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Brisby 22 litre passive box with four 450 ml ice packs in the lid review

The longest cooling figure published in this hub at 40 hours, and the listing itself says the number rests on the four ice packs built into its lid.

The bottom line The biggest number in the hub, honestly attributed to the four ice packs in its lid. What it will not describe is the seal those ice packs are cooling through.

What this listing puts on record

A rigid passive cool box stated at 22 litres, measuring 27.5 × 44.5 × 38.3 cm, in food-safe BPA-free PU/PP, with four 450 ml ice packs built into the lid and a stated 40 hours cold or 18 hours warm.

The number, and where it comes from

40 hours is the highest cooling figure published anywhere in this hub. The listing does something the rest do not: it says what the figure rests on — the four integrated ice packs, frozen and fitted in the lid.

That is not the same as stating conditions. There is still no fill ratio and no ambient temperature. But an attributed claim beats an unattributed one, and this is the only one here that names its cold source.

Ice packs in the lid

The practical point is space. Cooling from above, with the packs out of the load area, leaves 22 litres for food rather than 22 litres minus the ice. It also means the cooling stops when the packs thaw, which is what a passive box is.

What it does not publish

No insulation thickness. No gasket or catch on the lid. No drain. No empty weight.

Before ordering

The 40 hours assumes four fully frozen 450 ml packs. Freezing that mass properly takes longer than a night in a full domestic freezer, and the listing does not say how long.

Availability

Selling at about 60 € on the German Amazon store when this page was checked.

Catalogued on the American, British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores with nobody selling it: the reference is there, the offer is not.

Every figure in this section is what Keepa returned on the day this page was last updated. Prices and offers change without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 6 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • Four 450 ml ice packs are supplied and built into the lid, so the cooling source is in the box rather than eating the load space
  • Publishes a figure in both directions — 40 hours cold and 18 hours warm — which only one other listing here attempts
  • States plainly that it is passive and needs no power, which is the distinction this whole hub rests on

Compromises

  • The 40 hours depends on the supplied ice packs and on nothing else the listing will name — no fill ratio, no ambient temperature
  • No gasket or catch described on a rigid lid that also has to hold four ice packs
  • No insulation thickness and no empty weight, on the box making the biggest claim here

Specifications

Box typeRigid passive cool box — stated explicitly as passive and without power, with four ice packs built into the lid
Capacity22 litres — stated, with dimensions of 27.5 × 44.5 × 38.3 cm
Insulation typePU/PP plastic construction — stated as food-safe and BPA-free; four 450 ml ice packs are integrated into the lid
Insulation thicknessNot published on the listing
Ice retentionUp to 40 hours cold, and up to 18 hours warm — both stated, with the four supplied ice packs
Ice retention conditionsNot published on the listing — the figure is tied to the four supplied 450 ml ice packs, and no fill ratio or ambient temperature is given
Closure and seal typeNot published on the listing — the lid carries the ice packs, and no gasket, latch or catch is described
DrainNot published on the listing
Carry arrangementA sturdy carry handle — stated; the box is stated water-repellent and compact
Empty weightNot published on the listing
Amazon referenceB0D6CRK2R4 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN8720297742217

What people ask before buying

Is 40 hours realistic?

It is what the maker states, tied to the four supplied 450 ml ice packs and to nothing else. There is no fill ratio and no ambient temperature behind it, which is true of every figure in this hub. A number that names its cooling source is slightly better documented than most here, and it is still not a measurement you can repeat.

What does keeping things warm for 18 hours mean here?

The same ice packs are stated to work in the other direction, and the same conditions are missing. The point worth taking from the pair is that the lid does the work in both cases, which is why the lid seal — undescribed on this listing — matters more than the figures do.