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| Green grass and high tides  |
So I remember a few years ago this came up. Something about a cooler and fan. I have a decent sized styrafoam cooler. Any help. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | ||
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My BIL does this when he car camps out of the back of his pickup/topper... He just fills a cooler with ice, and blows a battery powered fan across the top of the ice (cooler top open/off). I've not experimented with this, but he claims is lowers the temperature by 20 degrees. Good luck & stay cool! | |||
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| Green grass and high tides |
Thx guys. That is what i am talking about. I need to find one of those 12v fans "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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| E Pluribus Unum |
Try auto parts store for a radiator/cooling fan. They are 12 volt and available in different sizes. Find one of the approximate size needed for the "host" cooler. And if you added a rheostat, you'd have variable speed to boot  | |||
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That's cool, you can get a 15w solar panel at Harbor Freight for $70 less 20% discount coupin... Wonder how well this would work knocking the edge off the temps in the evening for the garage. | |||
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That used to be the old-timey way to keep a semi sleeper comfortable at night. Fill a five gallon bucket with ice and just let it set there absorbing heat. Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus | |||
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Marine stores like West Marine sell 12 volt fans | |||
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| Bookers Bourbon and a good cigar  |
We made a bunch of them at church for the local poor folks that didn't have AC, especially for a baby's room. We kept it cheap and used Styrofoam coolers and 120 volt fans. Any dog can be a Guide Dog if you don't care where you're going. NRA ENDOWMENT LIFE MEMBER | |||
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| Green grass and high tides |
I love it guys. Keep it coming.  Well I have the foam cooler and ordered the fan. Should have early next week than i am going to try to make oneThis message has been edited. Last edited by: old rugged cross, "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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