Customer Reviews

Creative Sales Big Bobber Floating Cooler

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This Bobber Cooler is definitely a conversation piece. I have had so many comments about it. I used it when floating down a small river near home (No Rapids, just calm water), it doesn't hold its weight, literally. The first thing is that the opening is in the center of the cooler, making it impossible to get drinks out with out pulling the whole cooler out of the water. The opening seam rides just barely about the water, and since it is round the weight shifts a little and the seam will dip into the water. The cooler then fills up with water, which almost immediatly melts the ice, and as it fills up it will sink to the bottom. maybe if there was a rubber gasket to seal it better, it might be ok. The 2 plastic clasps on each side used to close the cooler are really easy to break off, plus they are facing the wrong direction. If you bump something like a rock or a log, it will push the clasp back and then unlatch the cooler.

This cooler might be good to use in bodys of water that do not have current, like a pool, but I don't suggest towing it behind anything. I suggest using one of the many inflateble coolers on the market.

I purchased two of these and took them on a flat water tubing trip. Within the first five minutes they filled with water and all the ice melted. Just to keep them afloat we had to keep emptying them out. Water even got trapped inside the cooler's supposedly insultated walls. I like the concept, but they obviously skipped the testing phase on these. Had the product development people actually taken the time think about it, a 10 cent O-ring probably would have done the trick.

We used this in our pool. Everyone thinks it's funny and cute. Problem is, as soon as you open it it tilts over and dumps the drinks and ice in the pool LOL. Floats well though.

Great Idea... failed functionality.....This thing is not water tight.. Not only does water flood into it and melts ice in 10min.. But it also allows water into the insulated walls...which really makes the product float on its side and become pointless to use. Fun looking product zero functionality possible dangerous through any type of rapids. It was returned next day very disappointed.

We bought this cooler for river tubing trips and it is worthless. It does float, but it doesn't seal and takes on water the whole time. You cannot open it without lifting it up and holding it outside of the water. The latch for opening the lid is really bad and you can't tell if it's closed or not. I accidentally dumped the entire contents of the cooler into the river at least three times on one trip. It's cute, but don't fall for the novelty because it doesn't actually work at all.

I bought it and it came with a slip of paper saying that it isn't watertight. Where is that information in the product description? I would never have bought it if I knew that--what good is a floating cooler that won't float? They returned the purchase price, but I had paid a high shipping rate and I had to eat that. It's just a bad product, and it's marketed as something it's not.

This cooler is cute but it is constructed with cheap plastic and will not last long in the pool or water - probably will leak very soon!
Not worth 30 bucks - 10 maybe...

Great looking conversation piece. If you have a sport themed room or a man cave hang it somewhere or put it on a table to decorate the room. Maybe poolside for a party? If you want to take it somewhere and expect it to float while keeping your beverages/food cold - forget about it. I saw one hanging over the door of a fishing shop and knew right away why it was there as a decorative element and not being sold as a functioning item.

We got this to bring out to our floating Party Barge and it keeps all the beverages really cold for a long period. Love the design too.

We already had one of these Big Bobbers, and it was so popular, that we puchased it for a family member as a birthday gift. He loved it! My only complaint was that I was unable to track to shipping of the purchase for some reason. It did arrive within the time specified, but there must have been something wrong with the tracking/shipping feature.