2025年3月19日 · The most important metric for most of us is how well an ice chest keeps food cold and fresh. This metric is also the source of many extraordinary claims from manufacturers. From models with “ 5-Day ” in the name to stickers boasting up to 16 days of ice retention, it seems that just about every product out there will knock your socks off.

2023年10月9日 · With less surface area to melt, these will last significantly longer than ice cubes. One or two of these in the center of the box with regular ice cubes piled around everything else will help your food stay colder longer. Pack a 2:1 ice to food ratio: Fill the chest ⅔ full with ice to make it last, especially if you're using regular ice cubes ...

2024年11月4日 · The ice melt test was carried out in a controlled environment with the internal temperature of the coolers monitored and analyzed in accordance with the USDA's Refrigeration and Food Safety Guidelines. Field use takes place in various environments, from hot desert hikes to road trips from muggy Minnesota to sunny California, for a well-rounded ...

2025年3月12日 · This lightweight ice chest has one of the largest ranges of minimum and maximum achievable temperatures of any thermoelectric model we tested and is the only one to actually reach its 40-degrees-below-ambient claim. Not to be a single-mode star, the Koolatron can also keep your food hot, making driving home takeout through rush hour traffic ...

If you're searching for a rugged camping cooler to take on adventures in the woods or long weekends at the lake, this medium-sized ice chest is not one we'd recommend, regardless of its enticing price. Conclusion. The Coleman 48 offers a simple solution for simple needs. It's not a super tough cooler that can take a beating while keeping your ...

2024年11月1日 · Insulation. Within a temperature-controlled room, we evaluate each cooler's insulative properties by filling them up with ice and placing multiple sensors inside a sealed mason jar to monitor and record how well the insulation of each cooler can maintain food-safe and ideal beverage temperatures.

2024年4月24日 · A 60-quart ice chest is never going to be your favorite piece of gear to cart around, but there are a few things about the Xspec's design that make it less painful than some. Weighing 30 pounds before loading it with an array of food and beverages, it's on the lower end of average weight among similar models we tested.

Exceptionally thick walls turn this ice chest into a 32-inch long trunk that's impressively uncomfortable for one person to carry. Additionally, the cable handles for two-person carry are exactly the wrong length, letting your knuckles smash up against the lid while you carry it.

2023年10月9日 · Yeti no longer makes specific claims of ice retention, as they admit that this number will vary greatly depending on what you do to prep your Tundra and what you decide to put in it. Considering we did not pre-cool these models to prep them during testing and made no effort to baby them with frozen contents, the roughly five days this cooler ...

2023年10月9日 · That's pretty much a week of safe food temps without adding extra ice. It also maintained refreshing beer temperatures of 50º or less for an impressive 7.3 days. The Orca is one of many rotomolded coolers we tested with a rubber gasket to seal its contents and an integrated hinge to help prevent bear entry.