Margali wrote:How good are the MaxxAir vents at pulling stale overheated air out of camper? They looks to be much easier on power budget.
The scenario Im trying to figure out temp control for: Cruising down road with it 95F or so and much hotter in camper. Baby or toddler wakes up screaming for diaper change/feeding and set off the other one. Cycling both littles into camper for diaper change let along breastfeeding stop leaves me feeling like crap from heat in camper.
I see your dilemma now on the heat in the camper while traveling.
The Maxxair will do a great job of pulling in air, but best case, it will be same as outside air. It will clear the air at about 900CFM on high.. so very quick.
When you stop for the baby break, crank up a generator, run the Maxxair with windows open to clear the hottest air, then crank the AC on. After inside temp at parity, close windows and turn off Maxxair and give the AC time to work.
In this case and need, get a big 13.5KBTU roof unit as it will chill it quickly (assuming a smaller CTC).
Need a 3,500W Inverter Gen to run it or spend about $299 on a soft start circuit and it then shoud start and run on a small 2,000W generator. In any case, a 3,500W Honda will be very quiet and do the job and not annoy people at rest stops.
No easy way to travel with small children. I have done it myself. Drive at night and many stops during the day. They will get tougher as time goes on. They effort early on is totally worth it, I might add. My kids have been mostly a joy for me. Just a few teenage years I could have done without. Lol.
Btw.. My wife did all the baby stuff in the car/van with AC on while on the road.
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