Lifetime 91074 48 Quart High Performance Indoor Outdoor Pumice Stone Cooler

Exceptional cooler on par if not better than Yeti. Perfect for boating. During the last hurricane I filled with ice as backup left it in the garage and did not open the cooler once until the 4th day and it was completely full. Of course when it gets opened it melts faster but when my husband and I went to the Everglades over Christmas we has a third cooler for back up ice to help the main coolers and it got us through. An absolutely superior product. Cannot recommend it enough.

We got this cooler about a month ago. Immediately after taking it out of the box my husband and I were impressed with the handles. We love how long they are and that the rope moves around a little bit making it easier to maneuver the cooler for one person holding it. I took it to an all day soccer event filled with our favorite beverages and some ice right before I left. I was amazed how good the seal is on this cooler. It didn't take long for the kids to want to grab a drink once we got to the fields and I was amazed at how cold they were already. We were in and out of the cooler all day. When we got home we were too tired to unload everything so the cooler got left out. A week later I decided it was time to put everything away and was amazed that their was still ice in it. What was even more shocking was realizing my kids must have been in it through out the week getting drinks because my drinks were almost all gone out of it yet it still had ice in it and was so cold my baby couldn't hold the drink in his hands.

Got this cooler a couple weeks ago and couldn't wait to try it out. We love to camp fish ride atv's and take spontaneous road trips. We already owned the 55 qt. cooler and it is great for long trips but is a little large for quick trips. The 48 qt. cooler is the perfect size to fill with food/drinks and throw in the boat for a day on the lake or in the car for a road trip without taking up to much space. The first thing I noticed on the cooler is the tight seal in the lid. It is a little hard to open but only because it is sealed to tightly which would definitely help with ice retention. Another great feature of the cooler is the rope handles which make it easy for one person to carry. The plastic handle grips on the rope makes it comfortable to hold. We filled our cooler and took it out for an over night trip. When we got home the ice we had in the cooler had hardly melted. To test the ice retention of the cooler we decided to leave the ice in the cooler. After 6 days outside in the sun we still had ice left in the cooler. There is no doubt this cooler will keep food cold. We look forward using this cooler for all of our trips.

We haven't always had great luck with coolers. . . we end up with a swamp of water and room temp drinks at the end of a long summer day or between our dogs kids and guests the construction didn't hold up. It was always hard finding a decently priced cooler within our price point that was also well constructed. We can confidently say we finally found just that! My husband is in engineering and when our cooler arrived he was surprised how well thought out all the features were and the quality of the material. I personally love the handles - it felt like they helped make it easier to carry. I haven't had the cooler long so I'm not sure how they hold up and I've never had a cooler with handles like that before but I personally really like them. I also appreciate that the cooler itself isn't very heavy so that it's more manageable when carrying. My husband loves the hidden can openers that are accessible when you open the cooler. We like that they're hidden from our toddler so she doesn't want to play with them. I think the cooler is a great size for our family camping trips or when we have family over for parties. It isn't oversized so it fits in our travel trailer's outdoor storage bay. You can fit a good amount of drinks in there and don't need a lot of ice because the ice STAYS COOL! We left the cooler outside for a few days after an event and most of the ice was still intact. We would recommend this cooler to any active outdoor families!

This cooler is so amazing I don't even know where to start! The cooler had very thick insulated walls that keep everything cold for days. My husband took it on a hunting trip and even though the temperature outside was hot everything stayed cold for at least 3 days. He made the comment that when he closes the lid it makes a vacuum seal sound which I'm sure makes it very air tight and help keep it cold. The handles are very easy to hold and make it easy to carry. The outside is built very rugged and I'm sure we will get many years of use from this great cooler. Lifetime products always builds great products and this cooler is no exception!

This cooler is exactly what we were looking for. It is light weight yet durable and able to hold a lot of food and beverages. We had a great time using it for a family picnic at the local zoo. As advertised it did not have to withstand a grizzly bear but it did have to hold up to our kids using it as an extra seat and dragging it around. I left the remaining ice to see how long it would last. Ice remained for at least 5 days before I had to drain it for our next trip.

Have the 55 (too big), the 35 (to0 small), this 48 hits the sweet spot. Fits on the passenger seat so can access liquids while on the move. Was excellent in retaining the ice and temperature. 6 days after filling the chest the bags were still pretty steady; surprised and very pleased. The 48 is a winner.

This cooler is overpriced as compared to other Lifetime coolers. Lacks drain plugs on both sides. Performed well as expected.