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.
It hardly works at all.
Ayla Laster
I did it, blows cool air… barely.
You need to put the exhaust holes down towards the bottom instead of the top, and spread them out evenly around the entire bucket, not just on one side. I used a 9inch fan instead too. After those adjustments, mine work like a champ. Blowing on me and in my garage right now!!!
what about dry ice
Brian Riley
Kody Burgett
This is pretty neat!!
Honestly, if you wanna make it cooler, mix in a bag of ice, a little water, and about a cup and a half of rock salt, and fill the bucket liner with it. Its continuously cold, will pull the heat out of the air because its an endothermic reaction, and can double as a booze cooler. B-) Turns cold Jaeger into ice cold Jaeger in like 3-5 minutes.
Danny Laplume… They’re gonna put you outta business! =P