National Parks June/ July... A/C needed?
Hi, We are taking a 1 month trip out west (from PA) starting June 17th. All of our National Park campsites are no hookups and I'm trying to decide if I should buy a generator to run the A/C at tim...
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Agree with the others that most of those parks will cool down enough at night to require a light jacket. There is no humidity, except at Olympia, so daytime sweat actually dries. You won't have to change shirts 3 times a day like on a hot day on the East Coast and you will be able to sleep without a problem.
We spent 3 months on a summer RV trip through the western US to Canada and Alaska without a generator and never ran the AC except at a few RV parks in the Lower 48. We had two Group 24, 12v deep cycle batteries, changed all our light bulbs to LEDs before the trip, and took a heavy blanket to put over the bedspread on cool nights. We also had a Little Buddy propane heater that we used instead of the furnace to help extend the batteries. Just be sure to crack a window (we used the kitchen window) and the roof vent (we used the bathroom vent fan vent, but didn't run the fan) to provide some oxygen to the heater.
PS--Almost forgot. One way to beat the heat at Canyonlands is to stay at the Kayenta CG at Dead Horse Point State Park. They have electrical hookups, although it seems like they may have only been 15A. But well-worth checking out on ReserveAmerica because you have the most spectacular views anywhere of the confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers at Dead Horse Point. And, as a bonus, it is a IDSA-recognized dark skies park and the nighttime stargazing is just as spectacular.
Have a great trip!
We spent 3 months on a summer RV trip through the western US to Canada and Alaska without a generator and never ran the AC except at a few RV parks in the Lower 48. We had two Group 24, 12v deep cycle batteries, changed all our light bulbs to LEDs before the trip, and took a heavy blanket to put over the bedspread on cool nights. We also had a Little Buddy propane heater that we used instead of the furnace to help extend the batteries. Just be sure to crack a window (we used the kitchen window) and the roof vent (we used the bathroom vent fan vent, but didn't run the fan) to provide some oxygen to the heater.
PS--Almost forgot. One way to beat the heat at Canyonlands is to stay at the Kayenta CG at Dead Horse Point State Park. They have electrical hookups, although it seems like they may have only been 15A. But well-worth checking out on ReserveAmerica because you have the most spectacular views anywhere of the confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers at Dead Horse Point. And, as a bonus, it is a IDSA-recognized dark skies park and the nighttime stargazing is just as spectacular.
Have a great trip!
