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.
Did something similar 1983 using a block of ice and a fan, this was in a closed upstairs of a commercial building we were working on. It worked fine if you stood right in front of it for a while then when the ice started melting rapidly (95 plus degrees) the downside showed it’s ugly head, 100 percent humidity with the temperature rising, so bad that all exterior windows had condensation running down them for 2 days.
Clever as $#%&!@*! Thanks for the cool share!
Kyler Knight
Matthew Trotter
NCampuzano Davila and Ernestina Castillo
Jennii Gutierrez
that is a swamp cooler…not an air conditioner…lame!!!
and when the power goes off, you have a bucket of ice-water that you just have to hug to stay cool….smoke a joint works better..and even if it doesn’t you don’t care!
It doesn’t work! I just tried it
It might cool off a closet or a very small bathroom but other than that it sucks