- Blue Coolers Ice Vault – 60 Quart Roto-Molded Ice Cooler (Large Ice Chest Holds Ice up to 10 Days)

Against the recommendations of others, I decided to buy and keep the Blue Cooler 60w instead of the Pelican 45qt Wheeled Cooler. I was looking to purchase a cooler for multi-day solo and couple's camping and purchased both units on Amazon for Memorial Day. Both coolers were dimensionally the same size, but the Blue Cooler holds 15 quarts more space than the Pelican. Blue Cooler Pros: The Blue Cooler 60w is Roto-molded and rated to hold ice for 10 days. [I conducted my own ice retention test in my rear-shaded patio for nine days in 100-degree weather]. The latches, rubber seal, and pull-handle are thicker, reliable, and more durable than the Pelican's. The Blue nameplate is riveted to the body of the cooler and will never come off, and the corners of the lip are reinforced with stainless steel edges. The pull handle is heavy-duty metal with rubber bicycle-type handle grips. The cooler is easy to pull and maneuver. The price-- $319 (vs $372). The Blue's skin is thick and commensurate with Pelican's. Pelican Cons: Pelican latches are made of chinsy-plastic that often break (which explains why every used Pelican for sale on FB marketplace has broken latches) Albeit, Pelican units have a lifetime warranty, they are too cumbersome to submit for warranty replacement and wait for the parts to arrive in the mail to replace the part yourself. The Pelican brand name stickers on the cooler easily peel off and were delaminating straight out of the box upon delivery. The pull handle on the Pelican is a joke, and the handle is made of the same hallowed-plastic that children's toys are made of. There is also this weird block design that pivots and pushes on the cooler plastic rolling to cooler around, which I don't see as a long-term solution for portability and movement. Price-- $372 (vs $319). When I tested this unit against the Blue Cool for ice retention, the Pelican was only able to hold ice for three days. Pelican Pros: The two things that the Pelican cooler has over the Blue Cooler 60w [that I found] were the larger wheels and the retention wire on the drain plug. That's it. I guess, if you are pulling your cooler down a dirt trail over rocks and ruts, and you are worried about losing the plug-- those are benefits. I returned the Pelican and kept the Blue cooler-- which was clearly the smart choice.

Ordered this ice chest to replace a big ice chest. That was a canyon. Seems to be the right size. Nice and heavy won’t fly out the back of a vehicle. Was looking for something not as large and take up space.Haven’t been able to use it yet, but will be using it this weekend. Very happy with this ice chest.

It does all the things that the reviews online say, and less expensive than the Yeti. Does have a decent amount of suction if the rim gets wet. Took it on a 5-day camping trip and only had to put in ice one time. Fair warning. It is fairly heavy when it's empty.. but we love the handle!

It will NOT keep ice for more than 3-4 days! I bought this cooler because it advertised 10 days, but my experience has been very disappointing. I have used it on 2 camping trips with the same disappointing results. I prechilled the cooler for 24hours and then filled it full of new ice and cans. It was stored in the air-conditioned camper storage area. I only opened it twice a day to transfer cans to a backpack cooler. On the 4th day I only had water and cans left in the cooler. For the price you can buy almost any other cheaper cooler to keep ice that long. I DO NOT recommend this product.

Yes!!!! Cooled it down as instructed. Rode in bed of truck for 2 days headed to the beach in South Carolina! Still had ice!!!! Coldest cooler we have ever had! Easy to move around by the handle too! Highly recommend!

My parents wanted this cooler but it was way too heavy and nothing was even in it. They thought it would just be too hard for them to lift in and out of their car once it had food in it. Returned it.

It is very well made. Is large. Keeps ice well on really hot days. Overall, very happy with this cooler! I gave less stars for Durability because. It’s so heavy. Even empty. I fear dropping it out of my truck. I worry about it hitting the ground and cracking/breaking. That would suck. So, I’m careful with it. It’s large and heavy. I expect to get a lot of years out of it.

Good cooler but bottle opener not properly designed, very hard to open bottle,

Have been using for several months, this cooler is better than expected. But, beware, it is very heavy!

Well, I could give zero stars if I can. It says will hold ice for ten days, but the ice melted in less than 12 hours in an air conditioned room. I think this is an overhyped and over priced item that doesn't meet its stated goals. I'm trying to return it now.