[AT] Vehicle cooling before AC

[Dean Vinson]

Agree about the residential swamp coolers in dry climates like Arizona.   I lived in Tucson for several years quite a while ago and they were very common.   Worked well most of the year but struggled a bit in late summer when the humidity would go up somewhat.

 

As for the automotive variety as shown in Bradford Loomis’ awesome photo, I’m thinking those things are just dying to be tricked out with an ammunition belt or red-tipped rockets or something.

 

Dean Vinson

Saint Paris, OH

 

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I never used the coolers in a vehicle, but did use a swamp cooler on my house in Arizona years ago---with low humidity, they were a big help.

Gene

Elgin, IL

 

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 7:55 PM ustonThomas Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net <mailto:tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net> > wrote:

My dad had one of those. I remember driving through New Mexico, Arazoia ect on vacation. They worked ok as long as you kept water in them and pulled the string occasionally.

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On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 4:11 PM, Rena Glover Goss

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Yes.  I remember using one on a trip across Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado.  It brought the temperature down a bit, but not enough to make it worthwhile.

 

Larry

 

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> Yes, they were called swamp coolers. They worked by evaporation, and the car had to be moving right along. Thus, they were not much help in humid areas, or when moving slowly in traffic. I never actually saw one up here in New England, but recall seeing articles about them.

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> Does anyone remember seeing units outside the passenger window a device that looked like a canister vacuum cleaner before A/C became common. I remember them as a young boy? in the early 50's going to Amarillo. We didn't have one just wondering if they really worked. I suppose they could offer some cooling if they had ventures in it.

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