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Yes, they really are that good, and I say that as someone who has like 9 Vornados and one Dreo (not as good as Vornados, but decent) at home. These are on par with my 120v Vornados at home, which has never been true of any 12v fan I've owned.This is the highest CFM version, if you look at the specs, and no cage means less stuff to rattle and hum. It also means you will whack into it but despite the high speed the blades stop easily and it doesn't hurt. Much. Besides, with a cage that same whack or fall might have broke the fan. These suckers have fallen several feet in rough seas and been totally fine, and you can buy replacement blades.Less than 1/3 the battery draw of the fans I replaced and still move a ton of air, again, more than any 12v fan I've owned, which is pretty much every similar one except for Hella (for the money these Caframos have far better specs).One of these fans on low pointed at me is enough for a good night's sleep on my 28 foot boat if it's less than 80F out, and I am very much a hot sleeper.I initially planned for a permanent install, but this version was cheaper at the time, and I thought I would just cut the plug off, but it's actually been handy being able to use the suction cup and move the two I bought around the boat (they do include both the permanent and suction cup mounts).I will likely buy two more so I can have one roaming pair and two in fixed locations. Or maybe 4 roamers... 🤔 If you buy this version, you've got options!

This little fan puts out a good amount of air, we have used it on the boat in both the DC outlet at the Helm, and by using a DC to AC converter which allows for regular outlet plugin. Even with the converter it works great, and our guests that need a bit more airflow on calm days have been happy or the below deck areas that don't have a DC plugin I can use the fan without issues. It really moves a decent amount of air for how small it is and although touching the blades when spinning gives you a "jolt" its more of a surprise than hurting at all.(which has been a fun joke on the boat, me telling people to be careful or it'll "bite" you..)

We have 5 of these fans on our boat. We started with 2 and added 3 more over time.We direct-wired 2 of them to ceiling mount them into the salon. We use the suction cup in one cabin on top of a closet. It stays well enough as long as nobody bumps it. For the other 2, we use a clip attachment (sold separately). This allows us to move them around and clip them to doorframes, rails, etc.These are very low-power, with 5 of them running about 2 amps per hour on direct DC power from the batteries. This is important when you're anchoring or dry-docking and running off batteries. To keep cooler in the summer, you have to move air. These move a good amount of air, and we're able to drive the cool air from the bow hatch and through to the back of the boat.These are not cheap. You can just get some USB fans. But they won't be as powerful as these. However, we've had 2 of these since 2021 (5 summers) and we run them almost nonstop for 30-60 days a year. They've held up and they're worth the money.Because there's no cage around them, they're really easy to clean. However, we do occasionally bump the blades if we bump them. It hurts a little, but doesn't bruise or cut you. The motor stops and doesn't burn out. The inconvenience is a trade-off, but we consider it a penalty for not paying attention and it's still worth having these moving the air.These are noisy, but we kind of like it. It drowns out other noises outside the boat. And again, to get fans this powerful, it's worth it.

Nice can that moves a lot of air. Very quiet and easy to mount anywhere. Inside or out at the nav station.

I bought two of these for my new boat, and after a year of use in the Pacific Northwest of the USA, both of them died. I had similar fans in my old boat that lasted forever, including a year in Hawaii running 24/7. The motor quality has definitely decreased significantly. One bad fan could be bad luck, but two is not. Planned obsolescence?

I have bought Caframo fans many times over the years - for every boat we have ever owned. They are fabulous - a perfect personal fan, utterly quiet, with a tiny power draw. We put them everywhere, and generally leave them running day and night. Don't bother with other brands, thinking these are expensive - Caframos are superior to anything else available.

I have had one of these fans since year 2000. I found my first one at the Real Goods store. Used it in my truck instead of the air conditioner and in my trailer. Then I took it to Haiti and used it in my jeep. The A/C works in that, but is noisy and eats a lot of gasoline. Basically I prefer a fan rather than chilled air.The motor and wiring are still going strong, very well built. I had to replace the fan blade itself once. A replacement blade unit was available thru a Marine Supply store.Ca-fra-mo means Canadienne Fractional Motors. These units are actually built in North America. Northern North America. Canada. They still build things there.I need to get another as I am in Kalifornya now and left my fan with the Jeep in Hayti. I'll buy it thru Amazon as all other purchase methods require entering credit card data again.

I have it mounted upsidedown to the ceiling, and on high speed it has a bad vibration and noise. Wrapped a single piece of duct tape, or gaffer tape, around the insert part and fixed the vibration. Now usable. This needs to be remedied. Also, it has developed a squeel after a couple weeks of use. Maybe just my unit, but some bad sound qualities.