ICECO GOPack12 12 Volt Refrigerator, 13 QT Portable Fridge Freezer ($450)
Though they serve an important purpose — keeping food and beverages cold — traditional coolers aren't particularly efficient or easy to manage; they can get heavy, they eventually warm and ice spills everywhere, and the list goes on. Enter the ICECO GOPack12. The no-ice portable cooler keeps everything ice-cold without the inconvenience of melting ice or warming ice packs. And at 13 QT, it's spacious but also somehow lightweight so you can carry from the car to the beach or campsite with ease. One editor swears by it — and the larger ICECO GOPACK12 Single Zone 12V, 13.5 QT Ice-Free Portable Freezer ($424, originally $499) version that comes with a magnetic battery and backpack straps.
Editor Quote: "As someone who plans beach days with my family often — or is on the field all day for track meets and soccer games with my nephew — a good cooler is a necessity. ICECO GOPack12 takes your average cooler a step further with a spacious, portable freezer that's completely ice-free so it cools longer and you don't have to worry about ice melting and water getting everywhere. It's easy to clean after days spent in the sand and grass and surprisingly feels light enough to carry back and forth to the car. I bring it everywhere now from cookouts to pool parties." — Jessica Andrews, senior style director
