I need the cooler so I can keep medication properly cold while on vacation. Does the cooler actually keep things cold or just cool?
1119221
It cools better than an insulated cooler, but not as well as a refrigerator. Perhaps it would stay very cold if you froze a block of ice to supplement. The quantity in the cooler makes a difference.
1119222
Its a refrigerator not a freezer. It is good enough for insulin or medication if you do not stock it to much. Should work fine. I am a prepper and one of the things we are asked is the same question about medication. So I put a thumbs up.
1119223
It keeps them cold. My husband had lettuce in his at the top and it was almost frozen.
1119224
Really depends on the outside temperature but in a car it is like a fridge and in 90-95 temps it stays pretty cool. I will check temp next time to see.
1089573
It depends on whether your meds need a definite temp. This system just reduces the cooler temp about 30 degrees below the surrounding air temp. So if the surrounding temp is 90, the cooler will only cool down to about 60.
1411153
It depends on the medication you are travelling with. We use it for growth hormones which needs to be kept cool. I would recommend taking ziplock bags and fill them with ice regularly. The case has a compartment for the ice pack and I do not think it would stay cool very long unless it is frozen. If I were travelling, I would use ice, then refill whenever I stop for gas. With an ice pack it will stay cool for up to 6 hours. I love this thing. Happy travels.
2045706
If you're on a boat in hot weather, you have it just right--it will hold it at 60 degrees if the ambient temperature is 90. Putting in a frozen bottle of water is a good idea. That way, it works like any conventional soft sided cooler (not as well as a hard sided one!) but the combination of the ice and the cooling mechanism will help a lot. Can't quantify it for you, though :-)
1000581
When I use it it really keeps stuff cold. It's keeps things incredibly cold. I love it for the purpose of keeping the bottles safe for my child to eat. Think if you got a bottle sleeve and made the bottle extra warm it should stay nice and warn in the sleeve. If you want to keep it warm you might want to look into a thermos. Best of luck.
91981
If you have a cold pack underneath, it stays pretty cold. I don't think it keeps it cold on it's own.
1395521
I Took it on several 2-4 hour road trips with ice water and the ice is always still there. It does a pretty good job of keeping things cold as long as it is not in direct sunlight. I actually dont think its meant for warm/hot drinks but I could be mistaken.
1411152
Personal opinion: no. You need frozen ice packs to retain cold for any length of time. You could bring ziplock bags and put in fresh hotel ice each day and night. Just double bag the ice to prevent too much condensation. I always ziplock bag my meds too to prevent water damage. Have a good trip.
2006292
It's decently insulated. It would keep food drinks cool for a couple hours without ice I'd think. We use cooler packs a lot which are nice because they don't melt
649635
Thanks for shopping this item. Here are several comments on this product: The cooler is made to keep your drinks chilled well over 12 hours. Another user says: I'm not sure but I used it starting at 5pm on a very warm evening and there was still some ice in it the next morning. It kept the drinks really cool and everyone loved it and wanted one! :) Another user says: If you keep it open as pictured every couple hours you will need to add ice (drain out some water) if it is closed it lasted a lot longer....Hope this helps with your decision making....OOME
1411154
It may be okay as long as your meds stay within the allowed temp range but I would call your Pharmacist or Doctor to be sure. The ice pack section and med section are lined on either side with a thermal reflective barrier so should hold pretty well. Most mini fridges have a small freezer section but refrigerated is better than no cooling if no other options are available.
1079741
This pack will keep things cool not cold. I used this on vacation in Italy using syringes with vials and it worked just fine.
773278
You must put already cold things in. It keeps things cold but doesn't make things cold.
694224
Its a storage space which holds stuff, its small, maybe could store a 6-8 pack in there. Its not a cooler. NO heat or cooling.
964400
You don't. It'll keep a cold bottle cold, but it won't actually chill it. It's like a thermos.
2086920
It works pretty good if you use plenty of ice. I generally use a blue ice pack and have a 32oz nalgene bottle that I freeze with drinking water. The cooler tends to sit in my very hot work truck all day, but by the time I break for lunch the nalgene is unfrozen but still cold and my lunch is still cold. If I don't eat my yogurt at lunch though it is usually too warm to eat within a few hours of lunch. So it keeps things cold about 6 hours, but only with at least 2 ice packs. It also seems like even frozen plastic bottles of water keep it cool longer than the hard blue packs.
2201338
The temp inside will depend on the temp outside. If it is in your house, and your room is 75 degrees, then the cooler should be a cool 45 degrees or so. If you put it where the ambient temp is 60 or below, then it should get cold.