Need a battery operated fan recommendation

[billum v2.0]

Need to move air through my Kukenam Ruggedized to help reduce moisture condensation at night. Needs to be battery operated, fairly compact and reasonably quiet. Light enough to be hung from one of the support bars would be a plus. Something that would make it through an entire season would be a bigger plus.

What can you recommend?

 

[QuadsBC]

Walmart had a battery camp fan for about 8 bucks. It has a clamp on one side. Unsure how quickly it runs through batteries. But my friend has spent a few nights out without replacing them.

 

[Outside somewhere]

I have always used a fan for the air movement and most of all, the white noise. The only ones I had good luck with were the 02 cool brand, specifically the 10" that take 6-8 D cells and have the ac adapter. The are like twice what the cheap amazon fans are but I have a couple that are over 5 years old and still kicking. Every once in a while I have caught them on sale at lowes or home depot when they are switching their summer sections out to fall and winter stuff and they were marked down to like $10/12 bucks. Due to the number of batts they take I run cheap rechargeables that I could plug into an inverter to charge while I was driving and have fresh batteries when I made camp.

 

[traveldud]

What rechargeable batteries do you recommend? Thx for the above.

 

[billum v2.0]

I have always used a fan for the air movement and most of all, the white noise. The only ones I had good luck with were the 02 cool brand, specifically the 10" that take 6-8 D cells and have the ac adapter. The are like twice what the cheap amazon fans are but I have a couple that are over 5 years old and still kicking. Every once in a while I have caught them on sale at lowes or home depot when they are switching their summer sections out to fall and winter stuff and they were marked down to like $10/12 bucks. Due to the number of batts they take I run cheap rechargeables that I could plug into an inverter to charge while I was driving and have fresh batteries when I made camp.

Outside: Sounds like what I'm looking for, thanks. Guessing stable base with that many D cells.

What rechargeable batteries do you recommend? Thx for the above.

As with traveldud, any particular rechargeable brand/charger you recommend? Source?

 

[Choff]

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[Sb_Moto]

What about 12v fans? I am going to throw a extra Optima in the bed that I can hook a fan up to. Any suggestions?

 

[Eagle05]

I bought a 12V "Fan-Tastic 01100WH Endless Breeze Stand Alone Fan" from Amazon last winter and use it constantly in the camper, in the car for the dog and on road trips when we're sleeping in the truck. It's been extremely versatile and has a low draw on the battery.

I also have a portable "Ryobi 18-Volt/120-Volt One Plus Hybrid Fan" I purchased from Home Depot. It's been wonderful and will run in the tent all night on the 18V high capacity battery pack, or can be plugged in with a 110V extension cord. It has been a real help as a travel companion and while working outside around the house.

 

[verdesardog]

You could always make your own using a brushless fan and a battery holder from radio shack. You could make any configuration you desire for you own needs....

 

[prerunner221]

I needed a fan unexpectedly during my trip last month and ended up getting this at an REI. It worked really well, moved some decent air and even has a light built in. I just used a carabiner and clipped it the the support pole every night. I figured I would need to buy batteries every couple days, but used the fan on high for 4 nights and it was still running when I put it away fro the last time.

https://www.rei.com/product/108015/coleman-cpx-6-lighted-tent-fan-with-stand?CAWELAID=120217890002890466&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=15724358560&CATCI=aud-87986356584la-117704503480&cm_mmc=PLA_Google|404_9972|1080150001|62a416c6-e8dc-460f-b38d-8141cc99b079|aud-87986356584la-117704503480&lsft=cm_mmcLA_Google_LIA|404_9972|1080150001|62a416c6-e8dc-460f-b38d-8141cc99b079|aud-87986356584la-117704503480&gclid=CjwKEAjwiru9BRDwyKmR08L3iS0SJABN8T4v5Aj9ynqKTQxjTnVMTtNjef1uiR3Ak3_ORCOF7wHQhxoC88nw_wcB

 

[billum v2.0]

I needed a fan unexpectedly during my trip last month and ended up getting this at an REI. It worked really well, moved some decent air and even has a light built in. I just used a carabiner and clipped it the the support pole every night. I figured I would need to buy batteries every couple days, but used the fan on high for 4 nights and it was still running when I put it away fro the last time.

Pre;

Happy someone's had a good experience with the Coleman fans, mine was the other end of the scale. To be reasonable, mine wasn't same fan as yours, but left a bad taste in my mouth regarding their fans.

 

[prerunner221]

Pre;

Happy someone's had a good experience with the Coleman fans, mine was the other end of the scale. To be reasonable, mine wasn't same fan as yours, but left a bad taste in my mouth regarding their fans.

I had read some not-great reviews about a lot of battery fans on a few different forums. Unfortunately, when I set off on my journey to Colorado from Florida I didn't think about how darn hot it would be between the two places, and only looked at the weather in Colorado, whoops. First night of the trip I had high 80's around 10 at night while setting up the tent. The only place I could find a camp fan was at REI when I reached Boulder, so I grabbed it. Does it move a huge amount of air, no. Are those batteries stupid expensive, yup, but it it did it's job and kept me relatively comfortable.

I would have liked to find a rechargeable version, preferably one that could recharge using a USB, but this was really all they had. I haven't seen a company that sells a "great" camp fan, which I find really weird. Camping companies make Gucci everything else, and no one has stepped up to make a decent camp fan.

 

[mmaattppoo]

I've been running a pair of Coleman LED/lights modified to run off my auxiliary battery...

Here's a link to another thread regarding 12v fans and how I modified the fan to run off 12volt rather than 4 D cell batteries: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1866901

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[grogie]

^I have one of these Coleman fans and it's nice that it's small enough to hang from the top of my RTT and has several light options. However it's developed a rattle and has gotten a bit loud.

I also have the larger Coleman, referenced on the previous page, but it's too big to hang in an RTT. I don't tend to use it that much.

 

[billum v2.0]

I had read some not-great reviews about a lot of battery fans on a few different forums. Unfortunately, when I set off on my journey to Colorado from Florida I didn't think about how darn hot it would be between the two places, and only looked at the weather in Colorado, whoops. First night of the trip I had high 80's around 10 at night while setting up the tent. The only place I could find a camp fan was at REI when I reached Boulder, so I grabbed it. Does it move a huge amount of air, no. Are those batteries stupid expensive, yup, but it it did it's job and kept me relatively comfortable.

I would have liked to find a rechargeable version, preferably one that could recharge using a USB, but this was really all they had. I haven't seen a company that sells a "great" camp fan, which I find really weird. Camping companies make Gucci everything else, and no one has stepped up to make a decent camp fan.

pre:

Any port in a storm, as they say. And it sounds like it served its purpose, at least initially.
I bought this version. Foam rubber blades, decent amount of white noise. Ran fine first night. Death wobble shortly into second night. New batteries couldn't resolve. Died shortly thereafter. If it would have cost a few bucks I'd have been fine, but for $20 I expected better.