The cooler that pool bars use, which is the only recommendation it needs.
Why he’ll love it
The pool bar at my last apartment building used these, and I’ve wanted one ever since. That’s a reasonable endorsement: a top establishment serving drinks all day chose these.
The retro shape and the leather strap are doing the heavy lifting on looks, but the practical range is what makes it worth owning. Fill it with ice and it’s a drinks cooler for an afternoon in the garden. Freeze an ice pack instead and it handles a beach day or a picnic without anything sloshing about. Blue is the safest of the colours if you’re buying for someone else but they’re available in so many colours. My personal preference is the yellow.
For the man whose current cool box lives in the garage and looks like it.
WHO TO GIVE IT TO
The Dad Who Does the Barbecue: Drinks stay cold within reach of the grill rather than requiring a trip back to the fridge every ten minutes.
The Man Who’s Hard to Buy For: Practical, good-looking, and used every summer. Three things that stop a gift ending up in a cupboard.
The Camper or Festival Goer: Sturdy enough for a weekend outdoors, and considerably better looking than the alternatives in a photograph.
The New Homeowner With a Garden: The first summer in a new place involves a lot of people standing outside. This is the thing he’ll wish he already had.
