The California Cooler is a revival of an old technology driven by an insight that's overlooked in these days of engineered indoor environments: Cool air keeps things cool. In the days before refrigerators, pantries in Northern California homes had outside vents that preserved perishables throughout cool nights. With this project, you can bring them back. Afraid your baby's seat is getting too hot? A cooler, a bilge pump, freezer packs and tubing will keep you and your baby cool.Dew Bucket: An Evaporative Drink Cooler Consider these two facts: Evaporation cools things, and bottles can't sweat like people. If they could, they would be able to keep their own contents cool. Here's a way to give your drinks their own perspiration system. This is a $10 air-conditioner built around an ice chest. The coolant is, you guessed it, ice. It's practical and cheap, but even if you don't plan to make one, click through to read the back story of how it was conceived. The main character is an electric truck circa 1979, with cameos by store-bought $500 portable A/Cs and a Tesla Roadster.Garden-Watering A/C

Air conditioners can dump hundreds of gallons of water each year. With a pump and some creative pipe work, you can channel that otherwise wasted water into your garden. The mastermind behind these instructions built an air conditioner to circumvent a rule in the office. Apparently, they can't use A/C, but fans are just fine. So, this DIYer rigged an A/C by pumping cold water in an ice chest through copper tubing positioned in front of a fan blade.>CONTINUED: 5 More DIY A/C's >>> DIY Air Conditioner With Heat Exchanger Ugly and effective, this air conditioner costs as much as you'd pay to run a fan and water the lawn at the same time. If the water coming into your home is cold in the summer, you can divert it through a maze of copper pipes with aluminum fins, place the contraption in front of a fan, and voila: The water cools the house on its way to the lawn. Salvage a computer fan, power it with a solar cell, and surround it with wet cloth. That's the gist of this mini solar A/C.

At $5, it's cheap too. You could place a half dozen of these around the house. Just make sure they match the curtains. On smoldering hot days, Rob Patto derives smug satisfaction knowing that the same sun that keeps him huddled indoors is also cooling his home. Here, he describes how he gutted an evaporative cooler and cobbled his A/C together from salvaged and new parts. /id/DIY-Solar-Setup/Tiny, Portable USB Fan Air Conditioner Using only a tin can, a CD, a computer fan and ice, this is a brilliant design for a tiny air conditioner. The best thing about these instructions are that their maker doesn't speak English as a first language, so they're concise and rely heavily on photos.How to Make a Stirling Engine Fan This must-do DIY project turns a stack of two soft-drink cans, a balloon and some intricately folded wire into a goofy and brilliant rotating area fan.This Tiny Portable Air Conditioner Will Keep You Cool Anywhere When the summertime temperatures climb to Mercury-like levels, you might feel inclined to sit in front of your eyesore of an air conditioning unit.

Well, now you can get the cool without the ugly, thanks to this portable air conditioning box that'll fit in at your office, the subway, or wherever you sweat your ass off. The "Geizeer," featured on Kickstarter this month, is a mini, eco-friendly, and portable air conditioning box that'll keep you cool for hours and can be charged with a USB. portable ac unit no waterThe little cube utilizes an ice pack and a fan to blast out 360-degrees of cool air. split ac system sizingThe cooling elements last for 4 hours, and the machine itself keeps a charge for 7 hours, which is a decent amount of cool-down time.ac units for tents To operate this gizmo, you just take off the top of the box, put your ice pack in, and then put the top back on to start it up.

It also acts as an air freshener if you throw in the provided diffusers. Here's how it works: Of course, this won't replace your at-home air conditioner, being that it's a tiny box that isn't intended to cool down your whole apartment. Still, it's pretty nifty for the workplace. The Geizeer already reached its Kickstarter goal, and its Italian makers hope to start shipping by September. Right now, you can purchase one on the Kickstarter page for $97. Buy one and you'll be so much cooler than your coworker with the personal fan. Sign up here for our daily Thrillist email, and get your fix of the best in food/drink/fun. Kara King is a News Writer at Thrillist and is always cold anyway.  and follow her at @karatillie. We offer a full range of mobile air conditioning equipment. Choose from this complete line-up of products: Air Handlers & Chillers  | When you need a portable air conditioner, Sunbelt Rentals Climate Control Services is your single source for portable air conditioning equipment.

Our air-cooled and water-cooled portable air conditioners, available for rent or purchase, provide a wide range of cooling options, from spot cooling applications, to ceiling-mounted units, to skid/trailer mounted air conditioners for commercial applications and special events. Our portable cooling equipment includes our Mobile Cool Series for large area cooling and our MovinCool Series for spot cooling. Suitable applications for our Mobile Cool Series portable A/C units include tents & special events, process cooling, aerospace & aviation, and the motion picture industry. Suitable applications for our MovinCool Series spot coolers include server/telecom, healthcare, offices/schools, and outdoor events. Our highly trained and knowledgeable staff provides innovative solutions for all your cooling needs. We work closely with you to identify the correct equipment that best fits your unique cooling application, no matter how challenging. Our products are the best in the industry and are noted for their excellent performance, ease of installation, simplicity of operation, proven reliability and exceptional quality.