Bumping Spheda
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I'm currently using a tower fan in my 2'x2' tent, but it's just taking up way too much floor space and doesn't push as much air as I'd like. I thought about getting a 6" clip fan, but I'd have to make something custom for it to clip onto or hang from my tent, and the fan would be absorbing light as it would be placed between my lights and the canopy.
Then I "caught wind" of the Vornado Flippi. The Flippi V6 has gotten some iffy reviews on Amazon; people saying it doesn't push air very well, gets loud on its high setting, collects dust, etc. So off the bat I was a little put off, but after seeing the measurements this thing looks tiny. I like that I could place one of these in the corner of my tent (or even one in each corner) and have it push air up through my plants' canopy. Well, I searched the indoor section of this forum for "Flippi" and surprisingly found very little info on these fans. Right now I'm looking at the V6 because it's so cheap ($15-$20) and has such a small footprint, but I'd imagine the V8 could be put to good use in a slightly larger tent. I imagine they push a perfectly adequate amount of air for my/our intended purpose, too, even if it sucks at cooling an office cubicle, or whatever.
For $15 shipped I say it looks like a good deal. I plan to bite the bullet and place my order tonight, but figured I'd make this thread:
A) For people to talk me out of it (although I really don't think it's much more expensive than a simple PC fan after factoring in the 12V power supply)
B) If/when I do get the fan I'll have a place holder to post my findings/opinion on it.
I'm kind of surprised others don't seem to have as big of an issue with circulating fans in their small tents as I do. Clip fans seem like a hassle to get hung, tower fans take up too much space (at least the ones >20" in height do, imo), and multiple PC fans requires me to either pay through the nose on shipping/used prices of 12V wall warts or drive around to every Goodwill in search of cheap wall warts with the correct voltage/current output. Am I the only one saying, "Wth?!"
Then I "caught wind" of the Vornado Flippi. The Flippi V6 has gotten some iffy reviews on Amazon; people saying it doesn't push air very well, gets loud on its high setting, collects dust, etc. So off the bat I was a little put off, but after seeing the measurements this thing looks tiny. I like that I could place one of these in the corner of my tent (or even one in each corner) and have it push air up through my plants' canopy. Well, I searched the indoor section of this forum for "Flippi" and surprisingly found very little info on these fans. Right now I'm looking at the V6 because it's so cheap ($15-$20) and has such a small footprint, but I'd imagine the V8 could be put to good use in a slightly larger tent. I imagine they push a perfectly adequate amount of air for my/our intended purpose, too, even if it sucks at cooling an office cubicle, or whatever.
For $15 shipped I say it looks like a good deal. I plan to bite the bullet and place my order tonight, but figured I'd make this thread:
A) For people to talk me out of it (although I really don't think it's much more expensive than a simple PC fan after factoring in the 12V power supply)
B) If/when I do get the fan I'll have a place holder to post my findings/opinion on it.
I'm kind of surprised others don't seem to have as big of an issue with circulating fans in their small tents as I do. Clip fans seem like a hassle to get hung, tower fans take up too much space (at least the ones >20" in height do, imo), and multiple PC fans requires me to either pay through the nose on shipping/used prices of 12V wall warts or drive around to every Goodwill in search of cheap wall warts with the correct voltage/current output. Am I the only one saying, "Wth?!"