~ Greetings, since I have known myself, even during 70’s that I was a child, we always had this Coleman product cooler. Coleman has been around for so many decades and it is the best, convenient cooler, specially this seize to have it around for your special beach day, or outing for a day in nature! We usually add ice to keep items such as drinks carried with us cool for several, several hours, however, I am sure for some of you, ice packs if that’s the choice you prefer would work really well for whatever food items or beverages you carry with you to keep them cool for a very long time. I highly recommend this item, very compact as well. A+++