NEW Milwaukee PACKOUT COOLER Professionally Tested (SHOCKING RESULTS) 

The cooler lid opens up the full way because you can use it for a table ... hence the cup holder indents. Also it has less space than the tool box because of the way coolers are built.

Wow I almost bought this cooler but Milwaukee needs to make one that doesn’t leak first.

Thanks for the video Vince. Just saved me $100. Wouldn’t waste my money on this just bc it locks on to my tool box. Appreciate you doing this bc I was looking at getting one.

holds ice for 30 hours? that maybe in the north of the country because here in Arizona it may last 8 hrs max.

Looks like the lid is a tray. Sit the cooler next to you and flip the lid over your lap. (If you have to sit on the ground to eat) the little indent looks like a cup holder.

I went ahead and grabbed one despite the leaking and tested it out yesterday in 94 degree weather for an afternoon at the river. My cooler did not leak one bit. I would guess there was about 32 ounces of water melted and tipping it on the side, sloshing it back and forth like you did not get any water leakage. Perhaps you got a bum unit? Overall I’m happy with it.

Thanks Vince! I just bought my first Milwaukee combo set (not at full price!) and thought of adding this to my set. Luckily, I watched this video first. I live in Arizona where it’s currently 115 degrees, no joke, and that ice wouldn’t last I hours with a leaking lid. Awesome video as always.

Great review 🤘🏼 being a Canadian sales rep I highly enjoy your reviews they are very helpful for my job.

It looks like it could be nice and I like the tray in top to keep a sandwich or something else getting crushed but I would hardly call that ice retention at 30 hours. Too many manufacturers not just Milwaukee embellish the capabilities of their products way too much. I use an igloo round cooler that actually retains usable ice through the next day even when left in my van overnight and when the lid is locked in place it doesn't leak if you tip it over. Hopefully you can do a longer term use review after having it for a few weeks and let us know how it holds up and compares to your existing cooler. The price on this seems pretty steep for what seems like a subpar cooler that can latch onto packout boxes. As always great video.

I just did the same leakage test with water on its side. I shook the heck out of it no water leaked. I'm thinking it was just the one you got. I love this cooler and has been a great purchase.

Bummer. I almost bought this Friday. I still might if it goes on sale. But for that much money there are too many issues.

You had me on the ice melt calculation you really had me going there for a sec 😂😂😝

You should make a camping with milwaukee. Using milwaukee products while camping. Cooler, packout, top-off, lights, jobsite fan etc.

Been looking at grabbing one of these for my lunchbox. Once you enter the Packout circle, it’s really tough to look outside of it, given how convenient it is with other Packout gear.

One thing they should have added to the cooler is detachable blue ice packs that attach and detach from the bottom side of the lid. Cold move down, blue ice is colder than water ice and last longer without the mess.

Great review, but instead of keeping the cooler in a climate controlled area, you should have placed it in a hot outside area and opened the lid like once an hour. That’s just my opinion though. Just started watching and you do seem honest and not just a fanboy to a company or afraid to say it how it is.

I'm guessing They could have a thicker gasket. But it's IP rated (Ingress Protection) so it's looking at jets of water spray at the box from many angles using a special rig. The Jets of water are calibrated to the standard. And yes IP 65 means 6 for dust, 5 for water. Which is not great, not bad, but not amazing. But it's not rated for water EGRESS. or leaking out. That's just not part of how they test the boxes. So Milwaukee needs a different idea on that issue.

This is the type of thing that I think is really only worth it if you need/can make good use of the packout functionality. If you've got some packout mounts in the bed of your truck then the leaking isnt an issue and you can keep all your stuff organized. I have trouble investing in any cooler that expensive, but at least the packout adds some functionality to it.

One can add 3M 2228 mastic tape to the raised lip to create better sealing.

Thanks i was just about to buy it today i guess i will wait until they fix that problem with the leaking

I don't expect that to be water tight, the gasket does its job and prevents as much water as it can to come out for average use. it drizzles out of the seams instead of being a water fall. I love that cooler I gotta pick one up for the rest of my packout stuff that I didn't even flip yet.

Great breakdown! I’m actually becoming really interested in using the PACKOUT as a way of transporting groceries, as well as storing tools lol. Where I live in NYC no one drives to the grocery store, you just have to walk and haul groceries back home. Other people use granny-style carts to deal with this, but I’ve always thought using one would be a bit emasculating. This could be a great alternative to that! The cooler would be an awesome way to transport frozen goods as it wouldn’t matter if the ice didn’t last 30 hours lol. Between it and the large toolbox base I could get a lot of groceries back home and not look like an old lady 😅

Sorry about all the comments but maybe they shouldn't make where the hinge is on either side of the cooler not at the end and put a locking clamp on both ends which would really seal the box type so when you tip it over that will have the hinge side to open up but then you would have the two clamps on either end to really seal tight the cooler

awesome. now i can pop open a coors light while on the jobsite

A great test. Thank you. I was surprised that the box was leaking. I wonder if Milwaukee has solved the problem?

I tell you that much Vince. This coolant box is not for free ice inside.. Do you know this special plastics ice cartridges? The once they not leaking after they turnin into a water? I think this coolant milwaukee box is made that for. So the gasket in this box is made more for dust or just rain outside protection. Not to prevent leaking any water inside the box. Thats my point. Anyway this tool accesory is handy and looks good to me :) nice one Vince and see you on the next one! (yes i did smasht the like button and i have 7 years of luck :D )

Just put ice on the normal packout and see what happened

if u leave the ice without cutting the bag open u might get the best results or use ice packs.

You’ll notice if you look the lid acts as a table for your food it I even has a indentation for your drink can or bottle to sit in.

Id like to see someone try this with ice packs vs plain ice. I never use ice on job sites just packs.

just bought one off the side of the road pulled over , guy sold it for $10, didn’t know it came with a tray but not bad for $10

Just recently bought a Milwaukee cooler, I live in Dallas Texas and this cooler will not hold ice for more than eight hours if that. Will definitely be returning it. I was really looking forward to this being a great cooler!

What's up brother and all the VCG gang good afternoon everyone🇺🇸👊

You can line the insides with Celotex - PIR insulation and make your own coolbox too - just be sure to keep the insulation dry for it to work.

Toolbox vs. Coolbox. IMHO, they should have left the locking grommet on the cooler. Could the water droplets have been condensate? Scientific is nice, but real world tests are superior!

For the price you might as well buy a Yeti and get a week long ice retention. Ice ain't cheap

The insulation is what lowers the capacity.

Nice test thanks Vcg 👍👍🤙🤙✌️ You keep making me want more tools 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wondering, when the cooler is attached to wheeled cart, does it leak when tipped when rolling or going up and down stairs?

Every cooler company already over-promises and under-delivers the second they print "retains ice UP TO...." on its nomenclature. Some coolers easily surpass their claims, most don't. Think about having this one out at a jobsite outdoors and it is unrealistic to ask it to keep ice 30 hours. I'd say 12 hours easily in the heat (I'm in south Texas) and probably 16 hours in cooler weather. No way this will retain ice for 30 hours in summer in an outdoor working environment. But then again, who works 30 hours per shift? That said, I have this cooler. It's solid for what its purpose is. I use it at the ranch for the day while doing work. It's serviceable to the user for that purpose.

Can you fit a coke can standing up underneath the plastic tray insert? Thanks.

I like mine. A drain plug would be nice tho

1:08 when you bring those good lunch items gotta make sure they’re safe

i am gonna wait for gen 2 to come out. they always "fix" the issues in gen 2, then in gen 3 they add more power and make it smaller and all that cool jazz!

Man I can’t stand all the click bait anymore. A little bit here and there is understandable but Jesus Christ you guys do it harder than anyone I’ve ever seen.

Maybe the lid for the cooler goes all the way down so you could prepare food on the bottom surface of the lid, sort of like a built in table top? Just a thought on how I would utilize that feature..

The lid opens up all the way to provide a place to put your drink and possibly use as a table. You can clearly see a recessed spot to place your drink.

Very interesting that the cooler leaks wow at how much leaking it had when ya tipped it over

How many wooders does it hold? Can it keep my Italian wooder ice cold?

Another comment I would like to leave also is; Why not go all the way and make the packout System completely water proof? If I had to pay an extra $10 a unit for an upgraded gasket system to keep everything 100% water tight, I would pay the extra without second thought. I pay extra or Milwaukee because they always go the extra mile on most things. I'm sure we will see this feature in the near future.

"Under promise and over deliver" the tale of 90s performance imports.

It would have lasted longer if you put in cold waters vs warm bottles. At least it looked liked warm waters,

id love to see Milwaukee and yeti coolers team up

Yeah yeah yeah you're going to have ice lift in it after 30 hours if you leave the cooler in an air-conditioned!!!.... Are you going to have ice in it after 30 hours if you leave it outside, in the shade, in a hot Texas or Florida summer?

Shouldn't be leaking the gasket needs to be bigger or the cover needs to be reformed and be flat! But still a great cooler.

Maybe they make the cooler LED fold all the way because you're going to be taking sandwiches out so you got a place to sandwich on the lead as you look for something to drink or something else to grab out of the cooler maybe you have just cold cuts and you put it on top of the cooler lid that's why it opens all the way just taking a shot at it🌞🇺🇸

So I just watched this and, not sure if it has been pointed out in earlier comments but the cooler lid looks to be an eating surface like a small table. Perhaps that is why it opens so far and has a circular area for a cup?

The lid on the cooler drops down so it can serve as a tray...:)

Generally I use frozen water bottles that don't leak, then I can drink them at the end of the shift. No wetness in the cooler. If yhey release a full-size cooler, I'd probably use a milk jug filled with water and freeze it. Lasts longer than cubed ice.

There IS A BOTTLE opener on the white lid cooler. Up in the metal latch

Cooler lids flip open, for food preparation.😉

the thing about these types of cooler like yeti and ozark trail. they reccomend pre cooling the box. cause your trying to cool down the inside first

The Ammo box has the “Packout smell” and cooler does not have the weird smell inside. I like to use the cooler for snack foods and spices sometimes. I was using the big ammo box instead but the Packout smell sucked so I definitely prefer keeping food in the cooler when I want to seal it away safely from chipmunks and coworkers

Vince, our bet is that the cooler lid opens all the way out of the way to allow you to pour in ice

The lid goes back further to allow you to layout lunch items or a can

Is there little drink holder circles on the inside of the lid? Its hard to tell with the white balance. I would say it opens all the way for a little table. I will say that its concerning that it leaks that easily, since it most likely will be stacked on the job site. Moving it around either with the dolly or the original 2 wheeled base the water will leak all over during transportation.

Still getting one when it comes in stock in my town.

I think Milwaukee missed the mark. Should have done an ice less cooler on the M18 platform. That included a automobile auxiliary power cord. I have Coleman cooler that's like this that's awesome. It ends both the ice and the water spill problem all at 1 time.

maybe try cooler with one of those blue ice packs rather then ice cubes

Hey Vince I believe what's happening is when the lid is closed for the cooler the gaskets are not fully compressing enough both the sides and the back at the hinges and I believe the only place that's making full contact and is being compressed is at the front lach

I’m guessing one is a cooler

Vince is a BEAST!!!! Great vids

Is the 30 hour promise after a sacrificial bag of ice like the yeti? Meaning it has to be chilled first then loaded.

Hi Vince, I've recently been introduced to Milwaukee and I love there products. I've been watching many of your video's and you give me lots of honest info. Keep up the good work mate and keep safe.

Water pouring out makes this a definite "no" from me. Also super disappointed it barely held ice in a clinate controlled environment for the 30hrs. I absolutely love Milwaukee and feel like this one missed the mark. Especially at $100+ price point. I mean how's it going to do if you left it in the cab of your truck?

Lucky it didn’t spill over your radio. Say if have lock in moving it on pack out radio then water spill will it destroy it or is the radio water proof I don’t know

Also what if any effects are there from continuous opening and closing getting beverages to the ice box keeping stuff cold

the lid is meant to be used as a table... ie: the cup holder indent on the inside of the lid lol

the reason the lid flops over is because the inside has recesions to hold a drink when you open it. when the top is closed theres no recessions because of the packout slots.

Hmmmm.....I was really excited about getting this cooler when I heard about it. Then I saw the price and now I see it leaks. No way for what this little cooler costs should it leak like that. Kinda disappointed ☹️ But, if it goes on sale for Black Friday it’s mine LOL because it’s Milwaukee and it’s packout. Plus it does look really sleek next to the other packout box. Thanks for the informative video Vince.

They should make a m18 or M12 A temperature regulator that sits inside your pack out and keeps your batteries from freezing overnight.

I'm sold on this cooler.

I stumbled across one of your videos, not gonna lie hated the channel but after watching a few dozen it’s about the only channel I watch for tools!

Mine leaked also. I use it inside my suv and I bought it because I thought the seal would keep it leak proof.

Will it be Milwaukee or DeWalt that ups the game by using a Peltier cooler unit operating from a lithium battery. Ice forever!

For me at least, the price of the cooler should reflect the quality and build of the unit. I am certainly not going to pay a bunch of money to have the cooler possibly leak all over my vehicle. Just a thought, I would have put a waterproof camera inside of the , possibly mounted on the inside of the unit. Then you could have taken a look at the actual ice melt as well as identified the possible leakage out of the cooler. Anyway, thanks for the videos. One last thing, I do agree that being a little bit more scientific would be a good plan moving forward with regards to testing products. Just my two cents, again thank you!

Hello why do you not use cooler elements like we have here in Denmark

GO Vince! Great video to dispell the myths. 👍👍👍👍 Extra space for insulation. ✌

Hey VCG guys.. What I really want to see is a review on the Makita new XGT 40VOLT system. And the C.A.T power tools that they are coming out with... Power tools from C.A.T this is crazy amazing.

I have 3 coolers and all 3 dont leak Milwaukee must fix not sure why they would put this up for sale with that huge problem

The reason is not just the insulated lid but it has a cup holder and its the reason why it opens wider for the cooler.

I would like the tool box to open all the way like the cooler does

Great reviews Vince. Appreciate your comments. Milwaukee needs drawer system like Dewalt Tstak or Toughsys2

The lid is a tray for the clear plastic part

I’m surprised they didn’t release an m18 powered cooler. It’s nice to have a cooler without melted ice, especially when there’s more food packed than ice. Who wants mushy food when you haven’t sealed your food well enough? I’ve been there and it ain’t pretty. Save the mushed food for when I’m nearly dead, please. Drinks are great on a hot day, but drink coolers are better suited for that, IMHO. Can’t tell me an M18 9ah or 12ah battery wouldn’t keep such a thing running a long time, not to mention most people have more than one battery. I know construction workers might deal with ice now, but it’s better without, and better when you could bring a battery powered cooler along to camp or on the boat. Hope Milwaukee reads this. Thanks Vince, nice video.

It’s cool and all but the lunch bag says it’s hold ice for 24 hours and almost half the cost in fact in Utah at least home depot online the lunch box is on sale for $39.99 but it isn’t pack out maybe they should do that next

The tray is where guys like me keep our wallets phone and car keys... it’s also handy for you dues receipt welding certs and vitamins Nobody I know of would fill it with ice and deal with that mess we just use reusable ice blankets or just freeze a couple unopened water bottles till we’re monied up for the fancy stuff I work in Vegas and I’ll be getting this to replace my Engel

Was the water cold when placed in box, if not the ice will melt faster cooling off water. Maybe a retest with a chill water. But water leaks not good, BUT if on sale I may be in.

My pelican leaks too. And its the best cooler brand going

i would not consider that a good ice retention...it was 98 % water....change it to 24 hours...my $30 igloo standard cooler retains ice better than that in 24 hours sitting in my van for 24 hours...its 50% ice by 7 am the next day