Engel UC19 19qt Leak-Proof, Air Tight, Drybox Cooler and Small Hard Shell Lunchbox for Men and Women

Husband uses for work as he goes thru alot of water a day ( 8 bottles) since he works outside and needs to keep dehydrated. Plus he brings his lunch and snacks. This holds it all and keeps everything cold all day, in 100 degree heat!!

Very well built and it suits my needs, but its not the super-cooler I was expecting. I will say that, of all the coolers Ive owned in this size range, it is easily the best Ive owned. A sack of ice melts in about 12 hours, BUT... that meltwater stayed very cold for three full days. Its well designed and easy to carry. No idea how it compares to a Yeti, because I refuse to spend that kind of money on a cooler (Yetis ball caps alone are $30 and that stinks of marketing hype), but for the price, this is a really great little ice chest. It gets my recommendation.

Used daily as my lunchbox! Had the smaller one before but this one is perfect

Perfect size, well made.

I using as a lunch pail.. There great..

Get this model while you still can. I read that online, these units @Amazon are NOS (new old stock). The design has changed. A stupid port has been added, thru the RHS, to permit passthru of an Oxygen line - with the redesigned model (which costs more). Cabelas had the newer type available in-store @Dundee - and they had the port added in the top RHS of the lid. Same reason, to keep minnows alive. Well, its a cooler - thats what people want it for 99.9% of the time - so forget the (costly but included Oxygen pump) and inferiorly insulated newer type 19qt model, and buy the NOS directly from Amazon - while you still can. The NOS lacks the grommet bore, and the plastic plug, and the Oxygen pump, but is a superior product for a cooler - putting your mini-Playmate out in the garage sale heap. (also see the 13qt and and 30qt - same product revision) And beware, the 30qt is physically too large. Get yourself 1 or 2 of the NOS 13qt Engel units, and 1 19qt NOS Engle unit. Youll have all the capacity you need, in a modular approach, that neatly stacks in your broom closet, or on the shelves of your pantry. Just grab the size you need for the day/weekend/trip, and save your money (I took my $350 seafoam YETI Roadie, a 25qt model, back to ACO, which would not fit on the passenger seat floorboard of my roomy police interceptor). Who needs 7 to 10 days of ice capability. Really? Duh, just buy another bag of ice if needed - put the $300 saved back in your pocket.

Bigger than I thought but my husband doesnt seem to mind the size. This size would be too big for a small fridge. So I recommend ice packs. BUT, will definitely buy again - but I see this cooler lasting forever so probably wont need to buy another! Haha

Works great for lunch box

Decent cooler for $60.00 I can see the plastic hinges being an issue if you open or close the lid with some force. I wanted an inexpensive cooler for my boat and I think this one will do nicely. I like the metal locking tabs and the tray its a nice addition.

I love this lunchbox. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because in the pictures, it shows a black handle. so I assumed it would come with a black handle and carry strap. It came with a white handle and carry strap which are going to be hard for a construction worker to keep clean looking.