Corvusvelo
New member
Wondering if anyone has a sense of how hot/cool the rear says with a fan?
I know there are a lot of variables to the actual temp but here's what I'm wondering. Most of our trips revolve around mountain biking, but we also have a small dog that's not along for the bike part. In a #vanlife situation I can keep the temps appropriate for our pup to stay in the van for a couple hours assuming 1) It's well insulated, 2) it has appropriate cross ventilation, 3) it's not a greenhouse. For us this meant a maxxair fan running, windows covered, and additional ventilation to draw air. This kept the temps down for the pup or us to stay in with the van closed.
I don't want any idiot flipping out here. We've tested this and it works (in a van/RV). We're well aware of keeping pets in a hot vehicle and how fast they can heat up. We love our pup and wouldn't do anything to harm her. We know when it's safe to leave her in the car and when it's not. However, we're not talking the greenhouse hotbox that a car turns into, or even the cab with a cracked window. A large insulated space with a running fan and cross ventilation works. We're not spending any time in Phoenix in summer but we do plan desert trips spring and fall. In full summer we tend to go to higher elevations in the Western states (CO, UT, WY, etc.). We were thinking of getting an Alu-cab, OVRLND, AT Overland style and adding something like 1" polyiso for insulation, a roof fan that will push or pull, and having the window facing the cab open to allow air to draw in.
So with that long caveat out of the way, has anyone done this? Does the interior stay a safe temp or does it get too hot?
I know there are a lot of variables to the actual temp but here's what I'm wondering. Most of our trips revolve around mountain biking, but we also have a small dog that's not along for the bike part. In a #vanlife situation I can keep the temps appropriate for our pup to stay in the van for a couple hours assuming 1) It's well insulated, 2) it has appropriate cross ventilation, 3) it's not a greenhouse. For us this meant a maxxair fan running, windows covered, and additional ventilation to draw air. This kept the temps down for the pup or us to stay in with the van closed.
I don't want any idiot flipping out here. We've tested this and it works (in a van/RV). We're well aware of keeping pets in a hot vehicle and how fast they can heat up. We love our pup and wouldn't do anything to harm her. We know when it's safe to leave her in the car and when it's not. However, we're not talking the greenhouse hotbox that a car turns into, or even the cab with a cracked window. A large insulated space with a running fan and cross ventilation works. We're not spending any time in Phoenix in summer but we do plan desert trips spring and fall. In full summer we tend to go to higher elevations in the Western states (CO, UT, WY, etc.). We were thinking of getting an Alu-cab, OVRLND, AT Overland style and adding something like 1" polyiso for insulation, a roof fan that will push or pull, and having the window facing the cab open to allow air to draw in.
So with that long caveat out of the way, has anyone done this? Does the interior stay a safe temp or does it get too hot?
