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Soft coolers offer portability and versatility that traditional hard coolers can't. From lunchboxes to beach days, we meticulously put these soft-shelled sidekicks through the paces, side-by-side, to discover which are the best insulators, the supremely rugged, and the sensationally portable.
Soft Coolers. These soft, often bag-like coolers, are ideal when portability is your main concern. This category includes a wide variety of options from coolers small enough to just fit your lunch for the day, to coolers large enough to handle 1-4 people's worth of food for an overnight trip.
We've tested soft coolers for many years, and the Engel HD30 continues to impress us. This is one of the best overall in our review of the best soft coolers. It offers some of the best insulation of any soft cooler, keeping its contents below 40º F for just over three days in our insulation testing.
The Yeti Hopper M20 Backpack has some of the best insulation we've seen out of all of the top-ranked soft coolers we've tested. This cooler can carry 36 cans and has a 20.1-liter capacity that will keep your perishables cold for days on end. It is also the most durable and portable cooler we tested.
This large, durable cooler from Engel outperforms our expectations of insulation, is easy to use, and handily outcompetes all the rest as the best soft cooler on the market. Through our torturous insulation testing, it proves itself to be one of the most impressive contenders on the market.
The IceMule Jaunt 15 is a highly convenient soft cooler. The dry bag-style opening at the top is easy to open and close; you only need to roll it a few times and buckle it shut.
The waterproof RovR TravelR 30 lands as a top-rated soft cooler thanks to its exceptional insulation performance. Its large capacity can easily hold onto all the perishables to get you through the weekend. We appreciate how easy it is to use this cooler, with its flip-top lid and durable materials.
This dry-bag style cooler is great for days on the water, though it's versatile enough to take just about anywhere a cooler is needed. See our top-ranked soft coolers review for more comparison.
With the Polar Bear, you may not get the same durability as the Engel or Yeti, or the same easy usability and carry-ability of the IceMule, but what you do get is an easy to use, basic soft cooler that will keep your stuff cold at an affordable price.
It has soft, wide shoulder straps and a ventilated back. Designed to use air as insulation, the IceMule is a much more flexible cooler than most, which helps it stay comfortable on your hike to your secret spot.