Full-time in the Arizona heat

A lot of these hot weather recommendations include putting something in the roof vents.

Why is this necessary if you have vent covers over the vents? Vent covers prevent the sun from heating the vents themselves and also provide a layer of air insulation between the vent cover and the vent.

Our vents do not introduce heat into the interior of the coach in hot weather, but they do have vent covers permanently mounted on the roof over them to keep the sun, rain, snow, sleet, and hail off the vents. I wouldn't have an RV without vent covers over it's vents. Our vent covers allow the vents themselves to be completely open for ventilation in any kind of weather conditions.

jackM85308 wrote:
Apache Junction

Humm, Apache Junction in the summer. I would recommend that indoor RV and Boat storage place near US60 and Idaho for the RV and for you, maybe the Gold Canyon Resort and Spa. It's going to be a bit lonely as some of those RV places shut down in the summer and those that are open are like ghost towns after 6 am when the sun comes up.

The best advice is make sure your RV is well protected from heat transfer. If you don't have them, get those reflective sun shields for all the windows and for any roof vents.

Also make sure the RV property has the ability to provide the power you will need for A/C during the peak periods. With so few paying guest, limiting electrical usage may be their way of breaking even.

Apache Junction

jackM85308 wrote:
Has anyone stay full-time in an RV park in Arizona during the heat of the summer if so what did you do to stay comfortable?

Can you be a bit more specific as to where in AZ you're looking? You could see temperature differences of 40 to 50 degrees depending on where in the state you are. Trying to cope with 120 degrees is not he same as if the highs are 85 degrees. Location???

Depending how big your rig is determines a lot. 2 roof ACs in a large unit will be marginal. A friend of mine has 32' Artic Fox fiver. He put a window unit in and it made a big difference plus was much more efficient. Silver bubble paper in the windows also helps, the only drawback is it's like being in a cave. Put Styrofoam in the roof vents and put silver bubble in the shower dome. Never leave with your awning out. Wrap your water hoses with pipe insulation. You won't need to run your water heater. Also foam insulation on slide roofs helps keep some of the heat from the slide. The park has about 156 sites and about 8/10 fulltime residents.

Arizonans leave for the summer.

All of these come with wheels. At the very least, head up to Payson or Flagstaff for the summer.

Couple people told me they install small window AC units and they say that really does the trick much more efficient and less costly anyone ever tried that?

Use awnings if you can. You may have to run your AC 24/7...in Phoenix (or AJ) it can be 90 degrees at night.

Like others wrote, best to head to higher elevation...within AZ if you want to stay close.

If you don't have two ACs, I wouldn't do it. You might be able to install a swamp cooler in an RV window.

Buy an autoformer because sure as shooting the park voltage will dip during the summer months.

If you have a dog, buy pet shoes otherwise you risk burning the dog's feet.

If possible, try a summer getaway to a mountain campground (> 7000') as it's cooler up there.

Keep in mind that when the summer monsoons hit, it becomes very humid as well as hot.