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Hi

I cannot make up my mind between buying the Coleman Extreme or the Igloo Maxcold cool box. There is not much difference in the price, both are top of the range. However, I think the Coleman is lightly cheaper.

I currently have an Outwell 24Lt box that plugs into the mains but it's quite small and if I remember reading the instructions correctly, you are only supposed to run it continuously for 24 hours?

We are off camping next for 2 weeks to the Isle of Wight and need a good cool box that will keep things cold but big enough as well.

Any reviews on the two boxes I have mentioned would be appreciated.

We have this Igloo and have just come back from a very warm, 5 day, camping trip. Very very impressed! I actually put a couple of ice blocks back into the freezer still pretty frozen! It kept things really cold all week,

Got some tips for best performance:

We used 12 iceblocks - I think 16 is recommended

We exchanged 4 ice blocks over the course of the week for more but eventually didn't bother when it was clear it was going to make it to the end of the stay and still be cold enough!

Keep it filled up.

Put frozen stuff in but not stuff that you have to cook from frozen unless you are going to cook it on day 1 or 2 - we took some Cabonara pre-packed stuff and while it acted as a great icepack it definitely didnt stay "frozen" past day 2.

I can't comment on the coleman but the Igloo was fan-blinking-tastic!

Linny

PS Enough room for everything ESPECIALLY nice to have cold wine and beer!

Quote: Originally posted by hlk01 on 04/6/2010

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ps the one I used is just lunchbox sized - for one person.

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Quote: Originally posted by Montanagirl on 04/6/2010

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Hi

I cannot make up my mind between buying the Coleman Extreme or the Igloo Maxcold cool box. There is not much difference in the price, both are top of the range. However, I think the Coleman is lightly cheaper.

I currently have an Outwell 24Lt box that plugs into the mains but it's quite small and if I remember reading the instructions correctly, you are only supposed to run it continuously for 24 hours?

We are off camping next for 2 weeks to the Isle of Wight and need a good cool box that will keep things cold but big enough as well.

Any reviews on the two boxes I have mentioned would be appreciated.

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Had the Coleman for two years now, entering its third.

Its fantastic.

Hi

Could anyone possibly confirm the internal measurements for both the Igloo and the Coleman. Not sure which to buy, so size will probably sway our decision - it's just for us 2.

thanks :)

I love our Igloo Maxcold its amazing!

:-)