This ice chest does hold alot and keeps things cold, although the ice melts faster than we thought it would. The major disadvantage is the weight. It is very heavy without anything in it and when it is filled with ice and other things it is ridiculously hard to carry.

4 days top for ice retention... After first time using the ice lasted a little over 3 days .Drained ice cold water and replenished with ice .Cooler kept on open porch with roof..Cans and inside cooler was cold when put new ice in .No need to get in cooler after placed ice in again..opened cooler on fourth day and ice was gone and cold water was left. No way can get close to the 11 days of ice retention in this cooler. But it works for the holidays when need to have lots of drinks on hands for that day.

This cooler had optimal ice retention. We filled up on Sunday and still had ice on Thursday. The cooler was in the shade and covered with a tarp when not in use. Pros: the latches were easier to operate than the competition ice retention. used for 5 days and ice was still solid, food was still cold handles were sturdy three different lock placement drain gasket is attached to unit cons: the drain gasket leaks, even after tightening. I'd exchange for a new one but it's such a hassle :( it is a heavy cooler so even heavier depending on what's inside of it I'm overall happy with this cooler and would buy it again

Wonderful cooler. If you're like me, and just like to have an awesome cooler around the house for simple outside activities (BBQ's etc.) this cooler is way more than you need. I can fill it with ice and drinks, leave it in my porch for at least a week, still has ice... still, after a frickin week!

Doesn't really live up to expectations. i have a small off brand cooler that keeps ice longer than this one. Also, i keep the latches closed when im not using it and the outaide edges where the holes are for locks, if you choose, started curling up. Really have no use for this cooler. I shouldve gone with a yeti and spent the extra money. This cooler was a waste of my hard earned money.

Ive used arge coolers on extended desert rafting trips where the temperatures are above 100 degrees for 5-6 days for more than 20 years. . Lifetime coolers hold ice as well as the best roto-molded brand, no question there. The difference has been durability. Standing on lifetime coolers, one could feel the lid sag and deform, causing the cooler not to seal as well. This cooler seems to have resolved that. I weight 190 pounds and standing on it there is no perceptible sag. Quart-for-quart, this is about $300-500 less than a roto-molded cooler. Ive been waiting for a cooler like this for 20 years. These are also lighter than root-molded, and the latch mechanism is more durable than most of them which use a rubber latch that crack over time.

We use it as a extra cold-storage when our other refrigerators are full during the holiday family get togethers. We don't need it to be bear-proof, just kid proof and it was. Inexpensive compared to the other brands but kept things cool for the better part of a week with one load of ice.....could have gone longer but our guests left and we unloaded it.

This is great cooler!!!! I couldn’t have asked for a better one. The handle makes it easy to carry, even when it’s packed full, it’s still easy to pull. Everything stayed cold from about 7 am-11 pm when we got back home from a day of youth baseball tournaments.

What an awesome cooler!! Put 4 bags of ice in this cooler and all of our groceries for the Memorial Day Weekend. After 5 days of camping we still had 4 bags 3/4 full thst we were able to dump on our trees and bushes when we got home Monday afternoon. I recommend these Lifetime Voolers to any and all in search of a very high quality cooler at a bargain price. Thank you Lifetime Coolers!!

When the cooler arrived it was much better quality than I expected. I was also torn between the two colors, but ended up with beige and so happy we chose that one! Great color and amazing quality. Super happy with this purchase and would definitely buy again.