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petehvan

[s[align=justify]I run an old Citroen H van which I converted into a camper about seven years ago. I have toured most of Europe in that time and have found a simple way of staying cool. I have 2 of the dash type fans which are popular with MH users, on these I drape a damp flannel which I freeze in the ice box of the fridge. You will be amazed at the affect.

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hymaway

Maplin are selling a cooler that you fill with ice. It's on offer for £40 (half price)
Does anyone know how effective they are?

BarryandSue

I think this is the type of evaporative cooler that George Telford uses and highly recommends, as it uses such a (comparatively) small amount of electricity through his inverter.

Grizzly

Surely the problem with this kind of cooler is that they add to the humidity and this is the real "killer" on hot days.

That said, one of the things I do on hot nights is to drape wet sheets across the windows. We always close the windows and draw curtains during the day - to the amusement of neighbours- but at least the inside of our house is cool.

G.

BarryandSue

I think George has already mentioned that they aren't as effective on 'high humidity days'. Not all hot days are like this though, particularly the further south you go, and we often get hot, dry days in this country (the last, I think, was in 1827...!)

sjl28red

Bought it from Maplin Monday,returned Tuesday!!!,enough said???!!!!

MOTORHOMER

hymaway

PamNPete

I like petehvan's idea - Iwill try it out, but we put our fan on the floor to cool our feet - also dont like any form of air blowing on our face

You can also buy those (expensive) spray cans of cool air - or throw your money out of the window

Just been in Holland where we had the hottest days (5 of them) in May for 52 years that would have been ideal