Owen, I went looking for this small unit and my Walmart didn't have one.
The smallest was 5000 BTU and it was $98.95.

Any chance of getting the brand name and the size (BTU) from you. Would
like to see one of these units. you talked about.

thanks,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Birmingham, AL where the hot summer has set in with a vengeance.

Owen wrote:

>A quick solution for me is a mini portable window unit from Walmart ($60.00
>with remote) stowed in the top bin. Simply lift it up on the ledge and it
>blows into the screened window. Thermostat controlled and whisper quiet. I
>found this solution in the archives. The guy that suggested it also
>suggested sewing a closure to keep the cold air in. We used a blanket and
>clothes pins to complete the Jed Clampett affect. We were very cold in
>August last year.
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> A nice refinement (also from the archives) is to build a hanger to hook
>into the top stow bin and hang it down into the driver or passenger window
>with a nice cut out to fit it to. Maybe this summer I will add that
>refinement. Here in Houston it was 98F in the shade at 10:45 this morning.
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bryan Jones" <ALOHADREAM@AOL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 10:14 PM
>Subject: Portable Air Conditioner for Westy?
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>>I know this subject has probably been covered many times, but does anyone
>>know of a good portable air conditioner solution that works in a Westy
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>when
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>>parked at a camp site with a 110 hookup? Deep South summer time camping is
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>BRUTAL!
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>>The humidity has already been relentless this year.
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>>thanks,
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>>Bryan Jones
>>'91 Westy
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