Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 22:16:57 -0400
Reply-To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Air conditioner
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I say go for it. get it and try it beforehand. if it's a failure you can
return it. It should be easy to make an adapter for whatever window you
want. If you use thin plywood it will fit in the window channels then just
close the window against it to hold it in place. As others have pointed
out, the thing will have to pull in some air from outside to makeup for
what it is blowing out. not the most efficient, but should still cool you
fine. You can experiment with where you "let" it bring in the makeup air.
Say you use the front passenger window as your exhaust. You could even
make a little grille in your window adapter to let in outside air right
there. Add some 4" collapsible dryer hose and direct it right to where it
sucks in.
People have done a thing where they have a portable AC unit in the luggage
rack and set it so it blows in through the screened window of the pop up.
Some fabric would need to be made to adapt the shape of the AC to the
opening. Then for travel you leave it up there and just strap it down.
would be better to have that weight lower of course but those ACs are a lot
lighter than they used to be.
Edward
On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 9:31 AM, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>
wrote:
> Hi all;
> As the wife and I prepare for our trip, we are worried about the hot late
> afternoons and nights. Being from MA, we are not used to the heat one
> experiences in the mid west. I'd like the list's feeling on this. A less
> expensive alternative to the window mount AC units I have seen on the list
> and elsewhere is a freestanding AC unit with the hose one hangs out a
> window. I have found a unit that is about 14x15" LxW and 30" high, 8K
> BTU. I figure I'll just strap it behind the drivers seat and on hot nights
> find a campground with electric and pay the price to sleep well. On my
> last trip, I can remember some sweaty nights with little sleep, and that
> was crossing the country much further north than Rt. 66. It was unpleasant
> enough with just me in the bus (wife flew out to meet me in CA (less rime
> off than me), and after Yellowstone, flew home from Denver) so I can
> imagine with 2 of us for the whole trip, that will double the discomfort.
> So does this option sound OK, or am I on the wrong track? If on the wrong
> track, why?
>
> Thanks for the input;
> Dave B.
>
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