Get ready with a choice of backpack coolers , when you want to enjoy the great outdoors to keep your food and beverages as fresh as a mountain stream.

Whether you’re visiting the zoo with the kids or spending the day hiking through the open trails, a cooler pack offers a hands free option for keeping your perishables safe. And you can carry along additional items like your camera, GPS and sunglasses too.

If you’re a student or professional who likes to pack a lunch with your laptop, you can find a variety of backpacks with insulation modules.

And for a day at the beach, you can find a backpack that not only keeps your beverages cold, but also solar charges your electronic gadgets. How’s that for the ultimate convenience!

For people with active lifestyles and anyone who wants to save time and money at lunchtime, Tactical backpack coolers make a perfect and simple solution for all your hands free, cold or warm storage needs.

Backpack Coolers Selections

Upscale Ogio Freezer Cooler Pack

The symmetrical Ogio Cooler provides generous capacity with two stacked compartments for cool and dry

Most users agree that the pack is durable and well designed, so it doesn’t leak. It also cleans up easy when things get messy or mushy.

The Ogio Freezer doubles as an upgraded diaper bag for many buyers. The overall size is convenient for packing diapers and other baby gear without being to bulky.

If you travel with kids, the backpack cooler is great for packing in-flight food items that your kids actually like.

To avoid squishing soft food in the bottom section, use plastic containers and try not to overstuff the pack.

It also features two exterior water bottle pockets for easy access and an exterior sleeve pocket for those items you need to keep handy.

Picnic Time Zuma Insulated Backpack

Although ideal for you next movable feast, the Zuma cooler isn’t just for picnics.
Picnic Time Zuma Cooler

Users assert that it is versatile and comfortable enough for all their outdoor activities. This insulated pack, with Thermo Guard, keeps your goods warm or cold for hours, and features a waterproof lining to prevent leaks.

However, most purchasers don’t recommend filling it with loose ice cubes.

A separate dry section provides generous room to pack towels, books and additional essentials.

It also sports a handy exterior zip pocket for small items you need to access frequently.

In regards to organization users wish the backpack had additional interior sleeves or pockets to keep their things separated and easier to find.

Downloader Backpack + Slim Lunch Cooler

The eBags Value Set is a clean and complete backpack cooler to haul your gear, laptop and lunch for students and professionals on the run.

Boasting generous features the pack has a laptop compartment with pockets for AC adapters, cables and other devices, along with additional space for textbooks. It also contains a full organizer pocket.

Better than a brown bag lunch, the removable, insulated slim lunch cooler keeps your food fresh.

A pack with organization, it features a roomy area for your lunch, a snap panel to prevent bottles or thermoses from rolling on your food and a mesh pocket inside the lid for storing utensils or condiments.

It’s difficult to find any major complaints about this bag, other than it tends to ride higher on your back and shoulders, so it isn’t ideal for real heavy loads.

Coleman Backpack Cooler

Known for their quality outdoor recreation products, Coleman offers a 12 pack rectangular cooler that easily converts to a full size backpack.
Coleman Pack Cooler

This pack is divided into two sections: a large mesh section for handy storage on the top and an insulted section on the bottom to keep your food cold or warm.

On the downside, if you’re looking for true backpack fit and feel, this Coleman cooler may not satisfy your needs as it is a little rigid with a hard insert wall for insulation.

Some users expected a softer casing, not a hard box. This makes the cooler unable to fit in small lockers provided at amusement parks or other venues. Intended to keep things cool, the cooler works well and users did not experience problems with leaking.