We’ve had a lot of coolers over the years when we went camping. We bought this for our side side. It is the best 10 out of 10 has a place for a lock stays cold great thank you igloo for a great product.
I had a substantially more expensive cooler (starts with a D) that leaked from the drain plug, no matter how much it was tightened.
This cooler was appealing for it's much more reasonable price point, and I was very pleased to see that it is made in the USA. The cost differential is predictably evident in the details, specifically the latches. They seat in pockets on the outer lip of what I believe is the liner, whose edge is poorly finished and unpleasant to touch.
I've developed a strategy for opening the latches with less difficulty, but they are not nice to use, and given that they are primary interaction points for the cooler, I wish they had been more considered.
The drain plug looks like it will be a much more functional and reliable example, although the wire tether seems like kind of an afterthought.
Frankly, I would have preferred to see lower complexity in the shell molds to shift resources to the latches specifically - I have never used a cooler-lid cupholder and doubt I ever will, especially since 2 of those molded into the lid of this one appear to be sized for coffee cans, and all of them are a little shallow.
All that said, I have to say that overall, I am pleased with the purchase - I applaud Igloo for producing this cooler domestically and have little doubt about it's performance or longevity.
I bought this for Father’s Day June 24 and only used a couple times. The ice chest was stored in my closet when not in use. The rubber cinch handles have now broken
Bought this cooler with high hopes of it keeping ice from melting for at least the day. It is advertised to keep it cool for days. Well on our recent track day, I filled the cooler up at 7am and by 9am all the ice had melted. I’m very disappointed! I figured it would be a better cooler than the competition cause it’s American made…. I’ll be returning it to by a cooler that actually works!
This has a lot of potential! But one major flaw, like I’ve seen others say, you open the lid just slightly wrong and those screws come out! It’s ridiculous for the price we pay for this cooler and you get the shortest cheapest screw possible!