Very pleased with how long the ice lasts. Used it for four days with small bag of ice in 90deg temps and had ice left on 5th day. Was disappointed my beverage was gone.
With that said I was opening it quite often and worked very well. I would give a 4 out of 5 because of the carry handles. A rope type would work as well and not use up limited space in my side by side box. Not a really big issue though. Happy with cooler and would recommend to anybody. Thanks Guidefitter for all the great deals.