Pelican Elite Cooler vs Otterbox Venture

While the Pelican Elite Cooler 20-Qt makes for a fairly good Hard Cooler for people with a $160 budget, we weren't able to find enough data on the Otterbox Venture 45 Qt. to come to any reliable conclusions.

In either case, we suggest that you look at some other options at the $160 and $300 budget ranges before committing to one of these.

If you'd nonetheless like to learn more about the Pelican Elite Cooler 20-Qt and Otterbox Venture 45 Qt., however, we wrote a summary of what we know about them:

The Pelican Elite Cooler 20-Qt got praised by Tom's Guide and Your Best Digs - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "The best cooler for outdoorsy types" title from Tom's Guide and "Ranked 2 out of 9" from Your Best Digs in their respective Hard Cooler roundups.

As for the Otterbox Venture 45 Qt. analysis - it impressed reviewers at Reviewed, a source that's known for its objective testing and well-thought-out methodology - it performed great in its "The Best Coolers of 2021" roundup and earned the "Top Pick" title.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Hard Coolers, including OutdoorGearLab, preferred the Pelican Elite Cooler 20-Qt over the Otterbox Venture 45 Qt..

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Pelican Elite Cooler 20-Qt was liked best by OutdoorGearLab, which gave it a score of 10, while the Otterbox Venture 45 Qt. got its highest, 9, score from OutdoorGearLab.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Hard Coolers on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Hard Coolers being 6.1 out of 10, whereas the Pelican Elite Cooler 20-Qt and Otterbox Venture 45 Qt. managed averages of 8.1 and 9.0 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Pelican Elite Cooler 20-Qt vs. Otterbox Venture 45 Qt. comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.