I bought one of these a month or so ago. They are a bit pricey but I am happy with it. Here in PA temperature was 105 last week and I was comfortable. Before I got this I just relied on reflectix and fans. This has been the most comfortable summer I've spent in my van by far. Sometimes I even get under a blanket while it runs. Just thought I'd share with you all.
Mighty Kool
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WanderingBiker
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and the item is? a mighty kool?
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the mightykool is a swampcooler.
I researched it before but it requires modification to run in a van, you need to buy a special air intake housing for it to connect to outside air. For the price that should be built-in. You have to more or less mount it by an open window to use as is. That might be inconvenient in most vans.
This is the backside with the (extra cost) intake housing/ducting. Without the flexible ducting its hard to get maximun performance out of a swampcooler.
I dont have a mightykool but use my own handbuilt swampcoolers, almost none that I seen on the internet have an intake housing, to me thats the most important feature for use in a van. This is how I feed my swampcooler through side vents.
Just went through a heatwave here in southern california, humidity was high, temp was high, sun was brutal, but couldnt make it without my swampcooler. Had it running practically 24/7 the whole time. They work pretty well, better then just a fan or roof vents.
I researched it before but it requires modification to run in a van, you need to buy a special air intake housing for it to connect to outside air. For the price that should be built-in. You have to more or less mount it by an open window to use as is. That might be inconvenient in most vans.
This is the backside with the (extra cost) intake housing/ducting. Without the flexible ducting its hard to get maximun performance out of a swampcooler.
I dont have a mightykool but use my own handbuilt swampcoolers, almost none that I seen on the internet have an intake housing, to me thats the most important feature for use in a van. This is how I feed my swampcooler through side vents.
Just went through a heatwave here in southern california, humidity was high, temp was high, sun was brutal, but couldnt make it without my swampcooler. Had it running practically 24/7 the whole time. They work pretty well, better then just a fan or roof vents.
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I just found a bunch of reviews for mighty cool, and it appears it is not all that mighty after all...
http://swampy.net/kooleraire.html
http://swampy.net/kooleraire.html
Sofi said:
Your link is for Kooleraire which is not the same as a Mighty Cool swamp cooler.
Mighty Cool does not require ice, just water and it is not an air conditioner and will not cool a room but will blow cooler air at you than a fan.
My Mighty Cool works just fine, but like any swamp cooler it does not work in areas of high humidity so mostly it is for use in western North America.
Mighty Cool does not require any ducting but must be in a room or RV with plenty of fresh air ventilation.
bpdchief
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Problem with the Zero Breeze seems to be they can't or aren't meeting production - some people paid for them three years ago and still haven't received the product. Just like the 110 v portable AC you have to duct the exhaust out an open window. Could be a great thing IF they were out there.
And that is my uneducated two cents worth.
And that is my uneducated two cents worth.
