The best ice packs for coolers and lunch boxes in 2024 Below, I rounded up top-rated ice packs to throw into a cooler or lunch bag that’ll keep your food and drinks chilled for hours.

If you’re looking for a nontoxic option, a DIY corn syrup ice pack is a great alternative. The corn syrup will keep the pack from freezing solid, so it’ll be soft and flexible. Aside from treating ...

How to Make a Gel Ice Pack What you need: Rubbing alcohol (with a concentration of at least 70 percent isopropyl alcohol), water, a measuring cup, a resealable plastic bag ...

Plastic straws are the poster child of waste, but alternatives also have issues. A start-up called The Ice Guys is crowdfunding an intriguing solution that fights the plastic boogeyman and keeps ...

Before you pack your cooler, you’ll want to get rid of as much dead weight as you can. That means preparing food in advance so it’s essentially ready to cook or eat right off the ice.

YETI and RTIC have some of the most durable coolers around with surprisingly long-lasting ice life — up to 10 days! But which ...

After several hours in the freezer, you will have a reusable and pliable cold pack that can be shaped to fit any part of the body. —Catherine Rose, ANP, MSN, Clear Lake, Minn. (109-26) ...

The hulking plastic tubs (and Yeti -like versions from Rtic, Polar, Pelican, Orca, and more) can keep ice and beer cold for hours or even days. But, to do so, they require ice—and lots of it.