A cooler comprising a container having a container bottom wall and upstanding side walls standing upwardly from a periphery of the bottom wall and defining an open top and a cover wall hingedly connected to one of the side walls and attachable to at least one other of the side walls so as to close the op en top. Each of the side walls and the cover wall being formed of a flexible fabric material with a layer of insulating material thereon such that the side walls can be folded to allow collapse of the container from an expanded position for receiving articles to be maintained cooled to a collapsed storage condition. A bottle for receiving liquid has two opposed side walls and a peripheral wall with one side wall shaped to substantially match the shape of the bottom wall such that the bottle is arranged to be located at the bottom of the container with the side wall lying against t he bottom wall to provide stiffening for the bottom wall and the other side wall facin g into the interior of the container. The bottle has a bottle neck extending through th e peripheral wall through which the liquid can be poured into and discharged from the bottle and a closure cap covering the bottle neck. The bottle neck and the closure cap being arranged so as to be accessible at one side wall of the containerf or discharge of the liquid.
