For us, the fridge is too small to totally eliminate a cooler as well. We use it for things not super temp sensitive (condiments, cheese, eggs), veggies and beverages. We find that we can leave it set to max without freezing overnight if we add the next day's warm beverage cans before bed at night. This also prevents us from ever adding anything warm to the cooler, so ice lasts 3 days in there even in summer.
Our Sun Valley floor plan allows fridge access with the top down, so I clear out the fridge at home without popping up again. I never bother to load the fridge at home before a trip.
Afterwards, a quick wipe down of fridge interior and leave a rag on the floor to prevent fridge door closing. The flimsy clip busted MANY years ago...