heat in the sunshine January 22, 2001, 10:51:05 am Yahoo Message Number: 1731We would prefer not to tow a dinghy. So let's say we want to go to visit some historical site or do some genealogy research at some big library. We would need to leave the campground site and park our rig probably out in a sunny parking lot for a few hours. When we come out it must be absolutely baking inside. How long before it can cool off on the way back to the campground? Also, we heard from someone that you should not drive with the vents or windows open because of road dust and grit.
heat in the sunshine Reply #1 – January 22, 2001, 11:11:34 am Yahoo Message Number: 1735We typically leave the cabover bunk windows cracked open about an inch, and the (covered) rear vent open - when driving, parked anywhere, camped. Dust and dirt CAN be a local issue, and we adjust accordingly, but the rear vent stays open irregardless.Now the GREAT thing about Lazy Daze is that the design of opening window and vent area and location is WAY above average. Temps inside will rapidly decrease to that you'll find in the shade of a tree.With our '83 22' front lounge, for instance, we can open the two huge lounge windows, the vent and shower window in the rear bath, the cabover side windows, and the huge hatch over the bed. Then there is the sceen door, of course, the large kitchen window, and I have purchased screens for the cab windows, too. With the awning side facing south and the awning extended, that's about all the natural cooldown one can handle!;^)Because of the solar panels, we ALWAYS try to site in full sun. Before the solar panels, we tended to look for shade (until a towering eucalyptus launched a seed-pod clean thru out bathroom vent lid), but have found since that opening the windows keeps it just as cool inside as before.Steve
heat in the sunshine Reply #2 – January 22, 2001, 04:31:32 pm Yahoo Message Number: 1741We have never towed a dinghy, and always travel with a dog and cat. Most places, just opening some windows provides a breeze. Sometimes we also run the Fantastic Fan. In hot climates, we run the generator and air conditioner. Heat in the coach has never been a problem, even when opening it after stowage in the heat of summer. It is very well insulated and the structure itself acts like a heat sink. I would not worry.Happy trailsGus Weber
heat in the sunshine Reply #3 – January 22, 2001, 04:31:32 pm Yahoo Message Number: 1742We have never towed a dinghy, and always travel with a dog and cat. Most places, just opening some windows provides a breeze. Sometimes we also run the Fantastic Fan. In hot climates, we run the generator and air conditioner. Heat in the coach has never been a problem, even when opening it after stowage in the heat of summer. It is very well insulated and the structure itself acts like a heat sink. I would not worry.Happy trailsGus Weber
heat in the sunshine Reply #4 – January 22, 2001, 04:31:32 pm Yahoo Message Number: 1743We have never towed a dinghy, and always travel with a dog and cat. Most places, just opening some windows provides a breeze. Sometimes we also run the Fantastic Fan. In hot climates, we run the generator and air conditioner. Heat in the coach has never been a problem, even when opening it after stowage in the heat of summer. It is very well insulated and the structure itself acts like a heat sink. I would not worry.Happy trailsGus Weber
heat in the sunshine Reply #5 – January 22, 2001, 04:31:32 pm Yahoo Message Number: 1744We have never towed a dinghy, and always travel with a dog and cat. Most places, just opening some windows provides a breeze. Sometimes we also run the Fantastic Fan. In hot climates, we run the generator and air conditioner. Heat in the coach has never been a problem, even when opening it after stowage in the heat of summer. It is very well insulated and the structure itself acts like a heat sink. I would not worry.Happy trailsGus Weber
heat in the sunshine Reply #6 – January 22, 2001, 04:31:32 pm Yahoo Message Number: 1745We have never towed a dinghy, and always travel with a dog and cat. Most places, just opening some windows provides a breeze. Sometimes we also run the Fantastic Fan. In hot climates, we run the generator and air conditioner. Heat in the coach has never been a problem, even when opening it after stowage in the heat of summer. It is very well insulated and the structure itself acts like a heat sink. I would not worry.Happy trailsGus Weber
heat in the sunshine Reply #7 – January 22, 2001, 09:20:12 pm Yahoo Message Number: 1751On my front lounge LD I mounted a Fantastic fan with thermstatic control in the bath. We set the thermostat to come on when it gets hot, leave the vent up and open the front vent or cabover windows and this helps a great deal even in the SoCal summer sun. In the summertime we run the fan sometimes continuously day and nite Having solor panels makes this possiable without hookups.
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