I've seen the swamp coolers advertised fairly recently - perhaps in JC Whitney? Ron at BD would know. Phaedra Savage put an exhaust fan in her skylight which she picked up from West Marine. I recall that she was quite happy with the setup, though I believe she lost a bit of clearance. http://www.westmarine.com
Karl Wolz > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Ryan Mark Shankland > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 8:56 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: does anyone make the old evaportive window mount coolers anymore? > > Hi all, > > planning a trip to the desert with an '87 vanagon with no AC, I have a > pretty good heat tolerance but was wondering if anyone made those old > canister style swamp coolers that fit onto a window? I've seen a couple > on bugs and vans in magazines, but they seem to be reconditioned ones? > Also thinking of a roof-mount fan to replace the skylight in the > high-top, I think an RV store would be fine for that. > > > Any other interior cooling tips? the 3 amp fan at www.fantasticvent.com > might be a good accessory too... > > Mark |
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