20 Picnic Party Essentials

The Gear: Pop-Up Cooler

What goes up must come down, and picnics are no exception. When you're ready to pack things in après-picnic, Crate and Barrel's Pop Up Cooler is a wise purchase. The nylon cooler expands when full to carry up to 30 pounds of drinks and/or bagged ice, then collapses when you want it to, making less to carry when you're heading back to the car or boat. This is one case (literally) where less is more…and less, again.