Date:         Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:38:46 -0500
Reply-To:     Ry <rylincoln@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Ry <rylincoln@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: AC While Camping - Portable Unit
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I have seen plenty of these stand alone portable a/c units and they have all
had a flexible vent hose to channel the hot exhaust air away that could
easily be adapted to vent out any open window with a simple rigid cardboard
cut to fit tight or some other similar easily workable and cheap material.

Of course you have to deal with the thing sitting inside the van, taking up
valuable living space.

I know you were joking about the eye popping but...there would be no need to
open a window, you're gonna get fresh air coming in plenty of places(front
dash vents especially)

Curious how much amp hour reserve(number of batteries at least) you have in
your van to run an a/c all night, or do you run a generator?

peace,
-Ry
http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln


On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@gmail.com>wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 7:09 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:
>
> > That thing appears to be for the sole purpose of blasting cool air in 1
> > direction. It appears geared to cool a workers in a set location. Note
> the
> > hot air output is on the side of the unit and just sends hot air out of
> the
> > unit.  Theoretically, if you used that inside your sealed van without
> that
> > hot air vented to the outside it's just going to get hotter in inside.
> >
> >
> It's worth noting that not only must you vent such an A/C unit to the
> outside, but you must also leave some kind of window or other space open
> for
> fresh air to enter the van at a rate equal to that of the vented air, lest
> you cause a vacuum and then your eyes pop out of your head a la Total
> Recall.
>
> Okay, well I was serious for a minute there, anyway. I have a Sharp
> roll-away A/C unit in my music studio and I have one special wall vent
> designed for exhaust to the outside and another vent designed as a fresh
> air
> inlet. Yes, that means that hot outside air is always coming into the room
> to be cooled. That's one reason the portable devices are not very
> efficient.
>
> Now back to Vanagon content re: keeping cool. If I could find a single
> replacement screen for a sliding Westy window for $30 or less I'd be really
> happy.
>