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Buying guide · Personal Coolers
Soft coolers: field notes from a season of hauling
A soft cooler is a bag first and a cooler second. Judge it like luggage.
The zipper is the product
Waterproof zippers are stiff by design — that's the seal. A soft cooler with an easy zipper is telling you something about its seal.
YETI Hopper Flip 12 CoolerYETI$250.00
Backpack beats shoulder strap
Twenty-four cans of anything is heavier than it sounds.
Magellan Outdoors Leakproof Camo 24-Can Backpack CoolerMagellan Outdoors$79.99 $99.99
The house-brand case
Magellan Outdoors Pro Leakproof 24-Can Backpack CoolerMagellan Outdoors$79.99 $99.99
Magellan Outdoors Pro Leakproof 24-Can Square CoolerMagellan Outdoors$71.99 $89.99Advertiser disclosure: Shopper’s Almanac is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission from retailers including Academy Sports + Outdoors. Sponsored placements are always labeled and never change the price ranking — rows are sorted by price, always. Prices update daily from retailer product feeds; the price at checkout may include additional in-cart discounts. Retailer links activate as affiliate approvals complete.