Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:11:37 -0600
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From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Portable Air Conditioner
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Hey DaveB
I'm not much of an AC KindaGuy so I usually just ignore these conversations but I'm curious as to why you would choose
to Waste your PassengerSeat Area by putting AC Equip' in it ~ Why not put the whole unit in the DriverSeat & Vent it out that
window so its out of the way ~
I like the Noria for an Option ~ I would make a Mount for It in the LuggageRack & Create an Access/PassageWayBoot thru
the Front of the Tent ~ Seems to me that that placement of a lot of the WindowUnits would be Nicer than having to work through
the Issues of how to Hang 1 on a window ~ The Noria looks to be small enough to either leave up there for the whole trip or make
the AccessPort such that you could just slide the whole thing through once the Tent is Up ~
ORR ~ DeanB
On 21 Apr , 2016, at 6:43 PM, David Bjorkman wrote:
> 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.
>
> Dave B.
>
> 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.
>
>
> On 04/21/16, Jim Felder<jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> A list member pointed out that I mistyped the URL in the original post,
> it's http://www.climaterightair.com
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 11:58 AM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Once while camping I saw a guy in a teardrop who had a self-contained
> > external AC/Heater unit, completely weatherized for use outdoors, that sat
> > on the ground and had a tube going inside his camper. It was very slick. I
> > just found my pictures of it, it's called ClimateRight
> > climeaterightair.com 800-7-climate.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 10:23 AM Ned Savoie <ned@harbourlight.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Might this be an answer for those looking for relief from a portable AC?
> >>
> >> http://www.gizmag.com/noria-air-conditioner/42915/
> >>
> >> Ned
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Ned Savoie
> >> Creative Director
> >>
> >> Harbour Light Strategic Marketing
> >> Savvy Software, Inc.
> >> 621A Islington Street
> >> Portsmouth, NH 03801
> >>
> >> [Telephone] 603.427.2821
> >> [Facsimile] 603.427.0938
> >> [Mobile] 603.828.2400
> >>
> >
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