Drill a hole in the bottom inside corner of the bag, take everything out of it, fill halfway with beercans, fill the rest with ice.

Low cost.

 

I looked at the Amazon reviews for all of these bags and there is always someone who says they leaked at some point. I have tools stored at the very bottom of each saddlebag, so leaking cooler bags isn't really an option. Wish there was a brand that didn't leak.

 

Doesn't leak.

Get out your wallet.

Leakproof. 3 year warranty.

http://yeticoolers.com/hopper/

 

OR....

Strap one of these on your luggage rack.

REALLY the better choice anyway.

http://yeticoolers.com/roadie-cooler/

 

I guess I'm doing it wrong. I put twelve bottles in, dump 7lbs of ice in. Add ice as required. Done. No drain though, I don't want to drill a hole.

What I'd like to do is set up some sort of electric pump that will circulate the water from the saddle bag that has ice in it through a cool shirt like nascar does.

 

You wouldn't need a really big hole, and any hardware sells rubber plugs in a variety of sizes, for when you're not using it as a cooler.

I've actually considered this... until I realized I carry too much crap in my bags daily.

 

Not sure if this was mentioned yet or not but what I have done in the past was to buy a 4 dollar sheet of Styrofoam from Lowes or Home Depot and cut it to fit inside my saddle bag. Be sure to line the 4 sidewalls and the bottom of the bag, then put a plastic trash bag in there. Fill with beer cans and top it off with ice. Works well for me.

 

That is a good, inexpensive idea!

 

This plus 2" foam insulation cut to fit the bottom of the hard bag to help with road and exhaust heat. Never a leak or condensation after @6 years and I load it with ice only.
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...addlebag-liner

 

Tried the Yeti Hopper 30 in the saddlebag. No way no how. The bottom of the Yeti is about 10.5 inches across.

Actually that AO don't look to bad.