Then after a few months of being on the road, I'm shocked how vulnerable and fragile others seem when they come out camping for a weekend. Takes me about two weeks of steady road travel to re-acclimate myself to outdoor temp swings after living in a house. It's wonderful how much a simple thing like a little moving air can make or break someone's experience with camping, especially if they are not used to the high-low swing of outdoor temps. Keep one in the van, one for the rooftop tent on the trailer, the Ryobi for those sweltering days under the awning in desert and swamp. That's the other reason for having multiple 12v fans, too. Now I have two identical folding panels that I keep mounted to the roof of van and trailer, each charging their own 100ah of battery, and will eventually each have their own 1000w inverter (just one in the trailer for now), so I can do more, and do it independently if I'm out with just van, or have basecamp set up with family or friend back at camp. Though every once in a while when I'm up all night shooting night sky images, I'll run it in the cool of the night to rotate camera batteries. Then I plug in my bike battery charger, and when it's done the one or two other AC chargers for camera batteries etc.
#12 VOLT FAN FOR CAMPING FULL#
I usually only ever run my inverter when I'm in full sun and my panels are pulling in max power. Ryobi Hybrid 18v: pivots, will hang, and is nice because you can run it on AC, too, so can plug it in if you have shore power. I keep several inexpensive cordless Ryobi tools with me when adventuring like an impact driver, drill, etc, so it's a gimme to throw this in somewhere, too. I still use it from time to time under the awning when in the swamps or desert and need some air moving.
#12 VOLT FAN FOR CAMPING PORTABLE#
Lastly, while not 12v but uses the 18v battery packs from cordless Ryobi tools, this little portable fan has saved my butt more than once when hauling expedited cargo around North America. I don't have a photo of mine, as it's buried in a tote while using my van for hauling storage stuff, but they look like this: Mine was $75.05 USD when I got it almost 3yrs ago, and I see they've gone up a good bit, like so much other outdoor/recreational gear lately. More portable than the Scirocco in that it has pivoting feet, too. I also have and love the Fan-Tastic Vent Endless Breeze fan: a good bit larger at 14.5" x 15.25" (approx 37cm x 39cm), is more of a box fan quiet but not as much as the Scirocco II, also rave reviews from most, and has a 12v plug instead of direct wired.
I may get another and keep one on a portable mount for the rooftop tent, then just leave it up there when it's closed. Do a search for it in the boat world and you'll find rave reviews. The Sirocco II fan: light-weight but durable, super quiet, 3 speed, direct wiring, great purchase. I have two and can heartily recommend both.
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