Camping Fans

Watt whatage?

What ?

Lol . . .
Not sure , I'll try a check tonight.

Thanks Flappa
I just rang Supercrap, and they only have the 'old school' type in the metal frame with the blue blades which doesnt have a clip on the back, or one that plugs directly into the cigarette lighter socket. Neither of these appear to be what I'm after, so will have to try the caravan places...
Thanks
Drew

Flappa - you're spot on - we had the same problem heading up north - a good old supercheap fan was the best $20 we ever spent!

We just attached the bracket to the upright pole in the tent and ran a cable to the fourby - life was good after that (or bearable at least!)

We ran it all night long on the 2nd battery with the fridge on as well - battery would be close to dead in the morning - but that wasn't a problem if we were driving the next day. Up north when its hot - you've got 2 choices when it comes to power- drive every day or run a gennie most of the day - or spend quite a few nights at caravan parks.

-myforuby

Thanks Henry
How long does it last on the batterys, and how much are the fans?
Drew

Hi Drew,

Bateries last about 3 days of all night operation, and the fan was about $25 when we bought it.

Cheers,

Henry.-

There is a computer recycling service near here and they just throw out all the 12 volt fans because they have no use as plastic. They are mostly the smaller ones in power supplies, but there are also some larger ones in the outer case. Good for blowing air over fridge condensors also.

Phil I

Phil
I have a computer fan in the back of the cruiser sucking the hot air out from above the Engel. They are great as they dont use hardly any battery power (.2amps from memory) but for the tent I think I will need something a bit bigger that blows a bit more air.
Drew

Evap coolers can make things worse in the tropics as its only putting more moisture in the air. I've seen the units you are talking about and was warned against using them up north.

Stick with a standard supercheap fan

myfourby

We tried one of these evaporative coolers when we travelled Sydney to Perth in summer 2003/04. It was totally useless. Bought it in Orange and had replaced it in Broken Hill with the old-fashioned 12V fan (blue fins and metal cage). As mentioned earlier, best $20 ever spent. We ran the fan and 40L engel each night without battery problems (we were driving for at least 3 hours each day though)..

Have fun and stay cool

I bought one of the personal evap coolers off ebay...peice of @#%#. wasnt even decent as a fan.

So now we run the fans above.

Rev

if you read the comment it was FOR THOSE NOT GOING to the tropics.

Having lived in Darwin for eight years would not suggest anyone try evaporative anything up there.

JustyWhyalla... NO NEED TO SHOUT!!!

I agree, for those going to the tropics an evaporative cooler will not work. Your comment was "For those not going to the tropics you can also get a small evaporative cooler". I was replying to this comment!!!

Just so we're all clear about my experience with evaporative coolers:

In the tropics... They won't cool you down.

In drier climates... THEY SUCK...

A fan is much more effective.

Same here, my wife is the best investment Ive ever made. ;)

Hope she doesnt see that you are giving breaks every 5 hours but ! , or I'll have an industrial dispute on my hands. LOL

Pity there is no Motel 8 in the territory then because nothing is cheap up here.
Depends where you are going to go, but you will find not many other campers around if any and you may be better off with a cheap genny and a couple of standard 240 volt fans. I would also suggest the "noseeum" instead off standard fly screens as the mozzies WILL get in unless you do. If you expect to be out while there are still storms around try and keep your bed off the ground because in those big storms no tent will stay dry.
Going for the fishing?

Cheers Tony.

Woosh...