Being a tradie is no easy task and your hard work deserves a hearty meal, or three. Keep your old plastic lunch box in the shed, the best tradie lunch box needs to be durable enough to survive life onsite, fit a proper meal, keep your food warm, and your drinks cold.
We’ve rounded up the top 10 tradie lunch boxes available, from the snack-sized to the on-site storage bin.
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Not sure what to pack? There’s plenty of healthy and convenient alternatives to the daily trip to the bakery. Bringing your own lunch onsite ensures you’re getting a full meal and saves your hard-earned cash.
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- Affordable - INSMEER: 16L Lunch Bag
- Rugged - Duluth Trading: Louie's Lunch Box
- Popular - Carhartt: Deluxe Dual Compartment Insulated Lunch Cooler Bag
- Tough - Klein: Tradesman Pro™ Tough Box Cooler, 16.1 L
- Mobile - Titan 60 Can Deep Freeze Cart Soft Cooler
- Insulated - Engel: 13 Quart Drybox/Cooler
- Leak-proof - BUILT: Large Welded Soft Portable Cooler
- Vintage - Stanley: Classic Lunch Box | 10 QT
- Australian - Digeridoona's Tradie Lunch Box
- Premium - Yeti's Hooper Flip 12 Soft Cooler
Bonus Options: - For the apprentice - The Tradie Lunch Box with 3-Pack Body Wash
- For the aesthetic tradie - Ela and Earth's Daisy Lunch Cooler Bag
1. Affordable - INSMEER: 16L Lunch Bag
- Average Rating: 4.5 Stars (198 reviews)
- Size: 10.23” x 7.87” x11”
- Free returns and refunds
Tough and spacious, with top-tier insulation, INSMEER’s 16L Lunch Bag is hard to beat. Able to maintain its temperature for 24 hours, it can hold 25 cans, preserves hot or cold items and has separate insulated pockets, so your drinks won’t bruise your banana. As the cheapest on the list, it’s truly impressive in terms of affordability and size.
2. Rugged - Duluth Trading: Louie's Lunch Box
- Average Rating: 4.4 Stars (352 reviews)
- Size: 12" x 8" x 11 1/2"
- Warranty and returns available
The old burlap sack got an upgrade. Reliable, rugged, and organised, Louie’s Lunch Box is a crowd favourite. Named after a lad with a legendary appetite, this lunch box can fit breakfast, lunch and dinner, with room for an extra 6-pack to go. With 1200-denier super-duty material, it’ll withstand the worst conditions.
3. Popular - Carhartt: Deluxe Dual Compartment Insulated Lunch Cooler Bag
- Average Rating: 4.8 Stars (40,557 reviews)
- Size: 10” x 9” x 7”
- Lifetime warranty
With a whopping 40,557 positive ratings, Carhartt’s Deluxe Dual Compartment Insulated Lunch Cooler Bag is the most popular on the list. Compact yet spacious enough for a six-pack, snacks and a solid meal, the lunch bag keeps food organised and protected. It’s constructed of heavy duty Rain Defender water-repellent 500D Polyester material, suitable for life on most work sites.
4. Tough - Klein: Tradesman Pro™ Tough Box Cooler, 16.1 L
- Average Rating: 4.7 Stars (9,847 reviews)
- Size: 16.75" x 12.5" x 13.5"
- 1-year manufacturer warranty
Packed your sandwich but got nowhere to sit? Rugged and versatile, Klein’s Tradesman Pro™ is sturdy enough to double as a seat, providing the perfect all-in-one storage and set-up. Tall enough to hold 1L bottles, with plenty of room for lunch, all you need now is the ambience.
5. Mobile - Titan 60 Can Deep Freeze Cart Soft Cooler
- Average Rating: 5 Stars (4 reviews)
- Size: 14.7" x 15.5" x 18.9"
Made for outdoor terrain, you’ll be able to roll into lunch ready to go. Titan’s 60-Can Deep Freeze Cart Soft Cooler keeps food fresh and has plenty of room to store a few six-packs alongside lunch.
6. Insulated - Engel: 13 Quart Drybox/Cooler
- Average Rating: 4.6 Stars (289 reviews)
- Size: 15" x 10" x 11 1/2"
- 5-Year warranty
Able to withstand the toughest conditions, (like the back of your truck), Engels 13 Quart Drybox/Cooler provides superior insulation, durable construction and keeps contents dry or cold. It doubles as a drybox, for when you need to protect your electronics, kits or cameras from moisture or dust.
7. Leak-proof - BUILT: Large Welded Soft Portable Cooler
- Average Rating: 4.4 Stars (497 ratings)
- Size: 17.72" x 9.84" x 14.17"
- Lifetime limited warranty
Lightweight but sturdy, BUILT’s Large Welded Soft Portable Cooler’s puncture and abrasion resistant, with quality leak protection, making it a dependable choice. Made from the same stuff as white water rafts with an inch insulation on each side, the durable polyester fabric is leak-proof and able to keep your lunch cold for days. It’s able to hold 18 Cans, plus 10 Lbs of ice.
8. Vintage - Stanley: Classic Lunch Box | 10 QT
- Average Rating: 4.7 Stars (86 reviews)
- Size: 12.99” x 6.5” x 10”
- Life-time guarantee
Do you think you’d be happier in a time before cell phones? (Can you remember one?) Perfect for tradespeople with a classic taste, Stanley’s classic lunch box’s old-school design is able to fit a thermos and full meal and comes with a life-time guarantee.
9. Australian - Didgeridoona's: Tradie’s Lunch Box
- Average Rating: 4.5 Stars (4 reviews)
- Size: 1.8" x 6.2" x 10.6"
For the patriot on site, Digeridoona’s Tradie’s lunch box is made from Australian oilskin which is tough, long-lasting and waterproof. And it’s insulated with Australian wool, so your lunch will be kept cool for up to 24 hours even without refrigeration. In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Australia fair!
10. Premium - YETI: Hopper Flip® 12 Soft Cooler
- Rating: 4.7 Stars (1,860 reviews)
- Size: 1.5" x 8" x 10.5"
- 3-year Warranty
Durable, leak-proof and designed for the outdoors, Yeti’s Hopper Flip® 12 soft cooler provides top-tier cooling and durability, ensuring that meals and drinks remain fresh and protected. It can fit 24 cans, or 16 lbs of ice.
Bonus Options:
11. For the apprentice - Tradie: Lunch Box with 3 Pack Body Wash
- Average Rating: 4.2 Stars (40 reviews)
Comes with 3 unique 'man tough' scents. The perfect gift for your new apprentice, the Tradie Lunch Box with 3 pack body wash offers both functional lunch storage and a refreshing post-work grooming experience.
12. For the aesthetic tradie - Ela and Earth: Daisy Lunch Cooler Bag
- Average Rating: 5.0 Stars (21 Reviews)
- Size: 11.417" x 7.087" x 7.874"
- 30-day return
If you're looking for a bag to brighten your day, this leak-proof carry bag features designs by local Australian watercolour artist Cass Dellar. Perfect for picnics, days at the beach and life onsite, this beauty is designed with durable polyester canvas, tough enough to withstand the conditions.
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