Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I really wanted to like this cooler. I had spent a lot of time researching everything available, and decided that this cooler was a good value. There are better quality 'rotomolded' coolers like the Yeti, but they cost 7-8 times as much (or more) for the same capacity. We aren't going on any expeditions to the Australian Outback, so I figured the Coleman would work fine. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Coleman is using little sheet metal screws to hold the hinges to soft, thin plastic! I expect more from Coleman, especially on one of their more expensive "Xtreme" coolers. At a minimum, they could embed drilled and tapped metal backing plates in the lid and cooler, and use machine screws -- but even if these hinges were attached more securely, they are that lame design that relies on a thin piece of plastic flexing for the 'hinge' action. They cleverly do not show the hinges in the photos in the listing. There's one picture where you can see them but you can't see the screws or tell how flimsy the construction is. I discovered just how bad the design is when I left it open for a while to air out (there was a slight plastic smell). Later, when I looked at it I noticed the lid was more 'open' than it had been. I looked and saw the screws had pulled out -- from just the weight of the lid! The lid is very light, maybe 1-2 lbs. If someone was dragging a full cooler around by the lid, that would be one thing, but just leaving the lid open with no force on it at all should not cause the screws to pull out! Coleman should be embarrassed. It's this sort of penny-pinching design that kills mfrs -- even established companies like Coleman.