man its hot !!

Bordercollie wrote:
I wonder how comfortable full timers are in typical Class C's in really hot weather despite all of the things that can be done to help survive the heat. Maybe they find a library, senior citizen's center or movie theatre.to get through the hottest times of the day.

I don't know about full timers, but we camp seasonally for 4 months. Right now we are in the middle of a heat wave. The curb side faces due west and we have little shade. It's been in the mid-90s with high humidity for a few days and will continue for 4 or 5 more days. Our 13.5k A/C cools the camper fine.

Yesterday the outside temp was 96 while the inside temp was 75. The A/C runs a lot, but it keeps the camper cool. When it gets this hot, we usually close off the back half of the camper (we have a pocket door between the front half and the back bedrooms) and open two of the vents on the A/C unit so it pours most of the cold air into the front half. That allows the A/C to cycle more often. It still runs a lot, but not constantly. The back half of the camper stays cool enough.

We also have a thermal curtain between the cab and the house and that really helps keep the heat in the cab. It is surprising how much warmer the cab is when the curtain is kept closed.

-Michael