Electric Cooler vs. Ice Cooler: Which is Better? I Tested Both To Find Out

Everything from cars to bikes to coolers is getting new electric components even while their legacy counterparts remain on the market. For example, you can get an electric wine opener even though regular elbow grease wine openers are still available. The same is true for the trusty old icebox cooler, which now comes with battery and charging options, letting you keep food and drinks chilled on the go for longer. At least, that's how it's supposed to work in theory. The unfortunate truth is that electrification usually adds considerable cost to most products against what was already available. This is why, in the case of cars, electric and hybrid cars tend to be more expensive than their internal combustion engine cousins. The same is true for coolers. This is why I set out to test a "regular" icebox-style cooler against Anker's new Solix EverFrost 2, to see how it fares in real-world use against the best coolers on the market. To begin testing, I picked up two coolers, a shameful num ... Read full article.