RCC's new Competition Support Vehicle

[Harley]

Nice start Jason Should be fun seeing that thing flex out!

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by viper6171

jason i sent you a pm about the a/c unit see what you all think www.dirna.com not sure on prices but they have several electric a/c units for vehicles

I thought about those too, but with 2 deep cycle batteries you'd only get about 30 minutes of run time with the engine off.

[jason]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

Should you find a small a/c unit, what do you plan to power it with?

We always have a generator or line power when we are at these events.

The smallest thing I can find is one by coleman and it's still pretty big.

Originally Posted by viper6171

hey jason van looks great , on the air conditioner are you looking for one that will run without the van running ?

Not tied into the van, just powered by 110.

Originally Posted by Harley0706

Nice start Jason Should be fun seeing that thing flex out!

Don't you remember me hanging tire in my wifes minivan?

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by jason

We always have a generator or line power when we are at these events.

The smallest thing I can find is one by coleman and it's still pretty big.

How much power are we talking? What size generator? What size power cable for line power?

Probably the most compact unit you'll find would end up being a roof mount. I know you probably don't want to go there, but anything else would take up valuable room inside the van.

[jason]

We have a 2000watt generator, I know it's a little small, but a small ac unit should be fine with that.

I am fine with a roof mount but we are limited on overall height. About the smallest one advertised is the coleman polar cub, but it's still over 10.5" tall, and 9200btu. Doing the math a 5000btu unit is still too big for our needs, but would be fine.

Here is the coleman unit:
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en...ed=0CC8QrQQwAA

Target has little 5000btu window units on sale for $80, one of those would be perfect if there was a way to mount it without looking white trash.

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by jason

We have a 2000watt generator, I know it's a little small, but a small ac unit should be fine with that.

I am fine with a roof mount but we are limited on overall height. About the smallest one advertised is the coleman polar cub, but it's still over 10.5" tall, and 9200btu. Doing the math a 5000btu unit is still too big for our needs, but would be fine.

Here is the coleman unit:
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en...ed=0CC8QrQQwAA

Target has little 5000btu window units on sale for $80, one of those would be perfect if there was a way to mount it without looking white trash.

2000w may to be too small if you plan to run all your equipment at the same time as the a/c. A normal sized rv ac ( 13k-15k btu) will pull 16-18 amps on a hot day (2100+ watts), and will peak for a second up to 60+ amps when the compressor cycles.

Duo Therm makes a 11k btu unit that is 9.5" tall. Its the shortest one I know of. I don't know the power specs off hand, but I should be able to find it, and it may fit within your power range (it'll be close if it does). Its way overkill for that little van, but should your regular gig fail, you could always use it to get a job delivering frozen meat.

http://www.rvfunproducts.com/duother...c3766df308ebf1

Otherwise, you could do a semi-permanent mount with the window unit. Fab something up to take the place of one of the rear windows in the van. Carry the ac on the floor, get set up, pull the window and mount the ac in its place. Reverse the procedure when you pack up to go.

[jason]

We only have about 6" to work with on the roof of the van to still be able to get it into our storage unit.

The window mount would be great if we were using a trailer, I'd just stick it on the tongue and build a box to hide it. It isn't going to work for the van though.

[James003]

sweet van that'll def. be nice for you guys to be able to keep your equipment inside and not have to worry about the elements causing problems.

[viper6171]

hey how tall is the desk at the bottom i think i found you something . it is koldfront ultracool 8,000 btu it is a portable a/c unit only 2 ft tall could be mounted under desk and drain hose/ vent hose mounted to the van says it uses 940 watts part number is pac801w , company that has it for sale is called portable air shop

[FreqEsKinz]

Originally Posted by jason

...I for 1 do not want to see Harley and Baller up on the roof swinging from a pole.

too late...

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

Originally Posted by jason

Target has little 5000btu window units on sale for $80, one of those would be perfect if there was a way to mount it without looking white trash.

why not just make a closeable hatch on the side or in the back door? once you get to your destination, put it in the hatch, and viola! nice cold mobile man cave!!!

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

Originally Posted by microgoat

Bumper dumper.

well at least put a curtain around it!!! i know i would need it, i have shy bowels....

[70duncan]

I hope you are planning enough space to put a Shifter Berger despenser . You always need food when traveling.

[Red Rockcrawler]

Originally Posted by jason

If there is a way to mount it without looking white trash.

Make John drive the Van. Nobody will look twice after they see him driving.

Side note if I remember right we could only put 3 or 4 usb extensions together are we gonna be close enough to be able to cover most of the action. Or did John get new longer cables?

What are your guys thoughts of pass out those cables out of the Van?

[ROCKEDUP RICKY]

The window unit would only look like white trash on the way here ,after you get here, you'd fit right in. Have Neal make an ice cube wrap for it, then it would look good for the trip.

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by ROCKEDUP RICKY

The window unit would only look like white trash on the way here ,after you get here, you'd fit right in.

Daaaaayum Billy Bob! 'dju see that? Them boys got ar condishnin in 'at little van uh theres!

[92LILREDYJ]

Maybe one of these on the inside some where. Walmart has a 7k btu for 170$ but this is the only link I could find with a quick search.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...tioner&prdNo=5

[bmuzz1]

You guys should throw a small RV awning up on the roof rack so your not stuck setting up the EZ-Up and trying to find a place to stash it in the van.

The van is looking killer by the way and I'm loving the wrap!!

[jason]

Originally Posted by viper6171

hey how tall is the desk at the bottom i think i found you something . it is koldfront ultracool 8,000 btu it is a portable a/c unit only 2 ft tall could be mounted under desk and drain hose/ vent hose mounted to the van says it uses 940 watts part number is pac801w , company that has it for sale is called portable air shop

I think that would fit in there, and it's pretty small, we'd just have to plumb a drain and a heat exhaust and be good...

Originally Posted by STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER

why not just make a closeable hatch on the side or in the back door? once you get to your destination, put it in the hatch, and viola! nice cold mobile man cave!!!

Because then all day sitting at the event it would look like shit.

Talk about white trash!

Originally Posted by Red Rockcrawler

Side note if I remember right we could only put 3 or 4 usb extensions together are we gonna be close enough to be able to cover most of the action. Or did John get new longer cables?

That is about the longest you can run the cables, they just loose signal after that. We should be able to park fairly close to the action.

Originally Posted by Red Rockcrawler

What are your guys thoughts of pass out those cables out of the Van?

We may eventually put in a pass through, but for now they'll just run out of one of the doors.

Originally Posted by bmuzz1

You guys should throw a small RV awning up on the roof rack so your not stuck setting up the EZ-Up and trying to find a place to stash it in the van.

We thought about that, but they require the legs to be mounted onto the side of the vehicle, in the rear it'd be great, but not sire about the front.

Originally Posted by bmuzz1

The van is looking killer by the way and I'm loving the wrap!!

Yea Neal did a great job designing the wrap, I cannot wait to see it done live and in person.

[djjiz]

Nice van! Too many door handles for my taste but eh.. Close enuf.

Any plans for a stripper pole? If you build it, they will come.