[pelicn]

We had a Fantastic Fan for a few years before it finally died. We found this little 12 inch Lakewood fan at Walmart and it moves some air!!

[TeamCaffee]

The reason we first got a fan was due to the Fantastic Vent. When it starts raining the dang things shuts and it would get to stuffy in the truck. We found out quickly with our fan that the truck actually cools down faster and we can stay cooler so it ends up running most of the summer.

[arkjarhead]

do what my roommate and I did in 29 Palms, CA in July when our barracks a/c went out. Take a t-shirt and get it damp with cold water. Put it on the fan while the fan is on. It will cool things off better than nothing.

[tec1959]

Hi everyone well I've been using a house 12-14' fans for years.It really moves the air around the whole truck and like most have said it uses very little power.

*Turtle I saw the article about walmart and i really believe walmart is BAD for the country in a lot of ways...

[Jack_Berry]

The Fantastic Fan now thats a AIR MOVER, fans are OK and will save money on moderate days, but once its in the mid 80s these trucks/vans turn into Microwaves and use that Phrase instead of Ovens cause Ovens take a while to heat up, these will bake instantly in the heat.

try living in a dark blue van with no vent. close takes on a new meaning. as soon as the sun is over the trees jack is awake. found a nice tree yesterday is c'see parking lot and got 2 hrs sleep when the yard jockey came over and sounded the horn. very funny fella. and i still had another hour to go under the maple. o well. gonna look at a fantastic fan. got a line on a portable ac unit and a tray for the hitch receiver. next is a gen. i mean to sleep in the day time!!

[theoldprof]

I had a roof vent fan on my van with a goofy looking hood over it that protected it from the rain. I could drive or sit in pouring rain with nary a drop coming into the van. My van looked like a shark with a VERY fat fin, but it kept the rain out. Fan would take air in as well as exhaust. Got it from a camper/motorhome supply place.

[terryandrene]

FanTastic vents have a lifetime warranty. I broke a lid; they sent me a new one at no charge. I had a failed lid motor on another van and they sent me a new one of those also. Don't give up on the FanTastic; give them a call.

[RLENT]

I have a MaxxFan:

MaxxFan RV Ventilation

The thing that I like about it is that you can leave it open and running when it's raining out and the rain won't come in. Now that it's been relocated towards the rear of the vehicle (since I installed the AC unit over the bunk), I only wish I had gotten the motorized model, rather than the one you have to open manually.

[OntarioVanMan]

And for heaven sakes rookies...the foil windshield thingee goes on the outside!! It's great on the inside in the winter to keep in the heat, but in the summer OUTSIDE....I use a bungee cord attached to each mirror to hold it down....this keeps the glass cool on the inside...It reflects the heat of the sun BEFORE the glass....don't believe me? put your hand on the top of the windsheild it's like a blow oven up there heat pours over the top.....

[RLENT]

Awwww .... I dunno OVM ..... mine seems to work pretty good on the inside .... besides what happens if I have it on the outside and it rains while I'm sleeping - or someone decides they would like a free window covering ?

[Turtle]

Like RLENT's, my foil windshield covering isn't one of the cheap ones from Wal Mart. It's nearly $100. Those cheap ones probably do need to be on the outside, cause they'll let too much heat in. Mine, newp. It's a thermal barrier that came directly out of NASA.

Not gonna put that one on the outside to get rained on, or stolen. Last thing I want to do it wake up to a crowd looking through my naked windows at me laying there on the bunk.

I sleep nekkid, ya know.

[pelicn]

Originally Posted by Turtle

I sleep nekkid, ya know.

Can't blame ya Turtle, I bet that shell gets HOT!

[OntarioVanMan]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Like RLENT's, my foil windshield covering isn't one of the cheap ones from Wal Mart. It's nearly $100. Those cheap ones probably do need to be on the outside, cause they'll let too much heat in. Mine, newp. It's a thermal barrier that came directly out of NASA.

Not gonna put that one on the outside to get rained on, or stolen. Last thing I want to do it wake up to a crowd looking through my naked windows at me laying there on the bunk.

I sleep nekkid, ya know.

Rlent, turtle I know you big money makin Sprinter owners have nuthin but money and I seen your expensive shades...I was referring to the rookies who can only afford them cheap ones (like I use). cuzz I am cheap.
An image of ya nekked before breakfast is like...eeeech! *LOL*

[pelicn]

He only thought the curtains were closed!

[OntarioVanMan]

Originally Posted by pelicn

He only thought the curtains were closed!

oh man....thats, thats....never mind....*L*