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We all know how a fun day in the outdoors, especially over summer, can’t go right without a cool drink and a well-grilled piece of meat! Picture yourself out at the beach, on a camping trip, at Coachella, all these activities will definitely go well with a water cooler – to store all of your needs especially food.
Now, imagine a cooler that’s easier to move, lightweight but with enough storage space for all your needs. A cooler with wheels is your friend when it comes to a movable, lightweight, and spacious, cool storage place for your sustenance. Listed below are the 10 best coolers with heavy duty wheels of 2023.
OUR TOP PICK
Coleman Xtreme Series
- Stand Out Features - Why We Love It
- Very spacious – enough to cater to a large crowd
- Comes with side handles and wheels for convenient moving from one place to the other
- Fitted with an sealed insulated lid to ensure maximum performance
- Cools items for a long time- up to 5 days
- Fitted with4 exterior cup holders
- Telescoping handle
- Perfect for food and drinks
Height: 22 inches (when handle is retracted)
Weight: 12lbs
Capacity: 50 quarts/37 liters/1.8 cubic feet, up to 70 cans of soda
Material: Plastic/chlorofluorocarbon-free foam
EDITORS CHOICE
Coleman 42-Can Soft
- Stand Out Features - Why We Love It
- Easy to clean FDA approved and heat resistant material
- Space for up to 42 x 12 oz cans
- Multiple dry storage space
- Retractable handle for comfortability with all heights, for easy movement and storage
- Light weight
Height: 39 inches (when handle is retracted)
Weight: 6.3 lbs
Capacity: 16 quarts/15 liters/1.5 cubic feet, up to 42 cans of soda
Material: Plastic
BEST VALUE
Igloo Ice Cube Roller
- Stand Out Features - Why We Love It
- Soft, insulated plastic interior
- Ample storage room
- Telescoping handle with a locking mechanism
- Can be pulled or pushed
- Drain plug
- Good ice retention
Weight: 12 lbs
Capacity: 60 quarts/57 liters/2 cubic feet, up to 42 cans of soda
Material: Ultratherm Plastic
Height: 21 inches
Coleman Coastal Xtreme Series Marine Portable
- Stand Out Features - Why We Love It
- Easy to clean material
- A lot of storage space
- Rectangular, well balanced shape for stability on boats and cars
- Up to 5 days of cooling
- String side handles
- Strong insulated lid that can support up to 250lbs – our outdoor dining table or mini sitting stool
Height: 18.75 inches
Weight: 22.5 lbs
Capacity: 120 quarts/113 liters/4 cubic feet, up to 204 cans of soda
Material: Plastic
Igloo Marine Ultra
- Stand Out Features - Why We Love It
- Available in multiple sizes
- Strong coolers
- 2 handle choices
- Durable material
- Telescoping handle
- Good ice retention
Height: 13.4 inches
Weight: varies
Capacity: 28 – 162 quarts/26 – 153 liters/0.92 – 5.4 cubic feet, up to 204 cans of soda
Material: Hard plastic
Coleman 16-Quart Personal
- Stand Out Features - Why We Love It
- Ample space for a small group
- Convenient for short term trip – at least 2 days
- Strong and durable polyethylene material used
- Excellent wheel make for outdoor use
Height: 10.8 inches
Weight: 5.4 lbs
Capacity: 16 quarts/15 liters/0.53cubic feet, up to 22 cans of soda
Material: Polyethylene
Coleman 100-Quart Xtreme 5-Day Heavy-Duty
- Stand Out Features - Why We Love It
- Up to 5 days of cooling
- Ample space – ideal for a family or large group sizes
- Strong sturdy material to withstand heavy weight
- Insulated lid
- 4 molded cup holders
- Good ice retention
Height: 10.8 inches
Weight: 21.5 lbs
Capacity: 100 quarts/95 liters/3.35 cubic feet, up to 250 cans of soda
Material: Plastic
Igloo Ice Cube Maxcold Roller
- Stand Out Features - Why We Love It
- Light weight
- Made of high quality hard plastic and deep foam – ideal for insulation and weight bearing properties
- Up to 5 days of cooling
- All terrain wheels
- Attractive compact design
Height: 23.5 inches
Weight: 21.5 lbs
Capacity: 70 quarts/66 liters/2.3 cubic feet, up to 114 cans of soda
Material: Plastic
Igloo Glide PRO
- Stand Out Features - Why We Love It
- Cools for up to 5 days
- Ideal for large groups
- Large all terrain wheels
- Sturdy plastic material to withstand weight and metal hinged
- Insulated lid to ensure maximum performance
- Telescoping handle
- Good ice retention
Height: 7 inches
Weight: 4 lbs
Capacity: 110 quarts/105 liters/3.7 cubic feet, up to 200 cans of soda
Material: Plastic
How To Choose A Wheeled Coolers – Buying Guide
Size
Coolers with wheels come in different designs mainly hard, typically made of hard plastic and foam as well as soft made of soft plastic and nylon fabrics. The make does not affect size although it may affect capacity. Capacity is not necessarily affected by size. You may come across a large hard plastic cooler with a smaller capacity whilst a soft cooler may slightly expand to increase capacity.
Related Review: Soft Cooler
Handle
The two main handles are the retractable or telescopic handles whose main function is to assist to pull or push the cooler. These handles especially come in handy when coolers are heavy or when moving coolers to a longer distance say from your vehicle to the beach.
The other handles are sided handles which are mainly used to lift the coolers from your vehicle or they come in very handy when the wheels of the cooler are not ideally made for rough or sandy terrains.
Capacity
The capacity of coolers varies however, capacity does not affect the performance of the coolers. Just because a cooler is too large capacity and can store more items, this does not mean that its effectiveness will last in a short time compared to a smaller capacity cooler.
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Wheels
Coolers with wheels are double wheeled and wheel design determines if they all suitable for all terrains or not. Basically, large wills with wide ridges such as the toy truck-like wheels we’ve seen above are ideal for all terrains; lighter, softer, and narrower wheels tend to be unsuitable for sandy and rough terrain. These wheels only work best on flat or grassy terrains.
Insulation
Insulation highly affects performance. Wheel coolers with insulated lids tend to have a loner cooling time compared to those that don’t. Moreover, wheel coolers without insulated lids tend to be dependent on the air circulating inside the cooler thus, if a cooler without an insulated lid is constantly opened, it will definitely lose its cool air and performance will be weakened.
Deep foam and Ultratherm plastic such as polystyrene have effective thermal repelling properties thus making them ideal for insulation. These materials are cost-effective, highly durable, lightweight, and do an excellent job in trapping cool air.
FAQs
Q: How Should I Store My Cooler When Not In Use?
Q: Are The Wheels Strong Enough To Hold The Weight Of The Cooler?
Q: How To Clean My Cooler?
Globosurf Overview
It is absolutely exciting choosing the right wheeled color for your outdoor experience. Like with most items, it is important to use your instincts and identifies the right features for your needs. If you and your family are going on a weekend camping trip, then you would definitely go for a cooler with a longer cooling time and ideal wheels. And all the best coolers with wheels of 2023 have all passed our scrutiny and are totally worth the time and investment.