Help, My Roommate Stinks! Get Rescued by a Portable Air Conditioner

Portable Air Conditioners are Dorm Essentials

Many people will enjoy the company they keep at their first home away from home - the college dorm. However, a  large portion of students may find that their mystery roommate is in fact their worst nightmare. Of all the possible roommate fodder (the nerd, the jock, the punk, the introvert, the party animal, etc.) a few unlucky souls find themselves paired with the "stinky guy."

If this isn't already your fate, it could be, and that's why a portable air conditioner is recommended as a necessary dorm room essential. Please continue reading for some ripe reasons to purchase a portable air conditioner, how it can greatly improve your quality of life in the dorms, and how it might just save you a new friendship or two.

Portable Air Conditioners Ventilate

First off, if you're planning to give your roomie a lecture for smelling foul it is highly not recommended. You will most likely not know the other person and the last thing you want to do is start a year-long feud between the two of you.  Instead you can innocently bring in a portable air conditioner. This says something about you: that you're a kind, thoughtful roommate who is looking out for the well-being of you both. Asking, "Hey Jennifer, can you take a shower?" does not convey these feelings.

By venting your personal air conditioner through the window you can ensure that indoor air is properly refreshed every few minutes. Venting is easy and doesn't require permanent installation. Most portable air conditioners include a window kit for even more convenience.

Your roommate's unique musk can suffocate your senses, thus leaving you powerless and unable to study (but unfortunately you can't use this as an excuse with your professor). Plus, you don't' want to end up living in the library for the rest of the year. Having a well ventilated, fresh, and comfortable environment certainly helps academically, as well as offers peace of mind and peace between dorm mates. However, body odor is just one way a stinky roommate can offend! 

Portable Air Conditioners Dehumidify

If you thought that rancid armpits where the worse thing your felonious new friend could bring...you're wrong. Dead wrong. This next problem is most commonly found among male dorm dwellers - mounting piles of dirty clothes.

A good example of this comes from a guy friend I had back in the dorm freshman year. His buddy was a great guy who frequently showered, so what could possibly be bad? Well, imagine what would happen if your good-natured roommate was a bit on the lazy side. This guy was on the school football team and he had a fun habit of dumping his training clothes under his bunk bed, mixing them in with the rest of his dirty laundry. Often this coy pile would morph into a small mountain, spilling over into the middle of the room! During winter quarter this wasn't so bad, but once summer hit - the damp began to rise.

Humidity, heat and sweaty, dirty laundry don't mix well. To spare yourself the agony of saturated jockstraps invest in a portable air conditioner before the summer months arrive. Not only will the portable air conditioner ventilate your room, it will also dehumidify. This means that it will actively remove excess moisture from your room's air. High humidity is not only uncomfortable, but a health hazard. With high heat and humidity all sorts of bacteria, such as mold spores and fugues, thrive along with a healthy population of insects. Sound appealing? I didn't think so.

Spare your senses the abuse and keep yourself healthy with a portable air conditioner in your dorm room!

Portable Air Conditioners Cool

And finally, last but certainly not least, the portable air conditioner cools. You'll find this feature to be an essential in itself, especially if you're living in an older dorm house where the central air conditioning is barely more than a warm, stale breeze. This is a great feature for having friends stop by to visit, preventing your modest dorm accommodations from  heating up into sweltering nightclub! You don't want to be living in sweatshop conditions, so a portable air conditioner is just the right answer.

Well, I hope this little guide to dorm room portable air conditioners helps prevent your first fun year in college from turning into future sessions with a therapist. Good luck at university and don't forget yourportable air conditioner!