ColemanChiller 48qt Insulated Portable Cooler with Ice Retention & Heavy-Duty Handles, Made in USA, Great for Camping, Tailgating, Parties, Sports, Concerts & More

My son has a 3 year old Coleman 48-quart cooler/ice chest that he uses for everything from beach trips to trips up the coast, as well as for use at job sites and I have yet to see anything he puts in there not have ice left at the end of a day."But wait! There's more!!" :DLast Friday not only did our a.c. freeze up and stop working, our refrigerator also broke down. In Florida. Average temps here were upper 80's during the day and around 70°F at night. In a household of 4 adults (including disabled grandmother...me) and 4 children, you just can't do without a fridge; unfortunately, the landlord couldn't get a repairman out until after the weekend...so we transferred all of the fridge stuff over to the freezer side, which crowded out a bit of the frozen food.No problem - my son commandeered his Coleman for several packages of frozen chicken, some ground beef (extra protected in waterproof giant zip locked bags) and a few bags of frozen vegetables, in addition to 4 - 6 , 33oz. water bottles.We lined the bottom of the cooler with all of the ice pack bags/plastic blocks we had, added a bag of ice, shoved in the frozen water bottles and then just fit in the overflow dairy, juice and leftovers that didn't fit into the freezer. We then added a bag of ice over the top. Now mind, I drink loads of water daily, so I was in and out of the ice chest all day, adding room temperature replacement water bottles each time.After the first two days the ice had reduced by a third and water had started collecting. I kept thinking it was time to add ice, but when I put my hand inside to clear the plug to drain it, the water was so cold that I couldn't keep my hand in there long enough to do so, so I left it! By late morning the next day - day 3 - the ice had completely depleted and the cooler needed to be drained...but I STILL had to use a spatula to keep the drain clear. Because of how icy cold the melted ice had stayed, I left about 4" of water in the bottom and added another bag of ice. By the time the repairman came on Monday, although the chicken had begun to thaw, it still felt "crunchy" with ice, but a third of the ice had still not melted.I credit part of the cold retaining ability to the fact that we used already frozen items in addition to ice and, as a previous reviewer mentioned, I drained the melted ice only enough to make it less heavy to move the cooler out of its niche.Hurricane season is on its way and I am preparing to move out of my son's house. But I decided that I had to get one of these Coleman ice chests as part of my emergency stand by things, just like candles, batteries and camp stoves/Sterno, I will now be prepared for just about anything. It arrived today, just ahead if a sudden storm that killed our power (came back on 20 mins later, so I didn't have a chance to use it, darn it!)I do like that this cooler has a standard, tightly capped drain plug that is situated so close to the bottom... hardly any tipping needed to empty it. I also like that the lid seals so tightly because the tighter the lid fits, the less cold escapes/less warm air seeps. Even my son's Coleman still seals snugly. I think the only thing I would like is some kind of retractable wheel thingy to help us physically challenged folks maneuver it a little easier!All in all, definitely recommend this Coleman ice chest. More than worth the cost.

Used this on a long road trip that we broke into two days. I put all my frozen food in here with ice packs and everything stayed frozen in it for 26 hours, including frozen vegetables towards the top. It was spacious enough for the food and ice packs but small enough that it didn’t take up too much space in the car. Highly recommend!

Great product, exactly as described and what I’m looking for. Buy it !

Works as expected, but ...1. A drain would be nice.2. The handles seem a little flimsy, but I haven't tested them with any real weight.3. The lid doesn't stay open. It looks like that is by design.Also, I like the size. It fits in my trunk perfectly.

Excellent price for a great product.

I like this cooler because it doesn’t have the bottom drain and that was important when I had it in my vehicle it was easy to dump the water out of when I got where I needed. Easy to wipe clean. Kept my food frozen for 10 hours in summer heat with ice on top

no drain, perfect for Ice, this is what you want! yes no leaking. I live in Florida, we have power outages, this is perfect for that, holds the ice and cold water without leaking. the old fashioned way. keep it in your tub, put it in your vehicle for going to the store keep the ice packs in it and you have cold storage on the way home from the grocer, this is what we do ( just remember to grab the frozen ice pack before you leave home) . I love it , this one replace our 25 year old one that was kept in the Van, the heat does get to them after a while.

It will hold several cases of pop and water but unfortunately because it's so thin the ice was melted before we even got to our campsite (within 4 hours). Definitely would not recommend this for keeping anything cold that's going to go bad such as meats but for drinks it's okay