Are there any brave souls camping in the PNW during the heat wave. Are people using their RV and its AC to beat the heat? Has the sound of generators increased?

We’re camping in our driveway. Only AC we have. Generator noise increases every time the constant AC and other draws smoke the circuit the camper is plugged into !!

I thought due to lack of AC in homes that people moved to RV. Also due to stress on the electrical grid generator use would increase.Be safe with generator use and direct exhaust away and don't refuel a hot machine.

Not camping per se but I'm here with my TT parked at home in a car port and I'm surprised how well it's doing. Temp outside was 108+ today and the 15K AC is easily keeping it 75 inside and even the Norcold fridge is staying cool. In fact, I had to turn the fridge down because it was only 33 inside. In fairness, the trailer gets very little direct sun but still, I'm impressed.Thankfully, we have central air in the house otherwise we'd be in the trailer.EDIT: OK, temp now 107 and one whole side is in the evening sun. After my wife made dinner in there and used the oven (she just had to have tater tots with her cheeseburger..). AC has slipped to 80 inside (set to 75). Turned fridge down to 4 and it's 35 inside.I guess we would not have used the oven if we were staying in it and I could turn on the second AC. Still, pretty good performance for an overgrown styrofoam cooler.

Have been at Palo Dura Canyon SP before when it was 105 and my 2 A/Cs kept the 5er comfortable.

Wife and I went camping Jun 18th for three days. Ambient temp was 100° and rising at the campgrounds on our first day. AC compressor would trip the breaker within minutes. Unbearable temp reached 113° inside so we left the trailer and drove home. Returned the next morning and towed the trailer back home. I had problems with the AC tripping the breaker last year so I replaced the capacitor and added a hard start capacitor. Tested it out and had no further problem until last week's camping.With the heat wave we've having, I decide to just replace the AC with new, so swapped the existing 11 yr old last week and finished yesterday. Today's ambient temp was 100° and inside was a comfortable 78° at the minimum temp setting. Happy wife, happy life.We're headed out this Friday for a week's camping.

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hotjag1
Explorer II
Jun 29, 2021
We are in triple digits here in NCW, but we are heading out tomorrow to the top of Sherman Pass(highest pass in WA). There are a few lakes in that area also.
The temps up there are supposed to be in the mid to low 90's which is fine with us. It sure beats a 110 degrees or higher at our house in Chelan.
S_Davis
Explorer
Jun 29, 2021
North of Seattle we were at 111 degrees with about 52% humidity, i lived in Fallon Nevada and went through some 115 degree days there that didn’t feel as hot.
BCSnob
Explorer
Jun 29, 2021
bgum wrote:
No mention of humidity. Does that mean the heat is a dry heat? That would make it a little more bearable.
The DC area has been a bit warm (not hot like the those in the NW) in the low to mid 90s; fortunately the RH has only been ~50%.

It’s been hot getting the TT ready over the weekend for my trip tomorrow; it didn’t take long for me to be dripping sweat.
afidel
Explorer II
Jun 29, 2021
bgum wrote:
No mention of humidity. Does that mean the heat is a dry heat? That would make it a little more bearable.

Portland was 20% RH yesterday when they hit their record 115 high (prior to this past weekend their record was 107, set in 1965 and 1981), still a bit higher than places like Yuma and Death Valley that normally see those temps but not so high as to stop sweating from being effective.
bgum
Explorer
Jun 29, 2021
No mention of humidity. Does that mean the heat is a dry heat? That would make it a little more bearable.
bikendan
Explorer
Jun 29, 2021
bgum wrote:
Are there any brave souls camping in the PNW during the heat wave. Are people using their RV and its AC to beat the heat? Has the sound of generators increased?

our house is only 5 years old and we have a modern heat pump system. it has managed to keep us cool during this PNW heat wave. didn't have to jump in our TT.
rhagfo
Explorer III
Jun 29, 2021
Well full time host, in a park just west of Portland site gets direct sun from sunrise until about 2pm. Single 15k in 32’ 5er, temps out side 115, inside about 85.
kwplot34
Explorer
Jun 29, 2021
Our 2 previous motor homes only had 1 A/C which did not work well in the heat of the day with the sun hitting it, so we purchased a Vornado fan to help circulate air had it blowing to the back of the coach to help cool the bedroom and it made a big difference. Now we have 2 A/C units and keeping cool is no issue but we still use the fan to circulate air.
Seon
Explorer II
Jun 29, 2021
Wife and I went camping Jun 18th for three days. Ambient temp was 100° and rising at the campgrounds on our first day. AC compressor would trip the breaker within minutes. Unbearable temp reached 113° inside so we left the trailer and drove home. Returned the next morning and towed the trailer back home. I had problems with the AC tripping the breaker last year so I replaced the capacitor and added a hard start capacitor. Tested it out and had no further problem until last week's camping.

With the heat wave we've having, I decide to just replace the AC with new, so swapped the existing 11 yr old last week and finished yesterday.
Today's ambient temp was 100° and inside was a comfortable 78° at the minimum temp setting. Happy wife, happy life.
We're headed out this Friday for a week's camping.
BB_TX
Nomad
Jun 29, 2021
Have been at Palo Dura Canyon SP before when it was 105 and my 2 A/Cs kept the 5er comfortable.