While longevity remains to be seen (some of it appears to be cheaply made), this cooler has more features presented in more useful and clever ways than any other cooler I’ve seen. LOVE the umbrella / fishing pole tubes. LOVE the wheels, the handle, the dry storage, and the cup holders. Ice only lasts 24-48 hours in the shade, but I rarely need ice longer than a day anyway so I don’t care about that. After using the Journey, I will sell my Yeti, which is way too heavy to be practical.

So we just received this cooler. It looks great! I will resubmit a review after our first use. We are hoping for the 5 days long use of ice and to keep our beverages cold. We will see! Initial thoughts, I love the construction, the color and the toughness!!

A cooler that has everything. I love all the features of this cooler especially the wheels and table. I have not pulled it in sand yet and am interested to see if that will work as advertised but everything else is awesome. In the future I hope they come without so much texture on the exterior so you can put stickers on them

Cooler looks great. Has awesome features. But sometimes the lid doesn’t seem to close all the way and there is no latch or lock. The metal wire inside that holds the lid and prevents it from opening too far also coils up and gets in the way of the cooler closing correctly approximately 3 out of every 5 closes.

We LOVE this cooler! It's pretty big, but that's exactly what we wanted. It fit a ton of drinks for our wedding party bus, and we received a lot of compliments on it too! The extra features are awesome (shelving, tray, bottle opener, and wheels!) We can't wait to bring this everywhere with us this summer.

Overall pleased with the product; however, bungee hooks should have holes in them, the cooler is also difficult to lift into a vehicle without appropriate handles, and it is too tall to fit under the bed cover of my truck. Would be nice to have an option where the wheels and base fold in or remove for loading into truck beds with bed covers.

Perfect beach cooler, by far! Igloo has knocked it out of the park with this design. The larger wheels, providing plenty of ground clearance make both sandy beach travel and forest terrain travel a breeze. Additionally, the ground clearance keeps your ice longer on the beach because your cooler no longer has to bed down on the hot sand. Instead, it (the cooler) being elevated, has that coastal breeze blowing under keeping ice longer. 70 qt. makes for plenty of space, the dry storage basket is a key feature, allowing for those things you want cold but not in ice to be considered. The external features are well executed too. From the tray that allows for food prep and or table top necessities to the dry storage bin or beach umbrella/rod holder, or the built in bottle openers (homerun), this is a cooler that with make all your summer ventures that much better.

I did a lot of research prior to purchasing this cooler. I’ve always been a Yeti fan, and own multiple smaller hard and soft Yeti coolers. As I researched the larger coolers out there, the Igloo Trailmate immediately jumped out at me. At 79 quarts, it’s an excellent cooler for parties and get togethers. Although the Traailmate is not a cheap cooler by any means, it is still considerably more affordable than some of its main competitors (Yeti, RovR, Pelican). I give this cooler 5 stars because it checks all the boxes I was looking for. It has a ton of great features, it’s very aesthetically pleasing, it’s super portable and it holds a ton of drinks. That all being said, you need to understand there is no comparing the ice retention of this cooler to a Yeti hard cooler. Yeti will definitely hold ice longer - so if you’re looking for a cooler that will hold ice > 4 days this is not the cooler for you. I will say in my garage at around 70 degrees, the ice had melted but drinkers were still cold in the water for just over a week. When I think about this cooler it will probably be used for an event or over a long weekend. If this is what you’re looking for, this is a great option for you. The only thing to keep in mind is it will not fit in the bed of a standard size truck with a tonneau cover. I have a tri-fold tonneau cover so it’s not that big of a deal. However, this could be a dealbreaker for some. Overall, this is a great product and excellent investment as long as you aren’t expecting it to perform the same as a Yeti in regards to ice retention. Because of the different type of insulation, it’s like comparing apples to oranges.

The Trailmate Journey 70 Qt seems to be well built with a lot of great features. It's only going to be an occasional use cooler and we have not used it as of yet. I do with the seal on the lid was a little more secure but when transporting for our uses it shouldn't be a problem.

I am considering a return for this, unfortunately. For all the extra features Igloo gave this cooler, why wouldn't they add a latch to keep the lid closed? It isn't secure or airtight, and would probably benefit from a gasket too. Was willing to accept the fact that it isn't roto-molded but surprised that these other simple standards aren't here. It's the best looking cooler with wheels on the market, hoping it performs as promised.