RV FEATURE
Given our ‘ out-of-season ’ itinerary for northern areas of Australia ( which has since seen us travel the Savannah Way through the Gulf of Carpentaria ; spend summer in Darwin at the height of its hot and humid wet season ; and trek Broome and the country ’ s northwest in February ), it ’ s no surprise that these fans have been our saving grace for when we were running purely on solar !
Back in 2017 , when our van was built , the Sirocco II fans were highly regarded by our caravan manufacturer , so we installed one in each of the three kids ’ bunk beds , and two in the kitchen / dining area that could swivel and be used facing either the couch or main bed .
The fact that their blades were soft and wouldn ’ t cut any little fingers and toes that poked through their guard made them a winner for me ( yes , this has happened … we moved into the van with an inquisitive four-year-old ).
Over the years , we ’ ve found so many more features to love about our fans . Wayne was nick-named the ‘ power police ’ when we first settled into vanlife – checking our battery levels consistently when we were running off solar and making us turn off lights and unplug devices to bring power consumption down over night .
But he would never ask us to turn off our Sirocco fans as they don ’ t draw a lot of power .
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