A/C installation

[austinado16]

O.K. thanks. It just breaks my heart to drill holes in the camper. LOL

I feel the same way.  I'd really suggest calling StarcraftRV back and seeing if they can find a pair of supports that are premade and fit another version.

When I've been looking for stuff, they've even taken the time to email me  photos so I could compare and make sure it was what I was after.

I can't say enough good about their customer service. They treat me and my $250 22yr old camper like I just bought a new model and needed warranty service.  Huge thumbs up!

[wavery]

Thanks for the info.

I doubt that I'd go anywhere there's 100 temps though, LOL. I'd rather go places that survival isn't an issue. I typically go to mountain lakes where the temps are never that high. It's just for this trip to Montana that concerns me. No telling what I'll run in to.

I'd put the cu ft at closer to 500 though. Certainly not as much as a 10x10 room.

It looks like it doesn't matter though, cuz there aren't any 5000 btu a/c that I can see. And since they all cost and weigh about the same anyways, I'll probably get the Coleman Cub that 9200 btu, since I will not cut up my camper for something as silly as an window mount a/c.

My Honda 1000w gen ran the 5000 btu a/c just fine in my work "office". I tried it out one day, and it ran all afternoon without a hitch. It only drew 480 watts on high. Starting was the issue.I had to take it off of economy mode to keep from kicking the breaker in it.

Don't under-estimate the cu ft of your PU.

I don't know what size PU you have but if it is a 10' box, the main area is 10'x7.5'x6.5' that's 488'. Each bunk is about 5'x7.5'x4' That's another 300'. That's 788 cu ft of un-insulated space with a lot of holes.

[Haroki]

Don't under-estimate the cu ft of your PU.

I don't know what size PU you have but if it is a 10' box, the main area is 10'x7.5'x6.5' that's 488'. Each bunk is about 5'x7.5'x4' That's another 300'. That's 788 cu ft of un-insulated space with a lot of holes.

It's a camper, not a trailer.

8x7x6.5 =364

Sleeper is 7x4x3 = 84

= 448

[wavery]

It's a camper, not a trailer.

8x7x6.5 =364

Sleeper is 7x4x3 = 84

= 448

OHHHHHHH!! Gotcha...... :sombraro:

[Haroki]

OHHHHHHH!! Gotcha...... :sombraro:

LOL.

Yeah it's a little tighter in there than in a trailer. So taking buddies along for a trip is not..... desireable since there's a lot of bodies rubbing on each other. Girlfriends however....

Plus, it would be tough to tow a boat behind the trailer.

But like I said, it looks like a bigger gen is the way to go. That or just bag the whole idea and suffer if it gets hot.