Went through the same thing last year...wanted to conserve ice but didn't want to spend the "arm n leg" prices of the super coolers these days.
Ended up at Ocean State Job Lots and found these:
Coleman X-treme cooler. used it last season and it really was great at keeping ice longer and the kicker was that it was priced low to begin with and there was a special on it for an extra $20 off to boot! I think I paid $29.99 for what was an over $60 cooler to begin with.
See how thick the walls are on the inside? Almost as thick as the high $$ ones and it works!
Not sure if OSJL still has them but might be worth a look as you go by the one in Meredith. Beware though...I saw some of the Coleman Xtreme coolers at other stores that had the THIN walls. Be sure to look inside for the thick walled ones.
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