Worth replacing AC unit on Arctic Fox or not?
Well, for offseason discussion, here's one... Our old camper in my sig had a short unfortunate encounter with something that smashed the AC unit beyond repair. Think I told the story on here, but, ...
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Trackrig wrote:
I was over the on the other side of the hills this summer at the hydro-plane races in the Tri-Cities where it was 105F, my AC ran for 14 hours a day for three days. You might venture a little further out someday and need it.
Bill
My thoughts as well. I don't use the AC much on the west side of the Cascades, but it is a life saver on any east of the mountains summertime travel.
I did install the optional heater element to our AC unit. When I am hooked up at a campground, I use their power to heat my camper rather than burning my propane.
Here's the thing.... We refer to truck campers as the 'versatile RV'. Do I use the AC on every trip? Nope. Does having the AC increase the versatility of my truck camper? Yup!
As for hydro races.... We used to be involved in hobby class racing (5 liter stock class) in the PNW. Pre-dates our truck camper and we had a tent. Makes us appreciate the camper now!
-Eric
