Coleman Pro Heavy-Duty 55qt Wheeled Ultra-Light Premium Hard Cooler, Extra-Thick Insulation Keeps Ice up to 5 Days, 92-Can Capacity, Heavy-Duty Wheels

Quality is Coleman
I had to replace my 30 yr. old Igloo cooler, so I went with another quality company Coleman. I stayed with about the same size 45qt. , got the Pro Heavy-Duty Ultra=Light Premium, white, & I was really impressed with its construction, quality, size, everything about it. I use it mainly on our patio for BBQ time, but take it to the beach, etc. This one will last me another 30yrs. easily. We are totally happy with this one, glad I picked this one. Worth the price!

Will Realistically Serve Its Purposes Well
I’m familiar with budget, mid-rier, and high quality coolers. I have many that I currently use and many more than I’ve used in the past. They each have their own purpose. I bought this mainly for casual river float trips, cookouts, driveway beer sessions, etc — just something I can throw over my shoulder and go, since my old RTIC soft cooler finally gave up the ghost after 8 years of very dedicated service. This will be filled with beers and ice and opened constantly. For that purpose, it’ll serve me very well. It’s barely bigger and heavier than the almost identically-sized Core 36 can soft cooler, which serves the same exact function. I did not buy this under the impression that it’ll perform as well as a high quality rotomolded cooler. I will probably fill this thing with ice and beer at the last minute without pre-chilling and expect reasonable ice melt over the river float, cookout, etc.I love that the carrying strap is easily removable by simply lifting up the metal “strap plates”, turning them perpendicular to the molded handles, and sliding the plates through the opening. No plastic clips to deal with, which are typically the weakest point of similar coolers.While in a pitch black room, I put a bright light inside and let the lid lay closed unlatched, and there was a very slight, but even light barely peeping through around the front and sides. This tells me that there is no warping in the lid. Once I latched the lid, the light disappeared and the only light I could detect was between the molded handles and the top of the cooler. This tells me that this cooler is fully insulated all around except in these two areas, leaving a pocket of air inside approximately 2″H x 4″W on each side. Whether this is intentional by the manufacturer or not, this really isn’t a big issue considering the caliber of this cooler.Complete non-issue for me, but the color in the listing is a bit misleading. Like I said, I don’t care about this, but some might. It looks almost a baby blue in the listing, but in person (even outside in natural sunlight) it’s more of a baby blue meets lavender. If you’re too macho to lug around something adjacent to purple, then you might be better off with the darker blue option. Otherwise, the lighter the color the better rejection of sun energy.Having said all of that, I think this may have been a returned item. It’s covered in greasy fingerprints and smears, not to mention some crud mixed with granules inside that doesn’t just wipe off and has to be scrubbed off. I don’t want to scrub too hard and remove the anti-microbial coating, so I guess I have to just live with someone else’s gunk and hope it releases over time? Since I expected a brand new item and received what appears to be a used item, I’m deducting one star.

Kept everything rock solid for five hours!
I bought this to hold my frozen food while I defrosted my chest freezer. Defrosting and draining took about two hours, and then, as per the instructions, I let the freezer run for almost 3 hours before putting my frozen food back. I did pack the Coleman fully, and it kept everything rock solid for the 4 to 5 hours it took for me to do this process.I initially was a little disappointed because the cooler walls are so thick that I could not fit as much in as I originally had hoped, but I think the thicker walls were the key to my food staying absolutely frozen solid. I didn’t lose a single thing!Additionally, this is pretty easy to move around – it doesn’t have wheels but it has m handles on flexible straps so it’s easy to drag or move around. Empty, it’s no trouble at all to move and store.The attached photo was taken just before I started to restock, so after about five hours in the cooler.

Well-insulated and keeps ice frozen for 3 days
This cooler is great for shorter camping trips or currently to keep ice for the Aircast I’m using after knee replacement surgery. It is well-insulated and keeps ice frozen for 3 days, but it isn’t too heavy and the carrying strap is a plus.

Excelente producto muy conforme con mi compra

Very sturdy product