AC options while camping

[Paulguy100]

If I'm camping in my JLU, are there any way's to get some AC overnight, I'll have 120V.

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[RedundanT]

AC as in Alternating Current or AC as in Air Conditioning, because if the latter you just lost your man card for camping, overlanding, and frankly jeeping.

 

[Ridgway Jeeper]

Tow a camper with AC? There is no practical way of running the vehicles AC with anything other than the engine.

 

[AlgUSF]

This is exactly why I drive 10 hours to camp in the mountains. Florida is hot most of the year and I camped here a ton as a kid. Go to the mountains and you have free A/C.

 

[Paulguy100]

AC as in Alternating Current or AC as in Air Conditioning, because if the latter you just lost your man card for camping, overlanding, and frankly jeeping.

Too old to care dude. But thanks for the well thought out answer!

 

[Retrograde]

Motel 6...
Or if that's too harsh, the Marriott

 

[GtX]

If I'm camping in my JLU, are there any way's to get some AC overnight, I'll have 120V.

Step on brake, push button to start, set AC to auto.

Or install a small room AC unit in rear window and run extension cord to shore power. Please choose extension cord of appropriate gauge and do not overload circuit.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Not sure where you are camping, as your home base is Wisconsin, not the hottest place in North America this time of year. A fan alone inside your JLU would provide lots of comfort. But not ice cold living...

 

[Mad Hatter]

Just checked Home Depot's website. They have a number of "portable" air conditioners operating on 120 VAC, starting at about $320 per unit. (Wow, these used to cost over $1,000 around 1990 in Berlin, Germany and were hardly suitable for the types of windows there!)

These units typically are floor-standing with an exhaust duct to a window. Besides being bulky, heavy, and ill-fitting, I don't really know how to solve your request for icy air overnight.

As noted above, a fan running off either 120 VAC or 12 VDC would probably make for a very comfortable environment!

 

[Mad Hatter]

Having written all the above, I now came across this:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/2300-BTU-Mark-2-Portable-Air-Conditioner-Z20/315577878​

It requires exhaust duct(s) out, but it promises cold air. At a $$$ price. And 650 watts power draw.

I will just observe that A/C is nice at home in hot, muggy conditions outside. However, just the act of camping would suggest some adverse conditions for most mortals...

All I can say is, YMMV.

 

[WagzDad]

There are some ice chest swamp cooler models that are fairly effective for about 4 hours. The ones that use a heat exchanger tube instead of blowing on the ice keep the humidity a little lower.

 

[Vanburi]

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/camping/how-survive-camping-scorching-hot-weather/

You have to scroll down to near the bottom to see a 5 gallon bucket forced air cooler...

 

[SH556JL]

I don’t know anything about this company, they keep popping in my my advertisements for roof top tents. But Zero Breeze looks interesting.

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