I've got to put in a word for the ARB Freezer/Fridge.
http://www.4wheelsupply.com/arb/portable-freezer-fridge.htm

I got mine 3 years ago and we love it.  It's efficient, quiet and will
make or keep ice in the warmest weather.  We pre chill on 110 the night
before we leave, then just schlep out to whatever van we're in for the
weekend.  I've never tested draw, but we've gone for three nights in
some warm places on a single optima yellow top.  It's so liberating to
have really cold drinks rather than the lukewarm dometic "chilled."  We
check the cooler all the time but mainly to make sure our carrots at the
bottom don't get frozen when we set the thermostat to 3.

If I had to get one again, I'd get the 42 qt rather than the 33 just so
I could be more sloppy in packing.  The only thing I use my Dometic for
now is to store unchilled beverages before transfer to the ARB.  I put a
couple of pics on my site.
http://www.chow-graham.com/Ty/html/Ourcars.htm

Ty

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of George Thorburn
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 8:49 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Anyone know of a good cooler for a Vanagon...

Jesse,
We have a plug in cooler (Coleman) and like it to supplement the fridge
in our van. We bought the 120 volt adapter and use the adapter before we
leave to pre cool the items we want to bring, we also use the adapter
when ever possible when we are camping or parked at friends or
relatives. We use the 12 volt option when we are driving but I do not
leave the 12 volt hooked up when we stop unless it is only for a few
minutes. I would be concerned about running the battery down. (if you
have 2 batteries this would not be as big of a concern) If we are
camping at sites with no 120 volt power then we bring a ice box type
cooler for drinks etc.

Hope this helps,

George

'85 Westfalia

>> Anyone have a suggestion for a cooler for a Vanagon? My wife and I
want
>>a cooler for the Vanagon for food and stuff...anyone have any
>>suggestions of good coolers to buy? What about the the ones that you
>>plug in...any info on these and how they work?