Arctic Ice Chillin' Brew Series Long Lasting Reusable Ice Pack - Freezes at 28° Fahrenheit - Designed to Keep Beverages Colder Than Ice

These work great for a day at the beach or tailgating. I use them in an Ice Mule cooler and they keep everything COLD all day without issues.

Tried this out on the recommendation of a friend.I have not been disappointed. As with all cooler applications, Pre-chilling both the cooler and the contents is paramount for optimal performance. While the Arctic-Ice literature states that you can use it to completely replace the need for standard ice, I have found that for beer cooler/tailgating type use this does not work well. That said, what it does do is virtually eliminate ice melt within the cooler up until the phase change has completely occurred. I put 2-4 2.5lb panels in my K2 20 quart, along with ice and beer, and in my 65 quart Yeti use 2-3 of the 5 lb panels, plus ice and beer. Without having some ice in the cooler, there is too much airspace, which gets filled with warm air each time you open the cooler. This causes the panels to change phase more quickly than desired, and the beer to be slightly warmer than optimal. By using a combination of ice and Chillin Brew panels, you can achieve good ice to beer contact, with a minimum of air space. This will give you very cold beer, and good solid ice for 1 1/2 - 2 days, even with getting in and out of the cooler constantly. This works very well for me, as we typically spend all weekend on the lake, and I virtually never have to add ice to the cooler throughout the weekend. Alternately, if you are looking to pack food for a vacation, camping trip, etc, there is no need for ice, as you won't be getting in and out of the cooler. For this application I really like the panels much better than ice, because you don't end up with a watery mess. One trick I like to do is to put any raw meet in the bottom of the cooler (in plastic bags of course), then put a Arctic Ice panel laying flat on top of it, and put my other fresh items in the top (Fresh items also in plastic bags for safety). If you do happen to end up with a slight leak, the panels are dishwasher safe, making cleanup a breeze. I don't typically try to transport frozen items that absolutely need to stay frozen, nor do I care if my fresh items such as carrots, celery, get a bit frosty. For this reason I find the Chillin' Brew version of the panels to be the only variety of Arctic-Ice that I need. That said, if you want to strictly handle frozen items, or refrigerator temp items, you may want to look at either the Tundra series or Alaskan series.

i have XL/LG/SM of these products; saves on ice and ease of use. You may or may not recoup costs of ice vs. cost of arctic ice; but you will gain convenience of having dedicated product in your freezer ready to go in a moments notice. There is on caveat that kinda bums me out JUST a BIT and that is the indention of the product if you lay it flat; kinda impossible to have steady drinks on it (if you use it at the bottom of a cooler). There is a multitude of ways you could use these products and they will keep your drinks/products near icicle cold. If you place a drink next to it or ice; do not be surprised if you have a nice 'chunk' that is iced together. Depending on the size of the arctic ice and cooler/bag your using will kinda dictate the 'cool' factor. I have used the 5lb in a Bison/Brute Cooler and have gotten 32 degrees up until 4 days in controlled environment w/o ice (garage). I've use 2.5 and 1.5 lbs for smaller ice bags and have gotten minimal 12-18 hours easily of gr8 coldness (w/ very lil bit of ice). I do so recommend this version of the arctic series and I do feel they are a good investment, more so in convenience and ease of use versus having to go out of your way for ice sometimes. I like them and intend on buying more as time goes on, recommend all sizes for whatever need you have!

I would give 5 stars but could last a little longer.

It takes a while to freeze for the first time - but it takes an even LONGER time for it to melt when being used! Compact and easy to handle - and easy to make room for in a cooler.

Works good

These are awesome. I just can't believe how well they keep the drinks cold. They are even colder than ice - if you get these wet, they will form ice on the outside of them. I've used them quite a bit and I'm very happy with my purchase. Update - yesterday I put two of these in a 28 qt cooler with a twelve pack and went to the Texans game around 1PM. The cooler sat in the 90+ degree heat in the parking lot with direct sun all day. When I got home and unpacked the remaining beers around 9PM, they were colder than the beers in the refrigerator. The cooler isn't anything special either, just a $30 igloo. These things are great! Update #2 - Originally purchased 2016 and its now Oct 2019. These things have probably saved me couple hundred bags of ice by now. Before these I had an extra ice machine at the house and it hasn't been used for years. It's disconnected and collecting dust in the garage. I could write twenty stories with different use cases, but the bottom line is - They are badass and I will always have them in my fridge. By the way - They are now 3+ years old and there are no signs of degradation. They still work like they did on day 1. Update #3 - Four years later and we are still loving these things. They are rugged and never fail. Buy them and don't look back.

From the reviews I thought they would be better than they are. They don't last as long as a generic gel based rigid ice pack. They seem like they burn quick and don't retain cold very well. I will say the first 24 hours it did keep beer insanely cold. Like frosty cold. But for multi day trips they didn't hold up compared to other cheaper generic ice packs.