A/C upgrade in 2016 Quicksilver 10.0

[knc1014]

The idea of having an air conditioner is to keep cool.  But with the design of this one the only place that gets cool is directly in front of the unit itself.  I also live in Florida and would love to be able to spend more time camping in the summer months but need to be able to have a place to cool down!  Is there other a/c units that are stronger that I can purchase to have put into the pre-cut space?  Or do you have any other suggestions?  5,000 BTU's will not touch the air temp in a tent top camper under direct sunlight.  

Thank you!

[sandyu]

There might be a 10,000btu unit that will fit for in that space. I think I have a 8000 but in mine.

However putting your camper in a shaded spot is your best option.

[drdave]

A while back with my 2013 16DB I was considering switching to a ac/heatpump but didn't find anything that would fit. (mine had the window unit style AC) You can probably find something to fit if you look long and hard enough and pay close attention to size.  I don't think it will be easy to find anything with appreciable increase in BTU but it worth some google-fu research.

[djmiller]

The QuickSilver 6 has a 5000BTU AC and the 8, 8.1 and 10 have 8000BTU A/C's as options. kbrowns comment is right on target.  When it gets hot your best option is to park it in the shade.
Not much r-value to a tent.

[peislander]

I know the question related to still using the original a/c opening but another option might be to move the A/C up higher where it might be more effective. One way to do that would be to sew a [a href="http://acboot.com/"]>> product called the ACBOOT <<[/a] into the tent. You'd then have to come up with a way to support the A/C unit. Nothing is impossible.

[peislander]

I also saw this on google -- suggesting you could come up with some kind of distribution system inside a camper - using the existing a/c. 



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[admin]

Maybe use a small version of those inflatable ductwork they are using in gyms now. Basically a fabric tube with holes or slots in it to distribute the air. Running it along the top would make everything so much more efficient.

[tom66]

We went camping over the Memorial day weekend and had no problems keeping cool at night.
during the day when we closed our 8.0 up we ran a fan along with the ac and that kept the camper sort of cool but I would of not wanted to of tried to sleep in it
We bought a silver tarp and put over the top after we got home while we cleaned up it seemed to help cool the camper off quite a bit.
We are going to try it out on our next trip out.

[khughes222]

I live in Mesa (Phoenix, Arizona) so I feel the heat. I have only used my AC on my QS10 while setup in my driveway working on the inside but here is what I have discovered has worked for me.

I bought 5 survival blankets that have the tarp material one side, and the mylar on the other. I connected them all together through the grommets on the corners to make one long 25x7 cover. I bought them to keep the heat in during the cold nights so the mylar is down and the tarp is up. However flipping it upside down so the mylar is up in hot months gives the reverse effect. I bought my blankets off of homedepot.com because I randomly just found them there at the cheapest price when searching.

Then I built a simple redneck cardboard deflector that I temporarily tape to the AC unit to direct the air up instead of straight forward to nothingness. I also have a battery fan that I run to get the cold air circulating.

It works to the best its going to get for sure. A noticeable difference from outside. Upgrading the AC would still make it better, however these other mods are essential to being able to feel what you expect from any AC I believe.

[riotanga]

So basically you made your own "pop up gizmo"? I'm just reading about them.