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1. 25 Responses to “12v portable air conditioner camping tent”

2. By CCWSig on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

   No problem, tho …
   No problem, tho your prolly right, neither would be a great idea. Plain ice is prolly the best.

3. By jasonism123 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

   I have a small room …
   I have a small room, I’ll try this to save on electricity..yeah, I’ll try the 2liters bottles, so it won’t get too humid..thanks! 10stars~!

4. By mwstoll on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

   Works good in a …
   Works good in a campground environment, or where you can run up to the local store to get a bog of ice. If you are roughing it out in the deep woods, you’d be packing light anyways and wouldn’t be hauling around a cooler.

5. By mwstoll on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

   Tent Camping: …
   Tent Camping: You’ll be cool during the night, even if it gets a little damp. The next morning you’ll get out of the tent, and you can always open up the windows to let the air blow through the tent. If you use blue ice blocks or frozen 2 litre bottles, it won’t be very damp.

6. By mwstoll on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

   Don’t expect it to …
   Don’t expect it to be like having a regular air conditioner running. It works well enough to cool down a 4-5 person size tent on a summer evening where it is cool enough to sleep. If you use ice, it will get a little damp by moring. If you use blue ice blocks or 2 litre bottles filled with ice, there will be little dampness. The build cost is pretty cheap, and you can always return the expensive items to the store if you don’t like it.

7. By jasonism123 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

   guys, how cold …
   guys, how cold could the air that comes out of that vent be? I might try this

8. By sirmasterpimp on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

   @thecubanmann Not …
   @thecubanmann Not really, I use one of those radio shack fans for my battery bank, and they use only 2-3 watts less than that 12 volt dc fan he is using (10 watts I think). Plus that fan is moving a lot more air. His portable powerpack seems about the same size as mine (10 ah battery) so he should get about 11-13 hours out of that fan before needing a recharge. That is way longer than it takes to melt the ice.

9. By cabotrooper on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

   Thanks for telling …
   Thanks for telling me the difference. Good to know!

10. By CCWSig on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    @cabotrooper Just …
    @cabotrooper Just a FYI First off Dry Ice is frozen carbon dioxide(CO2) , that’s the same thing we breath out. Burning carbon based fuels produces CARBONMONOXIDE (CO). CO doesn’t kill you by eating away the oxygen, or even displacing oxygen around you. CO attaches to the red blood cells in your body and prevent the blood from carrying O2 to your organs, Essentially you suffocate.

11. By thecubanmann on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    u can get a cooler …
    u can get a cooler fan that square at radio shack
    for 12 bucks
    and it uses way less power

12. By readingleejh on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    it’s cool when it’s …
    it’s cool when it’s running, but think about it… this is water moisture… when the coolness is gone, it will get humid, and that’s just worse than being hot

13. By inkey2 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    ummm ….so if you …
    ummm ….so if you are out in the woods in the summer…..how do you get more ice….or any ice

14. By nicklking on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    thank you!
    thank you!

15. By mwstoll on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    You are correct. I …
    You are correct. I do not recommend using dry ice!

16. By cabotrooper on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    SEEMS RISKY ?
    Fall …
    SEEMS RISKY ?
    Fall sleep with it, and you WON´T WAKE UP EVER AGAIN ! Haven´t you heard of died people because they turned on an inside fire to sleep warm? CO2 will kill you if you un out of Oxigen.

17. By ryanmaffia on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    What a great idea. …
    What a great idea. Going to the Florida keys for lobster diving, what a great idea to help keep cool.

18. By Baraquiel62 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    then you will …
    then you will change it again.

19. By mwstoll on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    The Ice Blocks are …
    The Ice Blocks are good for one use, and hold up well in a cooler until you need to use them. Once you do use them, then you’ll have to switch to purchasing ice unless you brought extra blocks in a secondary cooler.

20. By urbex2007 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    and what happens …
    and what happens when you need to refreeze the blue blocks?

21. By mwstoll on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    I thought about dry …
    I thought about dry ice, but having CO2 released into a small confined space like a tent seems risky.

22. By spaindr on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    Have you ever used …
    Have you ever used dry ice? Do you think CO2 is a problem? many thanks from an all year – Texas camper!

23. By KeffandMac on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    very nice man… …
    very nice man… very professional…definately a 5 star vid

24. By sgtpepper1138 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    my brother has one …
    my brother has one that we used, it’s not a booster box, it’s made by energizer, and it has like 4 pug ins, worked out well on our camping trip to power our laptop and what not.

25. By sgtpepper1138 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    I plan on building …
    I plan on building one (a smaller version) in the next day or so.

26. By tplife69 on Apr 1, 2010 | Reply

    Most of these …
    Most of these boosters are rated at 400W, they contain a tiny motorcycle-type battery, are for single-use like inflation or jumping, aren’t deep-cycle, will be junk after about one season of cycling following several discharges, and are best used ONLY as boosters. For power supply you want a setup like an Optima Marine Deep-Cycle or a lead-acid battery Group 24 size inside a battery box. No acid or fumes with an Optima so no box needed. Don’t ask my why I know about this!

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