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.
Seriously , it’s probably going to cost closer around $30 for the Fan , Bucket , PVC pipe … . If you have a power outage , you’ll need a 12v car battery and 12v fan . When you fill these with ice ( if you have enough ice in a power outage ) , remember it is moist heat . So be careful pulling it next to furniture , and watch for mold if it’s run for long periods of time . If it were me , I’d be saving my ice for the cooler to keep my food from spoiling during a blackout since you never know how long you’ll be without power . ( but then again , I have a generator 🙂 )
Craig Aupied
Not sure how this helps in a power outage, if it still needs power!
Didn’t notice the Solar Panel that it was all hooked up to?
Ben Burnett
Zane Bohannon
Willy Drewek
Its on youtube
Manuel Valenzuela Zepeda
Geck you should make some of these for our teepees next year @Crow Fair.
They don’t work! I’ll sell mine for $50 in Orlando