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

Fantastic lunch box, cooler, keeps my drinks ice cold all day long with my ice pack, nice and deep so I can pack a full lunch and extra. I work in very hot places and it sits in the sun most of the day and the heat never reaches the goods inside. Nice a durable thick plastic material. The only con to this cooler is that the hinges are made of plastic and probably wont last a few years. But thats why we have hardware stores. Over all its a great every day lunch box. Just dont sit on it. And if you have an old play mate igloo lunch box that has a removable tray, itll fit right inside this lunch box next to the tray that comes with it.

Decent

Nice box seals well with nice latches held a 24pack of beercans a 20oz of dr pepper an about 3/4 of a bag of ice without the little tray in it, rode on the back of my 4wheeler for about 7 hours in an out of it constantly finshed the ride an the wheeler sat in the bed of my truck with this ice chest still on it all day about 12 hours or so when i checked it all the ice was gone but the water an the last 2 beers where still ice cold not bad for only 3/4 of a bad of ice Update Box holds up well to being thrown off the 4 wheeler, latches are very nice to have, still seals well after plently of use but the box is only good for a day ride do not count on ice lasting more then a day, it is a nice box but over priced if i did it again id of went ahead an got one of the 120 dollar ritc coolers or similar

Took it to Alaska. Held up and kept drinks/food cold!

I purchased 2 of these to give to apprentices. Love these boxes and would absolutely buy another if I could figure out how to wear out the one Ive been using 6-7 days a week on construction sites all over the country. Plenty of storage and keeps you food hot or cold. Im 61 240#s and have no problem sitting on this box to eat. Engel coolers are quality and I expect them to last quite a while. I just wish they made more of them in the USA. Side note, do yourself a favor and buy an extra storage tray, I use one for utensils and condiments and the other as a basic junk drawer at work, keys, wallet, phone, pens note pads and all that...

Ive owned this drybox for 2 years now. Ive been using it as a cigar humidor, because its air tight my Boveda humidification seem to last forever. Ive only replaced them once with about 50 cigars in the cooler. I just keep my favorite stogies in here but it could easily hold 2 - 2.5 as many cigars. Highly recommend.

This cooler doubles as a dry box so keep that in mind. If you’re wanting to maximize insulation and ice longevity this may not be you best choice. I did a test with a similar sized Igloo brand (16qt) with this Engel (19qt). The Igloo is about half the cost. The Igloo has thicker sides and this a bit more insulation. In three different test using frozen water bottles of the same capacity, the bottles in the Engel fully thawed before the bottles in the Igloo. Same environment and temperatures with coolers side by side. It wasn’t dramatic, just the bottles in the Igloo had some ice left 1-3 hours after the bottles in the Engel were fully thawed. That was a little disappointing. Having said that, the frozen bottles in both lasted almost 36 hours and I expect the cooler filled with ice would hold longer than a couple loose frozen bottles with all the space around them. I’m going to keep the cooler because it is well made and I can use it for a dry box. I bought it for day trips in my small boat so it will work well for that. Would also be great for day trips to the beach, overnight trips, picnics etc when you don’t want to lug a large heavy cooler. But if that’s all you need and if you just want a cooler, save some money and get a much cheaper Igloo 16qt. as you gain nothing and lose something buying the Engel including twice the cost. I gave four stars for well built.

Great lunch box, yes the price is high but it’s worth it.

I like everything about this box, holds ice pack frozen all day, stainless latches, but plastic hinges showing white stress marks. Still holding up but will eventually break.

Wish someone loved me as much as I love this cooler.