Backpack coolers: what to know?

Hot weather is knocking on the door and for that reason the cooler season is coming to town. A lightweight, portable, and hand-free backpack cooler will save your day when it comes to keeping your food and drink cold for short trips. You sure don’t want to drag a rigid gigantic ice chest around for a few hours hiking under the heat of summer.

Q: What is a backpack cooler?

A backpack cooler, as said in the name, is a cooler merging with a backpack. This type of cooler comes with a large insulated interior space for keeping food and beverage cool and an exterior backpack-lookalike design. In comparison with the rigid cooler counterparts, these coolers usually are smaller in capacity, easier to carry, and more convenient. You can carry your refreshments around without occupying your hands.

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Q: What are the benefits of a backpack cooler?

The best backpack coolers make you feel comfortable while letting you carry more cold food and drink than regular soft-sided coolers. Spending on one of these cool keepers brings you lots of advantages.

Portability. All you need to do is strap a fully-loaded cooler to your back and walk freely to the beach or the forest. The backpack design is a great pick over normal ice chests when it comes to portability.

Great insulation. These little travel gears are surprisingly good at insulation. Depending on different constructions and materials, they can keep your goodies cold up to 4 days. Some special features like mold-resistant or UV resistant are also added for more powerful insulation. Even though, keeping your food for days in a cooler is not recommended.

Extremely convenient and lightweight for carrying. A backpack cooler is much lighter than a hard-sided cooler and thus, it is easier to carry out for a picnic or a sport event. The ergonomic design with shoulder straps, chest straps, and removable hip belts provides a much more comfortable trip with cold beverages close at hand.

Durable, leak-proof, and insulated. Many cooler brands follow strict standards in designing and construction to bring you good coolers with high quality and weight distribution.

Q: Do a backpack cooler need ice?

No, it doesn’t. As a cooler, otherwise, it, yes, can hold and keep the ice cold as well as food and drink. You should pack the ice smartly and drain the excess water whenever you have an opportunity to avoid spoiling other stuff inside.

Q: How long can it keep the food and drink chilled?

Normally, a cooler of this type can keep the contents cold for a day or two, some up to 4 days. Despite what model it is, the cold retention mainly relies on how you use it, is there any ice, and what exterior color it is. Darker colors absorb heat easier and thus, warms the inside chamber of the pack a bit quicker. The use of ice cube or ice packs can lengthen the cold, in this case, making sure to drain any water accumulated from the ice.

Q: Can a backpack cooler hold hot food?

Yes, you can. You should search for instructions on how to store your hot items in a cooler or simply check it with the manufacturers. Note that the length of cold retention time doesn’t apply for your hot food.

Q: How much does a backpack cooler cost?

The market offers you a sea of options for a good cooler pack with a price range mostly between $40-300. It’s not difficult to find a budget one as backpack coolers are getting more popular these days.

Q: What are the best cooler brands?

Brand names in the market are diverse, however, you can trust in some of the top cooler brands when considering buying a backpack cooler like Yeti, Igloo, Coleman, Dakine Duel, and Picnic Time.



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