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8 drinks carry-bags serving fashion and function

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Posted 01 Feb 2024

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Emily Reed

Whether you’re going for chic, cute or contemporary, we’ve hunted down a hit list that’ll keep your drinks cool, and you even cooler.

We are well and truly in the thick of picnic/beach/adventure season. It’s a beautiful thing! There’s something about rolling out a rug at your favourite park or laying under an umbrella on the coast that’s just good for the soul. In honour of one of our favourite times of the year, we’ve pulled together a list of the best drink carry-bags so the adventures can roll on, and your drinks and snacks can easily come along for the ride (and stay chilled for hours). We demand fashion and function – so here are eight options that deliver both in spades. Take your pick and stay hydrated out there. 
Pan After Shoulder-To-Shoulder Bag
1. Pan After Shoulder-To-Shoulder BagThe days of boring tote bags (usually from an equally boring conference you once went to) are behind you. This brightly striped Shoulder-To-Shoulder Bag from Pan After ticks all our boxes and carries all our drinks. Available in more colourways than you can poke a stick at – and in two handy sizes depending on your drink-carrying needs – each bag is handmade in India from recycled nylon and is strong and durable enough to carry anything from several bottles of natty and a six-pack of your favourite IPA to your weekly market haul. We love how authentic and charming these Pan After bags feel, and their bright stripes make carrying all your goodies a little bit more fun. 
2. Vessal Studio Woven Wine Bag in Lilac and PurpleIf you own this Woven Wine Bag by Vessal Studios, chances are high you’ll be offering to bring a bottle of wine to every party or picnic you attend because it’s so damn chic. Designed by Tanchen Studio, it stretches to reveal and take on the object’s shape and is created specifically to hold a large bottle of your favourite beverage whatever that may be. Don’t let the fun stop there though – it can also be used to carry all kinds of things: fruits, beer cans, tumblers and plenty more. Made from strong nylon elastic cord and oak wood, this is the kind of bag that’ll generate more compliments than the bottle of wine it's carrying. 
Uashmama Paper Wine Bag With Cooler
3. Uashmama Paper Wine Bag With CoolerNext time you’re buying your favourite bottle of chilled bubbles, decline a paper bag, okay? They’re not nearly as fun as this one from Uashmama. Whether you’re using it to transport a bottle to your next social event or as a unique drink holder in the middle of a dinner party tablescape, this is the only paper bag you need to choose from now on. Available in multiple colours – and with a cheeky cooler insert for those scorching hot days – it can be placed in the fridge or freezer for 30 to 40 minutes and you'll get eight hours of chilled wine or water. Magic. It’s also made in Italy, so why not pop a bottle of your favourite vermentino in it to really team with the theme? 
4. Sunday Supply Co. Tallow Canvas Cooler BagFrom park hangs and long beach days to summer music festivals where dancing on the grass is highly encouraged, this Canvas Cooler Bag from Sunday Supply Co. can keep your drinks (and trio of dips) cold no matter the activity. This is the brand’s take on the esky: it’s made from 100% Recycled (RPET) Premium Fabric outer and features insulated lining, a zip, two thick canvas handles, an extendable over-the-shoulder strap and three external pockets for all your bits and pieces (read: bottle opener, SPF, UE Boom, cheese knives…). Available in a few fun patterns, consider this your ultimate summer food and drinks accessory – don’t head to the park without it.  
Sunday Supply Co. Tallow Canvas Cooler Bag
5. Kollab Wine Cooler BagBright, fun and able to easily carry two bottles of wine, the Kollab Winer Cooler Bag will turn heads at your next picnic. The only downfall? There are simply too many patterns to choose from. Each bag is partly made from recycled plastic bottles, fully insulated and contains a removable divider. It can easily fit two 750ml bottles and has two shoulder straps for easy carrying on the go as well. Good luck trying to pick a colour!
6. Bellroy Cooler CaddyOur next drink carrier is as versatile as they get. The Bellroy Cooler Caddy can carry your packed lunch (and keep it cool) on a hot day or comfortably fit a six-pack of your favourite non-alc beer cans. It also features a built-in bottle opener so you don’t have to ask your picnic pals for a key or risk chipping a tooth. Other details worth a shoutout include its squishy fabric – perfect for space-saving storage when not in use – and its seam-sealed waterproof interior lining and insulation made with recycled materials. It can even be clipped onto your backpack or a nearby tree for cold adventure bevs on the go.   
Napoleon Goods Mini Chilly
7. Napoleon Goods Mini ChillyNapoleon Goods – a female-founded brand out of Aoteroa – has revisited the classic chilly bin with a lightweight design to accompany your beach, boat, picnic and camping adventures. A timeless design and available in super-fun poppy colours, the Napoleon Mini Chilly does what it says on the label: keeps those drinks nice and chilly for up to 12 hours. It also has a sturdy stainless steel handle that can help you transport up to 18 cans, or two wine bottles and eight cans; or nine standard beer bottles. The Original size is even larger, but it’s the cute Mini Chilly that’s got us in a chokehold. We’re particularly fond of this candy pink shade – it’s giving warm summer sunset and icy-cold drinks for all your mates. 
8. Sunny Life Round Picnic Cooler BasketFor the avid picnic goer, this Round Picnic Cooler Basket is both chic and functional; there’s not much this accessory can’t achieve. It comes with a wooden lid that doubles as a removable cheeseboard (or use it as a little table for your drinks when the lid is on), an insulated interior with zip close, wooden handles and a 35-litre capacity. We love this modern take on a traditional wicker picnic basket; it’s fun and stylish and makes us want to organise a party in the park immediately just to show it off. 
Sunny Life Round Picnic Cooler Basket
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Emily ReedEmily is a Melbourne-based writer partial to a good pét nat. Her hobbies include lining up songs on Spotify at house parties and hovering near cheese platters.
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