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yankeeslover
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Mar 09, 2015

What temperature do you keep thermostat on while camping.

Just curious what others keep their temps at? I have digital thermostat and owners manual recommendeds 68 using furnace and 72 using AC. I camp in the adirondacks and keep furnace on 62 at night and 68 during day if we're in camper and during summer keep AC on 72. I think this summer I may keep AC even lower at 68. Seems camper gets too stuffy even with windows open and my max fan on all night. How do you folks do it? Do you find it stuffy without AC?
  • Heat we set at 60-62 at night, turn it up for a cycle or 2 in the worning to take the chill out and before bed we turn it on for a cycle or 2 while getting ready for bed. During the day we are usually out so we just set it at 60 so it will run a little if needed.

    We rarely open the windows, generally just run the trailer fan all the time and if warm put the AC on usually around 66 or so.
  • Whatever temp makes the wife happy. In the winter 68° during the day and 65° at night. Summer 72° most of the time. I have a ceiling fan that helps keep the air moving and a small fan in the bedroom.
  • robsouth wrote:
    Mandalay Parr wrote:
    I set at whatever makes me comfortable....just like at at home.


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  • We set both furnaces at 50 at night - with window in the bedroom open, Fantastic Vent running on low if the outdoor temp is above 50.. Only exception is when it drops below zero, then we set the furnaces at 65 to keep the tanks warm.

    During the day we set the main furnace at 63, bedroom about 75 first thing in the AM and then off the rest of the time unless temps are below freezing.

    As far as the stuffy AC goes. Set it to run the fan all the time and let the compressor cycle with the temp. You should do this in sticks and bricks as well. Keeps the air moving, the temps more even, and the compressor should run less.

    We rarely use the AC at night, only in FL when it is hot AND humid. Then even with the AC fan running full time we find we need a small fan running in the bedroom to keep the air circulating comfortably.

    Without the AC at night we keep the Fantastic Vent in the bedroom running all night with window at foot of bed open. We also have windows on both sides of the slide at the head of the bed so we can open those as well. Since those small windows only have one locked position at full open, we keep a set of 4 short dowels of varying length that we can use to prop the windows open just a little. Ceiling vent has a cover so rain is no issue.
  • Mandalay Parr wrote:
    I set at whatever makes me comfortable....just like at at home.


    x2
  • On heat using furnaces on propane, about 65 during the day. At night, keep the front about 60 and the bedroom about 64. If on electricity, use one electric heater pointed towards the back set on a medium setting. I'd say it keeps it about 64.

    On AC, about 76.

    Bill