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How To Pack Your Cooler (With More Than Just Food & Beverages)

Apr 2, 2024 0 comments
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By AJ Cutler https://nacforadventure.com/

Picture this: You’re packing up your cooler for a sunny beach day. Or a neighborhood barbeque. Or a sunset picnic. Or maybe even a weekend road trip. Wherever you might take your cooler, odds are you need to be prepared with more than just snacks, meals, and drinks. And you’re in luck! Many Arctic Zone® coolers are loaded with extra features and offer storage options beyond just the main insulated compartment, so you can easily carry everything you need to take on your adventure. Let's take a look at some of the ways to store your favorite essentials.

Travel Necessities - Keys, Phone, Wallet

Almost every Arctic Zone® soft cooler has their own version of a front zippered pocket. This is the perfect place to put important items like keys, phones and wallets while at the pool, beach or traveling. Coolers like the 30 Can Ice Wall® Backpack Cooler even have multiple, interior zippered pockets to keep your personal belongings safe and stashed away. The best part is, these individual pockets keep your everyday essentials separated from ice, food, and drinks in the primary insulated cooler compartment.

Person putting key in backpack cooler.
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Explore other Arctic Zone® Coolers with front zippered pockets:

Person reaching into a Zipperless Cooler
Woman on beach with 30 Can Cooler Tote
24 Can Bucket Tote on kitchen counter with drinks

Reusable Water Bottle

If there’s one thing to never leave home without, it’s a reusable water bottle! Attach a carabiner to your favorite bottle (such as our 20 Oz. Stainless Steel Bottle) and clip to the daisy chain attachments on the outside of your cooler so you’ll have more room on the inside of your cooler for your favorite snacks and drinks. Plus, our reusable water bottles keep beverages cold for up to 24 hours or hot for up to 12 hours.

Person clipping water bottle to cooler

Explore Arctic Zone® coolers with daisy chain attachments:

Man wearing a welded backpack cooler
Person reaching into a backpack cooler while getting ready to fish
Man reaching into a welded cooler

Sun Protection - Sunscreen, Hats, Sunglasses

Enjoying the great outdoors with a refreshing ice cold drink? Don’t forget to think about protecting your skin. Even when chilling in the shade or hanging out on cloudy days, sun protection is key. Keep sunscreen, a ball cap, and sunglasses in the side mesh pockets of your cooler. Most coolers, like the 60 Can Wheeled Cooler, come with a mesh pocket on either side for easy access.

Person loading mesh side pockets of wheeled cooler with hat, sunglasses & sunscreen

Shop top Arctic Zone® coolers with side mesh pockets:

Zipperless cooler in an inflatable kayak
Person pulling a wheeled cooler
Welded Zipperless Cooler sitting in water

Textile Goods - Towels, Jackets, Blankets, Extra Layers

If headed somewhere near water like the beach, pool or marina, towels and picnic blankets are usually high on the packing list. And regardless of where you’re going, it’s always a good idea to bring an extra layer or two just in case. Easily store these textiles using the adjustable bungee straps included on many of our coolers like our Zipperless™ line. 

A sweatshirt and towel neatly packed on top of a cooler bag

Shop Arctic Zone® Coolers with adjustable bungee straps:

Zipperless cooler sitting in the sand at the beach
Man enjoying his coffee next to a wheeled cooler
 

Party Supplies - Card Games, Koozies, Trash Bags

Got extra room in your cooler? Fill it with goods that will make you the life of the party. Pack the top zippered pocket of your 24 Can Backpack Cooler with supplies like card games and koozies. And while you’re at it, choose to be a responsible partygoer by stashing some trash bags for easy clean-up.

Person packing a box of playing cards into a backpack cooler

Explore Arctic Zone® coolers with extra zippered pockets:

Person unzipping a backpack cooler
Person grabbing a backpack cooler off the ground
Person pulling a wheeled cooler

Each Arctic Zone® cooler has unique storage options and features to help you get the most out of your cooler. What will you be packing on your next adventure?

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