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Swee Pea



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:26 am    Post subject: o2 Cool Box "Air Conditioner" Reply with quote

I happened to be looking over the new Cabela's Spring Catalog and came across this little item. http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0053085518260a.shtml

What do you think?

John
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

John-

This cooler may have some use in some very special circumstances, but its use of ice as a cooling agent makes it kind of hard to use, as ice is scarce anywhere it's hot, unless you've got a tropical day when you're visiting a glacier.

The ice would provide cool, damp air, but how much ice do you have to have and where are you going to get it, and at what expense? It also functions as an evaporative cooler ("misting technology"), but the real sell is on the ice cooling.

Usually when it's really hot, ice is hard to find or expensive, or both.

There may be some special circumstances where the cost or availability of ice wouldn't be a problem, but most of the time I'd first prefer a simple portable evaporative cooler that can bring down the temperature from the 100's to low 80's, providing the humidity in the air is in the low range, say 40% or less.

However, in high humidity situations, evaporative coolers don't cool much and just add to the humidity and uncomfortableness. They are available in 12 volt versions, by the way.

For high humidity situations, and where genuine cooling with reduction in humidity are desired, there's no substitute for a real refrigeration system / air conditioning unit along with an appropriately powered generator, period! This option is not cheap, of course, but nothing else does the job as well, getting rid of the excess heat and humidity as well.

O2Cool also makes a simple 8-D battery/12 volt auto/boat fan unit that is great for simple fan cooling in moderate situations that's available from WalMart for about $15. It's discussed along with a comparison with the much more expensive Endless Breeze Fan HERE.and HERE.

Thanks for bring this item to our attention!

Joe. Thumbs Up Teeth

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Over 50 years ago when I was studying for final exams one year in college we had a "heat wave" in Claremont CA. I bought 50 lbs of ice and an electric fan. It got me thru the night and my studying. That is just about what this is.

There have also been some cooler boxes, which have tubes of a eutetic solution running thru an ice chest, and a small radiator, which uses the same principle. It works, but in a very limited area, for a short peroid of time. Not a practical solution.

Cabella's ask's $80, it is on the internet for $30 (out of stock) but the Artic king air conditioner which many of us purchased at WalMart is only $90 and is a true 5,000 BTU 110 volt AC unit.

Go with a fan or an air conditioner--but I think you will be dissapointed with the ice run unit.

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