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GordonThree
Mar 12, 2015Explorer
If your hot weather is like mine here in Michigan, when it's hot it is also muggy... an uncomfortable combination.
Spend as much time in the water as possible... setup a sprinkler in your campsite to "play" in for a quick cool down, if permitted.
Wear the minimal amount of clothing that is socially acceptable. Drink lots of water so you can sweat a lot, that'll cool you down.
The stand alone / portable AC use more power than a dedicated unit, for the amount of heat they remove. A dehumidifer will only make things worse, as it discharges its hot dried air into the living space.
You'd need a few KW of solar to run even a tiny a/c unit, and it wouldn't help at night. You'd need a truck bed full of expensive batteries to power an A/C unit all night. I have 880 amp-hours of battery capacity and can run my 13.5k AC for about 2 hours before reaching the magic 50% used-capacity number everyone seems to work off of.
Honestly, if the campsite is that good, put up with the heat - otherwise, look for a site that offers electric.
Spend as much time in the water as possible... setup a sprinkler in your campsite to "play" in for a quick cool down, if permitted.
Wear the minimal amount of clothing that is socially acceptable. Drink lots of water so you can sweat a lot, that'll cool you down.
The stand alone / portable AC use more power than a dedicated unit, for the amount of heat they remove. A dehumidifer will only make things worse, as it discharges its hot dried air into the living space.
You'd need a few KW of solar to run even a tiny a/c unit, and it wouldn't help at night. You'd need a truck bed full of expensive batteries to power an A/C unit all night. I have 880 amp-hours of battery capacity and can run my 13.5k AC for about 2 hours before reaching the magic 50% used-capacity number everyone seems to work off of.
Honestly, if the campsite is that good, put up with the heat - otherwise, look for a site that offers electric.
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