Well Jeff .................. Hang a 5500 BTU in the window yourself before you speak. I've got a window hanger unit made by GE and 5500 is barley enough to keep you cool on 90 degree nights in un-insulated Westy, with the Pop-Top down. I don't care about the math. I'm working off Murphy's Law and until you actually been there / done that you're just quoting Uncle Remus. Stan Wilder On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 22:51:53 -0700 Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM> writes: > The BTU calculator I used states that a Vanagon interior would > require > between 1680 and 2700 BTU's to cool, depending on number of people > and > appliances. So unless you're having an orgy and watching movies on > your big > screen, 2000 BTUs should be adequate. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On > Behalf > Of Stan Wilder > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 11:30 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Portable Air Conditioner > > > With only 2000 BTU in cooling you'd find sleeping in a tent cooler. > This works and cost $100.00 for 5500 BTU and it also weighs about > 50 > pounds. > No heat features but $300.00 cheaper. > > Stan Wilder > > On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:07:38 -0400 Chris S > <mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM> > writes: > > WOW! Useful in summer and winter! It seems like a bargain for > the > > avid > > camper! > > > > must.. stay.. away... from VISA... nooooooOOOO! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Larry V. Brown" <lvb@ALLTEL.NET> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:38 PM > > Subject: Portable Air Conditioner > > > > > > > Ran across this site which I found to be interesting. Small, > > > portable. Larry > > > http://cloudtops.com/airconditioning.htm > > > > > > > > > |
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