Some excellent points. @Figjam what if I brought the PVC/wicking "wand" into the tent; maybe securing it to a shallow bucket (or trough) with water/pump, etc.? I'm thinking (theorizing) that when the hot dry desert air pumped into the tent – through the filtering box – passes through the wicking mat...

Hello folks, I'm putting together a slightly different spin on evaporation coolers that makes me wonder if it's going to work, effectively. So I have a question around the energy exchange in evaporation and this contraption that is better served by seeing it (video): http://chrismaxwell.com/evap_coo...