Pelican 30 Quart Elite Cooler

Had this for about a week or two. It is spring in the south or what I mean to say is we’re already starting summer. Spring is a few random days between cold days then we move into hot and humid. So far this cooler is great. The quality is excellent, very sturdy and well built. I would always buy the $40 coolers at smilemart or other places. Sitting in the back of the truck in southern heat you would have 20 pounds of ice in the morning and a nice pool of water to wash up in by the afternoon. Drinks would still be cool but another trip to the store for ice the next morning was evident. So far I have been able to fill it up with 20#’s of ice and about 3 days later top it off. Let it sit over the weekend and added 10#’s then it sat back in the truck again for another 4 days when I grabbed some free ice from a clients ice machine in their shop. I think it will hold ice for seven days as they say on the outside of the cooler. Don’t think there will be much ice in it and don’t know how cold the drinks would be though. I have always been skeptical about these high end coolers but this year decided the business could afford to expense one of these. So far the simple fact that I don’t have to stop for ice everyday is a plus. For one, the cost of ice everyday for the summer working months, which, here in the south is typically from end of April to end of September or into October. So I can already see that if this cooler cuts the ice reloading down to once every three to four days that will be money in the governments pocket as taxes on my income, lol! The cooler size I have is a 30 quart. It is fairly large on the outside but the insulation does come at a price. I prefer Fiji water, just tastes good and this will easily fit two days worth of water and a few cokes or juice drinks with the 20 pounds of ice. I bought the Pelican over the others because I have other Pelican products that I am very pleased with. The Pelican is Made In USA, another plus. Now I cannot tell you if it’s “with global components” or not but hoping for the all in USA. I have not put the cooler through any abuse tests purposely because, well, it’s nearly a $300 cooler and I just can’t seem to get the money trees to grow. The hinges and lid patches do feel, look sturdy. Would they withstand a tumble off the back of a pickup truck? I would hope so but if not buying another cooler to use as a business expense to keep a little more money out of the governments greedy hands wouldn’t hurt my feelings. The seal around the lid looks like a good quality seal and when you latch the lid it is firm but not excessive. Only downfall to a high end cooler is, thieves. I had a styrofoam cooler stolen from the back of my truck before. A $3 gas station cooler so the twinkle in a thieves eyes when they see a high end cooler is obvious. I would recommend this cooler because of the money saving aspect and for the quality of the Pelican. This will literally save me enough money this summer to pay for itself.

This is my third pelican cooler and like the others I love it. Chill it to pelicans directions and ice retention is great. Use a good ice pack like pelicans own or others that get very cold. I’ve had my Walmart brand ones refreeze water from the ice blocks I also use. Two weekends ago it was frozen to the bottom of the cooler in a huge chunk of ice. Unfortunately they don’t sell that brand of ice pack anymore or I’d have a dozen of them.

This is my first Pelican product! I’m a traveling tower technician that is in and out of hotels constantly.. Having grew tired of fast food and paying for $20-40 delivery food, as well was $2.50 for a soda - I made the cost conscientious choice to purchase a cooler and keep it stocked with frozen food and drinks. In the pictures the 30qt is stocked with the following: 6 sodas, 4 energy drinks, 4 big containers of soup (* the ones you find in the grocery store deli area *), 5 frozen dinners, 2 burritos, and 6 packs of breakfast sausage sandwiches...Here’s the best part - it’s being cooled with 2 Pelican 5lb Ice Packs... Which I highly recommend not only for their superior longevity over traditional ice, but for keeping your meals from getting soggy or full of ice water.. These ice packs were only able to get 60% frozen but that’s only because of the cheap hotel freezer I was using, I anticipate getting at least 2.5-3 days of 30-40 degree temperatures out of it with how often I open and close the cooler with the quantity of food and drinks I have in there. During 2 days I maintained a temperature of 30 degrees Weight: This is a heavy cooler, especially when loaded full.. I haven’t weighed it but I would say it feels like 40-50lbs when loaded. Leaks: No leaks like others have reported. Space: you can fit quite a bit in this cooler even slightly past the fill line due to the concave lid. Ice retention: when the cooler and contents re properly prechilled expect 3.5-4 days. You can extend this with ice packs that have a freezing point of 28 degrees or less. The pelican ice packs I’m using not only fit well but work surprising well.. I’ve pulled the packs out with ice froze to them after being in there for a day.

Top notch quality. Nothing short of awesome. Ice retention is awesome when one follows the proper procedures. Others have mentioned the .25" gap in the lid seal, it is supposed to be there, it is a vent for when dry ice is being used, if there wasn't a vent, and one is using dry ice, boom. I'd rather be able to use dry ice in the cooler anyways, just make sure there is a barrier between the ice and surface of the cooler if you decide to use it as well. All in all, great buy. This 30qt will be my weekend camp/hunting cooler, plenty of room for everything I will need. Will definitely be purchasing more Pelican products in the future

Nicely built and very well insulated.......nice features and the clasps are solid......a very solid option for a medium size ice chest and a much better value proposition than the overpriced competition!

I ordered this cooler because it states on the Pelican website that it keeps ice 2-3 days. I love the cooler, but it only kept ice for maybe a day and a half. (Most of the ice was melted with some floating, and the outside temperature was 85 degrees.) I love the latches because it's easy to get into. It holds quite a bit of water bottles and ice drinks, which we mostly drink. It is a little heavier than I care for, especially when it's full of drinks and ice. It is bulky as well, but the quality is great! Overall it's better than the zipper Yeti cooler I had.

very durable ice only lasts about 2 or 3 days in 32c

We used this cooler for a two week trip to a very remote back country lake, only accessible by Jet boat. We vacuum packed all of our dinner meals into flat packages, froze them good and lined them up in the cooler. We also pre-froze the cooler with containers of ice. We did not use any ice in the cooler for the trip. Everything stayed completely frozen for eight days, then slowly started to thaw. We open the cooler once or twice a day briefly. The cooler stayed in a metal bear stash in the words in the shade. This was also at the end of September and the general temperature outside was about 17°. This cooler served us very well. We had to count on it to keep our food as it was a four hour trip back to any store one way. We highly recommend this cooler but also recommend keeping it in a cool and protected place from the sun

•Calidad de materiales, se siente muy resistente y robusta. •A considerar que el color gris no es sólido-como lo muestra la imagen-, tiene variaciones de tono, no es defecto, así es el diseño. •La retención del hielo es muy buena, solo he tenido oportunidad de probarla 4 días y las bebidas seguían frías y tenia la mitad del hielo. •Considera que sigue siendo una hielera, por lo tanto, el hielo tiene perderse con el tiempo, si no se carga suficiente, tiende a consumirse más rápido.

Very sturdy and solid. Quite heavy so won’t flip over

Parece que ya fue usada, la calidad es muy mala no como se muestra en la foto.