electric cool boxes

[jaberwocky]

wife and i thinking of buying an electric cool box to take on holiday.looked on amazon,some quite pricey but main problem is the customer reviews.one box was highly recommended by most,however a few said DO NOT BUY !!! not really sure now if these things are worth the money.any advice most welcome.thank you.

[merciasounds]

The cost is in relation to how much you would use it. How long you would be travelling usng it, and what you would be expecting to keep cold. - but if you just want to keep stuff cold, then a conventional coolbox with frozen bricks is quite adequate, more freezing bricks can be bought than is provided - I often use 4 in the bottom and four on top and things are cold on a 6-7 hours trip.

[noitall2]

no good for a beach holiday!

[gingejbee]

Completely agree with mercia - conventional coolbox with pre-frozen cool-blocks probably just as good (and pre-chill everything beforehand).

[jaberwocky]

have a conventional one with the ice pack thingy's but looking for something to keep in a b&b room for a few days.cant depend on re-freezing the ice packs unfortunately.