Here’s a nice DIY portable cooler article I recently ran across.
Yes… I know it’s just ice in a cooler with fans attached! Technically you still have to consider this automotive air conditioning. I would call this a “remote loop system.” The loop that created the ice is definitely at a remote location. And I wonder… could this unit also be foil lined for use with hot stones during winter months?
Anyway, it looks fairly easy and cheap to make, which gives me a great little offshoot idea. We always use a big cooler of ice in our demolition derby cars for keeping the trans cooler cool. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a bigger version for the derby car to also keep the driver cool and refreshed.
With some minor modifications, this could also be used to stash Canucklehead’s Scavenger Hunt URL.
Here’s a video of what it might look like in use.
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