Zero Breeze Tent/ Van Air Conditioner- Will It Cool?

[@WanderlostOverland]

PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING. We have had tons of comments about how the unit either has to be in the tent or the air intake needs to draw from inside the tent. If you pay attention while watching the video you will discover why that's not possible for us, and most others, to do this. Spoiler alert: there isn't enough room in the tent and our unit isn't equipped to attach a hose to the inlet. 🤣

[@ananolastname1605]

Absolutely respect the fact that you gave a 100% complete honest review and did not kiss ass to the company that sent that to you just because they gave it to you for free!

[@Williams407]

I use this as an auxiliary AC for inside my work van. I own a dog training company and we are constantly having to run the van to keep the pups cool who are inside their crates in the van. This little AC unit allows me to maintain a cool inside without running the van.

[@Irisdlv]

Thank you. Going on the road, living in my car with my dog to travel the us and Canada, and I want to be able to keep my dog cool if I need to leave her in the car for a bit.

[@project_poor_runner]

The honesty and testing I appreciate. 🤘🏻

[@kirksway1]

I barrowed my friends Zero and used it in my old truck camper for a weekend. I can tell you this much. after we opened the roof vent to allow the heat to escape(heat rises and cold settles)the little Zero did just fine.

[@WanderlostOverland]

Thanks for sharing

[@mccflo99]

Thanks for the honest review. Respect for not being a paid shill or sacrificing your integrity.

[@AllenJames-qf4jk]

good review, as a buyer who has used the mark 2 for like a year, it indeed can not cool the whole space down, especially in the daytime, but it brings me a good experience when I sleep in the tent or in my van! Treat it as a “spot cooler” LOL

[@ronlowther9044]

I commend the truthfulness of your review.

[@jdm8577]

The ecoflow wave 2 is 5,000 btu’s and the battery lasts longer for around the same price. The wave 2 also has a 6,000 btu heater.

[@DoritosResidue]

Dang you're right. These zero breeze guys aren't looking for customers they're looking for suckers. Ecoflow wave is a better product and same or cheaper price. What is zero breeze doing?

[@jdm8577]

@@DoritosResidue they were pretty much the first ones to the market but the market has caught up and passed them.

[@jeffdana9402]

@@DoritosResidue Reviews on the Eco Flow say the same thing "Not much cooling, batt doesn't last long enough, way too expensive" Looks good on paper (if you are wealthy!) but in reality, it is too good to be true. Hard Pass on either product.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

@@jeffdana9402 I'm using the ecoflow for my small Japanese flat, it's currently "upstairs", in a sort of loft next to the main room, the cooling takes time to get down into the main room but it's decent enough when it does. My "proper" installed AC cools the main room almost immediately, but the Ecoflow uses about half the power (400w vs 8-900w) even on full blast. I'll probably get better results from the Ecoflow when I can rearrange things and move it down into the main room (need to set up venting first, much smaller windows upstairs). Also it's much quieter than my installed unit on sleep or eco modes. Yes, even though the main unit has it's compressor in a seperate unit outdoors, the Ecoflow is still quieter! And, of course, once I get solar hooked up to it, no brainer. Oh, and there's the usual "how long until it pays for itself" question - when the next typhoon or earthquake knocks the power out. That's when it pays for itself.

[@fbezza]

Ecoflow wave costs twice with the battery

[@johnnyappleseed2058]

At last, an honest product review! 2500 but isn't enough to do the job and as you stated, the battery needs to last for at least 8 hrs. on high! Great review!

[@bc9386]

I have one of these. We use it with our Boreas XT. I agree with your evaluation. We run it during the day using a small generator and on battery at night. It does last most of the night since ambient temps are lower and we run it on eco mode. A lot of money, but space and limited choices were major factors in our decision.

[@HoustonBrownPhotography]

Appreciate the honest review. I've seen too many of them along the lines of your introduction description. Lol I always thought this unit was way too small unless you have a small rooftop tent and even then it probably couldn't be that warm outside due to the fact it doesn't last very long. Being someone who lives in Texas this would never work as you need to have the AC running for at least eight hours since it can be 80° when you go to bed at best in the summer months..

[@Chubbydippin]

Thankyou for the very helpful review. Always wondered why the smallest window units "start" at 5000 btu's. I wish someone would make one in the 3000 to 4000 btu range for small vans and or small teardrops. This unit you reviewed may not be the answer, but it did start the interest by other manufacturers to create smaller units like this. Hopefully that will lead to a company figuring out how to make ones that are just a little bit better suited for vans and trailers. Thanks again.

[@M4K9G22]

A typical small car ac is already above 10K btu, so don't expect 3-4K btu to cool down the interior space of a small van. The portable 10K btu units can't even keep up in 90 degree weather.

[@craignewell2841]

Did you try to have the intake on the inside? Why cool the hot air from the outside? Seems like it would be more efficient to cool off the colder inside air

[@niner_tango]

You are correct. I’m an HVAC technician. Removing heat and moisture is the primary function of an air conditioner. If you are not removing heat and moisture from the tent and only adding less hot (cool), dryer air to the tent, you are simply mixing the less hot (cool), dryer air with the warm, humid air in the tent. The result may be less hot (cooler) than the outside air, but will likely be more humid than desirable. 72°F with 85% humidity will feel much warmer and less comfortable than 72°F with 55% humidity.

[@TheRasticuss]

I am all about comfort while camping. This unit doesn't cut it, only because of price. The unit i looked at is $1400 and thats crazy. If you have a camper or trailer you can get a small house window unit and a solar system with batteries for roughly the same price while being able to run other electronics.

[@TreyBaker]

Thanks for the honest review. Other overlanders have hyped it up, but I agree with you. For the performance, not worth the price, size, and weight to lug around.

[@tomsisson7217]

Great review!!! Thanks for taking the time to do a comprehensive review on the product.

[@WanderlostOverland]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnedwards6185]

Thank you for your integrity and honesty.

[@WanderlostOverland]

My pleasure!

[@4aneme8R]

Tried a 2400BTU Pet cool 12+ years ago in our 400 cubic foot (interior) in our teardrop well insulated with 1.5 EPS and it would not cool enough. Worked up a 5000BTU which does those 90F 90% days.

[@andyvitz]

Yeah I like to see people that are honest it's nice to see

[@wrxs1781]

Good to see an honest revue.

[@cabracove]

Good review, I think I'm gonna go with a mini split. Mounted on the back door of the van. Uses a lot of power, then again. I have a lot of power. Anyway, when it's really hot, I'm usually in a lawn chair in a river.

[@WanderlostOverland]

Good call!

[@theobservereffect33]

What is a mini split.

[@thepaxtribe6942]

I bought this unit had for while and agree 100% on your assessment. One way to survive heat is have it blow directly In your face. Only way. The company offers more batteries you can daisy chain.

[@wanderlust62]

Given what I just saw elsewhere, it cools you in a cart on the golf course! 🤣 I've seen several reviews on this unit, all in the last week! I'm very interested in it.

[@susananderson9619]

When I was a kid, my uncle installed a window AC in a bedroom in our house . He used plexiglass around the AC .

[@Fatpumpumlovah2]

I found the back intake hose pkaced inside the cooling area makes it cool much better.

[@texaswildcat2000]

I would vent only the hot air out and leave the inlet side in the tent or camper, similar to a house or car with recirculate on...

[@athomenotavailable]

You should aim the hot exhaust and intake pipes in opposite directions, such at aiming the exhaust in the air and the intake at the ground

[@rubychen1689]

It works really well so far in my 22 Cascadia. I just close off sleeping area with the curtain, for some reason it cools off better if both windows are open rather then trough tubes but depending where you sleeping you probably cannot leave the windows open. My sleeper has no windows so cannot push air out trough there. Also I will usually chill cabin with ac before shutting down for the day, that makes it easier for breeze to sustain the temperature. Keep in mind temperatures are still not as hot as they are going to be in summer but so far it has been a life saver.

[@georgelambert2687]

Honest review. I think these units are more efficient inside where they can recirculate the cold air output.

[@jnicksnewstart]

I just checked the Frigidaire 5000 BTU window air conditioner. It draws 4.6 amps at 110 volts. It's also $160 as of July 2023. I'd be curious to see how long you could run one on one of those lithium ion power stations. That little battery AC seems to be very inefficient. Especially for the money.

[@davebean2886]

Thank you for the video. The characteristics you identified at the end of the video that you wanted are similar to ours. We have a small totally off-grid camper. We'd like the cooling unit to be semi permanently located outside beside or under our camper - so wire to a switch our a remote that would work through the wall would be great. Looking for a straight 12 volt system that could economize power from 12 volt batteries that are part of our solar system. A 10 degree change would be fantastic. Ideas?

[@DurgaDas96]

Great, honest review. I don’t imagine that the company will be sending you more freebies. 🤓

[@Paul-ou1rx]

Why does it pull in hot air from outside? Why not pull in the air that has already been cooled?

[@d.aardent9382]

​@@BlondieHappyGuygood info to know. My friend was asking me about setting something like this up for camping and i haven't really had time to do a lot of research on all the portable AC tech yet.

[@danwaller5312]

Another attempt to utilize something being politically pushed tat DOESN’T WORK

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

My coworker has the Mk 2 version and it really does work. I borrowed it for my 2 person tent. I would love one myself but the price point is out of my range.

[@EKAMVentures]

I had this unit for 3 weeks and was very disappointed. I’ve given the new Wave 2 from EcoFlow a try and the 5100btus makes all the difference in the world. And it’s also a heater!!

[@stephenskierski5633]

Great honest review, you earned a new subscriber!

[@WanderlostOverland]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ironranger1]

Midwestern person. 75 isn't cool enough. If it's not making ice, we don't want it. 😂

[@WanderlostOverland]

True!

[@stanb990]

AC cools 10 to 15 degrees cooler than ambient In Florida 75 is a little chilly

[@russbilzing5348]

Thank you for an honest and objective assessment.

[@WanderlostOverland]

My pleasure!

[@koreypetersen6772]

Great review. Thanks for putting this out there.

[@WanderlostOverland]

My pleasure!

[@petersdraggon]

Thanks for your candor on the product.

[@shinwilin]

The video thumbnail display shows incorrect usage; the intake port of the cooling unit should be inside the tent for faster cooling and energy efficiency.

[@AllThingsOverlanding]

Great info and review guys! I have one of these too and it does work pretty well in my RTT, but I haven't tried it in a bigger space like you did. I will say to make sure that vent tube is attached really well (and that you don't knock it loose) because I did that the first night I ran it in my RTT and woke up in a puddle, :D.

[@WanderlostOverland]

LOL The first time I fired it up I didn't know that hose needed to be on. I came back in a couple hours and there was water everywhere.

[@williamdthomas9968]

I bought an Ecoflow Wave 2 last week, Pretty good cooling capacity, but still not what I expected to cool my RV, so think about this if it would fit your needs before you buy those portable ACs

[@billace90]

That A/C unit works better on insulated tents.

[@sabre6986]

You could achieve 24 volts from the car type battery I simply taking two of them wiring them in series😉

[@jyesucevitz]

try to find a way to mount the hose up high. the cool air is gonna drop. it'll give you better comfort.

[@ii1825]

The new EcoFlow wave 2 is a 5k btu ac/heat pump for around the same money.

[@patalexander1965]

Might just stick the cooling hose under the bed cover; that might keep you cooled down for a few hours. You did a great review of this wanna be cooler! 😅

[@jonnybkuehl878]

Great honest review Mark!! Damn!! $1500?? wowsers!! I'll just jump in the lake. LOL Cheers y'all!! J & C

[@rickapperson992]

Thanks for your Honesty, as a ac professional you have to have btu’s to do a given amount of work 2-3k is not enough for anything!😢

[@Williams407]

I had mine running the other night with 80% humidity in the air at 30-25 degrees, it took the wagon down to almost 18 degrees through the night. Absolutely amazing in small spaces.

[@lorneserpa5888]

A step up converter is really efficient.

[@marktibbetts3799]

They actually make small 4000btu window shakers with a built in handle if you can find one. And if you are at a campsite with a/c.that's the way to go. Just set it up on a plastic crate next to an open tent window. They are way lighter than a 5000btu and more compact too.

[@6320150]

If I'm not mistaking, one of the rear ports is for exhaust and the other is th intake. Now to have more efficiency I would have the intake inside the space I want to cool. So instead of taking hot air from outside and trying to cool that, I would be cooling the inside air.... Just a thought.

[@emilflognoid1532]

Makes sense

[@aaronseelbinder5334]

I don't get it why some ecoflow guys keep saying that Wave 2 is better because it's 5000btu. window units are more powerful and cheaper than Ecoflow Wave 2. I have both wave and mark 2 units. both work for a regular van. however, mark 2 is a better choice for most of my trips, especially when I travel in a 4x4 vehicle. mark 2 draws out much less power, it's lighter to carry on RTT and it's smaller to put in the trunk.

[@stanb990]

What people don't understand about AC is that when the interior of the camper is 91, every surface in the camper is 91. The building materialize has abdorbed that heat. So, before it can start cooling the air all the surfaces have to be cooled. That takes hours, depends on the type build material used. In order for it to effectively cool your space down you would need to have it running on the way to your spot. Then switch it over to battery

[@loudcamaro79.]

If you put the suction hose and the cold hose inside your area and put the hot air hose outside. the unit will cool the area you want cold faster and more efficient just like a window unit.

[@starscreamdecepticon5285]

I really like your honest review.

[@WanderlostOverland]

Thank you 😊

[@mikemotorbike4283]

It's a personal cooler. It has a handle. Take Grandma to a restaurant with outdoor seating and keep her comfortable. Dinner takes an hour. Stay for drinks. That's all.

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Good review 👍 2300 BTU!!!!! Agree, battery should last 8hrs min.

[@Don-kr5tp]

can you move the intake to inside of the tent.? I think it would work more efficiently

[@kcgunesq]

How were you removing heat from the tent? If the unit isn't in the tent, you are only conditioning the outdoor air.

[@brandongray5823]

Yes at least take the intake of the two hoses and put it in the area being cooled. That way you are passing colder and colder air across the condenser

[@2Fast4Mellow]

24V is a somewhat weird voltage which yo9u typically only find on a truck or coach bus. Either 12V so you could a normal car battery or a 48V system which you can hookup to a solar panel would have given this product much more possibilities. I think there is certainly a market for semi portable AC units, but drop the supply battery, add a 3-way split cover and it might be interesting as a underbench airco as an alternative to a Truma AC which costs more than this product...

[@njlauren]

One thing I have seen on other videos that if using things like this in a tent it should be insulated. Trying to charge this via the cars 12v power using an inverter would be useless, it is 100w max. You could wire an inverter off the battery directly in the car to get respectable power, but would still take a while.

[@moveit124]

When you used it in the Tent... the unit is supposed to go inside the tent, thats why the remote works like that. You said yourself that it takes air in from the front and ejects it out the front. But you left the whole unit outside to suck in 85 degree air. The two hoses are supposed to go out through the tent and the whole unit should be inside.

[@jessr.2490]

Now, set it up properly and re-test. Put the ZeroBreeze unit INSIDE the tent, with only the hot air exhaust hose connected to the outside. That way you’ll only pull already cooled inside air into the unit and pump out all the hot air, instead of pulling hot air into the unit from the outside. We’ve used this unit for the last 3 yrs camping with our tent at the beach in St. Augustine, FL (plugged into shore power) and it’s worked great.

[@WanderlostOverland]

Rewatch the video. I explain why the unit can't be inside the tent. Thanks for watching!

[@chachi1970]

That's even less efficient. where does the air come from to cool the condenser? it has to pull it into the tent from outside. hot outside air...

[@derekmccallister8174]

I know what not to buy .. good job on the review 👏 👍

[@Nicuhaha420]

Awesome review thank you very much just a wee bit of money for a little bit of cold air

[@malin7919]

How about a review for evaporative cooler that uses a lot less power?

[@fredmaxwell9619]

Thank you for the review. It operated and lasted about as long as I figured it would. I do not think it is worth the money.

[@Jodyco1]

Did you ever find one that works good? Love the honest review

[@WanderlostOverland]

No, we just sweat it out. :)

[@mdskydive7245]

Seems to me that the name "Zero Breeze" should be all you need to know about this unit. I find that in order to cool down properly, you need a lot of btu's and more than zero breeze to push the cool air around.

[@johnbomenka6131]

Thank you for your time and effort to produce this video. Do you think that the test in your camper was fair? I ask because the two tubes for keeping the unit itself cool and bring in the fresh air were dumped right next to each other and share the same window area making it possible for the intake side to draw some of the hot exhaust air to mix with the intake air thus lowering the efficiency the unit?

[@Gus11445]

Should have put the unit inside the tent to get even better cooling. Intaking the tent air and cooling from 72 instead of 85 outside will give a much lower supply temp and dehumidify the tent air some.

[@johndiaz7240]

Thanks for your honesty

[@spyder2782]

Great honest review

[@PRH123]

If they ever build a hall of Fame to laziness and weakness, this device will surely warrant a place of honor :)

[@kn-qz7by]

Excellent review.

[@jrn4765]

Thank you for your video ! It was verry detailed and informative , based on what ive learned from your video . This product will not cool our 12 person camping tent and the battery life is kinda short ... Also for the price of $1,500 its expensive !! I will continue shopping for larger BTU and a more reasonable price . Is there any brands you can suggest buying ? Thank you

[@legendarybozo]

With the inlet and outlet air right on top of each other. Without using the supplied outlet hose to raise the outlet cool air away from the inlet warm air, it's just recycling the cool air. Hot air rises, cool air falls. The outlet hose needs to be hung from the ceiling. But then again it is less then a 1/4 ton AC in a 1964 Travel Trailer.

[@jcc777]

So I’m thinking with a little creative hosery you can have a heater too.

[@Hydrology1016]

Kind sir the unit is supposed to be in the tent with the exhaust going out, you even explained that the front was the return 😁

[@derekpeterson9860]

I'm glad I watched this personally I think it's a waste of money, the guy at a off road trailer said oh there good and I wanted a full size air-conditioner...I see in the comments I'll look at some other of these small ones but I'm thinking there s waste of money because if I'm out in the mountains and it's hot I want it down fast

[@abc123fhdi]

The front of the unit should be inside the camper so as not to create negative air pressure that pulls warm air from the outside and thus reducing the efficiency and cooling effect. Also 2500 BTU isn't enough to cool any space except maybe a closet. If the entire unit is inside the camper, the exhaust hose should be insulated to reduce heat transfer into the space being cooled.

[@charlieterry6483]

pretty cool of you camp in the Sahara or have a mule to carry it in one of its saddle bags or just not camp at all

[@fatalexception4730]

Just get you an Icybreeze platinum. Makes that thing look like a swamp cooler in comparison

[@Mousica_J]

It looks good, and may be more suitable for those vans with less space

[@crippleguy415]

It's 109 outside here in the desert and I have my doubts how well it's going to actually cool off in this desert climate . No shade in the desert either .

[@patrickdolan.]

Try the ecoflow. Its amazing

[@coco9004]

At least you have been honest. I huess the manufa turer need to go back yo draeing board and upgrade the battery size

[@joseserrano7052]

The intake outlet needed to be inside the camper for this review to be as accurate as possible... thats quite a oversight but im sure it would not cool down a lot considering the size of the room and the heat these days is killer

[@Ensofpsyros]

Lol I was like what machine is that noise it was the dog😂

[@Harleyglide03]

Nice info. Thanks. Are you Peter Riegerts brother?

[@WanderlostOverland]

Ha Ha, he looks a little like him. -Merri

[@tanishazoa138]

This dude is legit and epic

[@brofessormex]

Man i dreamed up a similar setup.

[@sudilos1172]

The Smallest Portable AC is like 150 bucks.... Wouldn't it be easier to get one of those or the smallest mini-split system and attach that to your nice power bank?

[@billnwa2250]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks.

[@letitrest4662]

I think you'll find the unit more efficient and the battery last longer if you put the condenser inlet hose inside near the top of your tent, so it's drawing warm air from the ceiling of the tent with the condenser outlet hose of course blowing outside, and then the air conditioned air blowing into the tent down low. The tent will cool down and your condenser will be much more efficient because it'll be cooled by somewhat cooler air from the inside of the tent. It should make a difference in cooling efficiency.

[@robertkopper8226]

The inlet condenser hose should be OUTSIDE the tent with the inlet hose

[@willddevine7]

I'd keep the intake inside the area you're trying to cool. most portable ac units do that

[@Willriii]

yes, the intake should be inside the area that's slowly getting cooler, that way the unit has an easier time. As the air inside gets cooler it doesn't have to work as hard.

[@chancyblain2919]

So if the intake is taken from the inside doesn’t the negative pressure pull in hot air from outside anyways? Common sense goes a long ways

[@Willriii]

@@chancyblain2919 You have to have everything zipped up as tight as you can to minimize that. Even if the inside of the space your cooling is only 5 degrees cooler than the outside, that makes a huge difference. The a/c then cools the cooler air further and over time air inside gets noticably cooler than air outside. Its how your home a/c works, its how portable a/cs work, its how a/c works in general. Its also why insulation is so important.

[@chancyblain2919]

@@Willriii o man I had it wrong the entire time, I always thought air conditioners had 2 intakes one for pulling in room air to cool across the cold coil and one to pull outside air across the hot coil to get rid of the heat and that the cheap portable ones that don’t have the extra intake that goes outside have the lowest seer rating? Don’t the more expensive more efficient portable ones have the extra intake tube to cool the hot side coil so as to not use the air inside creating negative pressure? No matter how tight an area is sealed if you are pulling air out of the room to cool the hot side that air has to be replaced otherwise you could suffocate if all the air was pulled out, which leads me to believe that the air being pulled out is being replaced with hot outside air