We must have had the same wagon, fixed rear windows.

In all seriousness, the best gift my parents ever gave me was the gift of travel and an appreciation for the outdoors. As a family, we always had enough but we were not rich. From WI, my parents took us to Disney in Florida, just after it opened (we camped), out to Yellowstone several times, Banff and Jasper parks, Canada, and too many other great spots to list. Mom's map reading skills or lack there of, got us to British Columbia, when she had the map upside down and we were supposed to be heading east. When I got older we traveled together for many years. Great times!

Bruce...

 

Adding to my wish list..........

https://www.turbokool.net/product-p/...amp-cooler.htm

 

It's been years since I've been in a dwelling with a swamp cooler. Will you have enough onboard water if you don't have hookups?

 

I don't know.......
I do have some research to do. 12vdc power we are ok on.

We camp near a lake most of the time..... Maybe I could use that for water...??

 

I never really knew how swamp coolers worked as they are pretty much nonexistent up her in the northeast. It looks like they add humidity instead of removing it like an AC?

 

That's correct. It can get pretty muggy. Given that RV trailers often have problems with retained moisture, a swamp cooler wouldn't be my first choice. But if you live in a very dry area it might be OK.

 

 

Their website did say it was for very dry climates like where Roy lives. Low 12v amp draw too. I can see where it would work for him and run off a single solar panel if in direct sunlight.

 

The power company here is really pushing the swamp coolers as a way to reduce energy usage. An "A/C" unit that you can run off of 12v without firing up the generator sounds awfully nice. But if you're boondocking that may not work out so well since it requires a source of water. I didn't look at the site. Did it give any specification on water consumption?

 

Must be low consumption as they sell as standalone container with hand pump for pressurizing to feed the cooler if you don't have a water supply.

 

Howdy Guys.....
We are in West Glacier. Not far from the West Entrance to Glacier NP.....
On a 90+ degree day here the humidity is between 10% - 20%. Swamp coolers work very well here. The humidity that they add to the air is nice. Also, when you use a swamp cooler, the windows are open. You end up with a breeze flowing through the trailer.......

 

We just got back from 3 nights at Masseys Landing in Delaware today. Really nice place and nice beach on site. Had great weather Thursday and Friday and a complete rainout Saturday. Was able to keep awning out through most of it with the poles and new Claw tie downs. They worked very well. Winds were pretty bad but we wanted to be outside. Ride down sucked and we hit a bunch of traffic, safety strap on the spare tire came off somewhere between home and lunch in Milford DE. Found tire dangling from the winch cable walking back to the truck. Crawled under to fix it and railed my knee into the frame, hurt like hell til we got to camp. I need to make some kind of lock for the stupid Lippert POS winch so it doesn't bounce loose. The ratchet strap had worked for at least 2k miles.....LOL.




Trailer worked well and stayed good and dry inside despite nasty blowing rain and that's a big positive. I have a lot of paneling coming loose from the front door to the nose that I assume is due to neck flex. Stuck a hand behind it and found nothing wet. Guess I just need to staple it back down and retape the joints. Lost signal from right rear TPMS sensor and then left rear about 5 miles later. TST monitor started flaking out when the left rear one quit. Batteries are new. Guess I can reprogram the sensors and move front to rear and see if it changes. Or just send it out to TST. Next trip is 4 weeks away but short so I really won't miss it.

The was a Grand design 367BHS in the campground and the wife got to eyeball up the outside of it. I point out all the mid bunk units to her when we walk around. She's seeing the light!

 

 

I'd never heard of a tire safety strap until you posted. Mine doesn't have one. I wonder if my winch is more HD? I've got a very heavy GY G614 under there and it stays put. I look forward to your mid bunk shopping experience. GD makes a great product and I'm sure you'll be pleased...

Mornin' Don! Good info on the coolers and makes compete sense. Hey, when you need a new belt, Hunterworks is doing their own brand now that is more HD and is supposed to be just a hair wider making clutch engagement much smoother. Something to keep in mind for when you need one...