by Bob | Jun 14, 2023 | Beating the Heat, Reviews, Tents
MANY OF US HAVE SOLAR ON OUR RIGS AND PARK IN THE SUN to generate power for our electrical needs. This also creates heat; if you’re looking to escape the heat, you need a way to keep cool while utilizing the benefits of the sun. A screened-in gazebo-like shelter is...
by Bob | May 31, 2023 | Beating the Heat
THE HARDEST PART of living in a vehicle is coping with summer heat–it can be miserable!! Unless you have a generator or enough solar to run an air conditioner, the best you can hope for is to keep the inside temperatures the same as the outside temperatures. But...
by Al Christensen | May 2, 2022 | Beating the Heat, Boondocking
CRAZY WEATHER the past few years has made it harder for those of us living in vehicles to escape high heat. Will things be better this summer? According to the Weather Channel and Atmospheric G2, probably not. Standard practice for nomads seeking cooler summer...
by Bob | Aug 10, 2016 | Beating the Heat, Blog
In my last post I gave you some ideas on how to stay cool in a van using Reflectix and an ADCO windshield cover to keep the heat from getting into the van at all. In today’s post I want to give you an example of how you can use shade cloth around your van to...
by Bob | Aug 5, 2016 | Beating the Heat, Blog, Boondocking
By far the hardest part of living in a van is coping with summer heat–it can be miserable!! If you live in a city and stealth park there is virtually nothing you can do but look for and try to park in the shade whenever you can. Even the noise of running a...
by Bob | Jul 23, 2015 | Beating the Heat, Heating-Insulation
I’m writing this in July and much of the country is sweltering under oppressive heat, so it seems like an appropriate time to write about staying cool in a van. Before we go any further let me say staying cool is the most difficult aspect of living in a van and...
