Its so hot

[Patch]

This is such a timely topic for me, as my apartment was recently without A/C for just over a week and it was miserable. My goal is to have a home on wheels (still looking for my perfect fit), but I was wondering how boondockers especially manage when they are residing without power in very hot climates like here in the desert. Seems like being inside one's home on wheels in such a case would be like being inside a hot car on a summer day, and it's a criminal act to leave pets and kids in hot vehicles (even if said pets are indoors-only).

For some of us it's NOT just a matter of driving to a cooler location as our jobs are still location-dependent.

I suppose boondockers just go to A/C'ed bldgs or outdoors during the hottest part of the day, but then again that would be one of the drawbacks of nomadic living methinks: sometimes I like to just kick back inside my home, like on days off, and would like to be comfortable temp-wise. Not sure there's a way to do that and be totally off-grid. Even a poster above says he uses the library electricity to juice up his electronics

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

From what ive read and seen, most people stay outside during the day and then sleep at night.&nbsp; Its not as hot as the desert here, but it can get very hot in the day.&nbsp; I just wait till night when its cooler.&nbsp; Shading or painting the top of the van white or silver, insulating, and vent fans seem to help to (and make the hour you can go in van sooner)...but i think if its too hot you just have to find some public a/c or swimming spot <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br /><br />If you don't need a lot of stealth, you can do the generator/ac combo, cool the van down.&nbsp;