Jeep Overlanding - DIY Camping Ventilation Fan - Adding circulation while sleeping in your Jeep
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
- I am fairly new to overlanding. Camping, I've been doing this all my life but building out my Jeep as an overlander is something new to me and I am learning what I need (and don't need) while exploring. In this video, we are addressing a common issue of sleeping in your vehicle.... Ventilation, air circulation and keeping little bugs out.
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00:00 DIY Ventilation Fan - Jeep Camping
02:45 Jeep Window Gutter Guard
05:00 Jeep Window Ventilation Fan
When I camp and overland, I traditionally sleep in the back of my Jeep, laying a mattress down. I feel more safe (because I can lock the doors) and I feel protected from animals. During a recent solo trip to Tennessee, I had the windows cracked slightly, allowing a bit of air circulation in the Jeep, however it did not circulate much and the window allowed tiny bugs to come in.
So, when I returned home, the first thing I did is hit UA-cam and various blog sites, researching a solution to keep these small critters out of the Jeep while creating decent ventilation. I found a channel by Jason Laverty in which he took 6 USB micro fans and attached them to a gutter guard from Home Dept. While his concept was amazing, he didn't go into detail on how he created this solution.
I felt it was a great idea and I wanted to share my process of creating something similar and testing it out.
Product Used:
USB Fan for ventilation
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Super clever idea!
Thank you Will send Kate. It definitely accomplishes what it’s intended to do, if you sleep inside the Jeep. 🙏🏼
THIS WAS WHAT I NEEDED THANK YOU SO MUCH
Oh man…. I didn’t know I needed it until I went camping near a lake in TN in July. It was hot and muggy and I couldn’t crack the windows because of Bugs.
This is THE PERFECT solution.
However My tiny little USB battery doesn’t keep a charge all night. It runs consistently for about 5 hrs. I’m going to have to find a USB battery that has a little more juice. 👍🏼
Great, we have the same problem when camping in out Honda Passport SUV and I decided we needed push/pull fans like this. One question though, is the gutter screen fine enough to keep out mosquitos? How well does it work in real life?
OH man Frank.... this was the BEST thing I added to my overlanding gear. after using this consistently for over 2 years, they work perfectly. The mesh is small enough to keep out ALL bugs and mosquitos. Nothing gets in. It has held up nicely and circulates air well (I wish I could get a little more power out of it). I may end up adding another set of fans making it 3 fans linked on each side.
Great! I did something a little different. Same fans like you have but I had a large sheet of 1/4" plexiglass (Perspex if you are in the UK). I made the window panels out of that and for the screen I used the screen material I have on my house windows. I made a "tent" of the screen that gives me a larger surface area for the fans to draw through and thus less pressure drop = more flowrate. I have room for a third fan on each side should we need it. Have yet to try it out. I also added a fast charging USB port for the rear seats that is used to charge my jump pack battery, which is then used to run the fans. Fans run for 10 hours and uses 50% of the jump pack battery.@@RoadRashOffRoad
How did you zip tie them to the screen?
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sorry I didn't show a clear visual of the zip tie install. At 6:22 in the video, I put a white zip tie through the hole of the screen and wrap it around the black "circle fan protector" on the outside of the fan.
Where did you get fans?
I bought 4 of them off of amazon (they come in pairs of 2).
AC Infinity MULTIFAN S7, Quiet Dual 120mm USB Fan, UL-Certified for Receiver DVR Playstation Xbox Computer Cabinet Cooling a.co/d/7PSbz2i