COOLERS / COOKING

Camping just isn't any fun without some great (not so nutritious) food and snacks and to help keep them fresh you need a good cooler, just like you need quality cooking supplies to prepare the meals. With companies like Yeti, Pelican, Hydro Flask, Victorinox Swiss Army, Kovea, Platypus, Seat to Summit, Jetboil, MSR, SteriPen and GSI there is a wide selection on camping kitchen gear to choose from, so we've prepared these reviews to help you wade through the options.  Have a read and tell us what you think.

TRAVOCA RIGEL 45 DUAL ZONE ECOOLER
Date: June 14th 2026
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Travoca

Read the full review here.

DOMETIC CFX3 45 POWERED COOLER
Date: July 29th 2021
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: Dometic

Read the full review here.

GSI COOKWARE SYSTEM
Date: Aug 25th 2020
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: GSI

Read the full review here.

YETI RAMBLER ONE GALLON JUG
Date: Aug 20th 2019
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Yeti

Read the full review here.

HYDRO FLASK 24 L SOFT COOLER TOTE
Date: May 6th 2019
Reviewer: Ken
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Hydro Flask

Read the full review here.

PELICAN COOLERS
Date: May 19th 2018
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Pelican

Read the full review here.

YETI HOPPER FLIP 18 COOLER
Date: May 18th 2018
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Yeti

Read the full review here.

LEATHERMAN MULTI-TOOLS
Date: May 1st 2018
Reviewer: Bradley
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Leatherman

Read the full review here.

VICTORINOX SWISS ARMY MULTI-TOOLS
Date: Feb 6th 2018
Reviewer: Kyle
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Victorinox

Read the full review here.

YETI TUNDRA 50 COOLER
Date: May 18th 2018
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Yeti

Read the full review here.

YETI HOPPER TWO 30 COOLER
Date: June 24th 2017
Reviewer: Bradley
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Yeti

Read the full review here.

KOVEA HYDRA STOVE
Date: May 15th 2017
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Kovea

Read the full review here.

PLATYPUS GRAVITYWORKS 4L WATER FILTER
Date: Aug 15th 2014
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Platypus

Read the full review here.

POWER PRACTICAL POWERPOT V
Date: July 7th 2014
Reviewer: Bradley
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
Product Link: Power Practical

Read the full review here.

JETBOIL SUMO GROUP COOKING SYSTEM
Date: Oct 5th, 2012
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: Jetboil

Read the full review here.

MSR WHISPER LITE UNIVERSAL STOVE
Date: June 17th 2012
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: MSR

Read the full review here.

INNATE BACKCOUNTRY STORAGE GEAR
Date: May 17th 2012
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: Innate

Read the full review here.

STERIPEN FREEDOM UV WATER PURIFIER
Date: May 8th 2012
Reviewer: Vince
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: SterPEN

Read the full review here.

GSI PINNACLE CAMPER, BACKPACKER AND DUALIST COOKING SOLUTIONS
Date: April 25th 2012
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: GSI

Read the full review and see the video here.

INNATE BACKCOUNTRY STORAGE GEAR
Date: Aug 30th 2011 - UPDATED April 2013
Reviewer: Curtis
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
Product Link: Innate

Read the full UPDATED review here.

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