Patrol Hard Cooler 35, ocean

Very impressive cooler so far. I bought my Patrol 35 primarily for camping and fishing trips, but also daily use. I work long hours between two jobs and spend a lot of time on the road so I wanted a cooler I could throw in the back of my truck to keep food and drinks cold during my long workdays. I live in the midwest and it's been a pretty hot summer but the Patrol 35 has no trouble keeping ice for 3-4 days in the back of my pickup. I imagine it would hold ice even longer if I kept it somewhere shady instead of the back of my truck, and I'll find that out this fall when I take it canoe camping. Dometic makes a solid cooler and I'd definitely recommend them to any friends shopping for a good hard cooler without having to spend the money that other brands cost.

Keep a 10lb ice bag decently solid from Thursday to Sunday in back of Truck in GA heat. Would definitely recommend!

I had a lot of hopes for this cooler, but it fell a bit short. I pre-iced it the night before my trip, but that didn't seem to make a difference. Weather wasn't too hot, 60's. But even with cooler temps, I had to keep reloading with ice. The only time it held ice well was when there was barely any food/drinks, and it was loaded to the top with ice in 40 degree weather. Another thing I noticed is that the drain plug would leak, no matter how tight I made it. Dometic did send me out a replacement plug, but I have yet to use it. I will be selling this cooler and buying a CFX3 25L for my next adventures.

My ice lasted pretty well in this cooler, but ultimately it's unusable because it leaks! At first I thought it was a problem with the drainage, but after some testing it turns out the whole thing just sweats/leeches out water gradually?! Not sure how. I have fully soaked 2 different car's back seats now because of this cooler. Bummer, as I really liked the design of it otherwise.