If you’re planning a weekend camping trip, a family picnic or a long road trip and taking food and drinks, you’ll need to find a way to keep them fresh and cool. The solution is a camping cooler. You can keep your food and drinks chilled at optimum temperature with a cool box. With a cool box or cool bag from Decathlon, you don’t have to worry about your salad, cold cuts or cheese sweating in the summer heat. outdoor tableware outdoor glassware outdoor food covers bottles and flasks picnic food and accessories salad making Smells and stains are enough to put anyone off their food. So if your cool bag is not at its best, here’s how to remove marks and odours. It’s the year of the staycation, where we’ll be discovering our green and pleasant land up and down the country, whether on day trips, long weekends or holidays. Hit the beach in style with a cool bag that can also be used as a shopping or beach bag. These versatile coolers can be carried over your shoulder and have a large top opening zip for easier access to your food. Great for the beach, the smart, taller design lets you fit in bottles of drink and helps prevent sand entering the bag. With a capacity of approximately 20l, shopper style cooler bags have lots of room for couples and the whole family. When you’ve finished feasting, simply remove the inner and transform the cooler into a beach or shopping bag.

Whatever outdoor adventure you’re planning this summer, you’ll need something to transport the food that fuels you along the way. Lightweight and insulated, a coolbag is ideal for longer trips with the whole family. The Lakeland Thermoflex 20 Litre Cool Bag carries enough to keep everyone fed and watered all day long, keeping the contents cool even on the hottest day thanks to the NASA-level insulation. And despite having cool in the name, our bag also keeps food warm – ideal for when you’re heading to a friend’s house with your signature hot dish in tow. Material: ideally your cool bag or box should be made of material that can be wiped-clean and is totally rinsible. You may also want to invest in one made with a leakproof lining to avoid accidental spills going everywhere. Each was left outside for eight hours, with temperature readings taken every 60 minutes. Carrying comfort, usability, additional stowage, quality and price were all factors in our overall rating. VerdictOutwell has been helping the nation enjoy the great outdoors since 1984. As avid camping and trekking enthusiasts, we only make products we’d want to use. Focusing on quality, affordability and style. Summer is the peak season for enthusiasts heading to motorsport events, car shows, or simply taking a drive out to make the most of the long days and – hopefully – warm weather. And those seeking to avoid overpriced service station sandwiches will turn to a cool box or bag to keep their homemade food fresh. Lightweight cool bags that do not use foam as insulation, will instead feature a multi-layered insulation that reflects energy rather than letting it escape, which means food retains its temperature for longer. Outwell cool bags are available in a range of sizes to suit every need - from office lunches to family days out and everything in between. Some cool bags use a vacuum which is created between the outer layer and the inner layer to prevent temperature dissipation. The foil inner layer helps to reflect any radiated thermal energy from the food or drink contents inside, instead of letting the cooler temperature escape. This means colder or hotter items retain their temperature and flavour for longer.

Whether you’re heading out for a picnic on a summer’s day or into the office with your favourite seasonal salad, keeping food cool never looked so stylish than with our coolbag and lunchbox range... Keep food cool on the move No one likes to see food go to waste, so keep your leftovers fresher for longer with our range of handy food storage containers. Tatay’s screw-top food container set can store everything from fruit and yoghurt to last night’s curry – and anything else you’ve been cooking up. Airtight and leakproof, you won’t need to worry about any spills in the fridge or your bag, and they’re completely microwave safe. The best insulated cooler bags use foam. It is the most common insulation as it is the most effective at maintaining lower temperatures due to foam being filled with bubbles of gas. Heading out trekking for the day away from the hustle and bustle of civilisation? Planning a picnic at the park or beach? Or don’t want your lunch to wilt during the morning commute to work. You need a cool bag. The 18 litre is the day tripper the lightweight beer cooler or picnic for two cool bag. The 18 litre is the day to day cool bag if you’re on the go from the office to the beach or perhaps you want a few cold ones after your bike ride. Or an evening hike to a popular look out spot and dine alfresco on a summers evening.

William Lobley is a Deputy Commercial Content Editor and reviewer for Whats The Best, specialising in technology, gaming and the outdoors. There’s nothing quite like that first cup of tea or coffee in the morning on a camping trip. So make sure you don’t miss out by adding camping mugs and kettle to your outdoor gear. Decathlon’s selection of camping mugs is made from plastic or hardwearing steel, while our camping kettles can be conveniently boiled on your camping stove. We’ve even got whistling camping kettles that will tell you when it’s ready for you to make your brew. From cool bags on wheels to chic country patterns, we've rounded up the best cool bags below so you can eat fresh food al fresco anywhere, any time. What is the best insulated cooler bag?

Weight: a cool box for keeping drinks cold in the garden can be weighty, but if you're travelling with it over a short distance, a lighter option with wheels will be better The sun will not only dry your cooler bag but will also help eliminate stains and odours. Always make sure your cool bag is completely dry before storing it away. If you’re heading for a picnic in the park, a day at the beach or a camping trip, the best cool bags will ensure your food and drink stays fresh and cool for the duration. Under a lid entry, and attached to the main compartment, this extension material offers up some extra protection. The drawcord closure allows the main compartment, and therefore your stored kit, to be sealed off separately from the lid. Hip-beltAlso known as a cooler bag, these handy fabric bags are the easiest way to keep your food fresh all day long. Made from insulating material, they will prevent soggy sandwiches, keep drinks chilled and stop food turning into a melted mess. Because they are made from material, they are super light to carry and can be stored flat when not in use. Capacity: how many people will you be catering for? The size of cool bags are often described in litres rather than people, but as a rule of thumb, 18 litres will carry between 25-28 cans, 30 litres will fit around 50, and anything above this will be large enough for a variety of food and drink vessels