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<blockquote data-quote="NightShade" data-source="post: 2427800" data-attributes="member: 29706"><p>I think you would be better off shutting down unused area's and sticking with a window air in the rooms you need to keep cool. Your going to be constantly trying to freeze enough ice to keep cool and never really have it be all that comfortable. Not to mention that when the little bit of cool is gone it's going to be SUPER humid and even more miserable. If your in a home you own throwing some more insulation in the attic and finding a way to insulate your walls will do a lot more good in the long run along with better windows or at the very least heavy curtains over the windows. It sucks to say it but if you have natural light coming into the house during the heat of the day your windows are transferring a ton of heat inside. The same applies for staying warm in winter, btw.</p><p></p><p>If you just want to try and keep yourself comfortable with as little fuss as possible I would recommend something like this: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/DONJOY-ICEMAN-COLD-THERAPY-SYSTEM-W-PAD-AC-ADAPTER-EXC-1100-/360869800543" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/DONJOY-ICEMAN-COLD-THERAPY-SYSTEM-W-PAD-AC-ADAPTER-EXC-1100-/360869800543</a> you stick water and ice in a cooler connect the hoses and plug it in. Drove from Lawton to Lubbock during the summer one year in an old s-10 blazer with no AC, even with the windows down and the rear glass open it was plain miserable. Had one of these put in the middle of my back while on the way back and though it was still a little warm it was not too bad really. And it still had ice in it when I got home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightShade, post: 2427800, member: 29706"] I think you would be better off shutting down unused area's and sticking with a window air in the rooms you need to keep cool. Your going to be constantly trying to freeze enough ice to keep cool and never really have it be all that comfortable. Not to mention that when the little bit of cool is gone it's going to be SUPER humid and even more miserable. If your in a home you own throwing some more insulation in the attic and finding a way to insulate your walls will do a lot more good in the long run along with better windows or at the very least heavy curtains over the windows. It sucks to say it but if you have natural light coming into the house during the heat of the day your windows are transferring a ton of heat inside. The same applies for staying warm in winter, btw. If you just want to try and keep yourself comfortable with as little fuss as possible I would recommend something like this: [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/DONJOY-ICEMAN-COLD-THERAPY-SYSTEM-W-PAD-AC-ADAPTER-EXC-1100-/360869800543[/url] you stick water and ice in a cooler connect the hoses and plug it in. Drove from Lawton to Lubbock during the summer one year in an old s-10 blazer with no AC, even with the windows down and the rear glass open it was plain miserable. Had one of these put in the middle of my back while on the way back and though it was still a little warm it was not too bad really. And it still had ice in it when I got home. [/QUOTE]
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