it's hot in here!!

g'day Malboyd..The Pilbara as I remember it does not havehigh humidity u may find that a good water cooler type a/c will be fine and is better for baby as the air is not dried out,if u go that way get a good bonair or the like not a cheap $2 dollar shop unit Peter

in addition to my previous post the most effective way to cool the inside of the van is to prevent the heat so I always use shadecloth to cover as much of the van as possible peter

The humidity in the Pilbara gets really bad Dec-Jan when it is also hottest . Shade to help the Dometic sounds good . I did some research on caravan aircons and got the impression that the Dometics were over priced , low performing , and old technology . Roof mounted you dont have any choice , but a rear mounted modern inverter system would run rings a Dometic . The old Pilbara hands used to take their annual hollidays Dec-Jan and the Pilbara tended to close down but nowdays big business and Perth based executives insist on working around the year . The baby and motherare going to have a tough time unless you can sort out good aircon and other relief from the conditions . One method once you are based there would be to look for an employer who provides housing and pays the electricity and water bills . Accomodation on the coast is good , but remember that the sea breeze up there is weak and wont provide relief more than a kilometer or so inland . I have had a wonderful 11 years in the Pilbara and srongly recommend it , but you need your living conditions sorted out in your favour and this will almost certainly reqire help from your employer .