RTIC 30 Can Ultra-Tough Soft Cooler Waterproof, Patriot

My husband LOVES this. It is good for lunches especially if you are blue collar, it is a decent size so expect to be carrying a little cooler. We have a yeti ice pack and it fits flat at the bottom perfectly.

Handy little cooler. I will freeze things and leave them inside the cooler overnight for travel and they will stay frozen. If I leave the cooler in my truck during the day (in Texas) it thaws pretty quick but I’ve not had anything get too warm. Kinda hard to zip but that’s so the seal stays tight so I can get past that.

Part 2 Revised Today I filled it with two frozen packs on bottomz, 8 cans of beer and 3 sodas. Also two samwiches and meet tray. Then ice cubes , after 6 hours on a sunny 70 degree day on the beach and opening and closing, there was very little water at the bottom, the two frozenpacks were still frozen, vert impressed.after 6 hours my beer was ice cold. Part1 bought this because Yetis are way too expensive and all the reviews said the RTIC is just as good or slightly better at keeping ice. I filled the cooler with ice from the grocery store, put in a few cans of beer and let it sit in my kitchen at room temperature. After 24 hours, still solid ice, very little melted water at the bottom. After 48 hours, more of a ice cube slush mixture, by morning on the third day it was all melted but still ice cold. Im guessing about 60 hours of ice life. I also read that bigger cubes last longer and there are probably some variables with ice and atmospheric conditions. I am very happy with how long it kept ice. I didn't sweat, its light, and from what I read it floats.

We love our RTIC coolers! They keep the our drinks and food cold for a long period of time. These coolers are very durable. The zipper can be tough to open, but it is not a deterrent.

I really like this bag a lot. I'm guessing a lot of the negative reviews are from people comparing this to a rotomolded or hard side cooler. Let's be clear, this is never going to hold up to a rotomolded or hard side cooler for ice retention, but it's not designed to. It's meant to be filled up, taken to the beach or a picnic or just your average day outing and if it holds Ice for the whole day I'm good with that. Just to give an idea of it's retention though, I filled it with a 12 pack of bottles with a 10lb bag of ice, took out by the pool for about 4hrs in 95 degree+ weather, granted it was in the shade, but by 6pm it still had most of its ice left. I then left it in my very hot uninsulated garage over night and by the morning it still had plenty of ice in it. I'm honestly impressed by that. So in all fairness, sure it's not gonna hold ice like a more expensive rotomolded ice chest but it did the job for me. The only 2 knocks I can give this bag is that it doesn't have a bottle opener attached which would be nice, and the front pocket is so slim it's basically useless, other than that it's a nice cooler.