A can organizer gives each can a place to stand so it is not wedged under a ham or rolling loose in meltwater. Beer Safety organizers are in development, and the notify list is how to hear when they are ready.
Open a typical cooler after a long drive and the cans are rarely where you left them. They tumble, stack sideways and pile into the corners. Heavier items settle on top of them, and the rest end up soaking in cold water that makes labels peel and hands numb while you dig for the one you want.
A can sitting on its side also behaves differently from one standing up. Standing cans are stable and easy to grip, and they present a flat top for the next layer. Sideways cans roll, and rolling cans find edges. That is the basic reason an organizer is worth considering: it replaces random placement with a layout.
None of this is a new idea in principle. People already wedge cans between foam blocks, rubber bands and cardboard sleeves. What a purpose-built rack aims to do is hold the same shape every trip without anyone improvising it in the parking lot.
The organizers in development are rack-style inserts that sit inside a cooler and give cans individual positions. The goals are to hold cans upright, keep them from knocking together, leave room for ice to circulate around them, and make it possible to pull one can without disturbing the rest.
We are deliberately not publishing dimensions, capacities or material claims yet, because the design is still being worked out and a number we cannot stand behind is worse than no number.
Cooler interiors differ by brand, shape and wall thickness, and many have molded ribs, drain plugs and sloped corners that change the usable space. A rack that fits one cooler cleanly may rattle in another. That is why we are collecting cooler details through the notify list rather than guessing at a universal fit.
If you want to be considered for a specific size, measure the inside length, width and depth of the cavity, not the outside. Our guide to keeping cans from getting crushed shows what to do with a standard cooler in the meantime.
Anyone who opens the cooler many times a day gains the most. Think of a weekend at a campsite, a long day on the water, or a tailgate with a crowd drawing from one box. Each trip into the cooler is a chance for a disorganized pile to cost you cold air and time.
Owners of off-road rigs have an additional reason. Rough trails shake a cooler harder than pavement does, and a layout that holds its shape on a washboard track is worth more than one that only looks tidy in the driveway. Cooler organization is also handy for people who simply like arriving with every can intact and ready for the cooler to be opened.
Cans chill fastest when cold water or ice touches as much of the surface as possible, and they stay colder when the cooler is full instead of half empty. An organizer should work with that, not against it. Expect to still use ice, and expect to fill leftover space around the rack. The packing guide covers how ice and contents work together.
If you plan to use dry ice, read the ice comparison first. Dry ice is far colder than regular ice and changes what is safe to put against a can.
An organizer solves what happens inside the cooler. Getting the cooler itself to stay in place is a separate job, which is what our mounts and tie-downs are for. Food and dry goods are handled by dividers and dry baskets. Used together, the goal is a cooler that arrives looking like it did when you packed it.
Not yet. They are in development, and we are not taking orders or listing prices. Join the notify list on the home page and we will write when there is something to announce.
Probably not with every cooler, since interior shapes vary. Tell us your cooler brand and size on the form and it will help us decide which sizes to develop first.
No. Cans still need ice or another cooling method. An organizer is about position and protection, not temperature.
Yes. It is meant for standard cans of any drink, and the layout works the same for soda, seltzer or water.
Tell us which products you want and we will write when they are ready or when we have an update.