I love my Westy, with the proper inverter and this set up I could ave a/c
while driving too. Cutting out the humidity makes a great improvement. I
can install another nice size battery for it to assist my comfort level
while not draining my starting battery.

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
On Oct 27, 2013 11:13 PM, "Keith Hughes" <keithahughes@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hehe - yeah, out here in the desert, once the sun goes down it's a
> different ball game.  In the Florida Keys?  At 95F/95%, the sun is not
> *that* relevant.  But the whole subject kind of begs the question of
> whether you're a Westy kind of person or not IMO.  To each their own :-)
>
> Keith Hughes
> '86 Westy Tiico (Marvin)
>
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>  Date:    Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:34:22 -0400
>  From:    Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
>  Subject: Re: idea?
>
>  BTDT! A famous van had an RV air conditioner on the back of
>  the =
>  Adventure
>  wagon roof. 2 group 31 AGM batteries got that AC through the
>  night. Keep =
>  in
>  mind once the sun goes down it does not have to run
>  continuously. Be =
>  sure it
>  is an energy efficient unit that turns the fan off when
>  cooling is not
>  needed. Yes the 12 volt options are spendy but just like RV
>  designed
>  refrigerators they are light weight and energy efficient.
>  And yes using
>  batteries this way does shorten their life not to mention
>  the huge =
>  strain on
>  the alternator if that is how you plan to charge 200 A/H of
>  discharged
>  battery. So unless you plan to drive a lot each day at some
>  point you =
>  are
>  back to a generator. That van owner traveled with a 3K
>  Honda(!) but he
>  didn=92t want to run it at night so to the batteries he
>  went. At some =
>  point he
>  realized he at least needed a Sportsmobile.=20
>
>  Dennis
>  =20
>