Icey-Tek UK & EU

“Keeping you cool since 1998 ❄️
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Here's a bonus picture from Shaun Harrison Angler. What a great shot!

We bumped into Shaun Harrison Angler at this year's Essex Carp Show and he mentioned how much he loves his Icey-Tek Cool Box. He has very kindly taken some time to write the below words and has also recreated a 15 year old photo. What an absolute gent!

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15 Year Icey-Tek 40 litre cool box review by Shaun Harrison

Back in 2011 I bit the bullet and purchased my first Icey-Tek cool box. I’d hung my nose on one for a while, after decades of making do with cheap cool boxes that were never particularly effective. It wasn’t until I had purchased the Icey-Tek that I realised just how useless my previous boxes had been.

At the time, I was fishing Grenville in Cambridgeshire and this meant loading my food and bait on a Thursday night, or Friday morning, in order to be able to get away from work without any delay once my weeks work had been completed.

Anyone who knows me will be aware of my love of cooking fresh food outdoors, this has been a thing with me since way back last century. I see no point in putting up with make do food when I have plenty of time to prepare the same as I would eat, out of choice, at home.

Grenville was often like a big family gathering at weekends, never have I fished a water where so many couples shared a swim. This naturally led onto some rather different and enjoyable meal-time gatherings. I would usually carry extra ingredients should I end up cooking for others. My Friday night meal would be something fresh and my Saturday night meal something frozen. This was the only way I had been able to keep food fresh enough for long enough with the cool boxes I had used in the past. By Saturday night my frozen food would be thawed but still cold enough to be okay.

First time using my Icey-Tek box complete with two of their Gel Packs (the best blocks I have ever used) I was shocked to find that the Saturday night food was still a solid block of ice. I had never known this before. What is more, that session I had ended up without guests and the extra food I had carried was still icy when I arrived home on the Sunday evening!

The effectiveness of this box allowed me to simply carry fresh food, meat, fish or seafood to last the full weekend, without having to mess around with frozen bits judging when to thaw them out before cooking.

Here I am, 15 years on and still using that very same 40 litre box and 2 x large gel packs. I fish more than 100 nights a year, so 15 years of my use and abuse tells a story. I don’t look after my gear; I see the items I carry as tools to be used and that box sure has been used and still shows no sign of anything needing replacing. Everything on it is original. 15 years of my abuse is like many more years of most others. Probably a lifetime to many as I do get away every week.

I thought I would tap these words out as all too often we see reviews of brand-new bits of kit that have not been ‘lived with long term’. Well, this one has been and gets my full approval. Expensive yes, but these are in the premier league. It is one of those items I carry, that should anything ever happen to it, I would replace it immediately.

What more can I say?

Best wishes
Shaun Harrison

PS The label was peeled off very early on in its life for more stealth/blending into the undergrowth.

Icey-Tek UK & EU will be joining us for their first appearance at the show. A firm favourite within the carp world, Falmouth based Icey-Tek have been setting the standard for premium insulated boxes for nearly 30 years! Their range of dark khaki coloured boxes regularly sell out due to huge demand. Expect show deals and the chance to win a cool box full of Cornish beer!"
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👀ALL CATERGORIES ABOUT TO SELL OUT
🚨SATURDAY FULL DAY TICKETS- SOLD OUT
🔥SATURDAY AFTERNOON TICKETS- VERY LOW
🔥SUNDAY FULL DAY TICKETS- 90% SOLD OUT
🔥SUNDAY AFTERNOON TICKETS- VERY LOW
ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRY ON THE DOOR - TICKET ONLY
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📆Show Date, February 7-8th
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Win a set of any of their rods upto to a value of £1500, you choose the prize any model and any build you want.
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Each entrant gets a £15 film bundle free gift for entering
Get raffle tickets here👇https://brandshatchcarpshow.com/raffles/
SEE YOU AT THE SHOW

NEW! We've introduced the ever popular Dark Khaki colour to the Icey-Tek 18 litre with handle and the 35 & 85 litre cool boxes with wheels! To top things off you can pre-order these boxes right now at sale prices... but act quickly, our winter sale must end this Saturday. https://www.coolboxesuk.com/collections/icey-tek-huge-winter-sale-2025

🎄Order by 1pm Monday 22nd December to ensure delivery in time for Christmas 🎄

Don't miss our Huge Winter Sale! All products are marked down across our website, some up to 55%. That's a very cool saving indeed. Head on over to our online store here: https://www.coolboxesuk.com/

If you are thinking of buying an Icey-Tek as a Christmas gift then now is your last chance to shop. All orders placed over the weekend up to 1pm on 22nd December will leave us on Monday for a Tuesday 23rd December delivery.