Summertime is great. The kids are out of school, the lakes are calling your name, and there’s plenty of RVing vacations to be had. Down here in Texas, our Summers are pretty warm, sometimes getting up over 110 degrees! If you’re not prepared for it, your vacation may be a disaster, a sweaty disaster. Keeping your RV cool during the summer months is not only a good idea for keeping your air conditioner in tip-top shape, it’s a good idea for you, as well. Here are a few tips I can think of to keep your RV cool during the blazing Summers when you’re out on a campsite.
Tint your windows
Lessening the amount of the sun’s ray will keep the strain off of your air conditioning unit and keep it cooler in your RV by a few degrees. You can get it done professionally or you can make a trip to Lowe’s or Home Depot and pick up some do-it-yourself tint. They have all different shade of tint, all the way up to complete black-out shade. Which may be overkill, but some people use it!
Find a good tree to park under
Most RV resorts are well lined with trees and it should go without saying that you want to pick out a good spot that shades over your RV during the hottest hours of the day.
Maintain your Air Conditioning unit
Before you head out this Summer, double check your unit and make sure you have enough coolant, the belts are all intact and there are no problems. when you’re out on a campsite, enjoying your vacation, there’s hardly anything worse than feeling your air condition go out of service.
Oscillating Fans
Keep a couple running during the day and you’ll notice the moving air keeps your RV cool and livable. If you don’t already have a couple you can use, check out our selection of fans and keep cool!
What do you do during the summer to keep cool when you’re out on a campsite?