Aluminum telescoping handle and skid rails are lightweight and rust-resistant. Stainless steel screws are rust-resistant and durable.Tie-Down Loops allow you to utilize the cooler to haul your towels, quad chairs, and more. Lockable, water-resistant storage with anti-leak gasket keeps pocket-sized igloo soft cooler essentials handy and dry. Two bottle openers are at your fingertips when you’re ready to enjoy another refreshment. Self-draining cup holders keep your cold ones in arm’s reach. Butler tray utilizes the telescoping handle for serving snacks and drinks, and it stores under the lid when not in use.
It also boasts an extensive range of features, catering to all of your cooling needs. From holding your phone to accommodating a shade umbrella for the entire family, this cooler has you covered. For what it’s worth, this was one of our “fan favorites” among friends and family while we were conducting an ice retention test which included 25 different coolers. A quick look at the will reveal its’ unique stance. This is not a run of the mill budget cooler yet not a roto molded cooler, it falls somewhere in between.
There are a ton of great features that Igloo has included that makes these ice chests stand out from just about everything else on the market. Ace Rewards members are eligible to receive free delivery on orders of $50 or more. I took it on a trail with the intent to getting to the top and enjoying a beer at the top.
The Igloo managed to hold refreshing brew temperatures at or below 50º for an additional several hours, for a total of 3.4 days of cold beers. Though we aren’t totally shocked at this lackluster performance when considering the Trailmate is a relatively thin cooler, standing up to some rather thick, rotomolded competition. And realistically, a wheeled cooler like this is less likely to be your choice to strap into your canoe for that 10-day whitewater trip, and more likely to be your choice for a picnic in the park. In which case this level of insulation will surely get you through a single warm summer’s day.
A key member of our always-up-for-adventure Trailmate Series, this compact yet spacious 25-quart Trailmate ice chest will help invigorate your journey. Today, Igloo revealed the brand-new, expanded Trailmate Series of high-performance hardside coolers at Outdoor Retailer Summer trade show. The all-new series — featuring the Trailmate 25 Qt Cooler and Trailmate 50 Qt Cooler — is available now at igloocoolers.com/trailmate. The igloo trailmate, due to its many additional features, large size, and decent ice life, does fetch a higher asking price than most other Igloo products. For those on a tight budget or for someone who doesn’t care about the extra mobility features, there are cheaper options out there that will perform just as well (if not better) in terms of ice life. But for someone who is after a truly unique, mobile, and well-performing ice chest, the asking price is more than fair.