Van A/C - What do you guys think of this one?

[jfdrewett]

Found this lil guy. Wondering what you guys think and if 5000 BTU would be enough to cool the van in 100+ temps?

http://www.climaterightair.com/products/climateright-models/climateright-5000-btu-a-c-heater.html

 

[pugslyyy]

Why not just get a really small window unit?

 

[jfdrewett]

Why not just get a really small window unit?

Not a fan of having an A/C hangin out the window.

 

[pugslyyy]

Not a fan of having an A/C hangin out the window.

Well it doesn't have to be. My point was that you can get the same for cheaper, and in a more space efficient design.

How were you planning on mounting the one you are looking at, on a trailer hitch carrier?

 

[jfdrewett]

I have the Aluminess boxes on the back on both sides. It should fit in there and take it out to use it. Then, I can also use it for other things like our enclosed trailer. What I like is only having to drill a couple holes in the van. I know I could buy a window
A/c for a couple hundred bucks but then I have to mount it. The back of the van is not really an option unless I take out a window. I personally think it looks tacky to have an A/C in the window and there are at least some costs associated with installing the window model.

 

[dwh]

5k btu would probably be enough...as long as the van wasn't painted black.

 

[jfdrewett]

5k btu would probably be enough...as long as the van wasn't painted black.

Gee thanks

 

[bstory]

I've been interested in one of these for awhile, but the reviews haven't been good: lots of problems with the units not working as expected or not for very long. I like the idea of something that can go outside, but it has to be reasonably reliable.

 

[dcguillory]

I used a 5k btu unit to cool the master bedroom in my house a couple summers ago. 113 degrees and it could barely keep up for 450 sqft. should be more then enough for the van.

 

[dcguillory]

I would definitely try to make a regular window unit portable somehow since you ca get one for $150

 

[screwball48]

There was a trailer build on here a while ago where the owner had taken a window unit ac and placed it outside then ran small ducts to the vents and returns and used it to cool an rtt. They same strategy could be applied to a small ac unit placed on one of your rear storage boxes.


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[SoCal Tom]

Found this lil guy. Wondering what you guys think and if 5000 BTU would be enough to cool the van in 100+ temps?

http://www.climaterightair.com/products/climateright-models/climateright-5000-btu-a-c-heater.html

I had 5k unit on an almost windowless e250 van. It kept the inside about 30f colder inside that outside when parked. The unit was in the back window, I still needed to run the dash AC when driving. I also covered the front window when parked.
Tom

 

[SoCal Tom]

I had 5k unit on an almost windowless e250 van. It kept the inside about 30f colder inside that outside when parked. The unit was in the back window, I still needed to run the dash AC when driving. I also covered the front window when parked.
Tom

Also, you can build you own duct system for a cheap ac unit for under $100.
Tom

 

[jfdrewett]

I did see some bad reviews on the climate Right units but it looked like they were all on a discontinued model.

I found an old 5k btu window unit out in the shop. Maybe I'll see how hard it would be to recreate what Climate Right is doing with it.

 

[dvorocks]

I would definitely be interested in hearing if a ducted system added to a window unit would work. I been tossing around this idea for a while. Maybe I should just give it a try