a/c for a RTT?

[AmishMike]

Any ideas on keeping a RTT cool at night when parked at a conventional campground with full hook-ups? The campgrounds in question only has full hook up sites, so why not take advantage of it.
If there were some decent portable a/c units awesome, if not then any suggestions on small fans?

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[smlobx]

Don’t have any personal experience but I did a quick search and came up with this article...

https://www.rvingknowhow.com/portable-air-conditioners-for-rv/

Keep in mind that with a rtt you will have a lot of btu loss due to the nature of the walls and ceiling

 

[AmishMike]

#smlobx thanks, I saw those but also found this- https://www.zerobreeze.com/pages/mark2
They start at $1,000- but are only 16 lbs. and get decent reviews. I think that I am going that way but it will be several months until I can give any kind of opinion on it.
I agree that normally a tent has zero insulation but our Toro has zip in insulation and people swear by it in the cold. It should work to insulate the hot out too, but at what point are you defeating your purpose? I wonder what the temperature needs to be outside to make it worth the insulation in the heat and is it really only necessary in the sunlight or all night?
Man this is a long way from my old painted linen sack.

 

[smlobx]

I remember when the first version came out but there were several problems with it. If you do get a gen 2 unit please let me know what you think of it. It would be a great option if it works.

 

[AmishMike]

Tried the Zero-Breeze yesterday. It was 84*F out and that thing blew nice cold air! Should have put a thermometer into the duct to see what the temp actually was (next time), I will say that it was at least equivalent to two dash ducts on max A/C. Ran nice and quiet. So far I am impressed.
The big test won't come until June in Florida.

 

[MPMB]

We have a battery powered fan that hangs from the top inside. Has an LED ring light, too. Got it off Amazon, it's pretty easy to find.

For home, when we don't want to fire up the portable AC unit, I have a big cool blanket that's amazing. I'm tempted to order a cool pad for the mattress, too.

If you have power/water... what about mattress coolers? Not sure how much hose/ductwork is needed, or how loud they are compared to other options. But a quick search shows they cost a couple hundred bucks.

Some day I'll bite the bullet and buy a cool shirt like what racers wear.

 

[Tmtmtl666]

This hasn't been mentioned -

https://www.icybreeze.com/

 

[AmishMike]

@smlobx
The Zero Breeze Mark 2 works great! Last week in Orlando mid 90's during the day and 76 at night. I set the a/c unit on a sheet of rubber on the roof of the truck, ducted the outlet into the top of our king-sized RTT with 12x12 annex. The rtt was cool and it took the humidity out of the annex and dropped it a few degrees. I had it on high for about a half hour then to low over night (off during the day). That was with it plugged into an outlet, they say it will run for 5/6 hours on the battery which is an upgrade.
To make it more efficient, I should have placed the unit inside so that it was recirculating the air instead of trying to cool the outside air. Then you duct the intake/exhaust outside. All of the adapters are included.
Net result, yes it made a huge difference, yes it was worth the cost ($1400 with one battery). I cannot say that it will make it like an ice box but just taking the humidity out, and circulating the air is huge. Also 10 degrees difference is noticeable! I am sure that if it were only trying to cool one unit instead of tent and annex, it would be even better.

 

[CrazyCooter]

I came across this one from Alpicool and looks to run off it's own battery for 5 hours? https://www.alpicool.com/details/overviews.html?id=28

Have no idea how it would work, but their coolers seem decent?

 

[smlobx]

@smlobx
The Zero Breeze Mark 2 works great! Last week in Orlando mid 90's during the day and 76 at night. I set the a/c unit on a sheet of rubber on the roof of the truck, ducted the outlet into the top of our king-sized RTT with 12x12 annex. The rtt was cool and it took the humidity out of the annex and dropped it a few degrees. I had it on high for about a half hour then to low over night (off during the day). That was with it plugged into an outlet, they say it will run for 5/6 hours on the battery which is an upgrade.
To make it more efficient, I should have placed the unit inside so that it was recirculating the air instead of trying to cool the outside air. Then you duct the intake/exhaust outside. All of the adapters are included.
Net result, yes it made a huge difference, yes it was worth the cost ($1400 with one battery). I cannot say that it will make it like an ice box but just taking the humidity out, and circulating the air is huge. Also 10 degrees difference is noticeable! I am sure that if it were only trying to cool one unit instead of tent and annex, it would be even better.

That’s great to hear!
Did you happen to take any pictures of your setup?

 

[BamaJeepTruck]

I came across this one from Alpicool and looks to run off it's own battery for 5 hours? https://www.alpicool.com/details/overviews.html?id=28

Have no idea how it would work, but their coolers seem decent?

That could be a game changer right there. Half the cost of the Zero Breeze. I may have to get one!

 

[AmishMike]

Okay, my wife some had pictures. This was the initial position of the a/c unit, I ended up turning it to be under the tent overhang. Other than that, nothing special.

Yes, that is as good as we can get the annex to go up. Wife is working on shortening it about 6 inches. It's a Torro and for another conversation.......

 

[NHyde]

That could be a game changer right there. Half the cost of the Zero Breeze. I may have to get one!

It's $300 on alibaba

 

[BamaJeepTruck]

It's $300 on alibaba

Until you try and buy one lol. I tried this morning and instantly got a message from the seller that they won’t honor the shipping quote and asked me to cancel my order.

 

[NHyde]

Until you try and buy one lol. I tried this morning and instantly got a message from the seller that they won’t honor the shipping quote and asked me to cancel my order.

RIP - Figured it was too good to be true.

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