What do you use to keep the heat down?
Went out to the camper a little while ago...whew! Even with the vent and a window opened, it was hotter than two Racoons in a wool sock. What does everyone uses to keep the interior cooled down an...
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Traveling in extreme heat...
A few years ago Janet and I were at Lake Mead... it was extremely hot, no breeze and no shade. The camper absorbed so much heat that we couldn't stand it... at midnight it was 115°F
We ran the generator and the airconditioner... an air conditioner will only drop the temperature about 30°F.... so the temperature inside the camper was still more than 85°
The walls of the camper were HOT... it was miserable... the sun had been down for hours... I went out and laid on a picnic table... exhausted. (We were boondocking at a roadside pull-off)
When it gets that hot... nothing you can do to a camper will help very much
We also cover our windows with the aluminized bubble wrap in cold weather... and in hot weather if we are using the airconditioner.
The real problem is the amount of heat absorbed by the walls and roof. We park our camper so that the back of the refrigerator is facing north to help keep the fridge and freezer at optimum conditions.
another thought... someone mentioned solar panels... you might note that PVSolar panels are at their peak when they are 77°F (25°C) or less... heat creats electrical resistance above 77° and the resistance climbs with temperature increase.
A few years ago Janet and I were at Lake Mead... it was extremely hot, no breeze and no shade. The camper absorbed so much heat that we couldn't stand it... at midnight it was 115°F
We ran the generator and the airconditioner... an air conditioner will only drop the temperature about 30°F.... so the temperature inside the camper was still more than 85°
The walls of the camper were HOT... it was miserable... the sun had been down for hours... I went out and laid on a picnic table... exhausted. (We were boondocking at a roadside pull-off)
When it gets that hot... nothing you can do to a camper will help very much
We also cover our windows with the aluminized bubble wrap in cold weather... and in hot weather if we are using the airconditioner.
The real problem is the amount of heat absorbed by the walls and roof. We park our camper so that the back of the refrigerator is facing north to help keep the fridge and freezer at optimum conditions.
another thought... someone mentioned solar panels... you might note that PVSolar panels are at their peak when they are 77°F (25°C) or less... heat creats electrical resistance above 77° and the resistance climbs with temperature increase.
