The base is solid and helps keep the Hopper M20’s shape throughout. They also both sport daisy chains along the face, sides, and shoulder straps to attach key carabiners or any of YETI’s handy accessories. Both have the same abrasion-resistant shell, “ColdCell” insulation, and leakproof interior. On paper, the M20 bears a striking resemblance to the BackFlip. This is a welcome improvement for a cooler backpack. It’s noticeably more forgiving to compression and a little softer on the back. Whereas the BackFlip had a mostly rigid shape and feel, the M20 offers up a more pliant figure. Loading is indeed easier than the previous M30 and at least as easy as the BackFlip.īut the Hopper M20’s construction also sets it apart from its BackFlip counterpart. More importantly, take your hands off, and it stays open. Just pull the tab, and the top-loading cooler yawns open. The Hopper M20 Backpack is a literal snap to open and close.
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What’s more, it also commanded a little TLC from the owner, with every BackFlip including lubricant to help keep the zipper in proper working order.īut it seems the rising tide of new YETI tech will lift its portable cooler fleet. Namely, the watertight zippers were so beefy and locked the lid so tight, it confounded some users. The OG BackFlip cooler, lauded for its durable, waterproof construction, posed its own challenges. In fairness to the original M30 cooler bag, it wasn’t the only YETI to fluster some users. First Look Review: YETI Hopper M20 Cooler Backpack We received an advance sample to verify and try out. (Photo/Sean McCoy)īest of all, version 2.0 purports to solve the keep-open problem. Today, the brand launches the M20 Backpack cooler - the first time the tech has graced a YETI cooler backpack. YETI unveiled the patented magnet tech last month on the new M30. But the design also made it difficult to keep open.Įnter version 2.0 of YETI’s MagShield access. Sure, it was easier to open compared to YETI’s beefy zippered alternatives. After all, YETI has fought off no small number of knockoffs to its burly designs, and this patented magnetic closure offered a new, more difficult-to-replicate twist to YETI’s arsenal.īut, as our - and subsequently others’ - testing revealed, the Austin brand’s “MagShield” tech proved a little too good. When YETI launched its M30 cooler with magnetic closure in 2019, it garnered plenty of attention and loads of praise. First came YETI coolers, then backpack coolers, then magnetic coolers, and, finally, YETI magnetic backpack coolers.
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