Igloo BMX Hard Coolers (25-72QT)

The media could not be loaded. This Igloo Cooler is very well built and seems like it will hold up to use for a long time. I tested it on a road trip where I stayed overnight at a campground and had it sitting in my van the whole time. I put ice in it on a Monday, camped overnight, came home and left it and drinks in the cooler in the van.The video shows what I find when I go out to the van for a look on the following Friday to see if there was any ice left and well, the video shows that there still was ice! Sure it had some water, but, quite a bit of ice still. The drinks were very cold still. Now, one thing that some may see as a con is that it doesn't have a drain plug, but, for me, it was what I wanted because I have heard stories about the drain plugs leaking water out and since I was going to have this sitting in my van I did not want the risk water leakage in my van. It's not that big of deal to dump it out when you are finished using the cooler.The latches like the ones here on some other brand coolers, I have read were too hard to pull and then some of them broke eventually from having to pull them so hard and stretching them so much. The latches on the Igloo seem to be just right. You don't have to pull really hard, just enough to release it and then put it back to secure it. I also like the little places on the top for tie downs. The handle is very sturdy and solid and easy to grip. Igloo has been making coolers for a long long time, and this is a lot less expensive than some other competitors and I doubt if someone is going to want to steal my Igloo cooler, another reason why I went with this brand. It looks really good too and fits perfectly in my passenger seat in my van. It will sweat a bit of course, so I just put a tarp underneath it and a towel to absorb any moisture. This is really perfect for a one to 3 day outing for sure and I'm glad I decided to go with Igloo!

So far it’s holding up nicely. Love the size and quality of the cooler. Does a great job keeping drinks or items cold.

When I received this cooler, I stuffed this bad boy into the back of my SUV, and dumped a big ‘ol bag of ice into it. My vehicle was left outside with full exposure to the sun for the majority of the time, except for about three hours on day 3 where a big oak tree was shading it. (You can tell as the pics taken on day three have a grayish and bluish tint to it than all the other days). On day 4, the weather didn’t permit sunshine and it was cold. (Wisconsin bipolar weather phases here.)The cooler was opened only once each day to check on ice retention. The lid then got secured correctly and properly down with the latches after opening. I should also note that I pushed my monstrous 103 pounds of adult weight into the lid to ensure a tight seal, and then let the thing go for about 24 hours each time before checking on it.Overall, I was pretty impressed with how well this cooler performed. It allows for a decent 2 day ice retention. On day 3—or 48 hours later, although there were some melt (roughly about 25% “liquid ice” by then), all the chunks that were still left clumped into one giant block; And it was still pretty chilly inside the cooler. On day 4, the temperature dropped significantly which slowed the melt. There was still a good chunk of ice left however, and single cubes were still present and floating around, “shoulder to shoulder” in the water. The water was also arctic cold since the cooler did its bit to retain the temperature inside. This cooler could go for one more day in my case, but my situation is unique, and being able to handle one more day is definitely due to the extreme temperature drop on day 4.The advertisement is on point for AT LEAST four days of ice in my experiment. It seems this cooler will work for a four day trip. However, ice retention will depend on factors like if you leave it out in the sun, temperature, how often you open the cooler during the day, and how long you leave it opened for before closing it.Now this cooler needs some real live action play on some outings. I’ll be taking it out to test at campsites and then see what the results are. If this review needs modification, I’ll be back to change or add to it. Overall, this is seemingly a great steal at this price point!Also, the pictures I uploaded is not showing Day 1 to Day 4 in order. It's completely jumbled up and I apologize for that. Amazon needs to correct this as this was not how I uploaded it.