Coleman Vintage 54-Quart Steel Belted Cooler, Green

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have always been a Coleman fan since my childhood camping with my family. We always had Coleman camp gear and it never let us down. I inadvertently proved the Coleman durability again while on a recent 4 wheeling trip. I love 4 wheeling and have 2 Coleman Steel Belted Coolers on a rack on the back of my rock crawler. I was attempting a difficult line up this granite slab and the next thing I saw was blue sky. I thought for sure I was going over backwards, but I stopped just past vertical THANKS to my Coleman Cooler!! The cooler miraculously kept me from rolling over backwards. Unfortunately the cooler got bent up pretty bad, but I was very happy to not be laying on my roof. There is no question in my mind that the Coleman Coolers saved the day. Thank you for building a quality product that stands up to the abuse of the rugged outdoors and crazy adventurous people like me!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This purchase was to upgrade to a new Coleman steel belted cooler. The original was purchased back in the 70's. Why do I still have the box? Usually the boxes I have are for items that no longer exist. The price has definately gone up. See photo. The new cooler is of the same quality and I hope it to last another 40 years like the first. Same features only 2 quarts smaller. Both versions made in the USA!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I use mine regularly for a beverage cooler. I grill outdoors every week, for family and friends, and can always count on my Coleman Steel Belted Coolers keeping my beverages icy cold!

Not bad, a little pricey, looks great. Paint can't take anything without getting scratches but it held ice well. I was out for a week in the Missouri Ozarks and only had to refill twice and even then it wasn't all that necessary. Temps were cool though. If you can land it on sale like I did and just want that old school aesthetic (it went great with the 1971 220 and the 1965 200a I was running) then get it...but at msrp I would just look for an old school model.

Good product . It looks great . But the packaging needs some work . We paid for overnight shipping , and it arrived a day late . And then most disappointing is that the cooler has a dent on the side . Please work of the packaging to have more paddings on sides of box .

I got this cooler because I read reviews that it's a great deal for how long it can store ice. I was super excited when it arrived because I love the vintage look of it - it's quite beautiful. Unfortunately, the cooler they shipped me has a pretty deep cosmetic scratch..

Don't know what happened but I was sent a used cooler. Stickers were already town off. scuffs at bottom, dents all over including one metal corner caves in. The box in came in only had one side that had padding. Obviously somebody used and returned damaged.

I was excited when we found this cooler! But that didn't last long when the latch kept coming apart when we locked it! Or when we arrived at our vacation to find our luggage soaked where it leaks! Tip put your ice in Ziplock bags to contain water! Sad that they charged the price they do for such poor quality!

I'd been wanting a cooler like this for long time. My company gives really cool awards from a catalog for every 5 years service. Each time the awards are more expensive. For my 15 years service I chose this cooler because it stated up to 4 days staying cold. It doesn't. Ice is melted by the end of 1st day. Still cold into the 2nd day but you have to drain water and add more ice. My lighter plastic cooler with wheels did just as good. Soooooo disappointed.

Bought this cooler in the green color back in 2019. Cannot say that I've used it a lot...I'm an avid outdoorsman/hunter/fisherman from the Midwest but I usually take single trips, so I have not needed this 54qt cooler. I have, however, camped and done day trips with my wife and new baby daughter and this cooler is not worth your time. It will hold a 10lb bag of ice with 10-12 items in it for roughly 24 hours if you don't open it, which is not bad. MY BIG COMPLAINT, AND THE REASON YOU SHOULDN'T BUY THIS COOLER, is the steel belt. The female end of the steel belt latch mechanism is plastic and wears faster than a pair of underwear. I can, with two fingers, easily pop open the lid as it's "locked". The product description says it will handle all sorts of bumps in the road, but can it handle this bump of a scathing review?? As I said, I normally don't take this big cooler, so I have only used it five or six times in the last two years, but the latch is already worthless. A steel belt latch should last longer, no?? Attached are photos to show that the part of the 'steel' belting mechanism is indeed plastic. Should've paid more attention to it when I bought it! It's not my dad's generation of Coleman, that's for sure! You all would be better off spending the extra $50-$75 and upgrading to a roto-molded cooler. I will be.