This cooler has been with me for years. Hands down, my favorite cooler for every day use. I live in South GA, the summers are brutal here. My cooler shrugs off the heat and keeps my drinks and lunch cold with ease. I run a small landscape company. Cold water is vital with heat indexes of 110+ degrees. This cooler is rugged and reliable, as is expected with the Pelican name. If you’re serious about keeping your stuff cold, get this. You will thank yourself later. I also have a 65, a 150, and a 250. They’re all amazing, but my 30 gets the most use by far. Side note: thieves love these coolers, too. Buy the cable lock and lock it up.

Arrived 3 days late and in damaged packaging so I didn't get to use it on my camping/4x4 wheelin' trip. Upon opening, cooler appears to be undamaged, but it is missing one of the feet. Is this what "good ol' Made in the USA" represents? Spend about $200 on a cooler that is not even complete? What a joke.

This is a great !!! Cooler went camping Friday July 23 it was 91 degrees . Saturday was 92 Sunday 89 and the cooler was OUTSIDE the camper!!! It’s now Tuesday the 27th the water, sodas, and BEER are still ice cold I love this COOLER thanks. PELICAN. J.W.

I got this neat 30Q ice chest a week and a half ago,and went to put ice in it knowing that pelican was a good brand for a gun case and other security cases I trusted it to hold up to maybe a several days of ice but I put ice in it and 4 hours into ice being in there the ice was water, really disappointed I'm sad to say that imma have to find another company. I don't recommend this icechest

Our first trip to the Michigan U P we carried only ice in the Pelican, on the fourth day we open the Pelican and were pleasantly surprised that it was still full of ice , love it !

Had a long trip camping at the beach and it held the ice! Thank you Pelican.

Getting ready to do some summer low country boils. Got the pelicans loaded with seafood and drinks.

It doesn’t appear to keep things cold for the 6 days as noted in sales pitches…it came on time, wasn’t damaged, looks cool but doesn’t do much better keeping cold than other more affordable coolers

Shipvia fedex arrived too late for our trip. Had to buy a Yeti to us. No we can do our own ice comparisons.

Maybe I’m to hard on things, but I’ve had it less than a year and it’s beat up bad. There’s two separate large cracks and I feel like you could leave a gash in the cooler with your fingernail. The gap where the piece of sandwich the foam together are splitting in some places. It is not at all waterproof, BUT for all that being said it still does a pretty good job of holding ice. I’ve tried to contact Elite cooler many times with no luck about my experience. Would not buy from this website if you are going to ever try to warranty anything about the cooler. I really wanted to love the cooler because I love the latches, but it’s just not sturdy enough.

I had put a small bag of ice in my 30 qrt cooler. 4 days later there was still a small amount of ice in the cooler and the water was at 35 degrees

This is our second Pelican Cooler. They keep ice longer than you want to. Well worth the money. And our cat even approves of it!

It goes great with our red Pelican 20, together they exceed our needs. I use the red 30 in my truck to keep water cold for my construction customers. You cannot beat this combo, Pelican all the way.

Awesome cooler & color! Took it down Baja for 4 days and kept my drinks cold throughout the trip! Fantastic!

Love it! Especially the price. Best cooler around

Second time I've had a great experience with this company. They are very nice to deal with. Love pelican coolers!!! David Payne

Love my pelicans, way better than all other “nice” coolers. There’s no comparison!!!

Great communication on the product and order status. You guys are on it!!

Keeps beer ice cold for days.

I have two older Pelican coolers, a 35qt, and a 65qt. This one keeps ice at least twice as long as either of the others. I put a 12pk of drinks in it 11 days ago and filled the rest of the way with ice. No prechilling. There’s still ice in the remaining water and the drinks are still ice cold. What more could you want from a cooler. I wish my other two were as good as this one.

My product got stolen and I'm out of town and couldn't file a police report so had to settle for a lost

Delivered on time, in great condition. Big fan of the brand.

It’s a cool looking cooler but it needs more QC. I was expecting a little more for the price I paid. Drain plug housing leaks, lid seal gasket was bent and won’t hold ice for more than 24 at room temperature. Sadly I had to return the cooler.

Iv had my 30QT cooler for about a month now and I love it! Ive used it nearly every day sence iv gotten it holds ice for a long time and the attention to detail is outstanding! You will not go wrong buying a pelican cooler!!

Second purchase, great customer service and shipped fast as lighting. My 30 qt did it’s job. 4 days and 3 nights camping and dumped out ice when I got home. The size is very easy to handle by myself. Added a second for beverages. Highly recommend.

I bought this cooler to use during my shifts as a State Trooper during our long hours on hurricane recovery detail. It has been better than I could have ever expected. I can keep anything and everything cold for almost a week as well as being almost indestructible as I beat it up on the daily. I'm now a pelican supporter for life

Happy with the cooler. Great look and feel. This is a great quality product.

Best cooler I have ever owned

Always have loved pelican coolers

Great Cooler. Lasts for days inside a vehicle reaching temps of over 100°. Super fast Processing and Shipping.

I ordered this for my boyfriends 30th birthday and we planned to use it for our ca ping trip! We love it but it came in another color darker than pictured for the pacific blue wish it was the right color !

Hope to buy a 50 quart next

I own 3 pelicans and love them all - wish the soft shell ones held ice longer but not gonna complain

I haven’t had a chance to test it out. Went with pelican because I’ve been using their kayaks for years. The cooler seems well made and I can’t wait to try it out. Shipping said two weeks or something and I had my cooler in 3 days

love it love the color american made worked great on resent trip to pigeon forge tn over th 4th of july ........................................

This cooler is a beast! I use an 8 lb bag of ice and a 2 or 5 lb Pelican block ice and it keeps cold for days. The ice actually freezes to the Pelican block ice I use to keep my drinks/food cold.

I love the cooler! Great Ice retention. Lighter weight. LOVE the latches. The only complaint. I want a divider. The current design won't support any type of divider.

Enjoying this new cooler. 13 Y/O son started cutting some yards around town to earn some money for a nice fishing boat for when he turns 16 and gets his drivers license. Bought this to keep in the bed of my truck so we always have cold water/drinks. Works great! Holds ice for several days!! Great purchase!!

Love our 20 so much we bought a 30 in matching neon green. Thank you for the fast shipping!

Product delivered as promised. Well built piece, was way impressed. This was a graduation present, may have to get one for myself now.

The Red color is more of a Shade of purple and I’m not to crazy about it.

I bought the 30 qt cooler for my husband's birthday, it was a surprise & he loves it. he wants to start fishing again and was quite excited with the Pelican , thank you !

Fantastic cooler! Very well made item. The tabs on the lid are the best I have ever seen. The entire unit is almost indistruckable.

I bought this for my husband about almost two years ago.. and it was great at first. He loved it! Now it won’t even keep his ice without melting for one day in the back of his truck so we gotta about two years out of it and I was hoping for longer than that....

Great Cooler I love my cooler. I have wanted a Pelican for a long time. Its made in the USA!!!! Yeti is not. That made for difference for me. I am very happy with my decision.

AWESOME Retention! My first use was a saltwater trip to Galveston, where it stayed in the back of my truck bed for 3 days, and still had 50-75% remaining ice. I love the durability and lid clamps. My only recommendation, and 5 stars, would be to reduce the bulkiness of the lid.

Best! Latches! Ever! As a “softball family” we live out of coolers every weekend for 3-4 months a year. Shopped lots of brands and decided to try Pelican because our 6 year old is not strong enough to open those cumbersome rubber latches. Pelican latches are sturdy and incredibly easy to open. Now I don’t have to stop what I’m doing to open the cooler for my little one.

Excellent Cooler Strong, weatherproof and heavy use! An excellent investment

Badass cooler I love this cooler, since I’ve bought I use it everyday for work. I replace the ice about every five days. I like that I can lock the cooler and strap it down to my truck but still be able to open it freely, plus I can use this cooler with dry ice! The rubber feet on the bottom are excellent, doesn’t slide in my truck when it’s just loose. Overall for the money, this is a must have cooler and the best buy there is for a high performance cooler. The 30qt is perfect for me and not too heavy, any larger I would get one with wheels on it.

30 Quart Elite Pelican Cooler Just got the cooler recently and used it this past week. Ice retention was nearly 100% for the first 2 days and minimal for the next 2. I am extremely pleased with the Pelican and will be using it in place of my Yeti. The latching system is so much better than the Yeti.

30 QT. Blue Excellent cooler held ice all weekend drinks were really cold with 86 degrees weather . Thanks again for a great product.

Pelican Lover Got my cooler during the Fourth of July sale. Ordered on a Sunday & my cooler was on my doorstep Thursday. Great company, products & people as I have a couple pelican rifle cases & this is nothing short of the quality & attention that pelican gives all of its products plus 100% made in the USA! Love all of my pelican products & look forward to many years of use. Would definitely recommend this cooler to anyone.

Disappointed in customer service I bought this cooler directly from pelican and tried to change the order within 30 minutes of buying in order to change to the larger size. Unfortunately, the company charges a re-stocking fee for exchanges ($33 for this cooler), even though the request to change was near immediate. Customer service said there is nothing that can be done, which is unfortunate. I would expect the company to have better customer service, especially when I wanted to spend more money for a bigger product. Disappointed.

well designed I have had my cooler for little over a month now and it has been great. Well built, strong hinge and latches, no concerns of breaking handles or the body itself. Drains for the cooler and drink holes work great and come in handy when your buddy falls and spills his beer all over it. I bought this cooler for something I could throw a case of beer into and keep it for a long time. One a case of 12 oz cans and 20 lbs of ice easily fit in the cooler. Best test results I have had was with a case of beer and 20lbs of ice. On the 5th day of sitting in the trunk of my car with 90 degree days, I still had ice.

I got what I wanted! I picked the Pelican Elite 30 because I needed a tough cooler that could fit inside a vehicle and be carried by one person. I also wanted to try a different latch system, I have a Yeti & an RTIC, I like how the plastic latches work. It drains quick & you don't have keep track of the drain plug! Great cooler! I am very pleased with my purchase!

30qt Love it, one with wheels will be next

Much bigger than expected Almost same size as 20qt roadie

Great cooler for weekend trips! We use the 30qt cooler for weekend trips to the mountains, where it comes in handy for keeping leftovers and drinks cold, while also performing well as an extra seat. My family and I love the durability, utility and ice retention this cooler has shown. Not to mention it looks great beside those run-of-the-mill snow “monster” coolers.

Fabulous cooler Owned the 30QT Elite for less than 30 days but impressed with the cooling ability and quality construction. Fabulous cooler. Keeps items cool for near 7 days in 90+ degree heat with a combination of Pelican 5lb reusable ice, block ice, and bagged ice. No problem on my cooler with a faulty plug. I purchased a 5' garden hose for drainage. As a senior I was pleased I could lift easily unloaded cooler.

Excellent coolers and customer service! I purchased 2 coolers to use for my golf team. I tried them on vacation and they work great. So much lighter than the competitors. I appreciate the staff for their help and the tips on their website. As a veteran, I admire the performance of the product and the fact that it is being made in America.

Survived 100+ degrees I'm more then impressed with this cooler, set up right aka prechilled, then I filled with bottles of water and Gatorade and a 20 lbs bag of ice. Sitting in direct sunlight on a job site for 8-10 hours in a week long heat wave of 100+ degree heat index. Still had ice in it at the end of the day Friday.

Ice Hold I tested out how long ice would last in the cooler latched and shut with a 12 pack of cans in it. The ice lasted about 4 days with zero sun exposure in a basement at 72 degrees.

No disappointments, yet. If you're looking at Pelican coolers there is no shortage of info saying how great these are, save for one feature. The infamous drain plug. Now, in my short month using this cooler I've had no issues. But, I use my things gently and take care of them so that they, in turn, take care of me. Some people are careless and unnecessarily hard on their belongings. It does seem as though the quality and thought behind the drain plug is not on par with the rest of the features and overall quality of Pelican coolers BUT as I said, so far so good. It is the weak point of this cooler and I anticipate a failure at some point in the future. Apparently so does Pelican as they sell replacement plugs. Don't let this stop you from making an investment in a Pelican.

Six days strong Went into the BWCA for a 6 day trip. Put a couple mini kegs hoping they would be cool. Came back to our truck to find than cooler was still full of ice and and our brew was ice cold. 5 stars in my book

Fantastic I purchased the 30 qt for a gift and it is well worth it! Very sturdy with well-thought out features. Love the draining cupholders. Holds ice for days as advertised and we were glad to purchase a made-in-the-USA product.

Mixup order/ backorder Ordered this cooler said it was in stock. Got an email saying it was out of stock and would be a couple weeks getting it. My wife found one that day local and bought it. I emailed Pelican the next day to cancel my order. Was informed it had shipped and was arriving later that day and said I could return it. Check on the return policy and found they wanted a 20% restocking fee. I under stood I would have to pay shipping. Was taken back by the restocking fee and the confusion about shipping date. I’m sure the cooler is great. customer service needs a little work.

The best Cooler I’ve ever owned This is by far the best cooker I have ever owned! It’s heavy duty, plus my drinks stay nice and cold for days!!! Thank you Pelican!!

I love my coolers Quick and professional service made the purchase smooth. I got multiple email notices before and after the coolers arrived keeping me informed on progress. I also caught a nice sale so I bought two and love them. I used my 70 qt. on vacation; when I got home after 8 days I pulled a block of ice out that kept half its mass during the whole trip and gave it to my bil for his cooler!

CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCKS Bought me the Pelican 30 qt cooler! Cooler looks Great! Colors are freaking AWESOME!!!! UNFORTUNATELY I CANT USE IT! The cooler leaks water EVERYWHERE!!!! Called customer service, they didnt answer. Left message explaining to them my issues. (Their drain isnt the plug type! It is a cap! And it screws on and isnt worth 2 cents) It has been 3 weeks now and still haven't heard anything back! YES! I would reccomend this cooler! Because it is well built! You can tell the didnt skimp on the materilas to build it! Until they got to the drain. They should have used a plug type like on the "Yeti".... So because of this I must say BUYER BE WARE- THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCKS!!!!!

USA Made Quality Built for the long haul. If you follow the cooling instructions no reason you can’t get 7 days of ice out of this cooler. Options in all the right places, draining cup holders on lid, bottle opener built into the locking keeper plate, concave lid allows heaping ice, deep area in the cooler, fish ruler on top, push button latch system, etc, etc. Pelican = Quality! Are they pricey, sure. A wise old man once told me when you buy quality you only cry once. You won’t be sorry if you purchase one of these coolers.

Colder drinks longer, and a cooler you won't BREAK! We've had an 80qt Wheelie for a few years now for fishing and it changed everything. I understand now why people buy there! No more worrying about if the ice will last. no more worrying about a cheap cooler getting broken or spilling water in your vehicle. Heck you can even stand on it as a sporting event for a better view! Pelican is without a doubt the best built of any of the premium coolers, cost competitive with the the other high end model too! Don't get fooled by all the import copycats to the premium cooler market. Good things cost money! Get a Pelican and you'll have bought the very best and never be sorry! You see our pelican coolers used on many videos on our channel at youtube.com/scottnra Fishing just wouldn't be the same without it and now our drinks will stay cold even on the longest and hottest fishing days!

30 QT. HARD COOLER, AMAZING ! I got this for my boyfriend for Christmas, and it was a HIT! He loves it. Can't wait to use this a ton in the future. We are extremely satisfied.

LLLLooved it! The guy I gave it to is crazy about it, all he has talked about today. It was a good purchase, Thanks for being American Made

Great cooler Just received my first Pelican cooler and I can’t be happier! It’s a Christmas present for the girlfriend but we both are excited to start using it. We have a camping trip coming up soon, and are testing out the ice rentention now. Will update after our first trip! Hope she doesn’t see this before Christmas!

30 qt cooler Purchased this cooler for my RZR1000 xp and it works great , even sitting Overtop of the engine the cooler never lost ice. The locking lip is a great feature over other coolers and the life time gaurentee really means a lot. I highly recommend this cooler, I wish it came with a free ice pack but oh well. Great cooler

One badass cooler Haven’t had the cooler but a week and half but I filled it with ice the day I bought and just had to refill it yesterday 10 days later

Bad lid design Within 6 months had to replace cooler for warped lid next one last 2 years and did the same thing. Now they want me to send them money to ship me a new one when I didn't have to do that with the first one. I like the cooler when it works but this is getting old fast and been dealing with warranty for almost 2 weeks trying to do something with this one. My next cooler will be a different brand of this continues.

GREAT Keep cold, solid build, 30QT size is right for me. Although want more room but 30QT outside dimension already very big. over 1/3 space of cargo.

Florida Road Trip I just came back from a road from NE to Florida. The Pelican kept ice in the back of my SUV in the hot FL sun. I filled it before my trip home, and there was still ice 3 days after I got home. Why not 5 stars? The seal is not air (or water) tight. It tipped over at one point and dumped about at least 1-2 gallons of water before I could stop the car and go back to right it. I assume that this was a conscious choice by Pelican to avoid the occasional difficulty opening when a vacuum forms, as in the Yeti or Orca coolers. I would rather have an airtight seal and deal with any difficulty opening it.

Okay but..... I do like pelican coolers, but what I have found is that the ice retention ain’t so great as the older style. I got the newer version as it is a light weight compared to its older brother. However this is reflected in its ice retention. Forget 7 days more like 5.

Excellent Very well built. Performs as advertised. I will be buying more Pelican products in the future.

One of my go-to coolers Love the cooler. I have Orca coolers in 26, 40 and 58 qt sizes (all of which I would recommend), but this has sold me on Pelican as well. I would like the Pelican 50 to round out my collection.

Not yet used I just received my cooler and after inspection I can attest to the sturdy construction of the cooler. I bought it for the latches since I cannot use the elastomer latches found on the other cookers. These are easy for me and seal the cooler well. Am I happy with my purchase, yes very much so.!

30qt cooler I'm not pleased with my 30qt pelican. Only get two days out my ice. Lid gasket has a gap in it. Any other cooler I have chugs when you open drain with lid shut. This one does not which leds me to believe it it not sealing.

Not cheap, but you pay for quality Not the cheapest cooler, but who wants a cheap cooler? I just threw one in the garbage- again!! Guaranteed for life. I like great gear....cdB

Best birthday Gift I bought for my husband for his birthday. It’s the right size for our SXS. Most of the ice stayed for a full 3 days. The quality is great.

Leaky drain Like many other reviews the spout on my cooler leaked. After filling up the cooler to test then draining and disassembling the spout I used clear silicone and reassembled it and now it’s fine. You think after the many bad reviews Pelican would correct the problem already. It doesn’t seem like it would be that hard of an issue to correct. Maybe they should worry less about advertising their 2nd amendment support and learn how to build a leakproof cooler. SMH.

Awesome I love this cooler!!! I will be buying more Pelican coolers and other products!!!

Great cooler Best investment that a poor working man can make. Keeps my ice all day in 110 degree heat.

30 quart pelican elite I am very happy with my purchase I bought it to replace a 8 year old Yeti 45 that when new would hold ice for 3.5 days in 90 plus sunny days outside in a black lined pickup bed this pelican holds ice for 4.5 to 5 days in the same conditions for about 100 dollars less . When it gets right down to it we buy coolers to hold ice Pelican does it better durability time will tell Pelican has a lifetime warranty I plan to put that to the test my coolers live a hard life I use them every day year round

Not good Pile of crap won’t hold ice more then a day I pay 200+ dollars I expect it to work correctly then contact Customer service about it and get told I need to call a different number and no body ansawers won’t be getting another one was looking to buy a 20 but after the purchase on the 30 won’t be wasting my money again artic cooler has been the best out of yeti and pelican I personally have all three brands may have felt differently had pelican took the time to make it right but won’t even offer

Can't say I've been too impressed. I'd like to say that I wish I was writing a review about my new Pelican 30-quart cooler, but since I have yet to receive a functioning product I can only say that the Pelican company has not been very impressive. I ordered my 30-quart cooler a couple of weeks ago during the 4th of July sale. It took about three to four days for the cooler to ship, but I received it fairly quickly once FedEx picked it up. When I got the cooler I could not wait to load it up with some ice and beer to try it out. I have to say I was quite surprised when I popped the latches and flipped up the lid only to hear the lid crash to the ground because there was no hinge pin installed on the cooler. I quickly called the Pelican customer service line. I will be the first to admit that the customer service rep has been very nice and professional. After sending some photos of my defective high-dollar cooler to Pelican, I was told a new one was on the way. Now six days later I call to request tracking information only to find out that the replacement had not shipped until I called. I was going to let the hinge pin thing go without issue, but now finding out that the replacement was not sent when I was told it would was the last straw. Obviously Pelican doesn't treat all of their customers this way, but I can honestly say that I am not impressed with their company.

Missing part Received my cooler and it was missing the hinge pin. Customer Service has been great so far. Still have to return the cooler so they will send me an inspected unit.

With The Hype I've owned Yetis, 0rca, and Ozark Trail. Running these for several days on my Side by Side. The Pelican has held ice better than any other. So glad I got rid of the others and got a Pelican

Cdm35@pelican So far I'm very happy with this cooler. I've only used it for beer this week but it's kept everything I've cold since I loaded it up on Saturday. We'll see what this week at hell hole does to it, but by the looks so far I'm sure I'll be very happy.

great got mine for fathers day. love it.

This thing is awesome! Much lighter than anything else on the market! Bottle opener and clips are so cool. Would buy every size if I could!

Awesome American-made product I purchased this 30 quart cooler in tan and orange for my wife to use during the weekends at our Marina. I ordered the dry rack, which was missing in the order when I received it. Call Pelican Monday morning and by Tuesday end of day and dry rack was at my doorstep. Customer service is top-notch in my book, and I'm proud to own a cooler that was made in the USA supports the Second Amendment and also supports vets. My wife used it this weekend, and put one bag of ice in it Friday evening, and her drinks and Monday morning there was still at least a half a bag of ice un-melted in it. As far as I'm concerned this is the best cooler I have owned so far

great size and value Perfect size for a midsize sedan vehicle and a family of 3. Can be carried by one person comfortably and has enough space for a day or two of drinks and food. Pelican supports 2nd amendment and doesn't sell out like other companies.

Bad seal? This is my second pelican cooler, I have an 80 quart that is absolutely awesome keeps ice forever, received my 30 quart and Felt that the lid was not ceiling correctly, called Pelican and they told me to put a flashlight in the cooler and if I could not see light that it was air tight, I disagree, it would only hold ice for about two days, I purchased some double-sided tape took the seal out and ran tape inside the groove reinstalled the seal and it seals correctlay now, And hold ice for almost 7 days, love Pelican’s quality was just a little disappointed that they dismissed my problem that quickly, but would still buy another Pelican