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Post by danrhodes on Aug 31, 2019 15:28:40 GMT -8
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Post by turbodaddy on Aug 31, 2019 16:53:09 GMT -8
Cool.
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Post by nccamper on Aug 31, 2019 19:49:34 GMT -8
I posted a similar device a few years ago. It works well enough but in direct sun over 90 degrees it can't keep up. Downside? It takes 15 minutes to set up and it needs protected from the rain.
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Post by danrhodes on Sept 1, 2019 7:02:32 GMT -8
I posted a similar device a few years ago. It works well enough but in direct sun over 90 degrees it can't keep up. Downside? It takes 15 minutes to set up and it needs protected from the rain.
Yours was an inspiration. Not sure about the 15 minutes though... Pretty much take it out of the truck and extend the hose... 1 min tops. I tried it yesterday at 90 degrees in the direct sun and it took the internal temp of the camper from 90 to 85 in 30 minutes. I'm hoping I can run it for an hour or two in the evening to pull the heat of the day out so we can sleep more comfortably |
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Post by WhitneyK on Sept 1, 2019 8:05:24 GMT -8
I see nothing wrong with any of these ideas. We don't travel in the heat of summer, so don't really see the need to permanently mount / install something we don't use often enough to justify. Thought about even putting a vent access in through the bottom and keeping it plugged off when not needed.
Just my thoughts, didn't say they were good ones...
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Post by nccamper on Sept 1, 2019 10:14:43 GMT -8
A variation on the above AC
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Post by danrhodes on Sept 1, 2019 11:44:44 GMT -8
I see nothing wrong with any of these ideas. We don't travel in the heat of summer, so don't really see the need to permanently mount / install something we don't use often enough to justify. Thought about even putting a vent access in through the bottom and keeping it plugged off when not needed. Just my thoughts, didn't say they were good ones... Whitney Your post was the one I mostly copied with the heater register box. Was planning on doing a wood box until I saw that |
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Post by WhitneyK on Sept 2, 2019 5:08:33 GMT -8
I see nothing wrong with any of these ideas. We don't travel in the heat of summer, so don't really see the need to permanently mount / install something we don't use often enough to justify. Thought about even putting a vent access in through the bottom and keeping it plugged off when not needed. Just my thoughts, didn't say they were good ones... Whitney Your post was the one I mostly copied with the heater register box. Was planning on doing a wood box until I saw that Thanks Dan. I originally built that back in 2013 for the Tearjerker's "Crossroads of America Gathering" which is held at the end of July. Normally, Indiana is 97* with 97% humidity that time of year, so I wanted to be prepared. Oddly, turned off cool and wished we would have taken a blanket. Never got to use it until our trip this year down South in late June / early July. $50 yard sale a/c $4 for camper vent $5 for dryer hose The rest of the parts I just scrounged up. Whitney |
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Post by nccamper on Sept 2, 2019 6:39:06 GMT -8
I had a big vent cut in the side from a previous owner. It would have made a good place for a slide out AC but the giant vent let dust in and heat out on cold nights. I eliminated it when we replaced the skin.
We hardly use the Cheapskate AC System. A site with shade is usually enough. But when we need it, we really need it.
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Post by aslmx on Sept 13, 2019 14:09:37 GMT -8
I used this method and it works great even in 100 degree days. I made a vent to direct the air up out of the vent and that eliminated the hot spot in the upper part of the camper. I’m gonna install an actual air deflector to do away with my homemade one. youtu.be/_ZtcC25WJzo |
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