This backpack cooler combo is on sale for nearly half off!

Ditch the chunky plastic coolers for comfortable backpacks that do a better job at keeping your food and drinks cool. (Photo: Tourit)
Ditch the chunky plastic coolers for comfortable backpacks that do a better job at keeping your food and drinks cool. (Photo: Tourit)

Lugging around a cooler can get old very fast. The bottom-heavy devices make every step a workout, regardless of where you’re at, and oftentimes the handles attached are plastic, dull and uncomfortable.

Enter the cooler backpack: a comfortable alternative to the typical plastic cooler that, let’s be honest, never really works that well.

Tourit emphasizes comfort in its cooler backpacks, paying special attention to adding layers of padding to shoulder straps to ensure you won’t be sore after that picnic or hike. Right now, Tourit cooler backpacks are up to 46 percent off on Amazon, a particularly good deal seeing as warm-weather items tend to stay at their normal prices once summer comes to an end.

These backpacks come with insulation that works, so you won’t open your cooler to find that all of the ice you bought melted, coating your bottles and sandwiches in a pool of water. They’re more useful than you’d think.

Shop some of our favorite styles below:

TOURIT 30 Cans Cooler Backpack

TOURIT 30 Cans Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)
TOURIT 30 Cans Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)

If you’re going on a day trip to the beach or hiking for miles, this bag will outlast the weather. Drinks and snacks stay cool for 16 hours while inside, and you don’t have to worry about any of that cool ice or liquid creeping onto your back while wearing the bag. A ventilated back and leak-proof insulation keeps you dry.

Shop it: ?TOURIT 30 Cans Cooler Backpack, $27 (Was $37), amazon.com

TOURIT Lightweight Cooler Backpack for Hiking

TOURIT Lightweight Cooler Backpack for Hiking. (Photo: Amazon)
TOURIT Lightweight Cooler Backpack for Hiking. (Photo: Amazon)

Picnics are easy with this lightweight backpack. The large cooler compartments inside can fit up to 28 cans and has additional pockets to place food and snacks securely. The two bottle holders on the side are an extra perk perfect for umbrellas or water bottles.

Shop it: TOURIT Lightweight Cooler Backpack for Hiking, $26 (was $37) amazon.com

?TOURIT 16 Cans Insulated Cooler Backpack

?TOURIT 16 Cans Insulated Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)
?TOURIT 16 Cans Insulated Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)

A cooler backpack with one compartment is cool, but a cooler backpack that’s double-decker is cooler (get it?). Two stories of storage and protection keeps drinks and food separate while cooling them for 16 hours.

Shop it: ?TOURIT 16 Cans Insulated Cooler Backpack, $29 (Was $49) amazon.com

TOURIT TPU Cooler Backpack

TOURIT TPU Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)
TOURIT TPU Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)

For trips with the family or large groups of people, this large capacity cooler backpack is perfect. Not only can it hold 30 cans, but there are five different additional pockets to store whatever you might need: keys, wallets, chips, etc.

A specially made back design ventilates while supplying support, a combination necessary during travel.

Shop it: TOURIT TPU Cooler Backpack, $45 (Was $57), amazon.com

TOURIT Insulated Cooler Backpack

TOURIT Insulated Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)
TOURIT Insulated Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)

Looking for a cooler bag that doesn’t look like a cooler bag? This sleek and stylish design looks like any other backpack, but has that special feature you need. A compact and smooth outer design keeps things from getting bulky, and the space is perfect for a picnic at the park.

Shop it: TOURIT Insulated Cooler Backpack, $29 (Was $42), amazon.com

TOURIT 12 Cans Insulated Laptop Cooler Backpack

TOURIT 12 Cans Insulated Laptop Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)
TOURIT 12 Cans Insulated Laptop Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)

A cooler laptop backpack is a combination we never thought we’d see, but after getting over the initial shock of the name, it kind of makes sense.

For those who pack lunches and commute to work, this is heaven-sent. Two secure sections of this bag make up its design: one keeps food and drinks cool, the other protects valuables like your laptop, keys or notebooks.

If you’re sick of carrying a work bag and a lunch box, this combined backpack is for you.

Shop it: TOURIT 12 Cans Insulated Laptop Cooler Backpack, $27 (Was $50), amazon.com

TOURIT 25 Cans Lightweight Cooler Backpack

TOURIT 25 Cans Lightweight Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)
TOURIT 25 Cans Lightweight Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)

This lightweight pack doesn’t add excess weight to whatever you’re hauling around in it, alone it weights just over one pound.

For those who go to sporting events on the weekends, this heat-sealed, water-resistant bag is ideal. It’s easy to move around, sturdy enough for a few meals and drinks, and doesn’t take up a ton of space on the bleachers or grass.

Shop it: TOURIT 25 Cans Lightweight Cooler Backpack, $25 (Was $34), amazon.com

TOURIT Insulated Cooler Bag 15 Cans Large Lunch Bag

TOURIT Insulated Cooler Bag 15 Cans Large Lunch Bag. (Photo: Amazon)
TOURIT Insulated Cooler Bag 15 Cans Large Lunch Bag. (Photo: Amazon)

If you’re sick of soggy sandwiches, lukewarm sodas and unappetizing leftovers, this lunch bag can fix your problems. Bringing the chill needed for a packed lunch, the bag’s high density foam keeps freshness around, and there’s a lifetime guarantee on that.

Shop it: TOURIT Insulated Cooler Bag 15 Cans Large Lunch Bag, $26 (Was $35), amazon.com

TOURIT Lightweight Cooler Backpack

TOURIT Lightweight Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)
TOURIT Lightweight Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)

Stylish and effective, the lightweight Tourit backpack makes transporting food and drinks easy and cute.

With all of the great cooling and leak-proof features other Tourit bags have, this one adds on a pop of color and a lighter one-pound build.

Shop it: TOURIT Lightweight Cooler Backpack, $29 (Was $42), amazon.com

TOURIT Insulated Lightweight Cooler Backpack

TOURIT Insulated Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)
TOURIT Insulated Cooler Backpack. (Photo: Amazon)

What sets this backpack apart is its unique, fun features like a bottle opened and secure phone pouch in the strap (can fit phones as big as iPhone 8s).

Shop it: TOURIT Insulated Cooler Backpack, $29 (Was $50), amazon.com

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