How to cool your roof top tent/ $99 AC for your RTT or ground tent
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- How we survive in a tent during the summer Florida heat!
** Updated video link with AC used worked great. Will use with a lithium station next.
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Great idea, I'll be using it on the truck!
Thanks. I'll be putting it to use again soon with some summer trips.
Do you run it off an electric power station? The big question is how many watts does it pull per hour. I've got 1000wh power station
Haven't tried it yet. I do have an ecoflow delta pro I'm going to use with it this summer. It's 3600w and my guess is 4-6hours depending how much and high I run it. Unfortunately I don't think 1000 will work. I will update after I test with delta pro
How is the airflow on the qindow unit? I just built one and I'm wondering if I need in line fans. What do u think
It's probably going to depend how long your air duct is and how much you blocked up the inside. I ended up adding more foam to the inside so all the cold air is forced straight to the duct. I do use a fan inside the tent to circulate the cold air. I have a new topper set up and I plan to try this unit in it this summer. Last year I used a portable ac in it. It works great but takes up a lot of space inside.
Does the ac run constantly? I assume the thermostat is on the unit itself?
Pretty much yes
Great idea! I have a camper shell on my truck, do you think I could slide a window AC out of the side window?
I haven't seen any windows that would be big enough. Although I have seen some new AC units on the market with thinner exhaust vents that may work. I am running a topper now also and put a stand up unit inside and use a tube to vent it outside through the window.
@@tractortotrail thank you for replying bud! How the heck did you vent the exhaust out? Do you have pics, video or anything? That sounds like the perfect set up.
@@TheWeekndCamper yeah you can see it in a couple of the shorts videos we put on recently. Also got a few pics on our Instagram tractor_to_trail
Could you or have you made a video of how you made this?
It's really just as simple as taking off the front cutting out a chunk to put the adapter through and taping it up. I used 3m HVAC tape and it worked good. Just what you see in the pics, it's that easy. Only thing you don't see is I filled the hole front cavity next to the adapter with foam. The foam directs the air more towards the circle adapter the dryer vent tube connects to.
Is there a way to completely seal the ducts to keep out bugs?
If you really needed to I guess put a cut piece of bug mesh screen over the exit on the ac before you connect the tubing. Just slide the tubing over it and lock it all together with a ring clamp.
@@tractortotrail Do you think its ok to cut the canvas tent and seal the ducts to the canvas? Surprisingly I cant find anything on this.
@@dinosanchez8528 I wouldn't. Zip a small towel in around where the duct goes in through the zipper part of the window to fill the gap
@@tractortotrail I wonder if polyfill or some other substance would seal it better than a towel
what is that piece you attach to the ac unit for the exhaust tube?
It's just a PVC fitting or adapter I got at lowes
Did you ever use just the unit in the annex
I've used just the portable ac on the annex but not the window unit. I'm going to be doing some more test this summer with my new camper set up. Which one do you want to see in action the window unit or the portable AC?
Was it pretty cool in the top when just using the ac in the annex
@@jacoblaychak3375 It was comfortable we had a box fan blow the cold air up.
did you run it off a generator?
We were at a state park used shore power. Recently purchased a battery powered electric generator that is big enough to run it. Hope to test it this summer.
Good luck finding any new AC for $99 anymore.
That's the truth! I did see them for 129 but like everything else prices are up.