Evap coolers do work really well, as long as the relative humidity is 45%
or below.  You get constant, cool fresh air, you can leave your windows
open (actually you have to leave some windows open) and they don't use
nearly as much power as an a/c unit.  You do have to keep water in them,
though.

At 04:53 PM 4/21/98 -0500, you wrote:
>One air conditioning alternative to the Toyotomi setup for those in
>less humid climates is an evaporative unit.  While never blowing nice
>cold 50F air, it might work for some and it available as a 12V
>portable unit:

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