by Kyle1911 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:43 pm
Old thread, I know, but this is my first year camping in a converted cargo trailer, and I have a little input, for whatever it might or might not be worth.... Fans are our best friend in our trailer. I see now why the large 5'ers have ceiling fans. I thought they were a marketing ploy, but if we had the headroom, I'd have a ceiling fan. Just like our house, moving and mixing air seems to be the key. Just a small, high velocity 120v fan does the trick when we are on shore power, and Wal-tard has a battery/120v fan for about $15 (in my area) It's called the "O2-Cool" and will run on D batts, or wall power. It's a 12v motor, so a quick chop of the transformer cord, and some bullet connectors with a 12v cigarette lighter plug installed turns it into a plug-in 12v fan. It moves a decent amount of air, and, you can sleep with it on. I bought a second oscillating 12v fan, that was right next to it on the shelf, and it sounds like a garbage disposal eating a fork. We have used fans with both the ac and heat, and I guarantee it makes a big difference. For whatever heating and cooling system you use, spend 30 bux on one 120v high velocity fan, and a 12v of your choice (I recommend the O2-cool, dumb name included). No scientific data here, but it seems logical that it should lower the strain on heating/cooling units as well, and help lessen short cycling of cooling systems, especially. Cool feels cooler and warm feels warmer. Just my .02. Best regards, Kyle