Help with Marking Cooler

[mjhaverkamp]

I write " this cooler was stolen from ----- -------- "

[Playa]

My coolers have a tendency to disappear or get damaged. My kids use them. I loan them to my company events, never to be seen again. My friends drive around with them in the back of their truck with rusting beer cans and 6 day old fish. I recently replenished my cooler inventory with various sizes that we mostly use and I'd like to better manage them and ensure their return.

The question is: What is the best way to mark my coolers with my name, logo or brand? I'm afraid a sticker would come off. I've thought about using a stencil and paint. I thought maybe using my electric branding iron to lightly "brand" the outer plastic core. I thought about using a Dremel tool to scribe my name into the cooler. In the past, I've used a Black marker, but I want something that looks a little better than that.

Does anyone have any good ideas? Do's or Don'ts?

With a Ben Franklin from the borrowing party

[oktx]

Rusting beer cans?

[newmathewsfan]

Keep a stock of cheap styrofoam coolers around to use as “loaners” then it won’t hurt so bad not to get them back.

[curtintex]

Rusting beer cans?

It sounded good.

[Burnadell]

Giant magic marker. Large name across the lid.

Yep. This ain't rocket surgery!

[the-butcher]

Brand them. You could have a larger thin brand made and do them all. Looks sharp i think. I believe some people even put paint pen in the brand to stand out. Black on white cooler. Light pen on darker coolers.

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[smokeless]

Better yet, quit loaning out your coolers !!!!
You can write whatever on a cooler and it will still walkoff.

[Mayhem]

Hey bud, can I borrow a cooler???


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[Dillakilla]

I branded my first yeti. Turned out great. Actually had a lid warp warranty issue and told them I had branded it and they still took it back with no complaints or trying to say the brand caused the problem.

[Mayhem]

Erin had this sticker made for me when it was new. A girl she works with has a side gig making these types of things. Anyway, I tore it when it was newly on there but has actually held up really well. Oh, and I don’t let people use my coolers.




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[outlook8]

Stencil and paint

[ATX Tyler]

My dad takes a giant sharpie and writes "MINE DAMMIT" on all his coolers. Works well lol.

[curtintex]

Better yet, quit loaning out your coolers !!!!
You can write whatever on a cooler and it will still walkoff.

I'm keeping a couple of old coolers with busted latches, loose hinges and lost or cross-threaded plug caps just for this occasion.

Hey bud, can I borrow a cooler???

Sure. Please see above.

[porkrind]

I've branded my roto-mold coolers and it works great. Still prolly won't keep them from being stolen.