portable cooler

Picnic cold storage

A portable cooler is an insulated container designed to keep food and drinks cold while traveling, camping, or at outdoor events.

Unlike a refrigerator, it relies on ice or ice packs rather than electricity: We packed the portable cooler with sandwiches and beer for the beach.

Also called a cooler, ice chest, or in Australian English, an esky.

Related

hard sided · keeping cold · cold drinks · picnic · beach · beach day · tailgate · camping · drinks · ice packs · lid · handle · wheels · styrofoam · chill · six-pack · roadtrip · lunch

Categories
Opposites
portability/mobility

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Refrigerated room for storage

walk-in freezer · refrigerator · cold room · chest freezer · mini fridge

temperature function

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Movable room-warming device

hot box · food warmer · warming tray · thermal carafe

formality of cooling

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Preservation at extremely low temperatures

Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G