Coleman Xtreme Marine Cooler vs Igloo Playmate Elite

The Coleman Xtreme Marine Cooler has done great in a couple of roundups conducted by highly trusted sources that perform objective in-depth testing, like OutdoorGearLab, Wirecutter, and thecoolerzone.com - it earned the "Best on a Tight Budget" title from OutdoorGearLab, "Our hard-cooler pick" from Wirecutter, and "Ranked 1 out of 4" from thecoolerzone.com. Any product that's held in high regard by such reliable sources should be considered by anyone that's looking for a Hard Cooler at this price point.

Taking a look at the Igloo Playmate Elite 16 Qt, we found that it hasn't managed to perform well enough to earn a spot in any Hard Cooler roundups done by sources that conduct their own, high-quality, hands-on testing. That alone makes it difficult to recommend.

Lastly, we tried to do a direct Coleman Xtreme Marine Cooler vs. Igloo Playmate Elite 16 Qt comparison of review ratings between these two products, but couldn't find any review scores for the Igloo Playmate Elite 16 Qt.

Compared to all other Hard Coolers on the market, however, the Coleman Xtreme Marine Cooler performed great. When averaged out, it earned a rating of 7.5 out of 10, which is much better than the 6.1 review average of Hard Coolers in general.