Ensign Peak Large Insulated Cooler Bag

I use this cooler to bring a large lunch and many snacks to work, where there is no cafeteria. I'm dieting and this cooler lets me carry a couple of big salads and several bags of fruit, veggies, etc. for snacks - I can have healthy portion-controlled food handy when I get hungry. I am very satisfied with the insulation, but I've never kept it outside for long. I cover my food containers in the cooler with freezer packs, and my food stays cold even through long work days in my office. The cooler will also hold a lot of sodas.I like the capacity - particularly the height. I like having the front pocket for napkins and such - they don't get damp from condensation. The front pocket is insulated to the outside but allows heat to transfer into the cooler, so things in the front pocket are kept cold too. I think most people would want it this way, but the way I use it I would have preferred the front pocket to just be uninsulated storage. That's not a complaint; it's a mild disagreement about the design. Again, I'm sure most customers would prefer the design as is.I've used it almost every work day for five months, and it's held up well.I do not like the strap. As another reviewer said "the carrying strap is short for the size and shape of this product, causing it to lay awkwardly when the strap is placed on the shoulder. The shoulder pad is large, so there isn't much room to move it aside when using the strap to carry the product." I agree. The strap is fine for going from my house to the car and from my car to my office, but I can't put the cooler over my shoulder. The zippers sometimes jam, especially around the corners, but they are easy to unjam. The curves on the corners may be a smidge too tight, but they problem is when the zipper catches on the insulating flap. Insulation is a good thing in a cooler; I consider this a minor inconvenience.I still like it, and at the price it's a great deal!

This bag is absolutely PERFECT for a 3-day emergency kit. Living in the Pacific Northwest, it has been instilled in me that I need to have a 3-day emergency kit of survival stuff in case of an earthquake. (I only hope it doesn't turn out to be a survival epic a la Naked and Afraid) Anyway, if you buy a kit already made up it costs more than buying the items separately and you cannot pick and choose what you want. This bag, with its bold, red color is the perfect keeper of emergency supplies.To date, I've put the kitchen sink and then some in the bag. I have 20 packs of water, 2 big bricks of food, playing cards, knives, radio, flashlight, rope, thick gloves, water treatment pills, whistles, dog survival stuff, toothbrush, emergency blankets, emergency tube tent, hand sanitizer, poncho, and a partridge in a pear tree. (Sorry, couldn't help that). Seriously, all that in the bag and I still have room to add more stuff. No matter where you live, you too should have a 3-day emergency kit and if you start putting one together, remember this bag!

I had looked long and hard for a suitable lunchbox for my husband. He takes his lunch every day to work. Most are tiny, or seemed cheaply made, but this one by Ensign Peak meets our needs. There is plenty of room for a large salad container, water bottle, apple, bags of veggies and chips plus more. His coworkers get wide-eyed looking at it, and it sure stands out in the company refrigerator, but it definitely works for us!The front extra pocket is handy, too. The only problem is that while it has 2 zippers the first one stuck right out pf the gate, The other one works fine though, so its not a huge deal. I would recommend it.

I originally purchased the bag to use as a lunch bag because the one I had was too small to fit my metal water bottle. Well, when it came in it was way bigger than I had imagined, but it didn't take me long to figure out how to use it. I can and do put my lunch, water bottle, and work papers in it and us it for everything. It keeps my lunch cold, and by putting my papers and such on top, if anything leaks everything is okay. The other things I have used, in the past, has ruined numerous papers when they leaked, but I don't have to worry about that happening with this bag, and if I have to leave it in the car everything that could spoil is kept safe inside. it works better than I had imagined.

This bag is pretty large, and fits all my stuff. I keep 2 ice packs in there to keep my liquids cold. The front pocket comes in handy to carry items. The strap is adjustable, which allows you to carry by hand, or over your shoulder. My only complaint, which is not really a deal breaker is I wished the sider walls were a little stiffer so the bag keeps its form. Otherwise, a great cooler case!

It's what you would expect. It's not a Coleman, Rubbermaid, Igloo, Thermos product.It's floppy and has a thin layer of some soft foam and a thin plastic liner inside.I got this to conveniently carry a few takeout containers that are about 8.5" square, while letting them not get hot/cold over a 45 minute drive.This will work for that but I live in the Caribbean and it surely is no proper ice-keeping cooler.

The bag is quite efficient for carrying large water bottles and all my lunch and snacks with room to spare. So it does what I need it to do. I bought the large bag because I was tired of trying to fit my lunch in a lunch bag that didn't have enough room. However, a part of me wishes it was just a bit cuter, but I must say it gets the job done.

The cooler seems thin and doesn't keep my 3 large ice packs very cold throughout the work day. I wish there was an insert to go in the cooler for some stability. With poor stability, it gets a bit difficult to zip the cheap zipper. Don't get the inner plastic stuck in the zipper of it tears and makes for more trouble down the road. Other than that, It works descent!

Lots of room.

Very poorly made! Zipper gets stuck all the time. I already replaced it with one from Canadian Tire for the same price.