[Figjam] took a 5 gallon bucket, wrapped the inside with two layers of swamp cooler matting, made a loop of hose above it connected to a submersible pump and ran a fan out the top with piping.

Though this is a pretty standard evaporative cooler ... The base is a ~$3, 5-gallon bucket from a local hardware store with its accompanying Styrofoam liner. Three 2 1/8″ holes carved ...

We've posted about DIYing an air conditioner out of a cheap Styrofoam cooler and some ice packs ... You can build it with a 5-gallon bucket, Styrofoam liner, PVC pipe, ice (or in this case ...