Air-Conditioned Insulated Tent Experiment in a Heat Wave

[@danielhaire4585]

As an HVAC technician, I’m losing my mind at inefficiencies. However, this is a really cool idea .

[@Kidd-nq4fg]

Same 😂

[@natew2610]

I think his original plenum was leaking cold air directly to the return and preventing the unit from cycling by providing an inaccurate return air temperature.

[@Kidd-nq4fg]

@@natew2610 that’s a good factor here

[@jagtan13]

it'd be much better with a portable and then keeping the portable exhaust short! Plus some shade material on the sun sides of the tent.

[@anushikasingh3604]

A black tent that too in a full sunshine And, now he is complaining about heat... What did he thought would happen ??

[@robmechanic]

68 is good sleeping temp. That unit will do it. God bless. Give that beautiful family my best. ❤️❤️

[@BaumOutdoors]

Definitely agree!! This will make for a very comfortable nights sleep! Hope you’re having a great weekend. God bless!

[@AwkwardQuokka]

If you're interested in an air conditioned tent, I highly recommend the Midea U-Shaped window AC. You can set it on the ground, and there's a u channel where the tent wall can fit, so that you have the controls and fan inside the tent, but the hot air exhaust is outside just like it would be in an actual window. It accomplishes the exact same thing you're set-up does, except no need for jury-rigging.

[@B1gRedOutdoor]

id just get a tent that has a slot for an ac or an ambulance I have both never used ac in the tent though it just had a place for it

[@benniematthews5260]

Maybe a tarp to cover the entire tent creating your own shade. Problem of constant sunlight fixed. Thanks for showing differant camping ideas

[@renodowns5256]

I definitely would do that on your next AC trip. I’m sure some company will come out with something that could keep it cool at all times with a tent with windows so you get natural light

[@allenpost3616]

Yes, that was my thought as well. There's some reflective mirror type tarps that would be ideal for fairly reasonable price from what I googled up.

[@BaumOutdoors]

Great idea!! I’ll have to try that soon! Appreciate you joining me!

[@BaumOutdoors]

Great idea! I’ll look into those!

[@SusieLovesJesus]

​@@BaumOutdoorsA tarp or one of those shade cloths... I would say the key to this is not letting the sun's rays touch the tent. ☺️💖

[@flatblack887]

You have a great idea here. Let me give you a few ideas to improve efficiency. Comfort cooling is removing heat from an area and rejecting it somewhere that it doesn't matter. Also humidity is what makes you uncomfortable not temperature. It can be 70 degrees with 90% humidity and be you'll be sweating and if you have 50% humidity you might be cold. So your first attempt needed insulation to be sure but your return air should be removing the heat up high and your supply would be good in the middle location which will pull some cool air upwards as well. The vent sizes you have are entirely to small. You need roughly 400 cfm for every 12,000 BTU or 1 ton. In a residential heating and cooling scenario this is 4, 6" lines per ton. You were only giving approximately 50 cfm of return and 30 cfm of supply, hence your temp inside the box showed 5 degrees. The ac was starving for air and freezing, this would eventually be a block of ice. I would use at a minimum of an 8" return and a 7" supply for 5k BTU. I believe if you made these changes on the first set up you would see significantly better results along with putting a tarp over the tent 1' to 2' above would help tremendously! Your second attempt while definitely better eliminating the heat gain in the ductwork and lack of air flow to the ac was much better! I would change 1 thing. You ducted the heat outside the tent which is great! However, you need to pull the air that is exhausted from outside the tent from outside. This will make the air pressure neutral and you won't constantly be pulling outside air in. They are made to be put in a window and operate this way. If you simply put it through the wall of the tent where it would be lined up with a window or wall like you install it in a house, you would stop approximately 2 to 300 cubic feet per minute of humid and outside air from entering the tent. That alone would make a huge difference in your overall comfort. Hope this info helps and would love to see more of your journey on this! You've given me a few ideas to try myself!

[@The12231]

I agree completely with this. I studied refrigeration in college. You can use an online ductulator to calculate duct diameter, given BTUs and CFM. The shorter the duct of cold air the better, since there's less surface area to transfer that heat from the outside into the air that you want cooled. If you can insulate the duct, then yeah, you'll get better temps on the cold side. Keep it up! Great project overall. You're on the right track

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you so much for the tips! I will see what I can do to make these changes! Wow thanks!

[@keymaster8176]

HVAC guy huh.

[@mastermnd22]

Best reply. Actual data. Went looking for this post. Happy to find one

[@Defianthuman]

This is a comment i was happy to read. You said far more than I would have. I would have only said that the inside attempt would have been better if the box covered the back entirely like you said. It was pulling some air from inside to cool the heat exchanger and reducing the efficiency. The Ecoflow Wave and Wave 2, could totally be used for this. They have a portable battery option that claims 8 hours on low cooling.

[@kellyalderfer6430]

You did it! You were brave in the hot weather, and you created a cool space for yourself! Thank you for taking the time out to do Bible school because you’re leading children to Christ and that matters the most! Did miss you though!

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you for your encouragement Kelly! It really means a lot. God bless!

[@edwardkaminsky8142]

Necessity is the mother of invention routine. In Vegas we have 110° outside and 78°inside. Supply air is 54° degrees which gives a temperature differential of 24 which is huge. 78-54 =24. Comfort cooling is removing warm air so the cool air does it's Job. When the outside temperature lowers so will the electric bill. I tryed this and ended buying a camper with AC. Dig your style brother 😎 👌!

[@Mikey45230]

I did a similar experiment using a window AC unit and running a 30' hose just like yours to another room. I ran it for about 5 hours and I noticed the cold air couldn't travel that far without losses. I live in the southwest, so I have a massive AC unit outside with insulated tubing in the attic, ect. The cooling, even with the insulated tubing in the attic, just really lacks and uses an insane amount of electricity. I moved my window AC unit to my bedroom and I can easily get it down to 75 all day at 550 kWh, as opposed to using the main unit 3,500kWh which can't even maintain that temperature which all the vents closes except for the bedroom. The units just have to cool the tubes and the tubes are being heated. Cool experiment, thanks for the video!

[@BaumOutdoors]

That’s a great point! I appreciate you watching!! God bless !

[@z185284]

3.5 megawatt hours of A/C? Goodness!

[@Mikey45230]

@@z185284 Hah! My bad! watt hours.

[@ShirleyGoode]

Hi Kenny I give u credit u are one smart man also a working man God bless u and family 🙏❤️

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you Shirley! Hope all is well with you! God bless!!

[@claudetteramjohn576]

Amazing....doing all those stuff is what makes the whole adventure experience...worthwhile and enjoyable....God bless🙏❣️🙏

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you Claudette!! I appreciate you joining me! God bless 😊

[@sandollarj504]

Glad you figured it out in the end and cooled the tent 🏕

[@hillerdevildog1073]

Man...I can go so techy on this...love your videos...

[@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

What a fabulous idea!! I do not know a thing about air conditioning technology, but I think your brining the unit inside the tent helped the unit perform the way it was designed to do so. Only think I would do is erect a nice tarp over the top the entire tent. The tarp would be black or dark grey or such on the bottom side, but white or very light color on the top side facing the sun. That way, the top would reflect the sun heat, but the dark color on the bottom side would keep it dark in the space over your tent. Did not even think of the condensation which you mentioned. But this would be perfect summer camping for sure. Blessings.

[@DMills-un1tl]

I have the portable stand up one. It cost me around $360. It cools up to 300 enclosed Sf. Totally worth it for my home when the AC goes down, and for my vintage travel trailer when I’m where there are hookups. Total game changer for Arizona.

[@BaumOutdoors]

Ya those are definitely nice to have!! I’ll have to look into one of those too!

[@143purple]

Witch one can I get more details please

[@RandyBeers]

Kenny, you're so fun to watch! I love this video. Lots of great ideas from people who know their stuff! One comment from me would be, that insulated 4-season tent is really made for keeping the cold out, and the heat in. A black tent is going to absorb so much solar heat. Either a light colored tent, or a popup shade over the tent to keep the direct sun off would make a huge difference. Then, you could quit battling the sun's heat and concentrate on the actual cooling more. Keep up the awesome inventive content!

[@rsurdyk]

Your a hoot. Love the shows. Next time I go camping, I'm bringing my ac unit

[@Christdeliverme]

I've been watching you for 10 minutes and already I'm sad you're not my best friend and nextdoor neighbor taking our families to church every Sunday. Wholesome stuff, buddy. God bless you man! You got a Sub.

[@homesteadandhighways]

Great idea! I also appreciate the scripture at the end 🙏🏽

[@firecapt100]

Great job, Kenny. Awesomeness. Always fun to hang with you. Have a most blessed Sunday. God be with you.

[@dondavis5633]

Man, I sure do enjoy this channel! Now it's time to go and watch one of your winter camping videos...

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you!! I can’t wait for the snow too. It’s been way too hot!

[@ZetaSPEDucator]

Awesome ingenuity. I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog. This is my kind of camping 😅

[@lorrainecampbell6448]

My husband said, "Someone has been watching Apollo 13."

[@dondavis5633]

What a great comment! 😃

[@renodowns5256]

Good one

[@BaumOutdoors]

😂

[@jwk4567]

Fantastic! 🎉

[@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

"Well gentlemen, I suggest you figure out a way to fit a square peg into a round hole". LOLOL

[@verleneagarwal]

Hi Kenny nice experiment yes living in this heat can be so tiring. But summer is beautiful too. For us it was really hot this year but now summer has passed and the rains are heavy. But so good to see another video. Thanks for sharing. God bless you and the family. Have a wonderful day! Take care.

[@jameshough3082]

We had to something like that for our rv in Texas (114 heat index and no shade at all). We had one of the indoor units, but had a lot of problems with the exhaust being really hot. We insulated it with blankets. Cheap easy solution that is surprisingly effective.

[@BaumOutdoors]

That’s really good to know! Thanks for the tip!!

[@lizsanabria5541]

Wow can’t believe it worked cool ideas God Bless you

[@nrobinson7951]

Hi Kenny. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you and your family

[@CarolPearse-q3w]

Loved loved this video, you made our night, never get up, keep going till something works, love ya Kenny, and yes, go to a campground, or a park, take you’re family, I too, do t like the heat! Lol,, always look forward to you’re videos, Nova Scotia here ❤

[@TheCaddy84]

Thanks for temp conversions. Thanks for the upload. Sweet

[@davidgintz652]

YAY!!! I couldn’t hit play fast enough. Hello Kenny it great seeing you our friend. Thankyou. Godbless you and your family we love you all. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦌🦌🦌🦝🦝🦝🏕️🏕️🏕️🔥🔥🔥

[@BaumOutdoors]

Great seeing you too David! Thanks for joining me! This was a fun one to experiment with! Working on planning the next video now. God bless from all of us!

[@IdaniaSalazar-w8r]

Hi Kenny another interesting and a good video good job family camping i like that take the family whit you be safe and god bless

[@BaumOutdoors]

We will definitely do that!! Thanks for coming along with me. God bless!

[@Graystock1874]

Can you believe how hot it's been here? Today was a very nice break. This was a fun little experiment 😊 I am like you, I rather camp when it's cool. Have a great week Kenny!

[@CoBeau29]

🌬Very coool idea! Camping In the Heat of the summer can be very uncomfortable sometimes. Thanks for sharing Kenny. have a nice weekend. 😊💚⛺️

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thanks for always coming along with me! Hope you’re doing well! Still praying for you!

[@CoBeau29]

@@BaumOutdoors 😊💛

[@gi169]

Joni, I hope you are well, Mr. Baum said he is praying for you so I will pray for you also. Lord bless and keep you, make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you.

[@donnadee1966]

Props to you for undertaking this. You made it work! Thinking the tarp might really help. You also mentioned the portables. If you can find one on sale, it would probably be a lot easier (and easier to transport). You only have to use an exhaust hose... This was fun - thanks!

[@BCHonea]

Cardboard engineering is top notch bro

[@TriceeAle]

Hi Kenny, it's been a minute in seeing you and your fantastic video adventures!!! I really missed you and I'm so glad to see you and your amazing personality! I knew you could get that AC working!! You have a wonderful spirit which is contagious!! When I say you're the greatest I mean it. I'm so happy that I have lots of videos to watch!! Thank you so very much and I always pray 🙏 for "The Spirit of Protection" for you in Jesus's Name, Amen!! 😊

[@utubetjc]

What a fun project! Well done brother.

[@renabarnett2238]

I can’t wait to see you camp with it! That’s what I always hated with summer camping. Way too hot.

[@miltbaez868]

God bless my brother. Would love to see a future video with the ac setup. With a larger Ac possibly 8000-10000 btu unit would work great with insulation tubing. Love the content 👍🏽

[@DonFarmer-hq5sw]

Kenny , you are my kind of crazy ❤. Love your videos 😊

[@waleedwk4967]

Beautiful video as always

[@thomaseicher3346]

Not going to read all your comments but I bet many people already suggested that you take that fan down firstly. You're blowing hot air down when it rises. Leave it up there where you are not. Second put your cool hose down at the bottom of the tent where cool air likes to be. You'll find your idea is ok but remember how hot and cold air works. Thanks for your video.

[@nelsikumar6619]

Excellent videos. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏼

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you for joining me!! God bless!

[@LunaWolf6891]

Smart idea, nice change from hot tenting.

[@MegaCocobaby]

Great video kenny and I'm glad you finally figured it out. Can't wait to see you camping out with that Ac unit. Maybe you can do it on your next video. Take care and God Bless 🙏

[@BaumOutdoors]

I will definitely take it out and use it camping!!

[@luludufuret4585]

Kennie, just great, as usual! Thank you

[@lisaweddle7363]

Great experience!! ❤

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thanks for joining me!!

[@donaldlembo1263]

Thanks. What a really “COOL” experiment!,,

[@BaumOutdoors]

😂 thank you!!

[@Tamara02690]

I used my portable a/c with my Eskimo ice fishing tent last year camping in the Texas summer heat. I think it was 107. Idk what it was in my tent, but I was freezing. It worked great!!

[@iyona14granturismogt6gtspo7]

That insulated wrap should have went around plenum box,great video

[@anthonybanker6479]

Good video it works at the end.

[@Gest-wg2yb]

Great video 🎉

[@kathyyoung9729]

Never thought about uttin a huge aircon in a tent, but hey if it works then awesome!

[@NoChrome]

"Bring your air-conditioner with ya. Hooker into your tent" at 13:08. I've been doing camping wrong. This man knows

[@robertdeboer815]

Your cold air hose was too long and it had a bend right off the A/C unit. The blower motor wasn’t powerful enough to force the heavier cold from the ground to the top of the tent. It was doomed to fail from the beginning.

[@tammieaf2712]

It would have worked better if he opened the window and stuck it in like an actual window and blocked the open hole around it. My parents used to have their uninsulated tent air conditioned and it worked.

[@KarrasBastomi]

Or just pull the cold air hose all the way inside the tent.

[@teresaverrell2548]

Hi Kenny , Great Info when going camping . I don’t like getting hot either . I hope you see this in time to help me wish Shelby a wonderful Birthday . My sister shares same Birthday date ,Aug. 9th . Looking forward to next video . I do love the family videos. Thanks for sharing . Happy Birthday Shelby 🎉🎂🎁💐

[@shelbybaum6148]

Thank you Teresa!! I appreciate you remembering me!! God bless and tell your sister Happy Birthday!!

[@ChristmasEve777]

I'm new to your channel. I love it!! You have a really nice setup to keep cool. The only thing I would do differently is leave the AC at home and bring a bucket of liquid oxygen with me (since I generate it in my basement using a cryocooler) and I would just dump a bunch inside my insulated tent and then use a fan to convect the remaining amount. Fire hazard? Yes. BUT suffocation hazard? No! Maybe you could bring a bucket of liquid nitrogen too to dilute the mixture 😂

[@dianestephenson7639]

This was a fun vedio,,,you are quite the problem solver,,,it won't be long till you have those minor issues all worked out ,,can hardly wait to see the next vedio ,,,stay safe ,,see ya soon 😊

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you so much Diane! I’ll take it out camping soon! God bless!!

[@stevemick6569]

Blessings Kenny! Looks like a Rube Goldberg contraption.

[@TheSkeetergirl]

This is both funny and amazing. 😅

[@sheilacaine]

So creative. ❤😂

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you Sheila!!

[@sheilacaine]

@@BaumOutdoors welcome

[@drbabydoll755]

Oh man...I was routing for you, Kenny. I also hate being hot vs being cold (there are several ways to warm up when cold, but you just proved that cooling down takes a LOT more effort!) I'm just at the point of the video where you switched it to inside the tent, so I'm holding out hope...

[@brendabinczewski7624]

Thank you for a cute video. The air conditioner thought would be great. All tents can get super hot. When I camped in the summer time my tent was hot hot hot. I love your videos. Glad you’re back. Take care

[@WH6FQE]

One thing that will help with the heat on that tent is putting a tarp above that tent to block the sun off the tent with room for airflow between the tent and the tarp. That is how I keep tents from getting hot from direct sunlight here in Hawaii.

[@southerncooker6475]

Cool experiment! (pun intended)! Your videos are always cool! Lol! Take care and God bless you and your family!

[@BaumOutdoors]

😂😂 I love it!! It was very cool!! God bless my friend!

[@DarrylEubanks-x7c]

Great video...would love to see you use it in camping. If anyone could do it , you can.

[@wgreenjr81]

Recently got one of your video's recommended to me and I've been watching a bunch of them over the last 2-3 days. I only have one dislike, as a Washington resident, I so badly wish I could figure out some of the amazing locations you film in so my wife and I could go to some of them. I can't blame you for being vague and keeping some of those gems to yourself.

[@gi169]

That was an awesome and fun science video Mr. Baum the science outdoors man... 😅😂🤣 Thank you for the fun experiment.. God bless you and my friend ShelbyBaum. Also hello ro Mr. Jaxon and the beautiful Miss Lilly... God bless and keep the Baum family.

[@CoBeau29]

Thank you gil 😊

[@johntate5284]

A couple of observations. The bottom of the tent is not sealed and all the cooler air just goes right out. The other is don't be afraid to cut that tube down. It looks like you are using a standard 15 foot dryer vent. The easiest and very inexpensive way to insulate the supply dryer vent is to just wrap it in a couple of layers of bubble wrap. That captive air space will work just like a double pained glass. Just take your 15 foot dryer vent and cut it into 2 or 3 more convenient lengths. Your cardboard attachment to the AC is great!

[@sugars9333]

Stay cool! It has been a hot summer in the Northeast! Lot of swimming time! God Bless you and the Baum family!

[@lindawoods6841]

that is an awesome idea.. thank you for sharing.

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you Linda!! Hope you’re doing well!

[@jase6783]

I have been experimenting with the exact same thing. Two key things that I have found… Buy yourself a cheap overhead shelter to keep it out of the sun and use insulated ductwork instead of the dryer vent. It will make a world a difference.

[@BaumOutdoors]

Great tips! Thank you!!

[@michaelknight7365]

Portable Air Conditioner Insulated Hose Wrap from Amazon is inexpensive way to insulate non-insulated pipes including hot exhaust pipes dumping hot air outside the tent. The exhaust pipes can leave allot of heat in your tent if not insulated. I used these with my EcoFlow Wave 2 air conditioner and really helped. Look forward to your every video, always fun and learn something new. Keep safe and, you’re a blessing to me and others.

[@Alesay0]

I need a tent like this for myself I hate going to sleep hot and sticky especially in the summer.❤

[@BaumOutdoors]

I definitely agree! It’s so hard to sleep when it’s hot like this!

[@eringemini7091]

That cool tent would make a great "unexpected guest/ friends/family" house for any overflow of visitors!👍

[@brendafite]

Can’t wait to see you camp like this Kenny lol

[@BaumOutdoors]

I’ll do that soon! God bless!

[@RoadCaptainEntertain]

I feel like I just watched an episode of the Red Green Show. You can name your tent " Possum' Lodge".

[@dorisadkins2464]

Enjoyed your video

[@joanies6778]

My first thought was wondering why you put the unit outside to begin with. I'd just set up my portable A/C inside the tent and run the exhaust pipe out through a hole or, like you did with the Reflectix in the window. That's how I do it at home. I think your cool air tube was way too long, so you're losing temp in the distance. Another thing that would increase efficiency is placing a tarp above your tent or at least angled down on the side in the sun. Then put everything under the tarp shade. Also, I wrap Reflectix around my exhaust pipe. Huge difference!

[@NurseyPooh59]

I bought a tarp with reflective surface on one side and put on top. Have not tried air con as I can’t lift it. But they use them here in South and just modify a tent or use other door and cover tent. Some use packing blankets to cover tent then tarp. This came from my camping FB group.😂

[@Clouds-su3dc]

Oh really cool. How much percent of sunlight getting reflected, because white tarps reflect 80 to 90% of sunlight, which is very good.

[@karincartwright8752]

It would help if you set up a tarp over the top to create shade for the tent. I wanted to clarify. Create a dead air space with the tarp. Don't just lay it on the tent directly.

[@BaumOutdoors]

Great idea!! I will definitely try that too!

[@bramwellprice8833]

One thing to consider is that these air conditioners create condensation some of that condensation is flung around by the fan to cool the coils which would be flinging it all over you and the tent it’s also recommended that they be at a slight angle backwards so the condensation doesn’t go the wrong direction possibly ruin the electrical parts on the face of the unit I had this happen once because I didn’t have it installed properly.

[@terrygippert7208]

AC in a tent would be awesome video

[@BaumOutdoors]

I’ll work on that soon!!

[@antibrevity]

One way to improve the duct insulation for a reasonable price would be to run the 3 inch inside of a 4 inch or larger duct .

[@Jensterable]

Very clever kenny. And very cooooooozy..

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you Jen!! God bless!

[@SamiriTate]

Hi I enjoyed watching ur show

[@tammycruz8189]

Thanks for sharing Kenny

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thank you for always joining me Tammy!

[@lorihoop3831]

We've done this before. Sometimes you have to play with the hook up at the campsite, but it's possible.😎

[@retiredfirefighteruk]

I bet you can’t wait for the winter Kenny 😎🥶

[@BaumOutdoors]

Can’t wait haha!

[@tdub694201]

great video!!!!!

[@l.b.3148]

I'd shade the tent with a tarp. Then try the ac outside again. Put some reflective wrap around the hose outside. Then you won't have to worry about condensation indoors. Just an idea🤔

[@BaumOutdoors]

Great ideas!! I’ll have to try those!

[@summersells4380]

Kenny, Good job. !

[@BaumOutdoors]

Thanks so much!

[@OuterTrail]

Wow very interesting!

[@StormyWeather93]

Good premise, but you definitely need a standing unit for this idea. A few wet towels on top of the tent would help alot too.

[@ronniegrice2999]

Good video.

[@rojoeclipse94]

I had an idea but could find no help online. I need help staying cool while working under my carport here in Texas at least during the summer. Idea is to enclose the open carport with thicker made tarps, and possibly cutting a hole in the tarp to fit the AC unit just like it would fit in a regular window? I’d appreciate any input!

[@BaumOutdoors]

Moving blankets from harbor freight! Not expensive at all and provide some heat retention 👍 not water proof though.

[@MegaSusanc]

Awesome idea, Kenny. Yes, I would love to see you take the ac with you. But unless you use a bottomless floor tent, the ac will leak all on your floor, so gotta figure something out for that. Too bad the first one didn't work too well. Oh well, just gotta think of something for the leaking ac. "Wait," I got it, a big turkey pan, the cheap ones you get from the dollar store that only cost a dollar or two. Then just set the ac inside of the turkey pan, I just hope the ac isn't to big for the pan hmmm🤔 maybe set it on a couple of 2x4's over top of the turkey pan or a couple of turkey pans. You probably already thought of all this, 😆 🤣 but never know. That's why I threw it out there for ya. I'd love to see you camping, but I don't want you burning up just so we could watch. So if you can't figure anything out, don't worry about camping until the weather cools down. Give hugs to your beautiful family. This was a great video by the way thank you so much for sharing. Stay awesome, Kenny. KEEP ADVENTURING GOD BLESS Y'ALL

[@Ittiz]

Next winter I'd like to see you take one of those portable standing AC units and use it's exhaust pipe to heat your tent. I'd like to see cost wise how that compares to using regular means.

[@slabslayer258]

Kool idea

[@Asfera1]

you can use the silver foil heat reflector tarps as a canopy on top of the tent and the side in the direct sun. Also from my experience a small fan in front of the cold air vent makes a huge differences as it moves that air better than the small fans built into those small AC units

[@mikejones-vd3fg]

Nice experiment, goes to show those ice tents were designed well to capture the suns heat and keep it inside, what you'd want in a cold climate situation. If you had a regular tent im sure it would work better, maybe one with reflective panels. Aliuminum will do its amazing how much radiant energy a thin peice can block, but i dont see covering the tent in aluminum foil very practicle, so they gotta be designed into the tent. Maybe thats a thing that needs to be invented, cool tents, ones you can have out in he dessert and be cool inside.

[@JoeMapes]

Would putting up one of those pop up canopy over the tent give some artificial shade help?