PACKiT the new Crew Cooler?

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Okay, so you know when it comes to this blog I’ve never written about one product in particular other than my eBag Crew Cooler and how much I love it (and I do!). In my last (and seemingly only) Travel Tuesday post I wrote about shopping at Fresh&Easy and spending $40 for my four day trip. I also took pictures and showed you all how I pack it and survive with it for four days.

In the comments section of that post a woman named Melissa from “PACKiT” left a comment saying:

You have to check out these new lunch bags from a company called PackIt. The lunch bags are lined with gel. They fold up compactly and you store them in the freezer. when they are frozen you can pack them with anything Yogurt, fresh foods, even sushi!! because they keep food cold for up to 10 hours! The perfect bag for flying!!

The perfect bag for flying? Who better than a flight attendant to put the PACKit cooler to the test?

I contacted Melissa and she graciously sent me a PACKiT. I’ll cut to the chase and say, I’m never flying without it. Period.

Skeptical, I traveled my last four day trip with both my eBag and my PACKiT. In the PACKiT I placed frozen Chicken Tortilla Soup, string cheese, Turkey Chili and a small container of salad. I commuted from Phoenix to San Francisco and ate the salad when I arrived there. Shockingly, the soup was still frozen solid. I flew from San Francisco to New York went to sleep, and the next day on the way to Los Angeles I decided to make the soup. I took it out of the PACKiT and it was STILL partially frozen. This is the first time, in a very long time, that anything frozen I’ve traveled with has stayed frozen for so long!

Needless to say, when I offered my crew some of the soup they were shocked at how well it kept in the PACKiT. Hell, even the trip I’m on right now, one of the Flight Attendants, Savannah, is amazed at how well it works.

For those Flight Attendant’s who currently have an eBag, the PACKiT is agreat companion. I packed my PACKiT with all of my cold/frozen food, and then placed it inside the eBag. I then put my room temperature snacks and food along side of it. It works perfectly. The PACKiT keeps your frozen food frozen and because you’re putting it in the eBag you still have room for additional food and supplies.

For Flight Attendant’s that don’t currently have a cooler and are looking to get one, the PACKiT is great for 2-3 day trips. It’s big enough to fit yogurt, veggies, fruit, and small containers of salad and food and not so large that you feel like you’re lugging an extra bag around with you.

In the end, if you can’t tell, I love it! I won’t work another 4 day without it.

For more information you can visit: PACKiT.com