re: Ice chest that doesn’t weigh a ton

I feel like a light, decently made cooler is something that would sell quite well. If people could only understand that it isn't going to resist a grizzly going at it for an hour. Aside from the weight, the shear mass of plastic takes considerable ice to bring down to temp hence the "pre-chilling" we all hear about.

One of my most used coolers is an old Omaha steak styrofoam cooler. It keeps things cold longer then anything I've ever had. Not very durable but its been on several multi-day camping/canoeing trips and is still waiting in my shed to be taken on another trip.