Staying Cool |
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Topic: Staying Cool Posted: 29 May 2012 at 9:14am |
We're home from what I'd say is one of the hottest Memorial Days camping that we've had in quite a long while. It was uncomfortable to even sit outside and read for the most part, that is until I brought out this new item that we bought for the Pod. We actually found a similar item to the one above for a bit less and a different brand than the above one at our local Lowe's, but I can't find it on their website so here is the Amazon equivalent for you folks. I gotta say, wow, what a difference this thing makes. We dropped one of the sides of the dome down, put this up above our heads and set and oscillating fan near where the mist was spraying down. It blew a relatively fine mist all around the dome area and within a minute or so I absolutely swear it, that we were near being chilly when minutes before 96 degree thick muggy hot air was near impossible to sit in. I won't say it's perfect because this mist does accumulate and I eventually got a bit wet but I think positioning could be played with a bit and I'd like to have it higher up on the center pole of the Rdome. I've read that maybe a nozzle fitting that is entirely brass might produce a finer mist and I've found complete brass ones also at Amazon, so it's definently something to play with. All in all it's another great addition to the Pod, hot mooses are unhappy mooses! |
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elko.mike
Groupie Joined: 21 May 2012 Location: Elko, NV Online Status: Offline Posts: 70 |
Posted: 29 May 2012 at 12:48pm |
We use them on our deck and they cool it off nicely. I hadn't thought of taking them with us for a camping trip, but that's a good idea. Thanks.
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Mike, Linda & Doxies
2013 Hood River Edition r-pod 171 Tow Vehicles: 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 (Linda's) and a 2003 Dodge Dakota (Mike's fishing truck) |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 29 May 2012 at 12:57pm |
Dang good idea. Just looked for brass-fitted misters and this was the first one that came up. Looks like it covers 30 feet for $30 (6 nozzles). http://www.mistcooling.com/doit_yourself.htm
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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