How to Select Floating Coolers

Floating coolers keep your beverages cool all day long as you relax and enjoy the water. You don't have to get out of the pool, lake or river when you have a floating cooler by your side. Whether you're by yourself or hosting a big party, you can find a floating cooler that will make sure a cool drink is always available.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Choose Type of Floating Cooler

1. Decide how big of a floating cooler you need. Floating coolers come in a variety of sizes from mini to large. On the large end, a floating cooler can hold 60 quarts. Select a personal floating cooler for a party of one.
2. Select what type of plastic you want your floating cooler made of. Some floating coolers are inflatable and made from soft plastic. Other floating coolers are made from hard plastic. Hard plastic coolers are more durable than soft plastic inflatable coolers.
3. Choose a floating cooler to match you favorite sports team. You can show team spirit by purchasing a floating cooler adorned with your team's colors and logo.

Shop for a Floating Cooler

4. Browse a site like Shop.com to compare prices and styles of floating coolers (see Resources below). You can sort the results by price for added convenience.
5. Read reviews of various styles of floating coolers at a site like Amazon.com (see Resources below). Reviews give you a chance to see how the cooler held up in real life, and they can often save you some trouble.

Tips & Warnings

• Select a cooler with a lid if you are going to be sitting in the sun. Direct sunlight will melt the ice in the cooler quickly, but a lid will slow it down significantly.
• Buy an inflatable cooler float to convert your regular cooler into a floating cooler. Cooler floats go under the hard cooler and hold it like a raft.
• Pack an inflatable floating cooler to take on vacation. Deflated, they take up very little space.
• Don't drink alcoholic beverages and drive a boat. Drinking and boating is a dangerous combination that is responsible for hundreds of deaths a year.
• Don't take floating coolers into rough waters. While most floating coolers come with a zippered or lockable lid, they generally will not stand up to rapidly moving waters.