Aircon is expensive to buy, but fitting it is dead easy. They just sit over a 400x400 skylight hole and only require a mains supply flex.We have it but only because it was already fitted to the van I think We’ve only used it once, but that’s because we don’t use camp sites very often,
I don’t think I would pay for it fitting if it wasn’t already fitted to the van as I find opening the windows and skylight gives a nice cool breeze
Just nosying through the posts and saw the ebay post so I had a look. Midgley I seeI have one, which I fitted last month.
Its predecessor is for sale on ebay right now. Nothing wrong with it (although it's old) but it wasn't powerful enough for the van. It's a Blizzard 1300.
The replacement is more than 50% more powerful.
You really need hookup or a generator, because it draws 650 watts to give 1300 watts of cooling.
But if anyone wants a bargain aircon, have a look at https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224107969296
Plenty of high retaining walls around the Midgley hillsideAircon is expensive to buy, but fitting it is dead easy. They just sit over a 400x400 skylight hole and only require a mains supply flex.
The difficult bit is getting a box weighing around 30KG onto the roof. I parked near a high retaining wall and walked across.
You do point out another aspect which made me decide this afternoon to park the idea, at least for the moment .... When you run it, you do essentially have to close up the room for it to be effective, and that is often at odds with the idea of actually using a Motorhome.Moving air on your skin gives the impression of it being cooler than the ambient temperature and will actually cool you down as it evaporates any moisture on your skin. So, a fan is a good investment, we bought one and it was great over the last couple of nights when the temperatures were into the 30’s and it’s pretty quiet and economical.
Air con is great too, we use it in the cab when we are travelling. It has its disadvantages though for habitation areas. You need all the windows and doors closed, it dries the air and can reduce humidity to an uncomfortable level and it can be noisy and power hungry.
If you can afford the cost and weight though, go for it.