Question:
Has anybody used a portable air conditioner in their pop-up? If so, did it
work OK?
Answer:
Having just returned from a trip with my new roof-mounted Carrier 13,500 btu
unit I can say I am glad that I spent the extra money to have it installed.
For one thing it took no space in the trailer as a portable unit would and
second, it performed well in temperatures in the mid 90s with direct
sunlight on the trailer. A lesser unit, and one not mounted high (cold air
sinks) would not have been as efficient. My unit shoots the air in two
directions, towards the bunk ends, and has oscillating vents to help move
the air around.
On a separate but related note, when I was in a CG in GA I saw this chap who
had a large Jeep 10-man tent and had a household window AC unit sitting on
the ground outside, with some ducting leading to the inside of the tent.
From the size of it it must have been about 5000 btu or so, the kind you can
get at Wally World for about $80. Now his tent has a less R-value than our
popups and it was mounted at ground level and it was a small unit for a much
greater inside volume. I would say he was still warm in there.
