12volt fans

In my experience there is only a choice of 2 fans; that is Sirocco Black or Sirocco white !! They are fantastic would not be without one (or two in the new van) Nothing comes close in my opinion.

cheers Mac

Hi cherrywipe,
We've owned an endless breeze for about 5 years with only great results. 3 speeds with great air flow even on lowest setting which only draws about 1amp.Thoroughly recommended and soo welcome on those 38C days with no breeze.
Good luck.

Hi CW,

Can't comment on the two types of fan mentioned.

We have just bought a Coleman Tent fan/LED light @ $39.95 which runs off four D cell batteries and is very quiet.

Also bought a 12 volt battery charger and 4 AA batteries for $10.00.

Adding eight pieces of scrap tubing to hold AA batteries in place.

not forgetting $110.00 worth of Diesel for our next trip ............. :-}

Regards,
Wayne & Sally.

Hi. Quite a bit of information here if you are interested. Cheers,Bob.

We were never happy with a couple of cheap car type 12v fans Cherrywipe.

The better ones were also expensive.

We now use a little 12/240v can type inverter and a standard fan(s).

Actually we have several standard 240v fans at home , from small box fan up to those $10 40cm versions.
We choose which fan to take depending on trip type.

The above means we can optimize use from a small 10 inch oscillating type right up to one that can serve a whole campsite.

This arrangement means that the power used will always be higher .

I have the Sirocco and it is an awesome fan, pushes out plenty of air and is quiet.

Hi ,
Thank you all for your follow up, I am convinced on the Sirocco.
Now to look for prices. Whitmores inCairns still ads at 219$.
Cheers

Hi Mac,
Thank You found thr site He must have had a deal going at. The show. On web they are $169
Regards C.w.

Better off buying a pure sine wave inverter for $100-$200 and using a standard 240V fan for $30-$40

Test the 240V fans out and pick a very quiet unit and can be run from 240V when you are at a park.

Note using 210ah AGM's to run the gear.

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I purchased two of the Sirocco fans from Sure Marine Services.

They are a yank firm that sell a lot of fittings etc. for sailing and power boats, however, as there is a bit of a similarity with c/vans, some of their stuff is useful.

The item is Caframo MODEL 807 White Sirocco 12 Volt Fan.

I purchased two of these fans for $223.02 [U.S] this included handling and postage from the Land of the Free. As the Aussie dollar is doing well it pays to buy O.S. You can get these in Oz but the firm that sells them doesn't do the buyer any favours.

Sure Marine Service e-mail address is: http://www.suremarineservice.com

These fans are 12v and very quiet. I purchased a car fan some time ago from one of the auto part retailers, and it sounds like a C130 taking off. There is no comparison.

Dick