Heather Grey/Black CleverMade Collapsible Cooler Bag: Insulated, Leakproof, Portable Soft-Sided Cooler With Room For 50 Cans - Perfect For Camping, Grocery Shopping, Lunch, And Road Trips Review

I purchased two of these to transport casseroles and other foods on a road trip at Thanksgiving. Splitting items in two containers made handling the weight possible for my husband and I. We’re "seasoned” citizens. A word of caution … the melting ice can allow water to end up in your casserole or other containers if they are not well-sealed. These are easy and comfortable to carry, they keep contents cold and they store efficiently due to their collapsible design.

I have major food issues, so I wanted a cooler I could take to Europe that I could use to hold my groceries as I traveled from place to place. We stayed 10 days in a different airbnb apartment each night - a lot of travel! The first thing about this cooler that I loved is that it fit inside my roll-on bag collapsed. When I got to Madrid, I just opened it up and filled it with groceries and ziplocs I filled with ice. Well, ziplocs leak all over the place. By the end of every day, I had a cooler…

I finally used this incredible cooler and it performed beyond my expectations. Not only is it really attractive and useable in many ways (think overnight bag), but it is so well made, so clever in it's styling and engineering I was blown away. It can collapse so easy to keep in the car without taking up square footage, its handle can be separate or closed into one handle with velcro - not a beat was missed in its design. I am using it as a cooler and it passed the test: I put ice packs on the…

I liked the concept and looked forward to using this cooler but one item I planned on using with it was 10x16 - no problem since the dimensions are larger than that. Not so. The cooler has a pronounced narrowing at the bottom - funnel shaped. The true size of the cooler on the bottom is 9x16 - can't use it for intended purpose. 12.25x18.25 is totally inaccurate and the photos do not show the true shape.

I got this product for a Utah National Parks vacation where we flew in, rented a car and stayed in hotels. In its collapsed state it fits easily into a suitcase or carry-on. On arrival we went to groceries and convenience stores on our route to stay stocked up on soft drinks, sandwiches for lunch and even cold beer and wine. We refilled on ice each night at the hotels where we stayed. We used gallon zippy bags to put the ice in so as not to always have water free in the bottom of the cooler…

We like to travel and stay in vacation rentals - which often means trying to transport groceries from one location to another without a bulky cooler. This is a perfect solution. Fits right inside my suitcase (it does take up some room) and pops right open for our groceries. Small enough for beach picnics but big enough to hold our perishables for the drive to both Hana (yes, 2+ hours), back to Makawao (another 2+ hours) and on our last visit from Volcano to Kailua-Kona with a hiking stop on the

I'm beyond impressed! I bought this cooler to take all my own foods for Ragnar -- 200 mile relay running event (and we went down a day early, so rather than this being a 36 hour event, it was closer to a 60 hour event). I don't eat the same foods as most runners & I don't eat out, so having my own food (in a cooler as it would be in a refrigerator at home) was key!A couple months later I'm heading for a 4-day weekend in the Grand Canyon. Flying food from Tennessee, I thought, would be a little…

I ended up returning mine, because it was perhaps 1/4 inch taller than the space in which I had planned to pack it, in my car. With most soft coolers, I'd just smush it down a bit, but this cooler has a plastic frame that snaps into place when you open it up to use it, and that frame doesn't seem strong enough to have other weight on top of it during a car trip. Possibly it would be strong enough for gentle use for quite a while, but I can't say; the insulation is not as thick as some of the…

Great ice chest for traveling! I packed it in my suitcase for a trip to Puerto Rico last week. Holds A LOT! folds down to about 2 1/2 inches tall. Ice melts pretty quickly but all in all a good ice chest.

After 4 years of light use… it fold up small and the mechanism to lock the sides open work flawlessly. Unfortunately our cat got in it just yesterday and scratched a hole in the bottom. So now it leaks.Filled with ice on a hot day it would least for the better part of the day. But spectacular… as you would expect from a thin walled cloth cooler.

This cooler keeps things cold for an acceptable amount of time. It’s not a Yeti or anything but it gets the job done. The best part is being able to collapse it. It fits perfect inside luggage. It fit in our "large” carry on (the one that is technically too big for most airplanes these days) and would easily fit in any midsize luggage. This was great for having a beach cooler on vacation or walking to the farmers market downtown and carrying the items back that needed to stay cool. It is…

I like that this folds up so small and is very easy to store. Super cute and I've gotten many compliments on it. It does leak if you use ice so I started using ice packs instead and that does the trick.

It appears nice, sturdy, compact, and large enough to pack lunches for at least 4 people. The best part for me is that it's collapsable.

I quite like this one. It goes flat for storage but holds a ton of food and drinks. We use it at the convention when we're teaching classes all day.

First of all I think this is a beautiful cooler. We live in Apt so don’t have room for big cooler so love it being collapsible. Holds really well when open. Nice touch with 2 pockets and bottle opener. I just wish it also came with should strap as it can get very heavy with ice melting and carrying several stuff to and from beach but other than that, really really happy with my purchase and totally worth it!

Fit easily in the top of our suitcase for travel and folds flat. Worked good enough at the beach but it goes through ice like crazy. We had it loaded with multiple ice packs and lots of ice. Good news is that it is 100% leakproof.

I needed a larger insulated cooler bag for grocery shopping. I need to keep groceries cool, especially in the summer, for at least an hour before I get home, and the cooler bag I previously had wasn't big enough to hold all the refrigerated foods. This one has an interesting snap-down design that can be folded to about 3" flat, with an elastic strap that holds it down when folded. To open it, there are struts that snap upright to give the bag an open box shape. Two hand straps Velcro together…

We have used this cooler for a year now when we’ve traveled. It’s been amazing, it won’t leak unless tipped and keeps everything cold for hours even after the ice has melted. My only complaint is that the zipper pieces have snapped off. The first one went so we were using the other zipper piece and that one just snapped off too. I’m going to try and use a zip tie as a zipper piece but if that doesn’t work I’m not sure we’ll be able to use it anymore.

I would love to give this cooler 5 stars…… but when packed with drinks and snacks plus ice it’s very hard to carry. I would have LOVED aid if it had a shoulder carrying strap. Other then that I love this cooler! Keeps everything very cold. Absolutely no leaks! Also love that it folds up flat for storage!

I purchased this to keep drinks and snacks cold for a 4 day road trip. I was amazed how it kept everything cold longer than I would have expected. It fit perfectly in the center of the back seat, allowing me to pack around it. No leaking. Stayed cold. Perfect size!