HEAT UPDATE

ACTUALLY LAST WEEK IT COOLED DOWN TO THE HIGH 90'S FOR A FEW DAYS. MAN, I NEVER THOUGHT 97 WOULD BE CONSIDERED "COOL".

THE ROOF TOP A/C CONTINUES TO BLOW THE BREAKER AFTER RUNNING FOR AN HOUR OR SO. I DECIDED IT MUST BE A WEAK BREAKER THAT'S GETTING TOO HOT DUE TO THE WEATHER. I OPENED THE BREAKER BOX DOOR AND SET A FAN TO BLOW AIR IN THE BOX WHILE THE A/C RAN AND IT RAN WELL ALL AFTERNOON, NO PROBLEM.

SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING THE TRAILER WE WILL SWING BY MOHAVE RV AND HAVE THEM REPLACE THE 20 AMP BREAKER FOR THE A/C.

OF COURSE YOU'RE READING TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT HEAT RELATED CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE? LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE THE REFRIGERATOR. IT WORKS OK AS LONG AS YOU DON'T OPEN THE DOOR.

DURING THE AFTERNOON HOWEVER IT GETS ABOUT 10 DEGREES TOO HOT. SO FAR WE'VE BEEN ADDING OUR BLUE ICE PACKS FROM THE FREEZER TO THE FRIDGE IN THE AFTERNOON TO HELP. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO BUY A FRIDGE FAN TO PUT INSIDE THE FRIDGE TO BETTER CIRCULATE THE AIR OVER THE FINS HOPEFULLY KEEPING IT COOLER DURING THE DAY.

THE REST OF OUR HOT WEATHER EQUIPMENT IS WORKING PERFECTLY AND ACCORDING TO OUR PLAN. THE NEW A/C UNIT IN THE BEDROOM IS SET ON 82 AND PROVIDES US WITH PERFECT CONDITIONS TO SLEEP. WE ONLY RUN THE UNIT WHEN SLEEPING.

THE SWAMPER FAN RUNS A LOT, AND ALLOWS US TO GET BY WITHOUT THE A/C DURING THE DAY. UNTIL A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE WE GO TO WORK, AND THE HOTTEST PART OF THE LATE AFTERNOON. THEN WE TURN ON THE A/C AND GET COOLED DOWN AND DRESSED FOR WORK.

THE NEW INDUCTION HOT PLATE ALLOWS US TO DO OUR COOKING OUTSIDE VERY EASILY, SO THAT WE ARE NOT HEATING UP THE CAMPER WITH COOKING.

THE OUTDOOR MISTER IS USED MOST ON OUR DAYS OFF. THE CAMPER FACES NORTH SO THAT WE HAVE SHADE AT ABOUT 3 PM. WE SIT UNDER THE MISTER AND WATCH TV OUTSIDE, ENJOY A COLD "64", FIRE UP THE GRILL, AND SET OUTSIDE INTO THE EVENING.

YOU RECALL WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING OUR ELECTRIC USAGE BY THE WEEK, WITH 80 CLICKS BEING THE BASE. WITH THE HOTTER WEATHER LAST WEEK OUR USAGE WAS 140 CLICKS, OR $19.60.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING UP INTO THE BLACK MOUNTAINS WHERE THE DAILY TEMPERATURE SHOULD RUN ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER, AND OF COURSE THE ELECTRIC IS FREE !!!

JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND CAMPING ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT IN THE SUMMER!!!