Whether you’re setting up base camp, venturing out on a fishing trip or heading to the campground with your tribe, there are many reasons you need a camping cooler. The ability to keep food and drink chilled for days on end in the backcountry is the stuff of magic.
In the last couple of decades, camping coolers have come on leaps and bounds, thanks to brands like Yeti, Orca, Pelican and Stanley. It was Yeti that really upped the ante in 2006, creating highly effective and durable ice boxes that ushered in a new age of cooler quality. Founders Roy and Ryan Seiders were fed up with cheap coolers that couldn't cope with the demands of their fishing trips and set about doing something about it.
Today, the popularity of coolers is such that many hardcore campers wouldn’t dream of loading their camping tent into the car without it also being joined by a quality ice box. Here, we give our seven reasons you need a camping cooler for various backcountry scenarios.
