Polar Bear Coolers - Original Soft Cooler Bag - Insulated Leak Proof Beach Cooler Bag, Small Thermal Bags for Travel - Heavy Duty & Portable - Sweat Proof Picnic Carrier - Nylon

I couldn't care less how many sandwiches and yoghurts you can get into a cooler. Coolers are for beer, and beer comes in bottles, so we need an objective review for those who want cold beer.I've never bought a soft cooler before because they are all, without exception, total and complete junk. Soft coolers don't keep beer (or anything else) cold. So when a friend of mine turned up with one of these things you can imagine how I laughed at him. One boat trip later and I was prepared to admit that he had chosen wisely.These things are unbelievable. He left his cooler in the sun all day (an amateur mistake) in 90 degree heat, and when we got back his ice was still the same shape as when it went in, just slightly glossier - barely any melting at all, and just a small amount of melt water in the bottom. My cooler (that I constantly moved to keep it in the shade) came back with cold water and a few sad lonely ice cubes floating on top. I kept my share of the beer cold, but I was on the limit. Another hour or two and the beer situation would have become critical.I've since bought a 12 and a 24 pack cooler, and haven't used my hard coolers since. The 12 pack will comfortably fit 16 bottles of beer, and you can fill the rest of the space with ice. If running out of beer is problem (and lets be honest, when is running out of beer not a problem?) I can get 18 in with a little coercing, although there is less room for ice and you'll struggle a little with the zip (solution: drink one. Problem solved)The 24 pack will comfortably swallow 26 beers (30 at a pinch). I wouldn't recommend the 48 pack, I don't own one, but the 24 pack with 30 beers and ice is heavy enough. You'd never lift the 48. If you need the capacity I'd suggest two 24 packs.The only negatives with these coolers is that they don't have a water proof base, so you have to be careful about where you put it (think boats, puddles on the ground etc) and being soft sided, you can't sit on it. But the advantages far outweigh these little problems.I also love the way they don't look like coolers. You could take one of these to a funeral to down a cold one in the pews and no body would notice. You need never be more than 3 feet from a tasty brew ever again, and It'll always be icy cold.I've never seen one leak (several of us have them now). The little bottle opener on the zip will break after about 30 bottles, so forget using it, and don't leave them in the sun, being fabric they do fade.

If you are using this for only cans, then you're all set. It easily fits a 24-pack of cans. But if you want to pack weirdly-sized things, like tupperware, or in my case frozen 2L bottles as icepacks, it's pretty narrow and shorter than it looks, and can make packing difficult.

Cooler works great. Very nice quality, with a clean interior liner and excellent insulation. The day I received it, I put two ice packs in the bottom, then the medicine I'm needing to keep cool, then two ice packs on top. Unfortunately I used plastic ziploc baggies to hold the ice in, so as it gradually melted the condensation and liquid water sped-up the warming process...I'm sure that if I'd used solid ice 'containers' it would have worked bette. As it was, the info listed in the product description is right-on...even with the ice melting, the temperature inside the bag (I used a wireless thermometer that I'd tested for a week in the fridge beforehand) stayed exactly at 2.5C. Perfect for my needs. Stayed that way for about 40 hours in a 70f room, then it began seriously melting and warmed as it did. After another 8 hours it had risen up to about 9.3C, and then after that became room temp. Again, this seems to be mainly due to the leaking ice-bags I used and not the cooler itself, although I'm going to be testing it again with hard ice-packs this weekend.I definitely recommend this cooler. As a soft cooler and good traveling container I've never seen a better quality one. Obviously it's not the PERFECT cooler, since stuff DOES eventually melt inside, but probably the only way to prevent that would be a portable fridge. Unpowered, with just ice inside, this baby kept my medicine cool for way past the amount of time I'd need (20-hour overseas flight). So I am more than happy with it.Also as a side note: I asked a question a while ago and had a hard time getting the answer: the interior measurements are about 8.5" wide by 16" long by 9" tall.

I used this cooler extensively on a two month road trip. If the items you are packing are all cold and you fill the remaining space with ice, you might get a day and a half until the ice is completely melted, and another half day until the resulting water slurry is warm enough that you absolutely need to change it. I was expecting 2 - 3 days between re-icing, but 1.5 - 2 days is still OK. The interior is nicely waterproof as long as you are careful not to invert the bag, because water can get into the material of the bag through the seams near the zipper. This happens a little bit when you pour the melt water out but it's not a big deal. The zipper is sturdy and took alot of use and abuse without any problems. The snap down mechanism that tightens the bag up is easy to use and keeps everything snug and tight. The bag can be quite heavy when completely full, so I wouldn't buy any version of the bag bigger than this one. My one issue was that the zipper area ended up smelling pretty bad for a while there, perhaps I had let a few food items get a bit too warm a few too many times. But after a couple days of airing out that problem went away. Also the bag smells terrible when you first get it and the smell remains even after a week of airing it out. But after using it for a couple of weeks, the smell was completely gone.

Very high high quality cooler. The exterior and interior material look indestructible. Used it several times already with both cooler packs and ice and it keeps drinks cold twice as long as hardware store soft coolers. Worth every penny.

Great cooler. Works better than I had hoped. Well worth the price. Tried it out on a windy 32 degree Celsius day at the beach. Kept ice solid for the whole day.

I previously purchased the Silver coloured 12 Pack Polar Bear cooler ( See My Review ) and decided I would purchased the Navy coloured 24 Pack for those larger outdoor events. The Navy colour is a soft deep navy blue that is very rich looking. When choosing the correct size for you're needs, its wise to keep in mind that the larger the cooler - the heavier they are to carry. For warranty be sure to register your cooler at www.polarbearcoolers.com.The inside vinyl liner of all Polar Bear Coolers is as thick or thicker than any pool liner and is a very beautiful glacier blueish / green colour. You can actually pull the liner outside of the nylon outer shell to clean it. The liner is still attached to the bag but it sure is a quick and easy way to clean the liner when when you have those occasional spills inside your cooler.Because all soft cooler expand and stretch the liner is not cut precisely to the inside shape of the bag. It is made larger for expansion for those that overfill their soft cooler and you will notice overlaps in the liner in the bottom of the bag.When you first get a Polar Bear cooler you put it back into shape by filling it full of hot water and snap it all up and leave it for 5 minutes. I left both of ours for 30 minutes and it was perfect in the end. The nylon outer covering is water proof and super durable and soft to the touch. The zipper and snaps are all quality and It comes with a plastic bottle opener and a shoulder strap.It's not much larger than the 12 Pack cooler on the outside, but it certainly holds significantly more on the inside. The 24 pack holds 12 bottles of water or bottles of beer standing upright, or 24 cans of pop laying ( stacked ) on their sides along with several Ice Packs. The 24 Pack unfortunately isn't quit large enough for a family weekend camping trip or any adventure where you need to transport food products as well as beverages. If you need anything larger than the 24 Pack I personally recommend you think of a "Hard Shell" for those type of events. This is a great size ( better than the 12 Pack ) for transporting meats or perishables for long periods of time.Like most things in life you only get what you pay for and in this case a few dollars more buys you a quality cooler that simply does what it says it's going to do: { KEEPS THINGS COLD }.

This cooler is Amazing! I have tried many other soft coolers with less than satisfactory results but finally did my research and this one is a definite keeper. I purchased it for my back country camping trips so it goes through quite a bit of rough handling. I place 6 of the 500ml frozen bottles of water in the bottom with all my food/drinks on top and even after 3 hot days/nights outside the bottles are still half frozen so the insulation is really doing its job to keep the contents fresh and drinks very cold. The material is strong and durable and any dirt is easy to brush off or wipe clean. The handle easily withstands being hooked to a carabiner and hauled up by rope keeping it away from pesty critters.The website originally said about a week for delivery so I was shocked & absolutely thrilled when it was delivered the Next Day ...just in time for my weekend trip.I highly recommend this product and seller :)

I love it so much, brought it to the beach and I thought it would get dirty with all the sand, but it did not. The 24-pack packs a lot! Keeps everything cool for a long time!! And it's easy to carry!