Ever had to deal with a power blackout during the hot summer months? Then you know just how important keeping cool can be.
Over on The Good Survivalist we found a great tip to save you money and keep you cool:
Seems every year people die due to heat. Keeping your home cool in the summer can be very expensive if you use your air conditioner. This air conditioner is very simple to make, and can be made in a few minutes if you are handy.Even if you are not handy you’ll be able to make one of these DIY air conditioners. One of the nice things about this air conditioner is that it will give you up to 6 hours of coolness. This thing works so well you may need to put on a sweatshirt! To make one of these babies you need a few simple tools, a couple of 5 gallon buckets, along with a few other items. Everything is shown in the video.
Bobbi says:
“Where do you get the styrofoam liners??????”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/super-easy-diy-make-454-air-conditioner-15/comment-page-42/#comment-434275
Where do you get the styrofoam liners??????
Don’t waste your money! You can get a Walmart window ac that actually works for $200
The $454 model cools 850 square feet..
Lmao . My dad used to like to tinker like this though nice waste of time keep you busy for awhile tinkering!
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Morgan Ritter
Not that cheap if you have to buy the solar panel. And it’s only cool if you sit within 5 inches of the outlets. We made one. What a waste of time.
Thanks for this post. Can’t get video to play but get the idea.
What’s the purpose of the Styrofoam liner if you’re going to be forcing warm air around the ice with the fan, anyway?
I made mine and worked great on our camping trip. In a 10 person tent in the heat of August. Worked great but we used dry ice and it lasted through the night