Table of Contents

cooling options for your tent

see also:

Introduction

Find a place to cool off in the water

Ensure your tent is sheltered from the sun and is well ventilated

Use a basic fan

Use a misting fan

Use an evaporative cooling system

  • ARE NOT USEFUL in HIGH HUMIDITY over 70% and will only worsen CONDENSATION issues
  • these small portable units are mainly to be used close to a person and are good for 2-3m2 spaces - they will not cool a room down!
  • these generally will smell on 1st use, and a slight smell tends to persist, using pure water rather than tap water is supposed to help
  • generally use 100-200mL of water per hour depending upon humidity and air temperature
  • at 40% humidity, you can expect the outgoing air to be about 10-12degC cooler than intake air, but each 10 percentage point rise in humidity, outgoing air temp will be 2degC warmer than this
  • whilst many of these will reduce dust in the air, a lot of dust around will dramatically reduce the life of the filter cartridge!
  • the BIGGEST PROBLEM with MOST of these units is the “filter” used to increase surface area for the water which may mean the units just end up in e-waste:
    • some use ultrasonic motors to aerosolize the water to mist onto a front filter
      • these will drip excess water onto a condensate tray which will need emptying and are a pain while attempting to clean the filter itself can be even more problematic eg. LEAEYFE Portable Air Conditioners Cooling Fan (CF-001) / BASEIN Portable Air Cooler (CF-006)
    • most use a cartridge style filter
      • but are these really healthy and will they not develop smells when not dried out?
  • you can use a separate fan placed perpendicular to the output of these to blow the cool air a further distance around the room

Use a reverse cycle heating/cooling system

  • these are heavy, big, expensive and use a LOT of electricity!
  • they can be noisy, at least 44dB