Cooling our coach in the Arizona heat

[Steve 716]

We are currently sheltering in place at a park in Casa Grande, AZ where daily temperatures usually reach 115 degrees or more and are still over 100 in the late evening. It hasn't rained here since the first week or March. NIRVC Phoenix replaced my front AC recently (fortunately they had one in stock), which helped our inside temperature some, but cooling our coach in the daytime is a problem. We close the front and driver side slide night shades by noon each day and that helps some, but it still gets pretty hot and our monthly electric bills at the park are high. There are no shade trees nearby.

We found a portable cooler on Amazon a few weeks ago and tried it out. It is small and easy to move around, takes ice or cold water on top (we use ice), and as it melts it sends out a cool mist. We actually just purchased a second one as the first failed. It might have been just a bad unit, don't know. The second works as well as the first one did. Between closing the shades and using the cooler our inside temperature has dropped below sweat level and our corresponding electric bill has also dropped. Here are links to the ones we purchased. The first link is for the one that failed. It's the one I liked the best.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you are stuck in the heat this device might provide you with some inexpensive relief.

[TXiceman]

In a dry climate, evaporative coolers work great. Growing up, we lived in Odessa, TX and it got HOT in the summer. Our house had a central, whole house evaporative cooler. With it running, we were very comfortable and often too cool. You can usually get within a couple of degrees or the wet bulb temperature.

Here is a evaporative cooler for an RV. It might be what you need.
https://www.pacificrvmirrors.com/pro...hoCEyoQAvD_BwE

Ken

[Xmcdog]

[QUOTE=TXiceman;5384925]In a dry climate, evaporative coolers work great. Growing up, we lived in Odessa, TX and it got HOT in the summer. Our house had a central, whole house evaporative cooler. With it running, we were very comfortable and often too cool. You can usually get within a couple of degrees or the wet bulb temperature.


The old "Swampy". Cooler. In hot dry climates it works well. Very popular in south Australia. Useless in humid climates.

[twogypsies]

If you have to stay in AZ why not move up to Flagstaff, Show Low, Pinetop? Much, much more pleasant.

[Bobby F]

Originally Posted by Steve 716

. . . daily temperatures usually reach 115 degrees or more and are still over 100 in the late evening.

But I'm told it's okay, because it's a dry heat!

(Yeah, so is a bonfire. )

[Jack Klompus]

I definitely would have relocated to the White Mountains.