Swamp Air Conditioning

[MikekiM]

Curious if anyone has tried this.. I was out last night with ON temp around 80-85.. it was actually quite comfortable. Heavy rain in the middle of the night cooled things off and I had a great BY hang. The cool rain got me thinking of a clip a watched that shows wet rags hung on the RL to create a cooling effect when breeze blows... dubbed Swamp Air Conditioning. Watch at 25:30

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Curious if anyone has feedback on this technique..


(no idea how to embed the video.. so..
https://youtu.be/aH_-UhRpSOY?t=25m30s

[Slugger]

I dunno. With my bug net, very little air blows through the netting. I guess a puff of slightly cooler air is better than none.

[Otter1]

A fan at the foot end then the rag(s) between the fan and you????

[MikekiM]

No idea.. I have. USB fan I plug into my battery ba land it does wonders circulating air, but it's warm air. Next night out I'll give it a try


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[Campdavid]

Could possibly create minimal cooling but likely only in dry climates as evaporation is key to it working.

Here in the Midwest it's like a jungle in the summer, especially this one. The air is so saturated with moisture, there's not much room for additional evaporation.


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