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Bought these for our national parks trip. I wanted something that would pack into our check-in luggage and we could re-use in our cooler for 2 weeks exploring Yellowstone, Glacier & Grand Tetons. These are high quality plastic bags that hold a good amount of ice. We simply refilled ice each morning at our park resort (free ice machine) and tackled the day. Ice retention depends on the cooler you use (the bag itself is not insulated) but there was zero leakage, kept the items in our cooler cold and dry. As the ice melted, we were able to pour and drink the water out of the built-in spout. Nothing better than returning to your car after a long hike or hot day with ice cold water. I washed with sopa and water, air-dry and store for another use. I expect these lasting for a while. Worth the price.

We have used these on several trips and they work great. A little more work than just throwing ice in your cooler, but the benefits are well worth the extra effort. You keep the moisture inside so your cooler compartment stays dry and have fresh water to drink once the ice melts. I keep them stored in our collapsible cooler to pull out for the next road trip!

These seemed like a great idea but both bags have a hole in them after only two uses. The seller was very responsive and immediately corrected the problem.

Nice product that has been pretty well thought out. The more you use them the more efficient you are in being able to shape them in different configuration in the frozen state aka flat or blocks. We have used them several times for wine outings to keep items cool and some extra hydration as they melt.

Such an amazing product. Kept our cooler cold and dry. I loved that you can even use the water afterwards - and it’s ice cold. I wish I had found this sooner!

I bought these ice bags before a weeklong National Parks trip. Although we weren't going to be camping, I wanted to bring enough food to ensure that we could eat lunches on the trail and cook a few dinners at a picnic spot, without having to pay the high prices for groceries inside the parks. I bought these on a whim after reading the reviews and am super happy with how they worked. During the trip I kept one bag in a Yeti 45 cooler (inside our cabin) and the other bag in a smaller collapsible cooler (inside our car during the day) for drinks. They were incredibly easy to use and worked exactly as described. I changed out the ice in our hard cooler every 24 hours, even though it was usually only about 1/3 melted. The ice in our less insulated collapsible cooler melted completely by the evening, but allowed us to top up our water bottles with ice cold water during the day. The bag did not leak, the close-top handle was easy to use and was strong enough to handle the weight of a bag of ice, and the pour spout worked just fine. I probably filled each bag up about 6-7 times during the trip and the bags didn't split or tear. I am not sure how long something like this will last, but will definitely buy more when my current bags wear out because they work, are convenient, and mean less mess in the cooler. I can only think of 2 small considerations to be aware of if you use these bags: When full, the bags have a sort of rounded shape which made it a little hard to distribute items evenly in the cooler and probably wasted some space; and for smaller hard sided coolers, the handle part was too wide for me to lay the bag in horizontally. I had to lay the bag in vertically, fold the top down and arrange the spout so it wasn't smashed. Not a deal breaker, just something that needed to be worked around. Really fabulous product.

Bottom line:- Not leakproof, more like leak resistant. The bags need to be completely flat with handle totally undisturbed to prevent leaking. So for a tightly packed cooler or fridge, expect minor leaks.Pros: 1) Less water in the cooler or fridge and thus less hassle with after-melt cleanup; 2) water conservation: enables drinking or cooking with the melt water; 3) bag handles facilitate transport of ice, about 5 lbs ice per bag; and 4) durable plastic suggests it should last several trips.Cons: 1) Water has a very high specific heat which means it stabilizes temperatures very well; so the absence of melt water throughout the cooler means more temperature variation among its contents; (2) the bags do leak despite carefully following the instructions (fold and slide handle in one direction, do not fill ice above fill line, etc. So a more accurate description IMHO is “leak resistant” versus “leakproof” in real-world conditions (I.e., tightly packed cooler); 3) the rigid handles limit the bag’s ability to conform in tight spaces. For example, when filled with its maximum of 5 lbs of ice, this bag did not fit inside a Yeti 45 cooler.Minor quibble. We received two versions. One had clearly printed instructions on the handle and bag, the other two did not. Adding those instructions was a good product design upgrade, as it ensured optimum leak resistance.Thoughts. These probably work better in traditional larger rectangular coolers like the venerable Igloo brand. For highly perishable items, I’m thinking the trade off between convenience (melt water capture) may come at the expense of faster spoilage, especially on a multi-day trip. Where these bags did come in handy was packing our marine refrigerator on a 4-day trip. Four bags reduced compressor cycling and thus conserved batteries between charging. And not having lots of melt water in the refrigerator is a huge plus. That said, some of the bags did leak, some more than others, but not more than 5-10% of its capacity. Capturing the melt water was a plus too, which we used for washing dishes, flushing the marine toilet, etc. Our marine fridge has a drain and manual foot pump to remove the little water that did accumulate so leakage was not a huge issue.Bottom line. These bags did not work as intended for our Yeti 45, but we did find use for our marine refrigerator (reduced cycling, conserve batteries). Had I not found a use for them in our marine fridge, I would have returned them for refund.