Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:43:08 -0700
Reply-To: Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: AC While Camping
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I have been trying to hold back and not say anything to this thread.
I think a generator and AC are getting rediculous!! no wonder the
weather is so F@#Ked up these days.
The ford engine in my van puts out less emissions then a stock water
boxer
I try to have a full van load of people when i drive anywhere far
i bring bikes to cut down on driving once i get there
the list go's on but heres the kicker;
I DO THIS FOR YOU AND YOURS AS MUCH AS MYSELF IF NOT MORE ( i don't
have kids )
although I do think it is a persons choice to use AC or a generator
because they can go and buy it, it doesn't make it right ( or wrong I
guess)
you can rent a hooker too , do you want your sister ,daughter or mom
to be one?
you can take your hand, a gun maybe a knife and kill someone, should
you do this?
i think thats enough
this thread is funny we all feel the way we do.
I also think that comparing a heater in winter to AC in summer is
rediculous!!!
J
On 10-Jun-10, at 4:54 AM, mark drillock wrote:
> Yes, the Honda 2000 is very capable of continuously running a small AC
> unit. Even the smaller Honda 1000 can do almost it (but with more fuel
> consumption in my experience, among other drawbacks.)
>
> I'm not sure that the noise level would be acceptable with a window
> unit
> mounted entirely inside the van. The noise issue is one of my biggest
> objections to both the AC and generator use. I have not used them
> while
> camping exactly but at a small off the grid vacation home. With
> extreme
> heat and high humidity the need to survive over-rides the sound
> concerns
> at some point, or so I have found.
>
> I installed a 12 volt swamp cooler into my Westy front luggage rack
> many
> years ago. I cut a hole down through the ceiling between the front
> seats
> with the vent aimed to the rear bed. This came in handy for hot desert
> camping but eventually I found that 1 or 2 small 12 volt fans inside
> the
> van were enough 99% of the time after we also got a 3 window canvas. I
> removed the swamp cooler yesterday, and patched the roof hole.
>
> Every time I mention it people ask this so I will say it now. The
> swamp
> cooler was only for use while parked with the engine off. We put water
> in it only under low humidity conditions. The high rate of air
> exchange
> it provided made it great as just a fan but the power use was too high
> to be practical for continuous running other than a day or two without
> driving to charge the battery. A solar panel would help, or if camped
> with electrical hookup it could be fine.
>
> Mark
>
>
> Rob wrote:...............
>>
>> I've been thinking about building a small AC unit into the Vanagon.
>> Maybe where the refrigerator is, maybe under the rear seat... The
>> unit would be permanently installed and vented to put the hot air
>> outside. In my mind I picture vents to the outside that look like the
>> engine inlet vents on the old type2. If not that then the luggage
>> rack mounted unit looks the cleanest.
>> Any thoughts on where to mount one inside?
>>
>> On a side note I have heard that the Honda 2000 has the 'oomph' to
>> power a small AC unit, anyone have any experience with that?
>>
>>
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