The joy of an RV is getting to see the country while enjoying relative comfort. You get to drive to amazing places and hang out amid the beautiful sights: have your morning coffee watching the sunrise in different places, or just get away from the city so you can watch all the stars come out in a dark sky.
You miss a lot of that pleasure if you have to constantly retreat inside the RV when the weather gets hot. Instead of being in the great wide open, you end up spending too much of your time in the cramped cabin and looking at the sights through the tiny windows. If only there were a way to keep cool while sitting outside the RV.
There is – Portacool outdoor evaporative coolers. This cooling solution lets you lounge in comfort outside to enjoy the sights wherever you may be. Plus, they use a fraction of the energy that your RV AC uses so you can preserve precious fuel. And Portacool evaporative coolers are all made in the USA. You won’t just be seeing America; you’ll be supporting America when you use your Portacool.
The Portacool® 510 Portable Evaporative Cooler is a compact unit that offers powerful cooling capacity. It cools up to 300 sq. ft., making it ideal for a patio that accommodates 2–4 people. Equipped with Kuul® Control MicroTech™ evaporative media, oscillating louvers, water fill door, low-water shutoff and sturdy casters, the Portacool™ 510 is designed to provide maximum cooling comfort. This unit features a manual fill door with no hose connection. No assembly required.
Northern Tool + Equipment Academy Lowes NAPA Tools & Equipment ACE The Home Depot SylvaneWith an outdoor evaporative cooler, you will enjoy these benefits:
These benefits make an evaporative cooler a great choice for your RV.
You have packed your RV with many comforts and you’d like to think this would make it easy to enjoy relaxing by your RV most days. But it’s just not enough: you find yourself wanting to flee inside to the comfort of the air-conditioned interior.
The reason why you can’t comfortably stay outside is that the body has a hard time cooling off when it gets hot out. How hot? The body’s natural cooling mechanisms start to lose effectiveness once the temperature exceeds 75°F. By the time temperatures reach the upper 90s, the only cooling mechanism that remains effective is sweating. But sitting around sweating by the RV is few people’s idea of a good time.
Sweating, while not pleasant, is an excellent example of evaporative cooling. When water evaporates, it absorbs energy, and whatever was the source of energy cools off. With sweat, the energy comes from you, so you feel cooler.
An evaporative cooler is designed to efficiently take energy from the air to evaporate water. This cools the air off, sometimes by as much as 30 degrees F! That makes even the hottest day comfortable for lounging around.
A portable evaporative cooler is so effective at cooling that it can even be used instead of your air conditioner when you’re stopped.
You might have already thought to pack a fan in your RV, but you’ve probably realized that it isn’t enough. All a fan does is move the hot air around. That is something: it can improve the effectiveness of your sweat, but you’re still sitting around sweating.
An outdoor evaporative cooler actually cools the air. This means you don’t have to sweat: the cool air takes the heat away from your body, so you feel comfortable without sweating.
A side benefit of this is that you can avoid dehydration. Much of the dehydration risk of hot weather comes from all the water you lose to sweat. You won’t have to drink as much excess water, and you can enjoy your beverage of choice without so many adverse side effects.
You’ve probably observed that your air conditioner is one of the biggest energy hogs on your RV. An RV AC unit can draw up to 18 amps—double what your refrigerator uses. Nothing rivals it, unless you have a golf cart charger or a washer and dryer in your RV. If it’s your only cooling option, it might seem like a small price to pay to be comfortable. But there is another way.
An outdoor evaporative cooler can cool more space than a mid-sized RV AC unit at a fraction of the power cost. They might draw as little as 2.5 amps – one-seventh the power, which makes it easier on your electrical system – and very friendly for your generator.
RVing is a social activity, and it’s nice to hang out with the friends you see year after year in certain places. But it’s hard to hang out when the weather is hot and unpleasant. People want to escape the heat, and it doesn’t take many people to make it feel crowded inside your RV.
But an outdoor evaporative cooler can make it comfortable for everyone to gather at your RV. Some Portacool models can be felt up to 300 feet away, which means that you can have a big crowd at your RV, and everyone can feel comfortable.
If you are looking for an evaporative cooler to pack in your RV, Portacool is the right choice.
We have been making evaporative coolers since 1990. In those 30 years, we’ve become recognized leaders in the industry. We now have distributors in all 50 states and in 56 countries around the world. But we still make all our evaporative coolers in the USA at our Center, Texas manufacturing facility. Not only that, but our evaporative coolers feature Kuul evaporative media, the only evaporative media that’s made in the USA and made from 100% USA-sourced materials.
We have earned our reputation in part thanks to our best in-in-class:
Even our Customer Care team is staffed here in the USA, so you don’t have to worry about being transferred to an international call center. With our warranties and support, you’ll enjoy your Portacool for years of comfortable RVing.
At Portacool, we have a diverse and ever-changing line-up of evaporative air coolers. That makes it easy to find the right Portacool for how you like to RV. Here are popular choices of evaporative coolers for RVs.
The Portacool Cyclone™ 120 is perfect for smaller settings, yet still delivers an impressive amount of air output. The Cyclone 120 provides mobile, energy-efficient, refreshing comfort to your outdoor or open spaces. Perfect for cooling spaces where traditional methods of cooling are inefficient - small patios, garages, hobby areas or single-stalls. We do NOT recommend this product being used inside homes or closed spaces where no ventilation is available.
ACE The Home Depot Northern Tool + Equipment Lowes Academy Portacool SylvaneThe Portacool Cyclone™ 130 is ideal for smaller spaces that require a little more air output than the smaller model. The Cyclone 130 is equipped with Kuul Comfort™ evaporative media, the highest-quality evaporative media on the market made in the USA exclusively for Portacool coolers to provide maximum cooling comfort. Perfect for cooling spaces where traditional methods of cooling are inefficient - patios, garages, hobby areas or single-stalls. We do NOT recommend this product being used inside homes or closed spaces where no ventilation is available.
ACE The Home Depot Northern Tool + Equipment Lowes Academy Portacool SylvaneThe efficiently designed Portacool Jetstream™ 220 boasts powerful cooling in a compact size. This portable evaporative cooler is perfect for tight spaces or for spot-cooling a challenging personal workspace. Big on portability, but small in size, you can roll the Jetstream 220 where needed and the oscillating louvers will help deliver cooling comfort for cooling spaces where traditional methods of cooling are inefficient - individual work stations, small patios, pet kennels or hobby areas. We do NOT recommend this product being used inside homes or closed spaces where no ventilation is available.
TEMP-AIR Equipment Sales O'Reilly Motion Industries Amazon Portable Coolers Sales & Rentals Fastenal ZORO Global Industrial MSC Tooldom NAPA Tools & Equipment Uline Grainger PortacoolThe Portacool Jetstream™ 230 delivers cooling comfort to the single-person workspace. It is an efficiently designed cooler that offers maximum versatility for usage in open or condensed workspaces. Featuring oscillating louvers, low-water shutoff and Kuul Comfort MicroTech™ evaporative media, this cooler is an impressive cooling solution for spaces where traditional methods of cooling are inefficient - individual work stations, small patios, pet kennels or hobby areas. We do NOT recommend this product being used inside homes or closed spaces where no ventilation is available.
NAPA Tools & Equipment Global Industrial MSC TEMP-AIR Equipment Sales ZORO Fastenal Portable Coolers Sales & Rentals Amazon Motion Industries O'Reilly Tooldom Uline PortacoolThe Portacool® 510 Portable Evaporative Cooler is a compact unit that offers powerful cooling capacity. It cools up to 300 sq. ft., making it ideal for a patio that accommodates 2–4 people. Equipped with Kuul® Control MicroTech™ evaporative media, oscillating louvers, water fill door, low-water shutoff and sturdy casters, the Portacool™ 510 is designed to provide maximum cooling comfort. This unit features a manual fill door with no hose connection. No assembly required.
Northern Tool + Equipment Academy Lowes NAPA Tools & Equipment ACE The Home Depot SylvaneIf you are ready to enjoy more time outside your RV with friends, family, or just the stars, it’s time to add Portacool to your RV accessory list. Visit an online or in-person retailer now or contact us with questions.
