Car Camping with Arctic Air - Will it Work?
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It's a modern day swamp cooler. They work great when there is zero humidity. If you are in a humid climate it will just move the humidity around. Arizona "WOW", Florida "I want a refund".
that’s a big no-go for AZ during monsoon season... during our hottest months, it’s less than worthless here too
@@justjenn83 totally agree
Yep... I tried explaining that to someone a few years ago, and they must have been young, because they didn't understand that humidity makes a swamp cooler useless. I have to give them credit, though... After a bit of research they came back and apologized for being so rude. 😁
I'm from south Louisiana, so I have just a bit of experience with humidity.
The cool air is escaping thru the open window.
@@elpinshimay4270 That's not how physics works. Hot/warm air is lighter than cool air. The cool air sinks, forcing the warmer air up and out through the window.
Those "AC units" are actually mini swamp cooler, so they work best with dry air. get a portable dehumidifier run it for 15 minutes and CLOSE VENT ZIPS to keep more of the humid outside air out. Then the swamp cooler will truly be worth your money.
- A Southern
@UCzCLyQ3Bz68jWuq5l-ovrIA Swamp cooler work by cooling the air through evaporation, much like we do through sweating. For it to work best there needs to be less humidity. if it's too humid (like it the this video) the air will reach the dew point faster and the cooler will be less effective if not completely useless. I've use a mini swamp cooler like this in the Texas desert and the temperature drop from 104°f to 78ish°f in our small camper.
@@Diojenes. Good to know, thanks, @Diogenes
Dehumidifier is perfect I live in Minnesota and it’s sooo perfect for our humid weather
Me as an NC southerner, agree.
Can confirm. - A New Mexican.
adding ice cubes to water compartment and soaking + freezing filter made it work SO GOOD for me.
Something about watching these type of videos, allows me to humble myself beyond measures. It also reminds me of how much of a free spirit I truly am deep down, but continue to let the measures of society scare me off from truly being free and doing what I want to do.
Do it. I live in a truck bed camper I gutted and built out into a cedar cabin.
I'm so glad I did but I had so many reservations going in.
"its 90* out....Im making soup tonight"
"yeah soup was a bad choice, Im sweating bullets"
Milkkkk was a bad choice
Actually soup is great in hot weather. Especially for people like me from the Caribbean. On some of the hottest days we might eat a soup, after the soup your body is so warm that it makes outside feel like nice and cool. Might be tricking your brain but it works
@@chrisb3437 It works with tea too. ☕
Probably any hot drink would work.
@@Squidgy55 yup hot liquids do the job. I personally prefer something salty, not a huge sweets fan. But it works either way
@@chrisb3437 I'm more into savoury flavours too.
Interestingly, kidneys are searching for salt when they process liquids.
People think that salt causes dehydration but without it, our kidneys would fail.
I bought one of those last year, and you're supposed to wet the filter, and then put in the freezer to get cold before you install it and fill the reservoir with water and turn the unit on. But your way is fine too, .. if you want warmer air. Lol.
I don't believe you.
@@viewermc9128 Except it isn't zero dollars. It takes power to freeze the ice. Doing that is less energy efficient then simply running an A/C. These things are stupid. Wet your face and sit in front of a fan. Same thing, actually better because you didn't waste your money on this.
🤣BAhahahahah😂🤣😂
I've seen tons of reviews for this cooler, and finally someone actually tested it in a small room instead of just testing it by standing in front of it.
my brother gave me the exact same swamp cooler it does cool down the room but it's not going to make your room super cold as it's not an AC and sense it's a swamp cooler it will not work if it's too humid in your room I recommend using it with a fan
bro literally tried to cool an insulated camper with all the windows open xd its not physically possible
This was a horrible review. If you know the physics behind it, it won't work in a humid environment no matter what because no water can evaporate into saturated air. This was a very poor use case and it even says on the box, hot dry air goes in, cool moist air comes out.
That's because it's meant for you to be in front of it, not room cooling. Though you can do that too if you position the airflow properly and live in a low humidity area.
Thanks for your video and how you are naturally sharing your unique car camping experience. I admire your rig!! I wish someone would create a similar camper for my Camry!!
Hey buddy,
From experience with that exact “AC unit” the only way that you will feel true cold air blowing out of it, is only when I filled it with freezing cold water that I bucketed when I was in South Dakota last fall. I found that, Unless you have a Freon based system, you wont find anything other, to cool your badass camper brother. Not trying to be a negative Nancy just trying to give you a bit of experience advice is all 👍🏼 your the man to this day keep on truckin 🤘🏼
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Well said
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Doesn't work for shit
Technology Connections has a really cool video (no pun intended) on why portable ACs don't work. It's an online scam that has gone on far longer than it should have :(
That mexico trip really got to Mav. He's out here making soup on a hot ass day like all my Mexican mama's out there. Ustedes saben
nothing but facts😂
Ustedes do not saben this is not a Mexican thing 😂
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Lol 🤣 es verdad
It was 105 yesterday and my mom decided to make caldo de res for lunch, talk about sweating bullets
Awesome content man, these types of videos are so interesting, your swamp cooler was cool too! Perhaps you could try some follow up videos on those ideas where you try and improve their design (artic air using ice water, freezing the artic air's filters/getting an extra to swap out)? Some other comments made great points about the high humidity, maybe you close up the camper and use a dehumidifier/humidity "sock/bag" to combat that? All of this is coming from a good place and just want to throw out some easy video ideas, take it easy!
I have one of these and use it when sorting through my storage unit in the summer. Adding ice helps it a lot.
You'd probably be further ahead to start the car and crank the AC. Those swamp coolers work best in dry environments.
This. Evap coolers don't do much in humid environments unfortunately.
@@Royisme Was gonna say the same.
YES!
They don't do much in dry climates either. I had one in Vegas, it sucked.
@@user-zy4gw1yr2s yes, junk
I just sold a 40' 5th wheel, had everything in it. I got older and it seemed to get longer. People were tent camping in July in Mississippi. It was right miserable. They placed an ac on their cooler, in the door. Zipped it down and pulled the sides to the ac. I thought that was brilliant. Perhaps doing that to your door? Some plastic taped around it to seal? Or cut a doggie door in the door. Thanks for sharing your travels. I don't care to get out much anymore and your travels and great. Why I remember VietNam, '68, lay there and sweat soaking everything. And Korea January '93 for a month. I relate to those -19 with showers and toilets a good walk away. Subscribed..
I bought one of these for car camping too. With just ice, no water in the top it puts out a decent amount of cool air.
Hey Mav, you already have a hatch on the ceiling, just install one of those Fantastic fans there. They pull out the hot air from the top of the camper. According to others those can work miracles.
Exhaust fan will do good
I have an AC up there on my camper . One of those and a couple of solar panels , you're in business . One 100AH batterie will run it all night in the desert , and what power your panels don't supply to recharge , your alternator will while you are driving .
But not a Fantastic Fan. Max Air fan, all the way.
@@inmyopinion6836 100AH @12V is not sufficient to run a rooftop AC unit. Most of them are 13.5BTU and pull 14A @120V. That battery would last only minutes.. If your inverter could even handle the 25A start up load of the compressor.. Doubtful.
Recently heard of a slow start device for air conditioners
I like how this guy makes mistakes and as I’m watching , it’s pretty cool to see someone going through the motions just to do better next time. Much respect.
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Facts, Genuine. Agree 💯%
I agree :)
I didn't have a good example of that growing up. It was either "do it right or not at all" :/
@Kelvin Guerrero I've heard that moisture is bad for RV's & campers. Since this increases the moisture in the air, I wonder if it would be an issue possibly causing mold, mildew issues.
I'd add ice in that water
Soup is definitely a good choice for a hot summer day. Gets you nice and warm 😂😂🫶🏽
I'm glad you made this. I was thinking about buying one of thos Arctic Air devices. Not now. It's good to make video reviews for these new products. Good to watch them before you buy anything too.
Mav: It's one of the hottest days of the year
*makes soup*
Good soup
He’s gotta be Hispanic 😂😂
@@juanalfonso7701 Best scene out of the entire series.
The issue with those "space coolers" is they're just glorified swamp coolers. How they work is they use water to cool down the air, but what happens when the air is already full of water because of humidity? That's right, the Arctic Freeze has to work 3x as hard for very little effect, if you have a dry area with no ventilation, then this little machine will work perfectly.
Can you stick ice in them? I was thinking about trying one.
@@ChocolateSyrupOverdose If the vessel that holds water for your space cooler can fit ice, then yes that's perfectly fine. You can also leave the filter inside the freezer/fridge so that when it's time for you to go and use it, your filter is already cold. Since the way they work is just blowing a fan across the wick, the filter, that's soaking up the water from the vessel. Just cuts down time on how soon you get the cool air.
@@ChocolateSyrupOverdose Depends on the brand, I've gone through three different mfgs. Artic Air could take ice, the other Chinese knockoffs will too. Currently I am using a more expensive one called Evapolar and it works fantastic but the refill hole is too small and it BURNS through water (irony). Isaac is right about the environmental issues - you take this down to Louisiana it ain't gonna help you one bit. You come out to the Majove desert where I live and love to camp - even in the summer, these things make a massive improvement in the quality of your life.
@@isaacgame7304 Never thought about the filter/fridge idea, have to try that.
@@beedubs100 does not work
I ran two of these in a room that was really hot in the Valley. Worked great but had to freeze the freezer after running them under cold water. Placed them on a plate and stuck them in a freezer, not sure if you have this option available. Then i used cold almost frozen water bottles to fill them up. Also stuck a few ice cubes up top in the little craters. Worked great but had to point them directly at my face.
You are also supposed to freeze the little things inside it.
There are little sponges you pull out and are supposed to wet and freeze, then use.
Evap coolers only work well in dry climates - I'd save that for your trips to the SW. My recommendation would be to set up a fan near the door to exhaust the hot air out, and have another window cracked as a passive intake if you're consistently hotter inside vs outside. Keep trucking!
Yeah, I live in Dixie, and they're absolute garbage here. People still buy them and those "Arctic Chill" hats thinking they're going to be freezing or something.
Its a radiation cooler just not big enough plus lack of insulation and temp of water
Yep! I went through 2 of them in Birmingham, AL where we drip humidity. I read up on 'swamp coolers', much bigger versions of these, and all articles say they work great where the air is very dry. I also started smelling something off with the second one - the thick filter was forming mold!!!!
TRUST me in my DRY DRY area, it DOESNT WORK ! For $50 its far from worth it !
They are old time swamp cooler that makes it muggy. Those things are useless.
Mav,
The “air conditioning” unit that you have will never cool your camper unit because the principle that it works on is all wrong for your environment. In Arizona we call those units, “swamp coolers” or just plain, “coolers”. They have a porous belt like inside of a box and it sprays water over the belt. The fan blows the water vapor into the air and it feels cooler because Arizona has extremely low humidity 6%. You have 80% humidity and all your unit is doing is adding more humidity to the air and it just makes you more miserable. A regular air conditioner takes humidity out of the air to help make it cooler. That’s why you see water dripping out the back of the air conditioner. Your system will never work in a humid climate. The co. that made the unit isn’t telling you the whole story about what climates that it will not work in. It is simple physics. If you go to a climate with low humidity your unit may help you out “somewhat”. It will never perform as well as a regular air conditioner unit.
The swamp coolers have been around for decades. It is nothing new at all.
Probably what we called, growing up, Water Fans. Big ole honkin things we had to add water to them with a garden hose. It didn't do much but was better than nothing.
Only way it would work is if he was able to freeze it
Just what I was going to say, only you said it better.
GET THIS MAN A SHIELD!
First instruction on the box: hot DRY air goes in…not in Minnesota 😂
Thank you for this honest review on the mini ac
I owned one of these for my room, it works great if ur not constantly pulling in warm humid air 😑 also the best use of it is to freeze the actual part u can pull out of the front drawer
Mav, the cooler you got is more for the Southwest. In Arizona, my extended family refers to them as swamp coolers because they use moisture to cool the hot, dry air, but if you're in an area with as much greenery as there, it's almost assuredly moist air already, which means you're really just adding humidity. Imagine putting a damp towel over a fan, that's what you've got.
Perhaps a better alternative is a window AC unit that fits in your vent and you can pack away safely when traveling/not in use. It'll be more costly, but far more effective.
Or you can just close his windows on a camper to keep the cool air in🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣
Jake is right; swamp coolers like this are not made for humid climates. Some of these tips about ice and cold water do sound helpful.
Yeah I use the same artic air in my RV and it works well enough for me.
I'm sorry, I'm calling bullshit...I'm in central Texas on a river, humidity high as hell, and mine is a freaking LIFESAVER! 😉 Speaking from total personal experiences, believe me, it's way better that NOT having one. Have y'all ever even tried one?
@@riverratrvr9225 I have one and could not feel any difference. I even tried putting ice in it and it was not any cooler. It was basically like a regular fan that didn't blow very hard. It was loud too. Glad it works for you though.
The back suspension on that bug is sagging pretty good. might wanna look into some heavy duty springs or struts to better handle the camper weight. Keep up the good work sir!
Coilovers would be perfect and just put the rear on if you can only order the rear.
They make tow springs for that model of VW
@@everyone_knows_itsbutterst7808 Fucking WHY
Maybe he just wants it dirt nasty low
@@dawsondawson2008 aa1aaaa
I used one of these too. In a much smaller space in my 2010 Murano. It didn’t cool down the inside of my car, but it did blast my face with a stream of cool air all night. Enough to make it bearable. I was also able to get it to run on a much smaller power bank and I filled it with ice instead of water. A 20k mah power bank was enough to get it to run all night.
I used to live in Colorado and our first house had no a/c when we bought it. There, they install "swamp coolers" which is an evaporative cooler. Basically it is make similar to how a box fan would work with a large, wet sponge draped over the "output" side of the fan so wind blows across the wet sponge. As the drier air hits the wet sponge, cooler, more humid air is released. That's basically what you have except those little ones come with a freezer pack (usually) so freeze them, the fan blows across those frozen packs and supposedly you get cooler air. Well...let's say it's 95 to 100 outside...how long do you think those frozen packs are going to remain frozen??? Ten minutes if you are lucky!!! Then all you have is a fan and at least blowing hot air around is better than sitting in sweltering heat with no breeze at all. Take it from someone who grew up in Oklahoma where summers have always had 100+ degree days and when I was a kid (in my late 60s), NOBODY had air conditioning in their home!!!
Mav: "I picked a bad day to wear pants."
Also Mav: "perfect day for hot soup"
This x 100
I was thinking the same thing 😭
It seems counterintuitive but I wonder if it works. Seems a lot of people in very hot places like to eat hot peppers.
That cooler box said “enjoy quiet cool air” you can hear that bad boy from outside the car 😂
Know you love the truck, but I have to say, I personally find the cooking segments most enjoyable when performed in the Bugless. Very nice!
I have one in my office area and it can get pretty chilly in here but I have found that putting cold water or Ice cubes in helps make it cold. Also the instructions say that if it is really hot and humid then freeze the filter before use
Bought one. Returning one😂😂.
It's just bad.
The best AC we ever devised for a smaller hot living room was a large styrofoam cooler full of ice on a high wall shelf with a hole punched through each side and a mini shop-vac pushing air through the cooler out at you. Yeah, we had to keep draining water and filling the cooler with new ice, but as long as there's electricity, your fridge can make ice. I remember my great uncle had an actual "Ice Box" refrigerator in the early 1960's that was cooled by big block of ice and not an electric compressor. Back then the Ice House was an important local supplier of cool before Norge, Coldspot, and Frigidaire came along.
Made something similar. Used frozen jugs of water. two at a time. lasted half day prr jug.
I remember going to the "ice house" w/my grandparents to get blocks of ice. They would put it in super heavy paper bags for easy carrying, that was back in early-mid 60's. Thx for bringing that memory back.
@@basilioalvarez2013 That old Ice House is still there. They just no longer are open to the public. They supply bag and block ice to those ice freezers in supermarkets. Basillo, remember the outdoor Ice Freezers out in front of liquor and convenience stores? I think they all got moved inside. Having them outside was such a stupid idea wasting so much electricity to keep ice frozen in 100ª heat.
We had an ice box for a while when I was a kid. I remember the ice man tromping upstairs to above the ice block in the bottom of the box. Mother always mopped up after he was gone. I used to put the card in the front window showing the ice man what size block of ice we wanted. 1949. 😁
Shove, not above.
I have one. Wet and freeze the filter, then add cold water & ice on top. Buy a second filter to swap back and forth when it starts to cool, wet and put them in and out. Add more ice to water. You’ll always be cool.
Yes let me freeze my filters as I’m camping 😂😂
@@ryanmitchell9523 you don't use a cooler? I mean even Mav has a fridge/freezer
Angel is right. We did the same when the A/C broke in our office, but not sure that's possible when camping. 😅
yeah the problem is mav is trying to cool the entire temperature of his camper. i agree that this works directly for the air blowing on you while you are sleeping but if you are looking to cool something like this that is baking in the sun and bakes on the inside you need a proper unit.
Problem is he is in a very humid state. Even if you could get the air to be cold you would end up drenching everything with water. and making it even more humid. If used in dry heat the moisture evaporates instantly , this causes a more efficient cooling effect. Like sweating.
Sears Roebuck used to sell "air conditioners" that utilized the same principle of heating a water source with ambient warm, DRY air, thus cooling the room. If the air is already humid, there won't be any benefit. The large units that Sears sold were meant for places like the desert southwest. Of course, Sears also sold all kinds of standard air conditioners, too.
Cool little buggy! Would love to do this with a PT cruiser. Love those cars!
swamp cooler is a good way to get mold and mildew in that camper.
Free food!!!
It's not a swamp cooler. It's a portable air conditioner all ac units use water in thier systems how ever unlike a swamp cooler the filters are enclosed and don't require constant wetting with water every 30 minutes. These portable ones can run for hours before you need to refill the reservoir.
@@mcdtropicalfishandaquarium8993 all ac do not use water it uses refrigerant to cool that portable ac is a swamp cooler it only cools if the humidity is low
@@mcdtropicalfishandaquarium8993 It's not an air conditioner. It's an evaporative cooler. It literally says it on the box. Two completely different technologies. "Swamp Cooler" is another name for an evaporative cooler.
@@mcdtropicalfishandaquarium8993 dude it’s a swamp cooler
You should make a Tacoma build with camper on the back next!
True
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He has enough subs to pull this off.
That would be a good video
Donniedagoat facts bro
Tha m you for being honest cause this was the best review of this thing cause I've been looking at it for basically the same reason
I would like to point out that the air inside is not going to cool off if the windows are open allowing the outside hot air to still get in…. Also agree with previous statements, putting ice in it is the best option for super hot times. I have one of these and personally I thought it worked perfectly and I used it almost every night when I was pregnant because I got so hot in the middle of the night. But yeah. Closed windows and stuff would help tremendously.
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Listen its a space cooler not an ac
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I use frozen bottles of water on a tray with a fan blowing air through them for my tent. I can't say how many bottles at a time you would need, but start with a couple, and add more until you get the desired effect. You shouldn't need more than 6 at a time. The efficiency will depend on the fan so make sure to have a fan that moves enough air all throughout the space. It will also help a lot when it comes time to heat the space as well.
Add rock salt on top in a bowl for longer lasting also.
I wonder if he used ice instead of water, if it would make a difference 🤔
@@my_flippin_journey No. These things are junk. A handful of ice cubs wouldn't even cool a closet
@@my_flippin_journey Good thinking- Yes, it would be cooler if you filled it with ice water, but it's still putting out really humid air.
@@my_flippin_journey yes it does work with ice!
You need to fill chilled water in it. It's actually not air-conditioning but air-cooler. It uses the coldness from the chilled water to cool the air. Only works until the water is chilled and once water goes back to normal, the air will go back to room temperature as well. The box for misleading purposes does not add this information on the it and gives the impression that it is a unit that cools air by itself like a real aircon. Well for the camper, if you can arrange for hard ice and chilled water, you can buy a bigger air cooler and put hard ice in it with around 3-5 littered of water. The ice will take time to melt giving you atleast and hour or 2 worth of cold air.
@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5
AMEN
Thanks for the review.
It's a swamp cooler, cools by rasing the humidity only works to "cool" if the area you are in is extremely dry heat, like Colorado or Arizona
Explains why my one was shit here in NZ
Those suck in CO too haha. Real AC or nothing
A mini portacool lol
Love my swamp cooler for May/June in AZ. Cools my house into the 60s for pennies. Now, my AC bill last month...yeah.
Yeah its a waste of money, ice cubes help a little bit. But not for the humidity, better off with a fan
There are some really small AC's that work would great for you. When looking at AC's (or heaters) you always want to look at the BTU. For a small cabin, small trailer like you have, what not, anything around 8x8, so even most truck bed campers, 1000-3000BTU are enough. They are rare but they are out there.
Agreed. The air in my area during summer is humid and this thing does nothing more than a small fan.
Wow! I don’t really know what to say about the camper but good to know about the Arctic air thing.
A little tiny swamp cooler like that will actually make the room hotter. You're not imagining it. As the humidity increases, so does the heat index. So if you increase the indoor humidity and saturate the air, it's going to feel a whole lot hotter. Also, the humidity means that the sweat on your skin can't evapourate, so you run the risk of heat stroke. In short, those tiny coolers are a dangerous gimmick.
They actually work better in dryer climates
@@harryharvey1070 Yes, but this isn't relevant. These kinds of units are too small for anything other than maybe a closet. Too small for any sort of meaningful cooling, and all they do is make the room more humid. Which makes things feel hotter. This is probably even more pronounced in a camper, most of which has issues with condensation.
@@KudzuHaiku Naw, for a small space like that it could work fine in a dry climate. The trick is to manage the air intake. A percentage of the intake for the swamp cooler should be the hot/dry air from outside. AKA put it next to a vent.
Evap coolers are the norm in some parts of the country. but if you have more than 25% humidity at noon their kinda garbage.
Can confirm
@@KudzuHaiku If you've never lived in a desert, don't rebut what you've never experienced. "Drier climate' is utterly relevant. And a camper basically is a closet.
A well thought out plan for camping on the hottest day of the summer. Pants, soup, humidifier and a quilt.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I've found by adding ice cubes will also help as well. I used one of these back a year ago or so in Arizona. And I was in a hot ass garage.
If it's humid, the way you get the best operation out of it:
1. Use a dehumidifier next to the evaporative cooler intake vent.
2. Use a frozen pack or ice in the reservoir.
3. Freeze the filter before use.
4. Use a fan along with it
5. Vent the area even slightly. If you can put the cooler in front of the vented area, even better especially if it's drier outside.
That it cooled that down even a few degrees, even with it being humid outside that's actually pretty good.
I know it didn't feel like it, but it did work.
A better way to stay cool, when it's humid, is to have a high powered fan, with or without the arctic air. Cooler with it, but with a high powered fan it will help evaporate any moisture inside.
Yes, as I have experimented with a bigger version, using ice water and dehumidifier: the dehumidifier unfortunately releases heat, and it really defeats the purpose.
@@todayipaint4667
Yes I noticed that with one that I picked up recently.
That's a neat little set up. I wonder if his power converter is heating up the cab?
if you're hooking up a dehumidifier you may as well just install a window AC instead. similar in power consumption and also dehumidifies and cools at the same time.
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ no
“Mav pulls out mega 1 pound bag of jack links beef jerky” Me - “this man must be rich”
this man makin $60k a month off youtube alone
Yup he has over a million subs
He is !
beef jerky hella expensive in the state tho
Hahaha omg I thought the SAME! I never buy the big bags!
Your video gives me hope that I can figure out how to survive as well as live at the same time. Thanks for sharing. I’m in Idaho so it gets crazy hot here.
Dinner looked good, thanks for video
The “VW” on the side of the camper needs to be replaced with “MAV”. Gotta find an A somewhere and just flip the w over
thats genius
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@@qwertykeyboard5901 wambo. Hahaha
Good attempt with the cooler...I have the same exact one, and use it instead of my house a/c sometimes...but you have to start with really cold water, and the filter works better if frozen. You also have to keep it away from a wall, or it won't pull enough air through. It is just a glorified fan, but those things I mentioned could help in your small space. Good luck, stay safe...
And then the ice melts.
@@guineapiglady2841 he never said to use ice just said to use cold water and stick the filter In the freezer, I stick ice cubes in mine and it’s perfectly fine. As long as you don’t put too much water the ice works in your favor when it melts.
@@Connor.l5165 I'm talking about the other tiny AC.
Iam just a wondering were you buy a camper like this for the newer Generation vw thanks
@@Connor.l5165 great idea with the ice. I bought one if these for my campervan Toyota sienna. I have a fridge/freezer USB and 2 will make yogurt cup ice cubes for the mini AC
90f at the peak of summer sounds so nice
I know I've been wanting to test a clay pot refrigerator as an off grid food storage alternative. I looked it up and it looks like there's also clay pot air conditioners. I wonder if that would work better?🧐
These guys are making a killing on that gimmick artic air! Unbelievable.
Yeah like these don’t even work but people are just to lazy to return it or just have a placebo effect
Evaporative coolers work great in super hot dry areas but to so much in humidity. In near 0% humidity that thing may have a chance
@@jakerogers6562 exactly, it says right on the box DRY AIR into cool air.
I lived in southern New Mexico for a couple years out in the desert in a mobile home with no A/C only a big swamp cooler. It worked surprisingly well most of the time. When the weather occasionally got humid, like before a thunderstorm, it didn’t do much.
i live in texas and its over 100F the last couple of months and i have one of these, i set mine on my desk and have it blowing right on me along with a tower fan and so far it has worked really well, you can put ice in the water and even freeze the filter when you are not using it
Stumbled upon this video. And time to watch back on your conversion of the beetle. Awesome btw
The directions state to use a water soaked & FROZEN cartridge, & to put ice cubes into the water reservoir. Were you able to do that? Please retry, & I hope it works better for you.
You have to freeze the filter and put ice cubes in the water! Trust me it makes a HUGE difference!!
Sure.
He can just use the freezer in the VW's glovebox.
Even with soaking and freezing filter and then filling reservoir with ice and water... Damn thing only cools a little bit. Bought 2 recently and trying to return
Convenience stores sell bags of ice cubes, he really needs a freezer.
@@FurnitureFan
I've got a propane fridge in my RV.
It costs me about $15 a month to operate and keeps my ice cream frozen solid along with everything else in it.
Your right, it's the way to go.
love the set up!
Had a couples of these in my van for the Cali heat. Works better ice for an hour. Named them Swapass 😆
I bought the same one for my 30ft camper....works better with ice and ONLY for a room. Love love ALL your stuff. Your an inspiration to many others....KEEP ON TRUCKIN
Minnesota humid climate is the issue. Works well here!
Really love all your camping videos. Everyone needs to spend time in nature. For cooling off. I’m thinking but I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan so I just jump in Lake Superior
It's faux-pho. Unfortunately I've seen lots of bad reviews on the artic cooler. Adding ice instead of water is a little bit better. But in high humidity a water cooling unit is practically useless. ☹️
St.Rick u have to kerp water in these to keep filter wet but i guess u can add ice, i never tried it but mine works great.
I bought them last year they dont work
My dad bought one they're just a glorified fan they are ok for what they are but they ain't no ac
This man reads, camps, socializes, cooks… he’s the ideal human. He’s what most people strive to be lol
Like Daniel Boone……..mountain man 👍🏼 Lord Jesus, please watch over and protect him
Yall some brown nosers
Settle down
@@ptsdgopedsnbikes8156 You can’t say something nice about someone anymore? Compliments aren’t brown nosing. Nice people compliment people.
I mean, I think most of us that watch him all do the same?
Great demo!
Thanks for your honest review of this crappy device, at least you have saved people like me from making the same mistake! I love all your videos Maverick, please stay safe and keep cool!
It's such a refreshing change to watch videos made by someone who is so nice and polite to others as you are. In all of your videos you introduce yourself and offer to share your food with strangers which is so rare these days. If you haven't traveled down south to Arkansas, Missouri or Oklahoma, you should! We have beautiful lakes, rivers, camp grounds and hiking trails for your videos. Keep setting a good example for others and as you say Keep on trucking!
Agree! There’s a reason why we’re called the natural state!
I could show you some amazing areas on the Ozarks. I love living in Oklahoma
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@@jimiesoteric2417 How is the grand lake of the Cherokee?
I’ve always wanted a bug as a kid and I’m really into car camping as an adult so the fact that you’ve combined both is amazing. I love it!
But that's not a bug
For car camping a bug is a ridiculously tiny option
Thanks for sharing. I think something that would remove moisture out of the air, instead of add it, would work a lot better
Just subbed and I love the authenticity of your channel. You’re real and that’s refreshing now a days!
Goes to try out swamp cooler because it’s too hot, drags boiling soup into the camper.
Mav: it's hot
Also Mav: makes Hot soup for dinner.
Just giving ya shit, love the content brother!
I was thinking the same 😭
Think he used hot spices..🤔
Get your core temperature up, and it'll feel cool. For example if you take a hot shower then towel off and walk around.
Still has his socks on too...
that exactly what you should be eating when it hot lol it refreshes your body
I finally figured out how to get it working and it work just like an Mimi air conditioner. I love it.
I have one I use beside my bed at night. I popped the top cover off and use ice cubes instead of water. It’s on a shelf above my night stand, pointed towards the center of the bed. The cool air floats over me before falling to the floor.
Pre-video predictions, the lack of airflow will make the camper humid and therefore make the artic air useless.
Spoiler the artic is useless by design, it garbage
artic air is useless in general, it only mists damp air on you, which makes it more humid. Not good for cooling whatsoever
Arctic Air is a genius invention. It does nothing and can sell for a ton of money. Brilliant.
Mini swamp cooler.
As soon as you said “it’s humid”, that was a hint that this thing was toast. It appears to be an evaporative cooler (swamp cooler), and they only work in dry to extremely dry air. The practice product/idea test series is great, though! Thanks.
You need 70% ice and 30 freeezing cold water
No way man, I'm in central Texas and mine is a lifesaver. We're all humidity here 😉
@@maxsjoberg788 any water will work! Have y'all ever even tried this thing??? Damn!
@@riverratrvr9225 central texas gang
I think you need to pump ambient air into the space to have the cooling effect
I got one for my birthday a few weeks ago and love it. But I keep it next to my bed and direct the air on me. Also, I freeze the airflow filter before I use it for colder air. Overall, it doesn't cool the room, just me!
Install plastic/metal tubing that has the intakes exposed low to the ground outside and draw in cooler nightime air into your camper with that little fan attached to the end....👍
I live in a 15 passenger van I campered out with solar power in the desert outside Phoenix, AZ. I have an Arctic air tower cooler that I used in the summer. It worked okay but not great. I used the melted ice water from my cooler to put in it and that helped. It was 117+ on some days and over 110 for months it seemed. I ended up covering the top and sides of the van with a tarp that reflected sunlight away and that helped substantially.
reflectix works better. also remove the fan cage to make them alot more powerful
Everything for material, including the vehicle is pretty warm. That little thing has to overcome the camper being a heatsink. Plus if its already humid, it won't do much. Could try dropping some ice in it and see if that helps.
I have the same one. I put liter ice water into it but also with all the windows open the way you had it love there's no way you could've expected the cool air that the AC was creating to stay in. It's like running the AC in your car but lowering all 4 windows. It won't cool the car down. It'll be gone with the wind. No pun Intended.
I subscribed just for the soup recipe lol I bought an old Amish place. It is like camping every day lolol. I was thinking about buying one my self. Thanks for the information
The only thing that “cooler” does is make fan noise, and spray water droplets, which may feel cooler on your hand, due to evaporation, but can’t cool the air temperature.
Not necessarily true, it’s basically a miniature swamp cooler. Here in Arizona a lot of people have swamp coolers and not even AC, they work well at cooling, but only in dry environments. Like 10% humidity or less. And once it gets over 100°F, or if it’s really humid out they don’t work very well
Your right! I have one and it does not work as advertised...
Would have been better if you had it sitting in front of the screen and the rest of them closed bringing in to 67° are to help cool it through the cooler at any rate I don't see how anything that small can cool anything
I bet you're suppose to use cold water , and the water he's got contained is probably lukewarm
@@HeadbangMushroom nah google evaporative cooling - thats the concept here. Tiny droplets should evaporate easily, cooling the air.
While running that AC you need to keep the warm air so need to keep you vents closed
I have seen so many tests with these coolers, but they are only working in dry air and then again when they have a considerably bigger capacity! If I were you I would go for a small airconditioner!
Undrrachievers!!! Watching this from Memphis TN where it was a chilly 103° today. Humidity is always a given. 😂 My chiller works better in an enclosed room.
My daughter and I love watching your videos ! She wants to do stuff like this when she is older ! Love watching the adventures! Can’t wait for more !
You should make a cook book with all your recipes and meals you made
I would so buy that… thought about camping in my Prius a coupe times and the first thing I’ve thought about was… “what would I cook?”