Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 19:43:46 -0500
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From: David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Portable Air Conditioner
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0, 0, 0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><div> When I started this thread, I was looking for something with a small footprint, as floor space in a Westy is precious, and height not so much of a issue. I ended up getting a 8K BTU free standing unit. 12"x15", approx. 35lbs. Almost wish I had seen the noria before, but as we are leaving in 2.5 weeks we went the way we did. I wanted to test it out before leaving, and I indeed did that today. It actually got up to 77' F in my driveway in MA today. We tried the board across the seat method that was mentioned, and decided we didn't want to carry the plywood and leveling board. A little shaky too. We ended up deciding on putting it on top of our large (cross country) cooler just behind the front seats. I used the front table support to keep it steady. We then tried the vent window exhaust method, but even though the exhaust vent fit through the wing window, we found it to be hard to close the area around it. So using the window kit included with the unit, we installed the vent into the passenger front window. It worked well with just a 4 1/2" x 2" foam rectangle to fill the curve in the rear of the window. As we are only planning on using it on the "hot" section of Route 66 and parts of the Pacific Coast Highway, and only when we can't take it anymore and resort to a campground with electric, we decided we didn't need any more than what this portable unit gives us. When we are done traveling with it, it will be a nice addition to the home office, where the house A/C does not always effectively reach.<br /><br />Dave B.<br /><br />BTW, still looking for a friend in Erie (area) with an open driveway and that guy in St. Louie who has a large backyard often filled with friends with Vanagons. <br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div style="border-top:1px solid #bcbcbc;margin:5px 0px;"></div><span style="font-size:12;font-family:arial;color:#000000;">On 04/21/16, <span>Jim Felder<jim.felder@GMAIL.COM></span> wrote:</span><div> </div><div style="font-size:12;font-family:arial;color:#000000;">A list member pointed out that I mistyped the URL in the original post,<br />it's <a class="parsedLink" href="http://www.climaterightair.com" target="_blank">http://www.climaterightair.com</a><br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Jim<br /><br />On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 11:58 AM Jim Felder <<a class="parsedEmail" href="mailto:jim.felder@gmail.com" target="_blank">jim.felder@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br /><br />> Once while camping I saw a guy in a teardrop who had a self-contained<br />> external AC/Heater unit, completely weatherized for use outdoors, that sat<br />> on the ground and had a tube going inside his camper. It was very slick. I<br />> just found my pictures of it, it's called ClimateRight<br />> climeaterightair.com 800-7-climate.<br />><br />> Jim<br />><br />> On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 10:23 AM Ned Savoie <<a class="parsedEmail" href="mailto:ned@harbourlight.com" target="_blank">ned@harbourlight.com</a>> wrote:<br />><br />>> Might this be an answer for those looking for relief from a portable AC?<br />>><br />>> <a class="parsedLink" href="http://www.gizmag.com/noria-air-conditioner/42915/" target="_blank">http://www.gizmag.com/noria-air-conditioner/42915/</a><br />>><br />>> Ned<br />>><br />>> --<br />>><br />>> Ned Savoie<br />>> Creative Director<br />>><br />>> Harbour Light Strategic Marketing<br />>> Savvy Software, Inc.<br />>> 621A Islington Street<br />>> Portsmouth, NH 03801<br />>><br />>> [Telephone] 603.427.2821<br />>> [Facsimile] 603.427.0938<br />>> [Mobile] 603.828.2400<br />>><br />><br /></div></div>
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