We haven’t tried this yet, and it looks functional for sure. Nice to have that little drain plug at the bottom of the insulated box. But you should know that the word is very rough hewn. There is no treatment of the wood whatsoever. While we will probably just polyurethane it, more particular people would want it sanded down and properly treated. I don’t know how it would survive The outdoor elements without the wood being properly treated. I could see it turning into a stained mess of wood in a very short period of time. It was not an expensive piece of furniture so we will keep it and get the wood protected and hope for the best.