Polar Gear® was first launched in 2000 and is now one of the most recognised and widely sold leisure product brands in the UK and is growing internationally. The best cool bags are solid and durable; the worst have the exterior casing rip after only one strong tug.

Featuring a wide range of insulated products, from cool bags to travel mugs, we focus on quality, performance, function and design to bring you great new ideas for every season of the year. To replicate getting bits in and out of the bag, we open and close it at regular intervals throughout the test.Ways to keep your family living costs down, and kids of all ages happy Get our Family newsletter – it's free monthly Encourage children to drink water and eat healthily with bright bottle and cool bag designs including popular film and Disney characters! The Food Standards Agency recommends you keep your fridge set at 5°C, so that cold food stays at around 8°C. You'll want to keep your bag below 5°C, especially if you have perishables, for as long as you want to keep eating and drinking stuff from the bag. Novo® our stylish housewares brand features the successful, in-house designed Clic-Tite storage range, as well as kitchen organisers. Meaning ‘new, fresh, different’ Novo perfectly describes the exciting new kitchen collections we are bringing to market under this brand. Preview the range here.

The best cool bags are leakproof and easy to clean. The worst leak. Some have water dripping out in a matter of seconds and are impossible to clean, as spills soak into the bag. Comfort

Layer strategically Put things you need last at the bottom, so when you go rummaging in the bag, it's for the shortest amount of time possible.