<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0, 0, 0); FONT-SIZE: 16px">Hi all;<br />As the wife and I prepare for our trip, we are worried about the hot late afternoons and nights.&nbsp; Being from MA, we are not used to the heat one experiences in the mid west.&nbsp; I'd like the list's feeling on this.&nbsp; A less expensive alternative to the window mount AC units I have seen on the list and elsewhere is a freestanding AC unit with the hose one hangs out a window.&nbsp; I have found a unit that is about 14x15&quot; LxW and 30&quot; high, 8K BTU.&nbsp; I figure I'll just strap it behind the drivers seat and on hot nights find a campground with electric and pay the price to sleep well.&nbsp; On my last trip, I can remember some sweaty nights with little sleep, and that was crossing the country much further north than Rt. 66.&nbsp; It was unpleasant enough with just me in the bus (wife flew out to meet me in CA (less rime off than me), and after Yellowstone, flew home from Denver) so I can imagine with 2 of us for the whole trip, that will double the discomfort.&nbsp; So does this option sound OK, or am I on the wrong track?&nbsp; If on the wrong track, why?<br /><br />Thanks for the input;<br />Dave B. <br />&nbsp;<br /><br /></div>