360 CS AC

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• EasternJL Member Posts: 100

  May 24 edited May 24

  I've seen a couple threads on the Facebook 360 page with people expressing concerns about cooling.  Here's a quote from one of them-- "Is anyone else having problems with cooling in temperatures above 80, l am in the Panhandle of Florida can't the inside the below 80 until night time."
  
  As someone who lives in a hot humid area (and camps in that weather too), I'd be very apprehensive about buying the 360 until there was confirmation about cooling capabilities.  I think this camper was rushed to market, and I wonder if any testing was done in hot climates.  This wouldn't be the first time Nucamp released a camper and had to later change to a more capable cooling system (can't remember the year(s)-- but the 400 and the Air8 had some major issues).   
  
  It might be worth your time to check out the nuCamp TAB 360 page on Facebook.  There are also some posts about missing shades/blinds on the windows and other issues. 

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• jjfalardeau Member Posts: 6

  May 24

  My 360 Saphir manual says 7000 BTU cooling.  Mine has 3 duct tubes that feed 5 vents, I think.  Probably only going to cool down inside 15 to 20 degrees.

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• jkjenn Member Posts: 6,400

  May 31

  I have camped in extremely hot weather with the 360. My time in the Badlands in September was 90-105 for almost the entire 2 weeks I was there, and it was wide open sun. 
  
  I find performance of the Saphir to be similar to the performance of the Elwell on the TAB 320 with a couple of differences: it is a little quieter and integration in the Alde panel is convenient and helps declutter the interior a bit.
  
  If you are not camping in full sun it has no trouble keeping the interior cool. Just like the 320, if in full sun and temps climb into 90's and above, it will struggle. It's the sun, not the air temp you are fighting.
  
  Things that I learned with my 320 make a difference:
  1. Even partial shade helps
  2. Don't wait until it is hot to try to cool down. In full sun and high heat it is hard to play catch-up.
  3.Close the blinds on the sunny side of the camper.
  4. An awning or sunshade on the side of the camper can make a difference as can window awnings. I have not used any of those on the 360, yet.
  
  Even though the TAB is well insulated, when it is hot, you can feel the heat radiating on the wall on the side that the sun is beating down on.
  
  I have found that cracking a window and exhausting the hot air helps a little in super hot weather.
  
  When I arrive at a campsite, I do open the windows and exhaust the hot air, but when you get above 90-95, it is hard to cool it enough until the sun goes down or some nice cloud cover rolls in.
  
  If you have a Maxxair Fan upgrade, you can travel with the fan open and that does make a difference, but it also can bring in a lot of dust in western arid climates.
  
  I dont know that there would be room for a bigger AC unit and I for one would never want to see a rooftop unit. It would totally kill the asthetics of the exterior. Second, I am not sure a bigger unit is the solution to the full sun scenario. 7,000 btu is plenty big enough for the size of the camper. 
  

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