It is just large enough to cool me off.
My folks raised me to be self-sufficient, and while I am not on their level, I think I do okay for myself. My folks were super old school, and I mean they hunted meat and grew veggies in the garden. Mom would hand make all of our clothes. Dad smoked cigarettes, but he grew his own tobacco plants and hand rolled them. Like I said, I am not on that level, but their lessons did take hold, so I understand why it is important to be able to take care of yourself. Growing up we never had air conditioning, for the obvious reasons, and as an adult that is the one creature comfort I can’t do without. I don’t have a central HVAC system, because I could never justify paying the huge installation price, but I do have a portable AC unit. It is about the size of a space heater, and I keep it in my front closet except for the hottest of summer days. It is just large enough to cool me off. It is strong enough for cooling down an entire room, but I always sit right in front of it and block the air vents so I get 100% of the conditioned air. If I was truly self sufficient I would supply my own power and spring for a geothermal heat pump, but for my needs a gas powered generator is enough. Aside from using the air conditioning unit once in a while, and watching movies on friday nights, I really don’t need a lot of power.