Coleman Xtreme Cooler, Large Ice Box, PU Full Foam Insulation, Stays Cool for Days, Portable Cool Box; Perfect for Camping, Picnics and Festivals

Bought this for camping holidays for two adults and two children, 9 & 4. Both kids have severe allergies, so having access to food we know is suitable for them is key especially when shops can be small or distant. Have used it so far for one trip of 6 days and was very pleased. The cooler is large and needs a lot of ice packs or bags of ice to get it cold initially - if you can load up at home and have some frozen food (sausages, pre-prepped chili, Spag bol, etc.) in that helps. Once chilled it maintains temp well. We used about 10 no-brand freeze packs initially when we left home, then moved to a bag of ice or topping up with four or so ice packs from the campsite each day when they thawed. This kept the temp inside the box cool and we had no problems with food spoiling, including milk/ meat. Butter was also firm so a good indicator of the ambient temp. We had put the majority of the blocks on the bottom so that the food stood on a raised platform. This meant that we could use the bag of ice and allow the cold water to remain in the bottom of the box without soaking food. Some sort of plastic rack or using food storage boxes on the bottom would work in a similar way. Draining water when needed is easy via the valve at the end. Negatives are that the only way to access the box is via the whole lid being opened and also that the lid needs a positive push down to close. Build quality is good and the weight of the box alone is fine. I was OK lifting it by myself when full, but others may need two people. That said, it's unlikely you would buy this box for solo trips. Fits OK into the back of a SUV/ Estate, but you'd need to check the dimensions carefully for a normal saloon boot.

Took this on a 4-day camping trip in warm weather. We had 6 frozen water bottles to keep it cool and there was still ice in some at the end of the trip. It is a good size for taking enough food for a few days. It also seems to be solid construction and durable. When fully loaded it coudl be a bit heavey for one person to carry, but there are handles on each end.

Epic Cooler - great for parties, picnics and general days out. Enough space for food for 10 hungry people and some drinks. Food stayed fresh all day in the summer - couldn't recommend more - great buy

This is a very sturdy and heavy duty cooler. The handles are great so it’s no problem hefting it around full of stuff, and you can fit a LOT in here. It’s stayed very cold for about 10 hours but I’ve not used it beyond that yet. I would add that the lid is really tough to open until you get the knack of it, and that’s why I’ve taken a star off. I think it would be an improvement on the design for this to have a handle on the lid, but certainly kids can’t open it on their own. Which may be useful to you if it’s full of frozen margaritas, for example…. It’s excellent quality though. A very good cooler.

A great cool-box! i didn't want one with wheels, but needed a large cool-box to take food and drink for 3 days , and it didn't disappoint. The depressions on the lid to take cans is a nice touch, my previous box had a sloping lid so nothing could be placed on top, no problem here though!

We bought this for a two week camping trip to Cornwall, and wondered how we'd ever managed without it. Before we set off we pre-froze some home-cooked curry, 1 litre bottles of milk, cheese, yoghurts, juice, bacon, burgers and anything else we might need. The night before we set off we cranked the home freezer up full, and left a 2 litre bottle of ice in the cool box to drop the temperature inside it as much as possible overnight. Last thing before setting off, we filled (and I do mean filled) the Coleman with all kinds of frozen solid goodness. Beware! Unless you're a champion weight lifter you will need two people to lift this box when it's full. For the first week of our camping trip we were using it as a freezer, with a separate smaller coolbox as a fridge with some thawing milk from the Coleman to keep it cool. On about day six the curry started to thaw, and we'd created quite a bit of space in the box. I found a local shop happy to freeze as many bottles of milk as I could buy. So, seven more frozen 1 litre bottles of milk and about four bags of Tesco ice kept things cool for the second week. By this point the box was only a 25% full, so the thawing process was a little quicker. The box became both fridge and freezer on week two, colder things nearer the bottom. If the cold water in the bottom got too much it was easy to drain it out using the bung. It was kept in the van with the windows open an inch - cooler than the tent. General thoughts on the box - seems well enough made, although not bomb/idiot proof. The handles are fine for lifting the box when full. There are useful can holders and (for some reason) a measuring stick as part of the plastic box lid. The hinges are of the scored plastic type and the lid has a small lip to keep it in place. Maybe these parts will wear with age, but seemed OK to me. Recommended.

I absolutely love this cool box. It is very large and stores everything we need to take for a week camping. It keeps things cool for a really good amount of time and if you freeze some drinks such as bottles of water or Juice you can pack them in the cooler to defrost slowly which also keeps your food cooler even longer. We take cool blocks and use the camping site freezer to replace for cool blocks every few days but all in all it stays cool fantastically. The box is so sturdy you can use it to sit on with no problem at all. The carry handles are great and despite the fact that when packed this can end up really heavy, they have withstood the weight no problem at all and with one person on each handle it is still so easy to carry. It is also extremely easy to clean and as an added bonus even has places to put a couple of drinks on the lid, which is absolutely invaluable when you're unloading and unpacking the car at the camp site and have no tables out yet. No worries of drinks getting knocked over and it's always right there ready to use.

Fantastic piece of kit. Make sure to pre cool it over night with bottles of frozen water and then use plenty of bagged ice and it will stay cool for days. Quarter the price of a yeti and easily as good.