soos wrote:
We spent an entire summer in Lake Havasu City, which is actually warmer than Phoenix.
We were in our Mobile Suites. We were able to maintain an interior temperature of 76-78* all summer, even though the exterior temperature rarely went below 100- at night.
We were careful which site we picked so our patio did not face west.
We set up sunshades on both sides of the rig, making sure the refrigerator was protected from the sun- we used a gray tarp for that section. None of it was pretty but it worked.
We kept all shades closed most of the time, and put insulating material in the windows that we really never cared about opening.
We have 2 air conditioners and from mid June to the end of August, neither one of them ever shut off, but as I said, we were able to keep it cool enough to feel very comfy. My bigger complait was that even using straight cold water, the water was too warm to take a shower.
We were lucky, we also have a truck camper so we took it on weekends and went to Flagstaff where it was significantly cooler.
One of my worries was the cat. I wouldn't go too far because if we had left him home and lost power, I don't think he would have survived long. he always came in the camper with us.
So, we did it, but it did have the feel of cave dwelling.
Great info, Thanks , Sue! It sounds like a Mobile Suites is the way to do this.
