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Here is one proven, practical way to effectively spot cool yourself in a van in any place, even in Florida: Ice-based Hydronic Cooling using water-to-air heat exchanger. You will need to have ice or cool water for it to provide a A/C-like breeze out of the heat exchanger.
I am so confident in hydronic cooling system that I'm going to have it with me in the sleeper cab of the company truck when I drive OTR later this year, as an alternative to sweltering where anti-idle laws exist.
The second proven, practical way to effective cool yourself in a van only works in the desert, and other arid places: Evaporative Cooling using one of the many swamp coolers out there, including DIY options. Here is a DIY evap. cooler that has been proven reliable in harsh enviroments:
Yes you will need water for this to work, so suck it up water efficiency-nandos: allocate the space and weight for evaporative cooling water, and spend the extra Point .1 MPG to carry the evaporative cooling water alongside your drinking water.
If you're stuck in a hot, dry place for the summer you can be in a bubble of coolness without an engine or generator, allowing yourself to use 1-2 gallons of water a day in your evaporative cooler.
If you're stuck in a hot, humid place for the summer you can be in a bubble of coolness without an engine or generator, with at least 5 pounds of ice a day in your heat-exchanging hydronic cooling system.
I am so confident in hydronic cooling system that I'm going to have it with me in the sleeper cab of the company truck when I drive OTR later this year, as an alternative to sweltering where anti-idle laws exist.
The second proven, practical way to effective cool yourself in a van only works in the desert, and other arid places: Evaporative Cooling using one of the many swamp coolers out there, including DIY options. Here is a DIY evap. cooler that has been proven reliable in harsh enviroments:
Yes you will need water for this to work, so suck it up water efficiency-nandos: allocate the space and weight for evaporative cooling water, and spend the extra Point .1 MPG to carry the evaporative cooling water alongside your drinking water.
If you're stuck in a hot, dry place for the summer you can be in a bubble of coolness without an engine or generator, allowing yourself to use 1-2 gallons of water a day in your evaporative cooler.
If you're stuck in a hot, humid place for the summer you can be in a bubble of coolness without an engine or generator, with at least 5 pounds of ice a day in your heat-exchanging hydronic cooling system.
