Monday, 11 May 2009
Soft Cooler - arctic zone, beer cooler
This cooler is just ok. I got this collapsible model for traveling & taking healthy snacks to work. Using frozen cool packs, which have worked fine for me with other coolers for 12 hours, my food felt uncomfortably warm after just 2 or 3 hours. Works better with ice or the provided insert. It held the water from melting ice pretty well, but the insulation doesn't seem very good. It also doesn't save enough space that its collapsibility matters. Spend a little more and get one that will keep your spoilable food a safe temperature. Arctic Zone 18 Can IceCOLD Collapsible Cooler
This portable cooler product works well and is excellent for traveling to hotels that do not have a refrigerator. Just add ice! Keeps contents cool for at least 12 hours. Great for families with children who drink milk and parents who love that special creamer with their morning coffee. Packs down to the size of a heavy shirt, not bad at all. Maybe next season they will make a plug in version which does not need ice (ha, ha).
This cooler is taller and denser than most. It can hold regular pepsi-type bottles without the top being left open. Perfect for water bottles, too. The fold-flat feature is very nice, and makes traveling with it great. Denser materials hold the cool longer and keep food items from getting bruised during use. We looked a while to find this performer. Should be named "pepsi plastic 6-pack plus lunch". :)
Bought this cooler to travel to the Turks & Caicos with so we could drink cool ones on the beach. It was perfect! It folds down to about 1" thick. It's VERY lightweight so it doesn't add a lot of weight in your suitcase. We fit a number of beer bottles in it, plus ice. Ours didn't leak when the ice finally melted. We are very pleased with the quality of this product.
We purchased this for use in hotels while traveling, to have someplace to store cold drinks when the room does not come with a refrigerator. The second time we used it, it leaked water all over the hotel room floor. Since then we've taken to putting it in the tub after filling it with ice and drinks -- not an ideal situation, but workable. Sort of.
Unfortunately not only does it leak, it also doesn't keep things very cold. Put in a half dozen cold cans of soda and fill it to the top with ice, and half the ice will be melted within 4-6 hours, and all of it will be gone overnight. And this is in an air conditioned hotel room. I can't imagine it being useful at all on a car trip or in most other situations.
Not recommended.
I bought this item for an upcoming trip. Upon using it for the first time many weeks later, an internal strap tore. If It had been a little earlier, I could have returned it. Otherwise, size and performance are good.
Great cooler. I work 12 hour shifts and the cooler does stay cool the whole time. I am impressed. The pocket in the front I thought might be too small for me but it is a lot bigger than it looks. It holds everything I need with room to spare.I would definitely recommend this cooler! - Cooling - Arctic Zone - Collapsable Cooler - Beer Cooler'
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