12/24V Air Conditioners, Any success?

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How did you keep cool in hot humid areas this summer? I've seen several hand carry AC Units geared toward tent camping & RV/VanLife. Wondering folks experiences with any belowScreenshot_20221031-085119.jpgScreenshot_20221031-085203.pngScreenshot_20221031-085456.jpgScreenshot_20221031-085710.jpgScreenshot_20221031-085220.jpg
Emerson EQK Epa01
EcoFlow Wave
Zero Breeze Mark II
Alpicool CA2500 or CA3000
Parago PD700

Can you detail your experiences with any of the ones on the market Setup with Pros/Cons

JUST came across this one engineered by Daewoo - https://www.neoamicousa.com/product
 
Have been in a pickup camper with a zero breeze, it was unable to cool the interior on a mild day.

No experience with the ecoflow wave, but it's nearly twice the btu rating of the zero breeze and almost as much as a small window unit. I think you'd have much better luck with one of those.

There are also "ac/DC" brand 12v/24v mini splits on Amazon, those are even more powerful (I think around 9000btu) and shouldn't have any issues cooling down a van or small RV.

Insulation on your rig will play a huge factor in how well any of them work.

 
I use a small efficient 5,000 btu window unit with a 2500 watt dual fuel Champion generator on propane or grid power if it is available in a 7’ wide x 11’ long x 6’ tall well insulated home built camper with no problems staying at 70 degrees in 110 degree weather.
 
I just bought a used EENOUR QN650 off Ebay. It should be more than sufficient, seeing as the space I plan to cool will be relatively cool & well insulated. It's more for 5hr sake of my dogs than for me. ..Willy.

 
If you have a MaxxFan or Fantastic Fan you can use a Hessaire Evaporative cooler. This is the one I'm using. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078HFGJ3T

Have used it when the outdoor humidity was about 50% and it still works great. The trick is to place the rear of the unit (the side it is sucking in air from) close to an open window. The unit needs fresh air that is not as saturated with water. Opening your windows and turning on the vent fan really gives it a good supply of unsaturated air, plus the vent fan exhausts out air that is already saturated.

I put it close to my passenger window and put both my front windows down as far as possible (usually at least half). I also have some mesh bug screens I got off Amazon to keep out bugs / help with privacy when putting down the windows.

Turn on your MaxxFan and the cooler and you should definitely feel the cool air pumping out from the unit pretty quick. With an outdoor temp of 85 degrees Fahrenheit and 48% humidity, I was able to cool my van down to 77 degrees while parked directly in the sun (van was of course hotter than outdoor temp prior to turning everything on!), so my solar is still pulling in full energy too! When the sun is shining most intensely, that is usually the hottest and least humid part of the day. The air coming out of the unit was definitely colder than 77. I was literally able to take a nap in my van and need a blanket due to the unit being pointed directly at me.

Only uses 58 watts on low and 100 on high.
 
Well, I got that Eenour QN650 & it looks like it will meet my needs. Turned it on & tested it at my friend Joni's place & she was so impressed that she had me get 1 for her too! Luckily, there was another 1 being sold at a ridiculously low price (as 'not working' cuz the owner didn't bother to read the instructions), so we ended up with 2 for 1/2 the price of 1!
 
Well, I got that Eenour QN650 & it looks like it will meet my needs.
The Eenour I bought off Amazon was usually about $625 (converted from ¥) but I paid less than half-price bc a new model was coming out.
 
I have the ZB Mark II, and for me, it's a game changer. My home-made box camper is heavily insulated. On a 95 deg night, I only have to generate 750 Btu of cooling to get to 70 degrees. (400 Btu thru walls / me generating 350 Btu body heat) The ZB team listened to people that did not want a spot cooler, we wanted a dual hose AC unit. In and out Evaporator circuit inside camper, condenser circuit air discharged outside, in and out. Some configurations of portable AC units are hard to do this. Since I am not using "one-pass" cooling, it performs quite well on the sleep mode only using 110 watts of power to generate 1100 Btu. My LiFePO runs it all night and then the solars charge it back up the following day. In the heat of the day my box camper will demand the full 2300 Btu in the sun drawing 220 watts continuous.
 
On Amazon.ca they're selling them for $1384 CDN & even more on Ebay.
Interesting. Generally almost anything costs more in Japan. Maybe not rice? But I’ve seen Japanese beer selling for less in the US than in Japan.

But I ran across something else cheaper here in Japan… Engel refrigerators. I found one online supplier here that, with the current exchange rate, the price is less than half that than on Amazon US. $1149 vs 67,800¥/$497
 
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