A fan uses a lot less watts than A/C does..... 3/4's of our solar is grid intertie... no grid and not enough watts to run the AC. We do have extra solar panels in storage, and I am sure I could re-purpose the grid intertie panels some way, but if we lived in the desert we could use a black body...

A Zeer Pot is an ancient device used to cool things. It was invented by the Egyptians about 2500 years before Christ was born. It works on the principle of evaporative cooling. It's still in use today in North Africa and I'm going to tell you about it and show you how to make and use one...

my thoughts on Post Apocalyptic Refrigeration There are many options to do refrigeration with simple technology one option is a Hilsch vortex tube — you could use a water wheel to power a compressor to provide compressed air to the cooling system using a Hilsch vortex tube for cooling another...

So ... the SHTF and you want a cold beer. What do you do? You do not have a gas-powered generator or propane-powered refrigerator by the way. And solar-power devices won't count either. And no, you can't go steal beer from someone with power. I'm looking for innovative and creative...