Long journeys, whether a day trip or weeks in a camper van, invariably involve regular visits to cafés or motorway services. Doing this can be seriously expensive, so taking food and drink with you in ...

Cool boxes fall into one of two camps: powerless passive models, which rely on thick insulation and airtight lids to lock in the chill, and electric models which plug into a 12V car socket or mains.

The Halfords Electric Cool box has a capacity of 14 litres enough to hold 16 standard 330ml drink cans and uses a twin-fan cooling unit that's powered by a 12V DC cigarette lighter. A mains adapter is ...