Coolbags

There’s a very specific kind of heartbreak that only picnic parents know: you’ve packed the sandwiches, wrangled three kids and a windbreak into the car, found the perfect spot under a tree, and then you unzip the bag to discover the butter has turned to soup and the orange squash is basically bathwater. A large … Read more

There’s a very specific kind of heartbreak reserved for British summers: you unzip the bag, reach for what should be an ice-cold can, and find something closer to bathwater. A best cool bag exists to prevent exactly that small tragedy. In practical terms, it’s a soft-sided, insulated container — usually foam-lined and wrapped in weatherproof … Read more