azalea wrote on May 20^th, 2011 at 3:44pm:

Heck with a fan, create an air conditioner for your tent.  ;D

Heck with the air conditioner, what about the cooler itself.  Now, we're talkin'!  Leave the thermoelectric cooler in your vehicle (connected to a solar charger) filled with an after-trip supply of brews.  Maybe I could make it light enough to carry.  I'd be tempted to haul along a 6-pack if I could have a cold one after a long, hot day of paddling.

NOW we're talkin'!

Alas, all of the thermoelectric coolers seem to pull about 4 amps or more!  That's a tad more than my wimpy solar panel will supply.

dd