Air conditioner? June Myrtle Beach Trip

[wynot]

Thanks for all the great posts!!!
 
I still am having trouble deciding on an AC unit. I purchase my pop-up without one, and so far, we have been fine with fans and camping in the cooler mountians of NC. I am just not sure if I can go for the $ if I will not use it that much.
 
Has anyone tried a product I found on ebay. It is just a simple fan that fits on top of a cooler & using DC power w/ lots of ice, provides cool air. The website I found was:http://www.kooleraire.com/index.htm
 
 

That's called a swamp cooler.  Been around 'forever'.  One minor problem - the 'cool' feeling comes from damp cool (read 'humid') air.  You will already have 100% humidity in SC.

[Gone-Camping]

Yep, and ice consumption will be way more than you want to think about!!!

[JonesFamilyJayco]

Thanks for the info.   It is very helpful to work through plans here first before begining.  I am still interested in the Coleman Polar Air 9000btu. http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-air-conditioners/low-profile-rv-air-conditioner.htm  

I found a truck camper site where a couple of folks gave there opionon on it.  http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/846887/srt/pa/pging/1/page/2.cfm

I really like the idea of being able to run it off a Honda 2000e  generator.  If I buy an AC, I would really like it to be able to be used as much a possible (even dry camping).  That is why I considered the Kooer aire product for a while.  

If anyone has one of these units(Polar aire & Honda 2000e ), let me know how you like it.  Also, where is the best place to buy one (if & when I am ready to upgrade my simple idea of camping!)

Thanks,
     "Myrtle Beach w/ or w/o AC" JonesFamilyJayco

[hbfc6]

My old pop up did not have ac and I camped in June one year at Ocean Lakes. My new pop up is small and I make a couple of my boys sleep in a tent outside. It does cool off at night down there however by 7:00 am It's hot enough to wake me up without ac. With ac I usally sleep in untill 9:00 am. There are lots of people who tent camp at Myrtle beach. Go and have a good time. If you can afford it get ac it worth it.