Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I came up with an idea where I wouldn't have to drill any holes in my TD and can set up or take down my Petcool in a few seconds. Check it out:

I made a piece of aluminum and cut the intake and exhaust holes. I put a rubber seal around the edge and use the hoses to just press up against my open window. I tested in the heat of the day and it worked great.

Well that is an interesting idea. I would make sure you have a wide base though, to make sure it doesn't tip over in a stiff wind. Also are you sure you need it that high? It is a great idea however...

I have actually lowered it and put in more cross braces since I took that picture. It was too woobly before I improved it. The height is mainly because I wanted to use the short hoses that came with the Petcool. It for sure won't tip over in the wind.... unless its a small tornado.

Little Guy sells a template that fits into the window on their teardrops that has the some kind of hook-up. It is a good way to hook up the Petcool without drilling holes. I am getting ready to test mine out when I leave on my 2 week trip this Saturday.

oooooh amazing! nice job!

Put it on the ground.
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I got some accessory shop-vac hoses for mine..works great, and you won't kill a squirrel.

Nice job! I'd put it on the ground like Steve said. But if you left it the way it is, I'd pull the unit back a little to give a better airflow. That one hose was a bit crimped.

...slick install BUT, I am curious...whose door are ya gonna block, yours or...HERS ...I was thinking(VERY dangerous)...if you had an additional "hatch", either on the body or on top, which your adapter would fit, you could have your air AND both doors at the same time........
madjack

I'm wrestling with how to do mine. Thanks for posting this alternative.

On your install, with the supply and return so close together, do you think this will cut down on efficiency? Maybe you could use some sort of deflector on the supply.

That's how I've been mounting mine as you can see at the Bucskin gathering picture #45 but I just put it on a folding bar stool.
http://azroundup.net/photos/2008_bucksk ... index.html

I put it up high to use as short of hose as possible. The longer the hose the more inefficent the unit will run.

The kink in the hose is kinda an issue. The intake and exhaust are close together but I don't think its a problem due to the way the petcool works. The intake doesn't actually suck the air like one would think. It just works on back pressure. So as your until pumps air into the teardrop, it builds up pressure and the intake hole is the escape route.

MJ, I block her door. I have never minded a pretty woman crawling across me in the middle of the night.

Great ideas on porting AC into the trailer. Pet Cool prices seem to average around $499. Gone are the prices under $300. I wonder why no other manufacturer competes with a similar unit for less $$.

I found an old plastic light fixture that fit perfectly over the roof vent in my Little Guy. I cut a notch in the arm of the crank so that I could relase the vent cover and put my light fixture cover over it. Here are the results:

IndyMatt wrote:I found an old plastic light fixture that fit perfectly over the roof vent in my Little Guy. I cut a notch in the arm of the crank so that I could relase the vent cover and put my light fixture cover over it. Here are the results:

Now that is clever. It would almost be like a ceiling fan up there. My problem would be lifting the darn petcool up there in the first place.

It's amazing the things people on this forum come up with.