SC Minnie
I'm no quitter - Are we there yet?
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A lot of "marine" coolers are made in white and with extra UV protection added to the plastic because they might be outside on the deck of a boat all day. They're not necessarily better sealed. I have a 28 Igloo quart roller, and there's a marine version that costs more and is functionally identical.
Now the cooler that was the tried and true standard was the steel ones from Coleman. Those were sealed with a latch with a locking cam. Once latched, it was airtight. They had a full rubber seal like a refrigerator's. My parents still have one somewhere, back when they were still made in the US.
Coleman has brought them back, but there are some criticisms that they're not as good as the original ones.
We have this cooler except it's green. DH bought it in the mid 70's. We'll be using it this weekend.
