How’s the heat treating you this summer?

[jondrew55]

We’re in our first week of using our Globetrotter in zero shade at the beach here in Florida. The sun is brutal. Temp is only in the low 90’s, but it is still hot. We have our ACs set to 80 and they seem to keep us comfortable. They even turn off occasionally at that setting. Night time we drop it to 71 for a nice comfy,cool, dry sleep.

No idea how it would be out west when the temps are well over 100, but we’re good here.

[Dennis C]

We just finished a 10-day trip across the Midwest, camping in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. It was brutally hot and humid. Temperatures were in the high 90s, and humidity was very high. Our single 13.5 BTU air conditioner did okay after it had a chance to run for a while, but it was miserable outside of the trailer. Throw in swarms of mosquitoes, and it simply wasn't pleasant or really possible to sit outside. We won't be taking the camper to the midwest in the summer again.

Up in the mountains where I live, things have been great. Temperatures have been fairly warm during the day, but down in the 40s at night and the humidity has been low. That's more to my liking.

[Bubba L]

We were camping in SW Texas a month ago and the high peaked at 107. The 55 was about 50% shaded. We were able to keep the trailer about 76 during the day with the mini split, at night whatever we wanted. A couple of weeks ago we went back and the temp peaked at 106. This time we ran the AC at home the night before we left to cool the skin and insulation. Seemed to get down to set point a lot quicker. Our campsite was about 2 1/2 hours away.

[Nelson428]

Rather toasty and humid out in south Mississippi both A/C’s are 15,000 so I’m “Cool” till I open the door and walk out, it’s like walking into an oven.

Y’all all stay cool and hydrated !!

[Hittenstiehl]

Not camping, but Phoenix AZ sucks all the fun out of summer. Why do we live here, for nice winter I guess.

[jondrew55]

Originally Posted by Hittenstiehl

Not camping, but Phoenix AZ sucks all the fun out of summer. Why do we live here, for nice winter I guess.

Certainly why I like Florida. I don’t mind a bit of frost on the pumpkin, but snow and ice I can do without

[foobar]

Been over 100F everyday for nearly a month here in North Texas (Dallas). We get one of these absurdly hot summers about every ten years or so. From the forecast, it will be above a hundred degrees every day through the rest of July at the very least.

It was 106F in the shade at my house today and 107F yesterday.

Nice and toasty here...

My new Globetrotter 27 FB Twin arrives at the dealer in Buda, Tx (just South of Austin) on Sat. We'll inspect it on Monday and come up with a punch list for the dealer to fix before we take possession next Friday. The missus and I are so excited. First travel trailer and first Airstream. Looking forward to many adventures to come!!

[uncle_bob]

Hi

The last three months have been pretty tough. We had *two* days ( yes 2 !! ) that got up into the 70's. Talk about crazy hot. Had to ditch the sweatshirt .... yikes. Rest of the time it's been in the 50's or 60's for highs.

Really tough to cope with those two days.

(Yes, we're in Alaska ....)

Bob

[foobar]

Originally Posted by uncle_bob

Hi

The last three months have been pretty tough. We had *two* days ( yes 2 !! ) that got up into the 70's. Talk about crazy hot. Had to ditch the sweatshirt .... yikes. Rest of the time it's been in the 50's or 60's for highs.

Really tough to cope with those two days.

(Yes, we're in Alaska ....)

Bob

I think I speak for everyone when I say that we hate you Bob

[uraljohn]

Owned a home in Naples, Fl. for 24 years and lived there full time 2001/2014. I love the heat and humidity. Worked outside for the railroad unloading rail cars. Talk about walking into an oven! Having established that the hotter the better for me the DW moved us to western North Carolina at 2000 ft. elevation in 2014. Last 2 weeks we were in Columbus, Ohio for family function and 4th of July celebration. It was hot but AS stayed at 76 throughout the day in direct sun. 1 AC unit 15,000 BTU. The RV park had a guy fogging the park every other night for insects. No bugs!

[KCurtis]

Heading back from Dallas right now. We just stopped for the night in northern Arizona. We left on June 4th for Glacier National Park and then onward to the Tetons. We is be in Dallas for 10 days and then we will head to the mountains again. This summer reminds me of the one in 2011. The day I moved to Colorado it was 109. I never was so glad to get out of Texas that day. Since we retired a couple of years ago I told my wife I wanted to get out of hell aka Texas summers as much as possible until October because that is when Texas finally starts cooling down to a bearable temperature for me.

[Hermes]

Now we know where all the summer heat has gone! It was 59 this morning and we have been in the 70's, with rain, for much of the month. But we should be getting 80's and 90's just in time for the International Rally next week!

[foobar]

Originally Posted by Hermes

Now we know where all the summer heat has gone! It was 59 this morning and we have been in the 70's, with rain, for much of the month. But we should be getting 80's and 90's just in time for the International Rally next week!

Hi Hermes, I was just up in Canada (from Texas) to get some work done on my Cayenne at Can Am RV (in London, Ontario). Spent an extra week visiting the Northern Shore of Lake Huron and all of the nice towns along the Lake. Was a really pleasant trip. Enjoyed meeting Canadians (always friendly) and the weather was fabulous (highs in the 70's all week). Had to deal with the occasional rainstorm almost every day, but they were usually pretty short.

You should come down to Texas and warm up in our 105-109F weather

[coasttocoast]

I’m staring at the water in Blind River, ON where it’s beautifully sunny and cool. I spent a few days in Sault Ste Marie, MI getting some supplies and it was mostly nice except for a few warm afternoons that I thought were too hot. I try to park in the shade whenever I head into a restaurant for the evening, and I use the fan to push cooler air into the coach. I’m usually able to find a free parking spot where I run the generator and the AC for about 30 minutes. I close everything up at night and run a Milwaukee fan. In the morning, I charge the battery with a DC charger. I would like to be somewhere cooler as I find anything over about 70 degrees to be too warm. I should be in Newfoundland soon.

[ITSNO60]

Originally Posted by Hittenstiehl

Not camping, but Phoenix AZ sucks all the fun out of summer. Why do we live here, for nice winter I guess.

Not much better down the road from you. We did spend 9 days in NM and several days of rain up there, 62-64F day and night. Right outside of Las Vegas, NM.

[uncle_bob]

Originally Posted by foobar

I think I speak for everyone when I say that we hate you Bob

Hi

Well it is pretty tough being here by the sea shore and dealing with these temps. .

Looks like it might rain in a couple of days. So far it's been pretty dry in this part of the state (some areas further north not so much). The rain is typically what nukes your activities up here.

As with anyplace, weather here or weather there is a risk when you plan months (or years) ahead of time. It could be a whole lot worse here, we lucked out. I suppose you could make a "next week in Homer AK instead of Miami FL" sort of decision. I don't see the working well with an AS involved

Bob

[foobar]

Originally Posted by uncle_bob

Hi

Well it is pretty tough being here by the sea shore and dealing with these temps. .

Looks like it might rain in a couple of days. So far it's been pretty dry in this part of the state (some areas further north not so much). The rain is typically what nukes your activities up here.

As with anyplace, weather here or weather there is a risk when you plan months (or years) ahead of time. It could be a whole lot worse here, we lucked out. I suppose you could make a "next week in Homer AK instead of Miami FL" sort of decision. I don't see the working well with an AS involved

Bob

Did you participate in a caravan, or wing it solo when traveling from the lower 48 to Alaska?

Alaska is on my bucket list but the only concern is the potential to beat up my new trailer (we hope to pick it up from the dealer next Friday!).

[Hermes]

Originally Posted by foobar

You should come down to Texas and warm up in our 105-109F weather

Thanks, I did and I do, in Jan, Feb, Mar, ... Gulf Coast, Rio Grande Valley, Big Bend, and lots in between! Plan to go back in January; the weather is pretty nice at that time of year in the southern part of the Great State of Texas (as well as in neighboring AZ). There are a few of us Canucks who follow our feathered friends south. They've had it all figured out long before us!

[foobar]

Originally Posted by Hermes

Thanks, I did and I do, in Jan, Feb, Mar, ... Gulf Coast, Rio Grande Valley, Big Bend, and lots in between! Plan to go back in January; the weather is pretty nice at that time of year in the southern part of the Great State of Texas (as well as in neighboring AZ). There are a few of us Canucks who follow our feathered friends south. They've had it all figured out long before us!

I've probably been stuck behind some of your fellow "winter Texans" on the road once in a while, lol. A hearty welcome to you though.

Most places on the planet have a period of a few months where the climate sucks (Mid June - Mid Sept in Texas), Oct - April in the Pacific NW, etc.

I have to say that winters in Texas are generally very nice excepting the occasional and rare hard freeze/ice-storm-winter-apocalypse :-) Spring and Fall are great as long as you ignore the Tornados and hail storms ... wait ... why do I live here ? ... hmm ...

These events are the exception rather than the norm, but they do occur. Oh, I forgot about the occasional hurricanes too!!

[ealmasy]

Originally Posted by Dennis C

We just finished a 10-day trip across the Midwest, camping in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. It was brutally hot and humid. Temperatures were in the high 90s, and humidity was very high. Our single 13.5 BTU air conditioner did okay after it had a chance to run for a while, but it was miserable outside of the trailer. Throw in swarms of mosquitoes, and it simply wasn't pleasant or really possible to sit outside. We won't be taking the camper to the midwest in the summer again.

Just need to come a little farther north when traveling to the midwest in the summer, to Minnesota/Wisconsin/Michigan, where daytime temps are mostly in the 70's and 80's, and nighttime in the 60's. We've done a few trips so far this year within the aforementioned states, and the weather has mostly been terrific, only having to run our A/C on a handful of days.

When it is hot, I can't say enough good about this Geek Aire misting fan. It's been a lifesaver for us on the days when it has gotten into the 90's.