We are about to start looking for a home in the Phoenix area and need to be in the area to do so. We are in a 2011 HR Endeavor with 3 AC units.We know the temps are brutal in Phoenix in the coming months and that RV's don't do near as well in such heat as a house does... but just how bad will it be for us in the RV in 100+ degrees?I know we will probably need to run the AC units full time while there during summer... is it possible to keep a coach like ours comfortable in 100+ degree weather?Are we crazy to consider this option???==========U P D A T E==============FAST FORWARDING TO TODAY... AUGUST 6TH...FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE LATEST POSTS IN THIS THREAD... WE ARE PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE HERE IN THE PHOENIX AREA, IN OUR COACH, RUNNING JUST 2 OF OUR 3 AC UNITS!!!WE HAVE BEEN HERE IN PHOENIX WITH OUR COACH FOR OVER A MONTH NOW (JULY INTO AUGUST) AND WE ARE LOVING IT.? NO SILVER FOIL NEEDED OVER THE WINDOWS. ? NO NEED TO BLACK OUT ALL THE WINDOWS.? AWNING PROVIDES GOOD SHADE TO MAJOR WINDOWS.? NO AUXILLARY AC UNIT NEEDED. ? NO SHADED OVERHEAD STRUCTURE NEEDED. ? WE ONLY NEED TO USE TWO OF OUR 3 AVAILABLE ROOFTOP AC UNITS.WHEN THE TEMPS HIT 110+, WE MAY USE ALL THREE NOW AND THEN, BUT WE HAVE FOUND THAT WE HAVE NO WORRIES ABOUT THE TEMPS WITH THIS WONDERFUL COACH - IT'S A KEEPER!THANKS, ALL.

It can be done but it is not for me. Lived most of my life in the heat and I hopefully will never have to do it again. I do not see the benefits of moving to a hotter than hell location. Could not even imagine running my AC all the time.Pogoil.

Pogoil wrote:It can be done but it is not for me. Lived most of my life in the heat and I hopefully will never have to do it again. I do not see the benefits of moving to a hotter than hell location. Could not even imagine running my AC all the time.Pogoil.X2 from a previous Las Vegas resident.

Yes, it can be done, but you will only get the temperature down 20 - 25 degrees from what it is at the present time.Try to park in the shade if possible.Don't be going in & out all day.Close all shades & blinds.If you have an awning - use it!If it get's too windy - close it!I just looked at the weather for Lake Havasu and it's 112 right now and will go up each day. Friday: 125Sat: 127and then drops off a little for 4 or 5 days!Drink lots of fluids (not beer) & RELAX!!Good Luck & Drive Safe!

It can be done! When were in Lake Havasu, AZ. in early October it's around 103* we have a Winnebago with 2 AC's and were at 83* inside the coach. It's very hard to properly cool in Arizona due to there's very little humidity and AC units work off of humidity. Lake Havasu is about 1,500 lower in elevation than Phoenix and on most 100* day's the humidity is around 8. What we found to work best for us is if possible park under a shade tree, get a chrome reflector type windshield sunshade, and start cooling your coach down in the early in the AM as possible. Also, if you don't have them get a shade protector for your tires (wheel cover for your tires), that hot sun and the UV Rays will cause ozone cracks in older tires. I tried cooling my coach down with water my first time in AZ. and what a mistake that was! The water is so hard it left large water spots all over the coach. It made the windows hard to see out of. And if you wash your coach or car do it in the shade and wipe the water off as quickly as possibly, never wash in AZ. out in the sun. And for drinking water we never drink anything in Arizona but, RO Water (reverse osmosis). The PH in AZ. is about 6.5 (very hard water) where in Washington State most places it's 8.5. We also go to laundry mats that feature soft water to wash our clothes in! All of this info is just IMHO, thru experiences the wife and I have been thru in AZ. (3 years in AZ.). Good Luck and Happy trails! I'll be down there in AZ. for 6-7 months in October.

They are showing 112 plus today for Phoenix. Was there the first part of the week and it was hot. Both AC were running all the time. Your show 3 AC. should be OK. As stated shade, water and close off all windows with something. Have fun, we did. And don't turn them off if you get cool.

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mena661
Explorer
Aug 08, 2013
DHart wrote:

==========U P D A T E==============
FAST FORWARDING TO TODAY... AUGUST 6TH

...FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE LATEST POSTS IN THIS THREAD... WE ARE PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE HERE IN THE PHOENIX AREA, IN OUR COACH, RUNNING JUST 2 OF OUR 3 AC UNITS!!!

WE HAVE BEEN HERE IN PHOENIX WITH OUR COACH FOR OVER A MONTH NOW (JULY INTO AUGUST) AND WE ARE LOVING IT.

? NO SILVER FOIL NEEDED OVER THE WINDOWS.

? NO NEED TO BLACK OUT ALL THE WINDOWS.

? AWNING PROVIDES GOOD SHADE TO MAJOR WINDOWS.

? NO AUXILLARY AC UNIT NEEDED.

? NO SHADED OVERHEAD STRUCTURE NEEDED.

? WE ONLY NEED TO USE TWO OF OUR 3 AVAILABLE ROOFTOP AC UNITS.

WHEN THE TEMPS HIT 110+, WE MAY USE ALL THREE NOW AND THEN, BUT WE HAVE FOUND THAT WE HAVE NO WORRIES ABOUT THE TEMPS WITH THIS WONDERFUL COACH - IT'S A KEEPER!

THANKS, ALL.
See!!! Told ya you wouldn't have a problem!
rockhillmanor
Explorer II
Aug 08, 2013
2gypsies wrote:
Quote From Rockhillmanor: "You asked what it would be like on 6-27 sounds more like 10 days not "over a month now" and why would you ask how it was going to be if you already knew and now you don't want any of our replies screaming in caps?"

Whoa...he asked on June 27 and it's now August 7. That's more than 10 days. That's a month and 10 days.

Thanks for pointing out my oops. It must be the sun.
I decided to stay thru the summer down here in Florida instead of heading back North.
What a big mistake.

I think I got the all caps thing right though! :B
2gypsies1
Explorer III
Aug 08, 2013
Quote From Rockhillmanor: "You asked what it would be like on 6-27 sounds more like 10 days not "over a month now" and why would you ask how it was going to be if you already knew and now you don't want any of our replies screaming in caps?"

Whoa...he asked on June 27 and it's now August 7. That's more than 10 days. That's a month and 10 days.
slemnah
Explorer
Aug 08, 2013
I purchased my motorhome in Scottsdale and the day we swapped all of our belongings it was 119 degrees. Our old motorhome with 2 air conditioners had difficulty staying cool however the new Panther with 3 units did a good job.
rockhillmanor
Explorer II
Aug 07, 2013
DHart wrote:
MustangGT... you must have missed some posts here. First... the roof on my coach is not black... it's white. There is some black on the upper side walls. But none of that matters anyway...

...FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE RECENT POSTS... WE ARE PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE HERE IN THE PHOENIX AREA, IN OUR COACH, RUNNING JUST 2 OF OUR 3 AC UNITS!!!

WE HAVE BEEN HERE IN PHOENIX WITH OUR COACH FOR OVER A MONTH NOW AND LOVING IT.

? NO SILVER FOIL NEEDED .

? NO NEED TO BLACK OUT ALL THE WINDOWS.

? AWNING PROVIDES GOOD SHADE TO MAJOR WINDOWS.

? NO AUXILLARY AC UNIT NEEDED.

? NO SHADED OVERHEAD STRUCTURE NEEDED.

WE'RE HAPPY AS CLAMS IN THIS GREAT COACH AND ONLY NEED TO USE TWO OF OUR 3 AC UNITS.

WHEN THE TEMPS HIT 110+, WE MAY USE ALL THREE, BUT NO WORRIES ABOUT THE TEMPS WITH THIS COACH - IT'S A KEEPER!

THANKS, ALL.

WE HAVE BEEN HERE IN PHOENIX WITH OUR COACH FOR OVER A MONTH NOW
AND LOVING IT.

:? Posted By: DHart on 06/27/13
03:25pm

We know the temps are brutal in Phoenix in the coming months and that RV's don't do near as well in such heat as a house does... but just how bad will it be for us in the RV in 100+ degrees?

You asked what it would be like on 6-27 sounds more like 10 days not "over a month now" and why would you ask how it was going to be if you already knew and now you don't want any of our replies screaming in caps? :?
DHart
Explorer
Aug 06, 2013
MustangGT... you must have missed some posts here. First... the roof on my coach is not black... it's white. There is some black on the upper side walls. But none of that matters anyway...

...FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE RECENT POSTS... WE ARE PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE HERE IN THE PHOENIX AREA, IN OUR COACH, RUNNING JUST 2 OF OUR 3 AC UNITS!!!

WE HAVE BEEN HERE IN PHOENIX WITH OUR COACH FOR OVER A MONTH NOW AND LOVING IT.

? NO SILVER FOIL NEEDED .

? NO NEED TO BLACK OUT ALL THE WINDOWS.

? AWNING PROVIDES GOOD SHADE TO MAJOR WINDOWS.

? NO AUXILLARY AC UNIT NEEDED.

? NO SHADED OVERHEAD STRUCTURE NEEDED.

WE'RE HAPPY AS CLAMS IN THIS GREAT COACH AND ONLY NEED TO USE TWO OF OUR 3 AC UNITS.

WHEN THE TEMPS HIT 110+, WE MAY USE ALL THREE, BUT NO WORRIES ABOUT THE TEMPS WITH THIS COACH - IT'S A KEEPER!

THANKS, ALL.
MustangGT
Explorer
Aug 06, 2013
Alabama-ite here. We get too much sun too, but not THAT much.
Anyway, the temps inside your coach could drop significantly if your exterior walls and roof were light colored. As your's are not, and you even have a black roof, your RV will be a heat sponge. You might want to think about getting at least the roof painted a brilliant white. Just my 2 cents.
2gypsies1
Explorer III
Aug 06, 2013
DHart wrote:

So, those of you who said we would be fine were absolutely RIGHT! :-)

Thanks to everyone who replied. We're loving being here, even in mid summer.

We are in escrow now for a home north of Dynamite/Rio Verde Dr. in unincorporated Scottsdale between 136th St. and 144th St. on acreage.

Knew you could do it! Your new home area is in a very nice area. . . daughter lives a little north of it. For a big city we like the Phoenix area and the ease in getting around with the 202s, 101s, etc. :) Enjoy!
rockhillmanor
Explorer II
Aug 06, 2013
DHart wrote:
havasu wrote:
DHart wrote:
gatorcq wrote:
Go to home depot or lowes, search for a roll 4ftx24ft insulation barrier. foil on both sides with bubble wrap in the middle. Don't care how you install it or hang it. But it would work better on the outside. This will keep the heat out, make rig dark and will allow the AC to work efficiency. We live outside of Apache Junction, base of the Superstition mountains and know too well about the heat. But this stuff really works. Summer = Outside, Winter = inside.

How would you guys recommend attaching the foil/bubble wrap insulation to the outside of the coach?

As long as you have external window covers, just slide it up under the cover - putting it on the outside of the window is 100% better then being on the inside - but it assumes that you have outside covers.

No window covers on my coach. any suggestions as to how to secure the foil/bubble wrap material to the outside of the windows?

You are actually thinking of putting duct tape on the outside of your coach? :E

By gawd just pick up several van windshield sun shades from Walmart. They fit 'perfectly' under the day night shades. No tape no velcro. Will cut the sun coming in dramatically and can be removed easily.

Yes you can sit in a MH in extreme heat conditions BUT you have to cover each and every window and roof vent, and cover the entire front windshield. It's like sitting in a dark cave 24 7's. 3 or 4 AC units is still not going to get the job done. This isn't your stick built house back home. Anyway you look at it it's a vehicle. With a very big windshield and side windows that are not thermopane.

Did it ONCE will never do it again in a MH. Anyway you look at it sitting in a blackened out MH all day and night is IMHO not my idea of having fun RV'ing. Just saying.
DHart
Explorer
Aug 06, 2013
Thanks, Michael. After looking around the Phoenix area, we easily decided that was the area we liked best. Nicely removed from the metroplex, but still just a few minutes away from Scottsdale for shopping and dining. Views of Four Peaks off to the east and McDowell mountains to the south.

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