There are only some issues on this world the place the “type follows perform” rule applies greater than it does for coolers. My partner would say I’m a cooler hoarder. However the correct cooler for the event is so vital. How a lot do it’s good to carry? How lengthy/far do have to hold it? How lengthy do you want the ice to final? So after we acquired the long-awaited and far anticipated RIDGID Chilly Field Cooler my ideas instantly went to when and what would I exploit this RIDGID cooler for? Discover out under if we expect it’s value including to your assortment.
RIDGID Cooler Overview
RIDGID says “For the reason that day we invented the trendy pipe wrench, we’ve made it our mission to construct for the world’s professional tradespeople…” I feel this cooler is meant for these “tradespeople”. This RIDGID cooler doesn’t have a telescoping deal with and/or built-in wheels. It’s designed to be a part of RIDGID’s Professional Instrument Storage System and might be related to one of many system’s many rolling packing containers. It’s round twice the dimensions of the same old building lunch field: RIDGID Chilly Field Cooler @ 27 qt. vs. DeWALT Insulated Lunch Field @ 10 qt. and Milwaukee’s PACKOUT Compact Cooler @ 16 qt., to call a couple of. I personally suppose the DeWALT and Milwaukee lunch packing containers are too small to suit sufficient meals, drink, and ice for an extended scorching day on the job, so I do like this measurement. However this cooler by itself, filled with ice and drinks & meals could be very heavy to hold from the highest deal with for very far. So I don’t know that it could be thought of “substitute” for your loved ones’s huge, rolling, tenting/tailgating/boating cooler, however it makes for a terrific lunch field.
RIDGID Cooler Options
The RIDGID Cooler (mannequin 249843) has a molded building of high-impact resin. RIDGID specs the cooler’s outer dimensions at 25.04″ x 14.57″ x 12.44″.
Constructed to maintain your stuff chilly, clear, and protected. The RIDGID Cooler has thick, insulated partitions. The 1.75″ rim marries to the lid’s rubber gasket to create a water-tight, dust-proof seal, and the cooler is lockable.
RIGID claims 48 hours of ice retention. So I put 14 lbs. of ice in ours, solely opened the lid as soon as a day, and it took about 4 days for the ice to fully soften.
I measured the 27 qt. inside cavity to be roughly 19″ x 10″ x 8.5″. RIGID says it’ll maintain 42 cans. I used to be in a position to slot in 27 of those 16.9 oz. water bottles standing up.
The RIDGID cooler building has a heavy-duty really feel and it weighs in at simply over 10 lbs. The entrance latches and latch hinges are strong molded resin. The metallic and resin rear lid hinges are pictured above.
The RIDGID Cooler has a big prime deal with that folds away. It may be carried by the RIDGID’s Professional Instrument Storage System handles on the perimeters (pictured under). One other characteristic that I might use pretty usually is the 2 hooked grooves on the backside of every facet to bungee or strap it down.
Pictured listed here are the rubber-over-metal RIDGID Professional Instrument Storage System handles and the 2 shallow cup holders molded into the highest of the lid.
The underside is designed with 4 molded resin ft.
RIDGID Cooler Worth
I did a fast search on Amazon for “Roto-Molded Ice Cooler” and it was laborious to search out one underneath $150. So for $79.97 at The Residence Depot, it is likely one of the most inexpensive coolers of its variety. And prices lower than many of the equally constructed, however a lot smaller “lunch field” coolers available on the market. So even in case you are not invested within the RIDGID Professional Instrument Storage System this RIDGID Cooler continues to be worth.
RIDGID Cooler Wrap Up
I like the dimensions, really feel, and options of this RIDGID cooler, however 10+ lbs. is a bit on the heavy facet. It has greater than sufficient room for loads of ice and meals & drinks. And on the 24-hour mark, my 14 lbs. of ice was solely about 15% melted, so my lunches would simply keep chilly for a day on the job. Nevertheless, there are two issues lacking: one, at this measurement it ought to have a drain on the backside, and two … the place’s the bottle opener? However at round $80 it’s nicely value contemplating as your new lunch field and an addition to your cooler assortment.
