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Anyone Use a Clam Fan/Light Combo?

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My buddy and I are using a short camper as a permanent ice house. Our only problem is we need a fan to circulate the heat a little better. I see Clam makes a fan/LED light combo.

Does anyone use one? Does it push the air and do the batteries last?

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I have one for my flip over (Guide) that seems to work well. Not sure about something that big though. The larger one might be OK. I got good battery life out of mine, but didn't use the fan a ton.

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I got one last year (the larger one), but only used it once or twice. I ended up rigging up the LED lights from the store on the site here for lighting. I'm in an Otter Lodge, so the Big Buddy moves the air just fine.

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My buddy and I are using a short camper as a permanent ice house. Our only problem is we need a fan to circulate the heat a little better. I see Clam makes a fan/LED light combo.

Does anyone use one? Does it push the air and do the batteries last?

They work well, but they fell short by not making them capable to run off 12V with an adapter.

If you can live with lighting and fan separately, than there are cap fans that do run off a 12V conversion cable then you can run it from a Vexilar or shack battery and eliminate the 4D hassle and weight.

We have these very sweet 12 V auto fans at Gander that are tough and do the job well...and plug into 12 V. I'm liking them more personally. $12 for the auto 12 V fan ...not bad. Larger rechargeable fans run $39.

I prefer my lighting and fan separate, as it can more easily be regulated. I also do not wish to have to worry about replaceable batteries if I can help it.

Frabill also has a nifty new Light Emitting Diode multi cluster adjustable beam light bar system out, snaps right onto the support bar, works great.

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Thanks for all the responses guys. We have a 10K BTU ventless wall heater, but we mounted it too high and the camper isn't insulated that well. So our faces melt and our feet freeze. We're going to move the heater, but also thought some fans mounted in the right spots would help.

Ed, we'll definitely look into the fans you mention at Gander. I would prefer to be able to run the fan off the big battery we use for the lights - it would just make things easier.

The Clam fan sounds like it's a good option too. Appreciate all the feedback.

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