Otterbox has tried to make a set of extremely bear resistant coolers. Apparently they didn’t use CGI (It’s a real bear?) but we’re not sure. Via Inc:
OtterBox’s new line of high-end, heavy-duty coolers promises to keep ice frozen for up to 14 days and protect food against bears, the company announced yesterday. The products, which range in size by number of quarts, will cost between $250 and $400. But the idea of an expensive and bear-resistant cooler is already on the market and doing very well. Yeti, an Austin-based company, has been making similar coolers since 2005. Prices fall between $250 and $300 for most coolers, but its 85-gallon Tundra 350 goes for $1,300.
Yeti, which is rumored to go public this year, is currently valued at $5 billion–with sales approaching $450 million. Ryan and Roy Seiders founded the company after realizing a need for durable coolers that also acted as platforms for fishing. The brothers carved out a market for pricey coolers, but OtterBox could bring some competition to that market.
This isn’t the first time OtterBox has pivoted its business. When Curt Richardson launched the company in 1998, it specialized in waterproof electronics cases without anticipating the launch of smartphones and society’s addiction to snapping selfies. When iPods launched in 2001, OtterBox quickly developed a new line and saw a spike in sales. The private company has maintained a low media profile, but Forbes reported that OtterBox fetched $575.5 million in revenue in February 2013.