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At the risk of sounding obsessed, let me share the saga of finding the perfect ice bag. I had both knees replaced about a year ago. Needless to say, I needed to ice my knees frequently both before and after the surgery. In those two years, I tried every ice bag, ice pad, ice system known to man. Here is my assessment of all approaches: REUSABLE GEL PADS: Usually blue, plastic and filled with gel, placed in freezer and is reusable. The good thing about these is that they don't leak--they are reusable and they can form around the area. The bad thing that was a deal breaker for me is that they lose their cool quickly--and you need to have a number of them in your freezer to make sure you have it when you need it. And they simply do not get as cold as a regular ice bag. ICE BAG- RUBBER: Ice bags are arguable the best. You can fill at will with ice again and again. They get much colder than the gel pads. They can be packed in a suitcase and used at a hotel (if you travel like I do). HOWEVER, the wrong bag is worse that the gel pads. I have found that rubber ice bags are prone to "condensation" and if you use at night, you will wake up with a wet mattress where the bag is. Not fun. ICE BAG-FABRIC: Again, the ice bag is the best overall. But Fabric bags can be very stiff and hard to form around your joint or area you are trying to ice. They don't conform as well as the rubber bags. And I have found they leak--not sure why. THIS ICE BAG: The Mueller Ice Bag is the best ice approach I have ever used. It is soft like the rubber bags,but do not have the same level of condensation. And they DO NOT LEAK. The soft, rounded plastic of the mouth and screw top never hurt you when it happens to touch your skin, and the mouth is big enough for any size ice cube. The "fabric" of the bag is perfect. SIMPLY THE BEST Wishing you speedy recovery.