Cool Box question

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Who knows anything about cool boxes? I have seen this and want to know if anyone has experience of them?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/B-NEW-IGLOO-COOLBOX-MAXCOLD-...

If the links not allowed and gets deleted then its item number 330122857770

[Moose.]

We had a smaller version of that one last year and seemed to work pretty good

It was claimed as a 5 day one, but I think the heat of Le Mans and constant restocking with warm beer meant more like 1 day in reality Just make sure you have plenty of ice.

[Piglet]

Costco have the smaller "Marine" version which they sell for around £35 and this works pretty well. They also have the big "MaxCool" which I think is the same one as the ebay link. I can't remember exactly how much but it's not as much as the ebay one - if I were to hazard a guess I'd say about £70.

The MaxCool is supposed to be fab, the big one is huge though so you'll need to think about how you are transporting it. Assuming you've got space, take it packed with frozen bottles of water, cartons of juice etc. then ram it full of beer and lay a couple of bags of ice over the top.

Obviously the less you open it the better it will perform - so take all your beer in one go!

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Cheers people. I'm off to Costco this afternoon so I will have a look. The advice you gave about packing it with frozen bottles to begin with is great, thanks.

I'll post back later with what I get, and how much it cost

[Polarbert]

I bought the smallest one from America. Ended up costing around 20 quid. They are bloody fantastic but I wouldn't buy one over here just because they cost so damn much.

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Polarbert said:

I bought the smallest one from America. Ended up costing around 20 quid. They are bloody fantastic but I wouldn't buy one over here just because they cost so damn much.

I went to Costco and got the Maxcold 70 which has wheels and an extendable handle for £29.99 + VAT. Seemed like a good price to me.
They did have the huge ones that are in the ebay link but it would never have fitted in my car

[wainy]

Are the ones which cool via ciggie lighter any good.

In Cost co and here in Go Outdoors
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/camping/cooking/570938...

[Truckosaurus]

We've got one of the similar ones from CostCo, that was £30-odd a couple of years ago.

They work well, have a drain plug to get rid of excess water, there is also a plastic tub that fits inside that you can keep food in out of the ice mixture in the bottom.

They claim a 5-day ice life, but I think that's if you never open the lid.

The box is massive, taking up the whole rear seat of most cars.

[The Leaper]

Wainy, I have one, waste of money. Didn't keep anything cool on the trip from UK to Le Mans. R

[Piglet]

wainy said:

Are the ones which cool via ciggie lighter any good.

In Cost co and here in Go Outdoors
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/camping/cooking/570938...

The majority of these only cool to 20-22 degrees below ambient temperature. OK for the UK perhaps but (fingers crossed!) no good for LM.

I've got a Waeco Combicool 3 way fridge, it runs on gas (& 240v & 12v), cools to 30 degrees below ambient temperature and is fab.

It's a struggle to stop it freezing beer in our dining room running on leccy!