If you plan on carrying a heavy cooler over rough terrain from your vehicle to a campsite, investing in one built with strong wheels, large hinges, and latches that can withstand repeated use may be worth your while.

The YETI Tundra 160 cooler is an enormous cooler capable of holding food and drinks for an entire camping trip or fishing expedition, including dry goods storage space that’s bear resistant. It comes equipped with its own built-in dry goods bin for added convenience and features a built-in dry goods bin for convenience.

Hard-Sided Coolers

Hard-sided coolers offer reliable solutions for keeping food and drinks cool during multi-day trips, offering reliable refrigeration of beverages such as water. There is a wide range of sizes to meet all of your food and beverage storage needs.

Rotomolded coolers typically boast superior insulation when it comes to soft-sided coolers, making them the ideal choice if you plan on keeping a cooler outdoors for extended periods such as camping trips or beach vacations.

Hard-sided coolers are much simpler to keep clean compared to soft-sided ones. Simply hose-down or scrub these coolers to remove dirt, food debris, and any other material from inside their lid and body compartments. Plus, many hard-sided models feature an interior lid compartment for holding personal items – which is convenient when hosting a BBQ or tailgating at sporting event because this makes it easier for guests to access drinks quickly without opening your entire cooler!

Soft-Sided Coolers

Soft coolers make an invaluable companion on camping trips, beach days and other outdoor excursions. Lightweight yet highly portable compared to hard coolers, soft coolers make for easy transport on camping excursions and are great live bait coolers during fishing expeditions.

Soft-sided coolers tend to be cheaper and easier to carry when loaded up than hard-sided models, with additional features like easy latches and drain plugs to drain melted ice from them.

Yeti’s Hopper M30 may be their premier soft-sided cooler, but we love the value and performance provided by their more economical Hopper Flip 12. It stands up well against heavy use (or rough handling), insulates with thick closed-cell foam insulation, and features thread-through points for attaching accessories such as dry storage bags or Molle Zingers – making this an excellent option for anyone who needs heavy duty cooling without dealing with bulk and weight of hard models.

Wheeled Coolers

Many coolers feature wheels to make transporting them easier, which can come in handy if your camping plans involve hiking or other activities where carrying a full-size cooler on your back may not be ideal. One such cooler from Pelican offers both world-class coldness and extreme ice retention as well as puncture-resistant wheels for smooth travel over rough surfaces like mud, dry sand or stairs.

However, be mindful that soft-sided coolers tend to be heavier and bulkier than hard-sided models and may become difficult to move once filled with food and ice. If lifting heavy coolers with your arms doesn’t bother you or if a small cooler can fit over your shoulder without difficulty, consider getting a standard hard-sided model instead; these typically cost less and start off lighter, plus usually come with generous warranties and wheel kits available from many companies to convert your existing cooler into one on wheels.

Two-Handled Coolers

As soon as you set eyes on this wheeled cooler, its high level of craftsmanship becomes immediately obvious. Constructed like a tank and designed for serious outdoor enthusiasts, its robust construction can withstand activities that would normally damage lesser coolers while still keeping food, beverages and ice cold and safe for days at end.

Not only is this model made from tough rotomolded material, it comes equipped with thoughtful features as well. For instance, its lid boasts an exterior pocket designed specifically to store small items like koozies or kitchen utensils.

Though ice retention capabilities and special features can be useful, nothing beats packing enough food for your group! This model boasts a large capacity that makes it perfect for longer camping trips with larger groups as well as tailgating events or backyard BBQs.