Intex56822EP Mega Chill Inflatable Cooler: Removable Ice Chest – 5 Built-in Cup Holders – 2 Durable Handles – Easy-To-Use Connectors – River Run Compatability

Value for money:This is a must have item for any sort of floating. Ice does melt quickly but we solved that with a small soft sided cooler and ice packs instead of ice. Stays cold all afternoon that way. This is very durable as well. We forgot and left it out and inflated all winter and we've just now taken it to the water and didn't even have to add air. It's worth every penny.

It's a cooler that floats!! Let’s talk about it first. The quality is excellent. The drink holders are solid and hold well. The extra storage areas around the sides are perfect. And the cooler area, plenty big to hold a 12 pack, some food, and some water. Just fill it up with some ice and close the lid.The lid is solidly attached on one side with Velcro on the other. It will stay in place no problem and provides protection for your contents. If you purchase another of the Intex floating tubes you can connect this right to them with the special clips and rope that are provided. This keeps the cooler right where you want it.I used this cooler for going down the river on a recent trip. There were two coolers to choose from. This one and the much larger rectangular one. My review will focus on the good and bad points of both of these.Getting to the river with this float can be a pain if you have to walk from your trunk down there. First, the cooler is inflated, full of ice, the contents and kind of bulky to walk with. If you don’t have to walk far then you are lucky. Plus, you are probably going to have to bring everything to the river in another cooler and then put it in this one when you get there. Now, if you have a round cooler that will slide into this, great, perfect, wonderful. I didn’t.Someone on our trip had the Intex rectangular floating cooler. They did not have the lid on it. They filled their cooler at home with everything they needed, ice, drinks, etc. When we got to the river, they filled their tubes and carried the cooler to the river, and dropped the cooler into the tube. Done. I, on the other hand, took my cooler to the river, poured the contents into this floating cooler, and then I too was done. Except, I had to walk back to the trunk to put my other cooler back…extra trip.So what bonus does this have over the other? The drink holders and the storage area. You don’t get that with the rectangular cooler. Plus, it is a bit smaller, a little bit easier to maneuver, and I had no problem figuring out which cooler was mine, as nobody had one like this.One last thought. Do you have a pool? This is the perfect cooler for your pool. Let me repeat, this works great on the river if you can be a bit organized, but at home in the pool….perfect.

Very functional and water resistant. But because of the fit of the lid, ice melts very quickly because it doesn’t close all the way on the top.

This was a great price for such a durable cooler we used to float the river with all day. The ice does melt quickly but we were in the cold water of the river so that helped keep things cool. Great concept and floated with no issues and the tie up road was perfectly long enough with extra to spare.

Very durable, the size is perfect for our 24ft pool, light weight and easy to transport.

A bit disappointed.The good - floats well and the cupholders are good. I like the included rope.Not so good - first, it really needs an inflateable floor inside the cooler portion, to elevate the ice and drinks up off the plastic that is touching the water. Water is very, very good at transmitting heat and thus any ice melts very quickly. A simple inch tall inflated part here would put a layer of air (insulates very well) between the water and ice and it would last much longer.Also the lid is very flimsy. Held on by a small, 2 inch piece of plastic that seems very easy to rip off. This could have been designed a bit better to fit down inside the ice chamber to provide a better seal.Bottom line - there are probably better floating coolers out there, but for the money its not bad. I recommend putting a towel or something in the bottom of the cooler part to help insulate it, and then using ice blocks or something reusable instead of actual ice to keep your stuff cool.

Bought as gift for family member going on a trip with friends. They came back and said it was a hit. Stable and didn't tip over, floated without a problem - had a good design. Very useful and easy to use. Highly recommend and very happy!!

I got this this for a river tubing day to keep our beers and water cold. The unit took awhile to blow up but we wanted a large cooler. We managed to pack multiple six packs so the size was fabulous. The lid doesn’t quite seal, it mostly just sits on top so the ice didn’t last as long as I expected. The unit also came with a tether so we tied it to our inner tubes and didn’t have to keep track of it. Overall it was a great product and performed as anticipated.