Caravan AC units

[prepman]

Anyone have experience of these beasts? Truma roof mount seems easiest but expensive option. But in locker one's give better trailing stability I've read.

 

[Nick67GT]

We have a (factory fitted) Truma roof mounted system in our motorhome.

Even with the recent high (35 ~ 40 *C) temperatures, the performance is exceptional. Maintaining 16*C is no problem.

It also has a quiet running mode for nigh time use which is great.

 

[prepman]

Having weighed up the options, the Truma Aventa Compact looks favourite. Buy on line at ~£1,400 or have it fitted for £2,500. The unit would fit into our existing 400mm² roof extractor opening. Something I don't like anyway in winter use. That leaves me with an issue regarding cooking fume extraction. Other's on the web have reached the same dilemma, as original ideas are a thing of the past. With the Swift Challenger the 'Stoves' oven has a hinged glass plate and behind that a window opening and above that the microwave oven. So fitting a cooker hood is no simple task. It would have to be a side vent i.e. through the side of the caravan. As always I try to find someone who's done it. But so far 'nofindee'

 

[prepman]

On the subject of caravans....I bought a Freesat TV and a cheap dish to try out. The dish assembly is pretty heavy and will need bracketing. Has anyone fab'd one out of Ali' ? There most be a nifty design somewhere?

 

[Melvyn Best]

We have a dish on a tripod , only used it once , took a few minutes to set it up , reception was good until a gust of wind blew it over because some lazy pillock didn’t peg it down . Couldn’t be bothered to set it up again