AO Coolers Expedition Canvas Soft-Sided Cooler Bag

I purchased the 12 can size in order to transport breast milk during a 6 day trip out of town for work. Every day I brought this cooler to the convention with me along with a gallon sized ziplock bag full of ice. After pumping I’d store the milk in the cooler. I was away from a fridge about 8 hours each day but the cooler kept everything very cold. In fact, at the end of the day the ice would still be mostly unmelted in the ziplock bag, and the milk would be cold. At the end of the trip I packed all of the milk into my AO Cooler along with another ziplock bag full of ice. I was able to freeze some of the milk before flying and when I got home about 8 hours later only two 6oz bags of milk had slightly started to thaw. The rest was still frozen solid. Most of the milk I transported was not frozen and the sturdiness of this cooler prevented any bags from opening, even when jostled by other carry-on luggage in the overhead storage bin on the airplane. All of the milk was extremely cold when I made it home. If you are going to be expressing breast milk away from home more than 6 days, I might recommend getting the 24 can size instead. I could only fit a very little bit of ice in the cooler on my way home with the 12 can size that I purchased. This bag made the very stressful process of transporting and storing breast milk while away from home as painless as possible. The 12 can size is large – don’t expect it to easily fit underneath the seat in front of you on an airplane. But it is sturdy, well-made, and can protect your precious cold items during long periods of time away from refrigeration. As a side note – when I got home I accidentally left a ziplock bag full of ice in my AO Cooler for over a day before I realized it was there. The cooler was unzipped that entire time, and when I pulled the bag out of the cooler, the ice had melted but it was still extremely cold. The insulation in these coolers is pretty amazing.

This cooler is unbelievable! I got the 12 can cooler to be able to take a few days of lunches when I travel. You can throw a freezer pack or two in there in the morning and they’re mostly still frozen in the afternoon. The insulation is unreal. It is very thick and very good. I cannot even believe the quality construction and materials of this cooler. This thing is no joke. I am so happy I bought it. I travel about five times per month for about 15 days and this thing is extremely durable and will last for ages. I have zero concerns about how cold it will keep my food and how durable this thing is going to be.

The inside liner is thicker than the old waterbed liners. It would be hard to puncture this with normal use. As far as it keeping ice in the form of ice in 100 degree temperature I'll do an update in July when I do a camping trip. I can say in 50 degree weather it kept icepacks cold for 3 days. I would recommend this cooler just on it's beefiness alone though. Incredibly well made! The outside is a heavy duty canvas with a tough zipper. You can buckle down the sides to save space in the car or leave them flipped up to pack more stuff inside. You can fit a lot of stuff in this thing. When we camp, we pre-make breakfast, lunch and dinners. We put them in food saver bags and then freeze them. We had 3 days of meals ( 9 or 10 food saver bags filled with food), a six pack of soda, 6 bottles of water and 3 6x9 ice packs. Being that it is soft side, you can really pack stuff in there (I did have the sides buckled down). The bags of food at the bottom were still frozen. Now kept in mind, this was in 50 degree weather. I'll do an update after my July camping trip. UPDATE -July 2015 Wow...even more impressed with this cooler. I also bought the 24 pack cooler to use along with my 36 pack. I had 12 pre-chilled bottles of water and ONE Artic - Tundra series ice pack (these ice packs are fantastic) in the cooler in the car for 6 hours. The range of temperature inside the car was 83-110 degrees. In 2 hours I checked -the bottles directly under the Tundra ice pack were now half frozen -Amazing! Car temp was 98 degrees. 4 hours later the ice pack had unthawed a bit and the bottles of water were still ice cold. I like using ice packs when ever I can. Clean up after use is a breeze. Empty the cooler, put the pack back in the freezer with very little wipe down -I'm done. I have bought a lot of coolers both hard & soft sided looking for the best option without spending a couple of hundred on a Yeti. I have always preferred a soft side because they take up so much less room in the car. I have to say, I can stop looking now.

保冷状態での物品の移動に使うバックを探していました。以前使っていたものはバック自体は軽かったのですが華奢で一年足らずで穴が開いて取っ手が取れました。この商品はとにかく頑丈で軽いです。また角が折れる仕様なので箱型になり、車のトランクにきっちりと収まります。もちろん保冷機能も申し分ありません。いい商品だと思います。

保冷効果は最高です。その引き換えに内容量に比較して全体が思いのほか大きい印象を受けました。ソフトクーラーですがコンパクトに畳む事は出来ません。しかし軽量なので車に常時搭載して買い物時等に大変重宝しています。

日本からインドへ冷凍の食品を持っていくのに使用しました。トラブルでスーツケースがインドに届いたのは72時間後でした。中身の冷凍食品は半解凍されてましたが幸いにも捨てずに済みました。保冷剤は沢山いれていました。

私の使用目的ですが、一番はバイク用での使用です。 ラーテルワークスのMサイズを持っています。冷凍餃子の買い出しに求める最大量が入る大きさのためです。 こちらは今夏に子供と１泊2日のキャンプで使用。初日の9時半頃にスーパーで購入した板氷は、翌日の14時過ぎでも残っておりました。 これで気をよくして、こちらも購入。バイクにはこちらの方がサイズ的に丁度良い感じ。 ソロでツーリングに行くし（バイクでキャンプするかは未定）、夏の時期でも冷凍餃子、冷凍スイーツ、シュークリームなどをお土産に持ち帰る際に、保冷してくれれば良い。 なお、 保冷剤にも今回はこだわり、クーラーショック COOLER SHOCK 保冷剤（Sサイズ）を2個購入して使いました。 この保冷剤を2個、午後の紅茶ミルクティーを冷凍し、こちらをAOクーラーに入れて往路は予冷。 朝8時過ぎに出発、栃木県で冷凍餃子を購入。30個入りを２袋、20個入りを２袋。クーラーはかなりパンパン。 復路は、保冷剤は1個だけ入れました（ギリギリなんとか入った感じです）。 その他は、ダイソーで購入した銀色の保冷バッグに入れました。 AOクーラーですが、バイクの後部座席へネットでくくりつけて固定しました。直射日光はバッチリ当たっている状況です。 途中、道の駅ましこなどに立ち寄ってから14時半頃に帰宅。 保冷剤は全く溶けていませんでした（購入したものが冷凍餃子だったからかもしれないが）。 やっと、真夏でも冷凍餃子を良い状態で持ち帰ることができるようになりました！軽くて重宝しています。 黄色を購入しましたが、いい感じでアクセントになっています。 内側の膜の質感はラーテルワークスよりも肌触りが良く、高級感があります。 価格が許すならばAO。コスパを求めるならばラーテル（AOの半額くらい）。とにかく安いものがほしいならばコメリ（ラーテルの半額くらい）。 なお、 クーラー内部のものを取り出す際、入り口が狭いので、探したり、取り出すのにやや使いにくいのは確かです。 この辺は通常のハードクーラー（日頃はシマノ ベイシス３０Lを使用）の方が使いやすいです。 使用状況に合わせて、ケースバイケースですね。

This is great for travelling- it’s large super efficient at keeping things cold- well insulated, good strong build. If it’s only partially filled it folds in making packing so much easier. The old hard esky bit the dust…it wasn’t even a comfortable seat.😁