QS A/C: How Much Does It Help?

[thriftybill]

I can't imagine an A/C unit trying to cool down a fabric sided popup is going to succeed in hot weather. 

What is the experience of owners out there?

How hot did it handle, what were you able to cool down to?

Fabric wall R value has to be close to zilch. Still in hot weather, just cooling it down after dark for sleeping would be a big plus over no A/C. I tent camped at Zion National Park last July. IT was totally miserable.

TIA!

bill

[sandyu]

The ac will cool things down and bring the humidity down nicely once the sun goes down. Im very glad I have it in hot and humid areas. For example, on my way back home this July in a Iowa stop it was 95 degrees during the day and the humidity was about as high, the ac cooled and dried the air enough to make things plenty comfortable. Plus, it adds some nice white noise when you have loud neighbors.  

When the sun is high in the sky the ac is useless. It's best just to unzip the windows.

[maryannebill]

My 6.0 cools down nicely in a typical hot and sticky Ga. summer. Of course, adding pop up gizmos or the homemade equivalent is good for 10-15 degrees cooler in the trailer.

[sandyu]

I would love to know does anyone use a gizmo on a 10.0, and does it allow you to keep the camper cool during the day.

[thriftybill]

I forgot the white noise benefit. Thats a good plus too.

[maryannebill]

Cooler is the key word. With the reflective surface away from the tenting, I've measured  a 15 degree difference between inside and outside temps. My a/c unit was able to bring the interior temp down another 12 degrees, and also cut the humidity. This was with the heavy duty space blankets and spring clips from Home Depot. No more than $50 invested, with an additional benefit of keeping the tenting cleaner. In the cold months I put the orange side out. Small ceramic heater has had no trouble down to single digits. Another addition has been Reflectix insulation cut to fit all of my zip open windows. Available at all the home stores.

[sandyu]

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I'm guessing this is the blanket you use. 



I use my camper a lot in the Summer months, and it would be nice to be able to find a cool camper sometimes for a nap.  I would say if I kept my camper zipped up in the summer it's 10 to 20 degrees hotter inside than outside.  

[walt3]

We put some heavy curtains that the wife made so we can block off the bed ends. It helped a lot. Also we use two fans one down in front of the ac and one on the counter. We kept it around 80 in full sun with outside temps in the upper 90's. My new thing to try is that bubble wrap covered in a foil. Going to cut pieces to fit in the windows of the main area.

[sandyu]

Thanks for information. I think I'm going to try the solar blankets  and foil in window option myself when I get time.

[fjrob]

I use a small fan near the A/C to help circulate the air and it really makes a difference.  The last time I went camping it was around 98 degrees in the hot TX heat and I felt comfortable with the fan and A/C combo.

[snocrvr]

[quote timestamp="1440878583" author="@kybrowns" source="/post/14685/thread"]The ac will cool things down and bring the humidity down nicely once the sun goes down. Im very glad I have it in hot and humid areas. For example, on my way back home this July in a Iowa stop it was 95 degrees during the day and the humidity was about as high, the ac cooled and dried the air enough to make things plenty comfortable. Plus, it adds some nice white noise when you have loud neighbors.  

When the sun is high in the sky the ac is useless. It's best just to just unzip the windows. [/quote]I totally agree!

[thriftybill]

Took my wife to look at a used QS10. What a bust. First, the AC was not working, it was blowing warm air. It was 80 degrees outside, and at least 85F inside the trailer.....

[sandyu]

Maybe you can use the broken AC to your advantage. I've taken mine out several times. Replacing it would not take much work.

Sent you a personal message by the way.

[shake973]

We just bought a popupgizmo and it worked well,  it was not that hard to get on qs 10.

[sandyu]

Funny,  I just bought one and it came it in today. How do you attach your bungee cords? Bob had mentioned some people install eyelets. I'm not sure where they put them.

I called them eyelets, but I don't think that's what they are called.