FURNACE CREEK, Death Valley in the Summer.
With FHU has anyone camped in June. Will 2 A/C keep my 30 foot 5er cool. It does not need to be cold only cool enough to sleep. Or am I crazy . . . :R
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With the forecast calling for highs in the upper 80's, we ventured west to east from 395 through the valley in late September. BIG mistake! By 1000 we had gotten to Panamint Springs and it was 110 and the climb up and out from there generated the highest coolant and trans fluid temps I have ever seen {225/230}.
Weather forecasts in DV are not to be trusted just about any time of year. We made it out to Pahrump but as noted our frig was working overtime without much in the way of good results.
To answer the OP's original question... YES, you are crazy if you venture into DV in June. :B
You might get away with it but why put you, your family and the rig through it? If anything goes wrong {breakdowns, flat tire etc.} it is going to be a huge problem very quickly. Roadside assistance and cell coverage are spread pretty thin. Death Valley is amazing but choose your moment carefully and then you can enjoy... safely.
I am in the early planning stages of the Iron Butt Association's Heaven to Hell endurance ride from Pike's Peak to Bad Water. It will be tricky balancing the weather on each end of this {motorcycle} ride. Don't want to get summer temps in DV or winter on Pike's Peak. Hoping for a weather window in late April - mid May.... either way it should be a hell of a ride. {see, I do know a little bit about crazy... LMAO}.
As always.... Opinions and YMMV.
:C
Weather forecasts in DV are not to be trusted just about any time of year. We made it out to Pahrump but as noted our frig was working overtime without much in the way of good results.
To answer the OP's original question... YES, you are crazy if you venture into DV in June. :B
You might get away with it but why put you, your family and the rig through it? If anything goes wrong {breakdowns, flat tire etc.} it is going to be a huge problem very quickly. Roadside assistance and cell coverage are spread pretty thin. Death Valley is amazing but choose your moment carefully and then you can enjoy... safely.
I am in the early planning stages of the Iron Butt Association's Heaven to Hell endurance ride from Pike's Peak to Bad Water. It will be tricky balancing the weather on each end of this {motorcycle} ride. Don't want to get summer temps in DV or winter on Pike's Peak. Hoping for a weather window in late April - mid May.... either way it should be a hell of a ride. {see, I do know a little bit about crazy... LMAO}.
As always.... Opinions and YMMV.
:C
