Over the past few years, vacuum insulated coolers have appeared on the market. Among them are the precise temperature Qool Box and the adjustable zone Dam Cooler. Norwegian startup Oyster has put its own stamp on the genre with the aluminum-encased Tempo. This cooler is insulated very efficiently, no ice is needed to keep your food and drinks cold. Its ice-free design, in conjunction with thin-walled construction, ensures the 23 L cooler carries several times more beer and food than its competitors.
An ice-free cooler is a lofty claim, but Oyster has spent the last six years perfecting its patented DLTA vacuum insulation system. We focused on minimizing thermal bridging, optimizing vacuum core insulation and increasing internal heat circulation. As a result, Tempo can effectively retain coldness, thus eliminating the need for loose ice or freezer his packs. It also retains heat, making it useful for transporting hot foods.
Oyster says plastic coolers are typically recommended to be two-thirds full of ice and one-third full of actual food or drink. Guidelines from manufacturers such as Yeti and Engel confirm the existence of a 2:1 ice content rule. So by eliminating the need for ice, the Oyster effectively triples the space available for the actual food and drink he wants to carry around.
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Cooler brands often advertise the number of cans the cooler can fit. That’s a pretty useless spec because it doesn’t take into account the ice that traditional coolers rely on. Or you can cut that number in half or even a third after dumping it on ice.With Tempo, the 36 can estimate is a practical number. With all three dozen chilled 12 oz (335 ml) cans out of the fridge, Tempo needs to keep them chilled for a day.
Oyster reveals that the Tempo design’s effectiveness depends on several factors, including the outside temperature and the amount of filling. Tempo works without ice for day trips and specifies that the cold contents should be packed as full as possible for best results. For those less reliant on coolers, Oyster packages the Tempo with two ice packs that fit neatly in the bottom, designed to fit under all 36 cans.
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Vacuum insulation has been praised for its ability to provide superior insulation in a sleek package compared to foam-filled plastic. You can see that there are With outer box dimensions of 19.4 x 12.6 x 11.6 inches (49 x 32 x 29.5 cm), it has a total capacity of 1.6 cu ft (45 L). This is much slimmer than the 2.4 cubic feet (68-L) Yeti Roadie 24 hard cooler (33 cans (no ice) only) or the 35 can Igloo IMX 24 at 3.6 cubic feet (102-L). – lb (5.6 kg) The Oyster also beats these two in the weight category as the Yeti weighs 13.1 lbs (5.3 kg) and the Igloo weighs 16 lbs (7.3 kg).
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Of course, Oyster can’t win everything. In a world of thick, super-rugged coolers built to withstand a grizzly bear attack or fall off a pickup bed with minimal damage, the Tempo looks pretty underarmoured. Admitting it wasn’t made to accommodate empty bears, it sidestepped this potential drawback (for now) by touting a limited lifetime warranty on its newly released first-edition cooler. I’m here. However, it seems that there are no plans to extend its benefits to future editions.
“If a part breaks, we’ll replace it. If Tempo is attacked by a bear, return it. We’ll melt the wreckage and make a new one,” the company promises on its website. Perhaps it will send you that new one.
The Oyster’s first-edition replacement promise hints at Tempo’s convenient, versatile, and recyclable construction. The cooler breaks down into parts without the need for tools. The included handle can be swapped out for a shoulder strap via hand-friendly bolts, and the top hinge can pop out to create a fully removable lid. Oyster also says this cooler is 100% recyclable and can be taken apart. and is ready to be rebuilt into a Second Life Cooler or repurposed into its original materials.
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All that meticulous design and engineering doesn’t come cheap. His $500 USD price tag on the Tempo is steep even in the world of expensive premium coolers. That Yeti Roadie 24 is half the price and the igloo is even cheaper. It’s not uncommon for coolers to cost $500 or more, but they’re usually much larger for that price. However, if the Oyster’s ice-free claims are to be believed, the Tempo can handle some of the work of a cooler three times its size while remaining much lighter and easier to handle.
We hope to test the ice-free claims of oysters during the upcoming northern hemisphere summer season (definitely not raw chicken or other fast-perishing foods, but soda or beer). with something like ). Chances are it’s worth taking the risk that the cooler will overpromise and fall short of results.
This 1 minute video presents the highlights of Oyster Tempo.
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Source: Oyster
