J&J Adventuring..Julia 22 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 We are trying to stuff some long weekend trips into our schedule before our honeymoon. I <3 Fort Wilderness and am trying to find a way to keep the tent cool while camping out at the fort. Any suggestions? Has anyone else braved the Florida summers in a tent?I have thought about renting a popup but financially it may not work. However, it would guarantee cool. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 You can rig a window air conditioner for a tent. Some poke it in the door, some put it through a window, and there is also this fancy gadget called an A/C Tent Boot.http://acboot.com/July 4th, 2010 my son survived with just a fan circulating air in the tent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 There are a lot of tent campers at the Fort every summer.Many find a way to rig an a/c unit to their tents.But a lot rough it with just fans.Fellow Fiend RM0530 just posted a trip report with photos of her set-up from a summer tent camping trip:http://www.fortfiends.net/forum/topic/4739-some-summer-fun-for-winter-a-july-tr/Yes, it's hot and humid.But, as I have said before, people lived in Florida before a/c was invented.So, if there's a will, there's a way.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stefa70 205 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 We did tents for years. I would say if your only sleeping in it, bring a couple of fans, take a cool shower right before bed, and you will survive. It's during the day that you wouldn't want to be hanging around. I find that you can tolerate things much more than normal when you're at the Fort, because you're at the Fort! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewsFortLovers 2 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Shadier site the better! I know that is the luck of the draw but it does matter. One last note the popup with AC is fine during the night but during the day their little AC's don't have enough power to cool the popup during the summer time. Good luck though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
disney4dan 68 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 We went in August 2008 with our trailer and a tent for the two teenage boys. They had the AC running so cold in the tent that there was condensation on that puppy in the morning! We had a fair amount of shade, and their tent was under a screenhouse to keep the downpours off the tent and AC.I think we contributed to global warming that week! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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