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Jenny, this may sound a daft question, but do you need to have the fridge plugged into the van at all?

I had our fridge turned on at home for a good 24 hours before departure, then crammed it full of all the cold food, including some frozen sausages, and a couple of ice blocks.  Because the lid wasn't opened it kept in the cold perfectly well until we arrived at our destination and got it set up to the gas bottle.

Tessa

I have to say that I used my combicool for the first time earlier this year and like Tessa suggests turned it on the night before I needed it to get it cool.

I set it at the coldest setting, put my cold stuff in the next day as well as some frozen stuff and the frozen stuff stayed frozen for almost the whole week!!! ((in fact some of the stuff that wasn't meant to freeze did!!)  I did not have the fridge plugged in for a few hours while travelling and I gradually reduced the temperature setting on the fridge each day to try and get the right coolness.

We had a split charger fitted in the boot.  This way you can power a combicool or charge a leisure battery while the engine is running.

HTH