Coghlan’s Cooler Light
Posted by sonia in Outdoor Living, Reviews, Sports/Recreation, Travel
I recently had a chance to review the Cooler Light from Coghlan’s – a single LED light that attaches to the underside of your cooler’s lid and illuminates the contents when open.
Pretty neat, huh? I mean, how many times have you sat around the campfire, gone to the cooler to grab a drink and suddenly realized you can’t see what’s inside? Ya, we’ve all been there.
Anyway, the Cooler Light is really easy to set-up:
That’s it. From there, the simple motion achieved by opening the lid will cause the light to come on. The light is soft but focused and shuts off after 20 seconds (even if the lid is still open) to help preserve the batteries – which are included, a definite plus.
The Experiment:
I enlisted 5 of my closest male friends (who all thought it was a cool gadget, btw) and all the beer we could carry for a full weekend of boating and testing.
Over the course of the weekend, the cooler was opened over 80 times, I kept count as much as I could. There were a few instances where the light flickered a bit, but the majority of the time it worked without incident – providing just enough light to see the contents, without being overly harsh on the eyes. It’s also water-resistant and you can use it on coolers with hinged or flat lids.
The Verdict:
I can’t vouch for how long the batteries would last with prolonged use, or what the effects of constant motion (walking with the cooler, having it move around in a boat, etc) would do to the battery life – I’d probably need a full summer of testing to get a true idea.
But for the few days we tested it, and for just under $10, it’s a great little gadget, works well, and adds some convenience to your life when partying at night.
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Great review of The Cooler Light! Thanks for posting your ‘experiment”s results.
I am part of the mother/daughter team who invented this sweet little gadget. Rhonda and I are also ball players from Central Canada, and we were tired of fishing around in a dark cooler after the game, looking for that favourite beverage. We decided to take it to market, and 4 years later, here it is!
We used some pretty exceptional electronics design to give the LED and batteries longevity. For your information, the 3 little batteries (which can be found at any Dollar Store – 5 for $1) have been scientifically calculated to last for 250 cases of beer! For you arithmetically challeged individuals, that amounts to opening and closing your cooler over 6000 times.
The best thing? It doesn’t just have to go in your cooler. Try it out in your tool box, tackle box, money box, toy box, truck box…. anything with a hinged lid. We were camping last weekend, and we all attached one to our wrists using a watch or elastic, which made a perfect hands-free light that came on and off at the flick of the wrist. It also made our gang very easy to find in the dark. The Cooler Light can be found at most major retailers that sell camping/outdoor products.
What a great idea. In fact, they should just build these right into the cooler.