I've seen the swamp coolers advertised fairly recently - perhaps in JC
Whitney?  Ron at BD would know.

Phaedra Savage put an exhaust fan in her skylight which she picked up
from West Marine.  I recall that she was quite happy with the setup,
though I believe she lost a bit of clearance.  http://www.westmarine.com

Karl Wolz

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
 > Ryan Mark Shankland
 > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 8:56 AM
 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
 > Subject: does anyone make the old evaportive window mount coolers
anymore?
 >
 > Hi all,
 >
 > planning a trip to the desert with an '87 vanagon with no AC, I have
a
 > pretty good heat tolerance but was wondering if anyone made those old
 > canister style swamp coolers that fit onto a window? I've seen a
couple
 > on bugs and vans in magazines, but they seem to be reconditioned
ones?
 > Also thinking of a roof-mount fan to replace the skylight in the
 > high-top, I think an RV store would be fine for that.
 >
 >
 > Any other interior cooling tips? the 3 amp fan at
www.fantasticvent.com
 > might be a good accessory too...
 >
 > Mark