I'm a little confused about the design. So, if you are using it as a backpack, then you can't use it as a cooler because it's not closed?
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There are 3 triangular pieces to use it as a backpack. One is on the top edge, the others are on the back near each bottom corner. The cooler can still be closed when the strap is going through the top triangle and the ends are hooked into the lower triangles.
1124241
Yes it is. You can position it two ways - like a traditional cooler with the lid on top, or upright like a portable refrigerator.
1457588
YOu simply screw it off, turning the top counterclockwise. It may have created a vacuum and thus be hard to remove. It works great--no leaking in a backpack.
632483
Honestly I used my cooler in it. We weren't sure how insulated it is. I think you could easily hold 50 beers. Again we didn't use it as an actual cooler. Hope this helps.
1348783
Yes it does.. I don't think I would want to do that with it being full though.. It can get pretty heavy.. I've been very pleased with it my cooler
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The fan is a puller / pulls air thru the cooler. If you create even a small box frame to sit between the fan and the cooler, you dramatically increase the cooling efficiency of this small cooler. The box should be sealed against the cooler and fan so it does not draw air from other than the cooler. Don't know why the guys at B&M; don't do that.
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Yes, if it is totally closed. Love these, we each have one at our house and use them daily. They do not stay cold a long time but they do not leak, at least ours have not. My husband had dropped his and it did not leak.
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You can use it as a back pack because they handle disappears down into they bag and they wheels are out of sight . It worked great as just a backpack.
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We've designed the bottle to be a light-weight drinking water bottle primarily...so it is not insulated. Therefore, we don't recommend trying to use it as a thermos, because it will become very hot to your touch with hot water. Thanks for your question....Deb at HC Essentials
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It is wide open. I don't think it can be used to keep things cold/warm. It was the perfect bag for me to put a lunch bowl, an Ipad and few fruits in there though.
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We live in the mountains, so it is cooler here. but the Tbag has lots of vents and I would not think it would be a problem as long as the pet was not left in the bag. There are vents for air on both sides and top, it is a super nice bag and we love ours!
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Yes but don' t lay the backpack upside down or side ways because water will leak through the zipper of the cooler bag and you don't want to get the pump wet.
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No the cooler does not collapse. It has a hard removeable liner inside. But it does not fold up.
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I have only used a cold pack with this cooler, so I'm not sure how ice would fare. I think if the ice were placed in a resealable baggie, then placed in the backpack, it would not leak.
91981
If you have a cold pack underneath, it stays pretty cold. I don't think it keeps it cold on it's own.
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The fan is blocked, but it has adjustable feet on the bottom to allow it to not be blocked. Also, it is still able to keep things cool regardless if the fan is blocked or not - in my experience so far.
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It has to work awfully hard to cool things down on our covered porch in Central Florida. I try to "save" it and use it only when we have evening parties, or for the occasional afternoon event. I bring it in the house the day before and put drinks in it and it chills them just fine. When evening comes, we roll it out on the porch again. It would probably work fine outside all the time, but I shudder to think of the electric bill, because the cooler would be running non-stop.