yeah! and if it's about 5% humidity and a 100 on the playa i think the chart showed the same output. this was actually really fun building this. thanks again, fig

success! figured i'd post this in case anyone's on the fence and finds themselves on page 75! i followed FIGJAM's bucket cooler design found most recently here: http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?f=280&t=33842&start=1950#p947515 and the only thing i changed was i had to trim my pads down as ...

just saw this via Fig earlier ... "From what I've read, a 50 watt panel is what you'll need" ... so i think that answers my friends' question as to the solar set-up

hovering around 30% today so far

having seen my almost-finished cooler, some good friends are gonna build one. they will be out there without a car, but have one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Goal-Zero-32201-Boulder-Solar/dp/B003SJ2B8O should that provide them enough power for a pump AND fan, in your most excellent opinions?? it'...

looks solid! maybe i'll throw some angle brackets on there... thx

thanks for the response about the pad life in the dust, fig. i'm almost ready to roll but had siliconed my 4 inch septic line connector to the lid a few days ago and it just popped off. what do you use to "goop" yours on so it stays put? and do you apply it once you've got the fan attached (i don't ...

i've got mine built! looks great and i'm figuring out the venting-into-camper-van part now... one question - how do the pads do in the dust? i'll be out there all week and am wondering if i should bring some extra pads to switch out if the first ones get clogged. because it'll be on the outside of m...

right on... thanks. i have a couple of those lying around, in fact. so i just splice the wires together?

anyone know if there's a "simple" way to convert this fan http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8556/fan-533/Delta_120_x_38mm_High-Speed_Fan_-_19048_CFM_AFB1212SHE-CF00.html?tl=g36c435s1108&id=TMxuD2fh#blank so i can just plug it into a regular 115v ac outlet? the most powerful fans i've found that are ...

makes sense... the one we put on our roof works great. the portable (indoor) one we tried first ... worked not at all.

awesome. thanks so much.... will let you know how it goes... and will post pics if it turns out halfway presentable

makes sense. but i do want to put the cooler OUTSIDE of the camper, right? also - do you think one would be sufficient for cooling our space (about 300 cu.ft).
thanks FIG!

so grateful to find this info... just what i've been looking for. have a swamp cooler on our house here in denver and it works like a charm. i really dig the FIG design and am planning to build one for our camper van (about 300 cu.ft inside) for this year's burn. even i should be able to follow thes...