology that cringes on the sight of the styrofoam coolers we all know shall be in landfills for a whole bunch of years, is that the cooler is definitely repairable (the carrying strap, handles, and lid latches can all be disassembled and eliminated) and practically utterly recyclable (because it’s constructed from aluminum). So ought to it not survive a mishap throughout an journey, or have a run in with a hungry bear (it isn’t licensed bear-proof) that breaks its essential vacuum seal, the Tempo may be melted down and was a brand new one.
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The Oyster Tempo cooler is offered immediately via the corporate’s web site and features a pair of ice packs sized to suit inside, in addition to a carrying deal with that may be swapped with a carrying strap. At $500, it’s definitely not low cost, and out of the gate it’s already dealing with some stiff competitors from the corporate that’s already synonymous with coolers, Yeti. That firm’s V Collection vacuum-sealed chrome steel cooler gives 55L of capability, sufficient house for 96 cans earlier than you add ice, for $800. Nevertheless, with a plastic inside that gained’t settle down as evenly or rapidly because the aluminum inside of the Tempo, Yeti may lastly be seeing some stiff competitors on this house, and from a rustic that already is aware of a factor or two about being chilly.
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