Camper and Portable a/c

[kerrbow]

Have a popup camper on back of my pickup and rather than mounting an a/c to the roof that I have to crank up and down with the extra weight was wondering if these new portable floor model a/c units like Home Depot sells would work?

[bwssr]

Stan R had one....said it did good

[clcraft]

yes I have one that we use for an extra bedroom that we struggle keeping cool in the really hot months. very good. kinda heavy its on wheels. stands upright

[ColinR]

Yep they work great! we have one we use during Hurricanes and other power outages to cool the master bed room with the generator.

[kerrbow]

Thanks. I will give it a try. Someone said a 2000 watt generator will run one pretty nicely.

[careybirdwell]

Thanks. I will give it a try. Someone said a 2000 watt generator will run one pretty nicely.

Depend on what size A/C you get. Look at the amperage. I think a 2000 watt generator would only be about 16 amps. This might run a small A/C but nothing else at the same time.

[BrianL]

I tried one in a truck camper and didn't work to good. Need to be able to vent out the side, and the window between the cab was the only one it would reach. It would heat up the bottom of the bed as fast as it cooled off the camper. Make sense?

[DNTRanch]

Watching this, the one you use to cool the bedroom does it have to be vented and does it use water?

[careybirdwell]

Most portable A/C has a small exhaust vent. a 3"or 4" hose with vent

[stickerpatch59]

get one with a vent, otherwise you will have to be empty a drip pan.

[kerrbow]

The stand up portable ones I see have an exhaust hose about 4" and 3ft long with a small drain hose about 3ft. I was going to set it on top of a cabinet and let the exhaust hose vent out the zippered window.

[BrianL]

The stand up portable ones I see have an exhaust hose about 4" and 3ft long with a small drain hose about 3ft. I was going to set it on top of a cabinet and let the exhaust hose vent out the zippered window.

As long as you can vent it out the side it should be OK. It is going to take up a lot of interior space, that very limited to start with. If you go with a roof mount, look at the Polar Cub. It was the only one that I could run off my Honda 2000. I ended up selling mine before I ever installed a A/C.

[Texas Tracker]

I would set a window unit on a stoll outside our pupup and made a custom duck from the air vent to the camper under the tent flap. Used stryofrom- duck tape and a dryer vent hose. With a fan inside the camper and the vent hose it worked great and it being outside it was not that load and could drip outside.

[kerrbow]

As long as you can vent it out the side it should be OK. It is going to take up a lot of interior space, that very limited to start with. If you go with a roof mount, look at the Polar Cub. It was the only one that I could run off my Honda 2000. I ended up selling mine before I ever installed a A/C.

I am looking at the Polar Cub by Coleman and it weighs 92 lbs. I called Hallmark and the service guy said it would work if I put my shoulder into it when using the crank to get it raised up. I think I will try the portable one first as you can always use one should the power go out and have a generator.

[wellingtontx]

The portable units work extremely well.