THE OUTLAW Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 So been on a project at work to build a portable ac unit for a customers airplane . He says it works awsome . Although , we wont be camping until later in the year . Really hot last week ! UGGGGGGGGGGG Going to make a couple soon . Great idea ! 🇺🇸☠️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyBottomBluz Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Gives a whole new meaning to a Swamp Cooler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Also sold as ice melter for when you just need that cold glass of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Troy Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Should have used a Yeti cooler so you could sell them for 2K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 6/5/2019 at 1:14 PM, THE OUTLAW said: So been on a project at work to build a portable ac unit for a customers airplane . He says it works awsome . Although , we wont be camping until later in the year . Really hot last week ! UGGGGGGGGGGG Going to make a couple soon . Great idea ! 🇺🇸☠️ what is the return air load....also, can you help me understand why would you be blowing the cool air out into the intake? dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFD rtrd. Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Great idea. Reminds me of something we had to do at the fire dept. several years ago. Our a/c took a dump, so we filled everything we could find with ice and put several floor fans behind the ice. It worked so well that night we had to pull out our blankets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE OUTLAW Posted June 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 In the cooler is two frozen two liter bottles of water and a bag of ice . The blower draws air into the cooler , through the condenser . On the right side of the cooler is a little water . The bilge pump circulates the icy water through the condenser . While the blower is drawing in new air , it is being chilled passing thru the condenser and cold cooler. The blower then blows out the chilled air via the elbow on the top. It needs only 12v and blows very cold . I am with Troy . Yeti n 2k all day . 🇺🇸☠️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyBottomBluz Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Careful, a Yeti representative may be a MBG product owner. He might be making a phone call now! I've known about the fan and ice trick in a cooler for a while, but installing the coil and circulating the cold water through for a Sub-Cooling effect is new. My brother in law made a heated portable shower for a a gentlemen who collected aquarium fish and stuff. Put a wrap of 5/8" copper in a 5 gallon bucket and took the hose leading to the thermostats on the outboard, redirected through the copper in the five gallon bucket of fresh water and then back to the thermostat housing. This way while running the boat he heated the water and during the winter when he came out of the water he had a hot shower waiting for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 28 minutes ago, THE OUTLAW said: In the cooler is two frozen two liter bottles of water and a bag of ice . The blower draws air into the cooler , through the condenser . On the right side of the cooler is a little water . The bilge pump circulates the icy water through the condenser . While the blower is drawing in new air , it is being chilled passing thru the condenser and cold cooler. The blower then blows out the chilled air via the elbow on the top. It needs only 12v and blows very cold . I am with Troy . Yeti n 2k all day . 🇺🇸☠️ Sounds like a patent pending idea how long does the ice last? dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE OUTLAW Posted June 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 He said it lasted about six hours with the frozen two liter bottles . 🇺🇸☠️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatsdoctor Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 Use ICE ON STEROIDS If you add some dry Ice to the unit it'll keep the other frozen bottles frozen it for a lot longer Then all you need is a 12 v vent/fan to circulate some air through the cooler!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatsdoctor Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 Or you can get a Lance Camper and stay in the campground !!😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE OUTLAW Posted June 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 We looked at dry ice . It gives off CO2 and did not think it would be wise to breathe that . This will be more for sleeping off shore on the mothership . 🇺🇸☠️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justfish Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 Interested to see how this works out. I’ve done the window unit in my tent “window” before and slept as well as I ever have in my life, if I can do that with 12v I’d be all ears! Guess my main concern would be humidity. After our house flooded, our house was still “humid” 6 months later when we moved back in. Our thermostat reads temp and humidity and I can tell you there is a huge difference in 72* 75ish% humidity and 72* 50ish% humidity that it finally got down to after a few months of running AC hard. Maybe not an issue in a tent or similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conocean Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 20 hours ago, flatsdoctor said: Or you can get a Lance Camper and stay in the campground !!😊 Or you can get year round digs in Choko on the water with your own boat slip & always be 5 mins from great fishing spots while having all the amenities you’re used to at home!! 😉 The a/c is a great idea though. Most of my backcountry camping & mothership excursion days are behind me but this would be a necessity if I was still doing that stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddyBottomBluz Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, conocean said: Or you can get year round digs in Choko on the water with your own boat slip & always be 5 mins from great fishing spots while having all the amenities you’re used to at home!! 😉 We will all agree with you, whole heartily! You just haven't posted you're address yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 I guess I am confused. How do you fit fish in that thing while you are using it? Wont it stink a bit? 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatsdoctor Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 yeah ... where's the invite??☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatsdoctor Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 by the way... it may be easier to set the vent/fan outside the cooler and only allow the air to flow through the ice filled cooler with an in and out ends, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Coast Dave Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 I honestly think my iPad must report everything I look at the iCloud gods.... since looking at this post I had something similar pop-up on my FB and on instagram an add for a similar mechanism that you put on your Yeti cup to create a personal portable AC for a hot day in the golf cart or anywhere you carry the cup. Big brother must be watching... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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