Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Buying a cooler is a long process , I don’t own a boat so this isn’t being used on a boat. I was in the market for a sub $100 cooler. I purchased 4 coolers to test. Igloo marine ultra Igloo Super tough Stx Igloo latitude 50 Coleman xtreme The test: Load each with 1 pound of ice ; check every 24 hours. I’m not going to write the details about the test but igloo latitude was the worse it’s temperature rose from 42 to 60 in 12 hours. Coleman Xtreme went from 42 to 60 in 36 hours Igloo Marine and STX went from 42 to 61 in 39 hours. As the Coleman was slightly bigger than I was looking for we didn’t go for this cooler. I think it was the best of the four. It’s size didn’t fit into my trunk and was eliminated from being an option. Igloo latitude was junk, it was thin and was easily the worst with ice. Igloo Marine and Stx are basically the same cooler, it looks as if StX gets some orange highlights but weighs which felt the same and lasted the same time for ice. Stx cost $30 more than Marine so Marine won our test. It’s 5 stars cause it’s really cheap compared to others on the market. We may just do a video to show which coolers worked best if we find more sub $100 coolers. Update: It has been over a year with the cooler and we have found the ice packs and ice do not last without proper treatment in prep for a trip. Our test was flawed as we did this outside and it wasn’t extremely hot. The cooler sits in a dark, bumpy place called the truck mostly. This doesn’t seem to lend to a perfect environment. For the most optimal ice retention, the night before you go or even a few hours before you leave dump as much ice as you can into the cooler. Even cool water seems to help lower the temperature of the cooler. Also an insulated bag at the top helps. We’ve had beer stay cool( didn’t say cold) for two days. Anything longer than two days would be it. I’ve updated from 5 stars to 4.