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horton333
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May 27, 2016

No Insulation in Enclosed Bottom

Hi,
So working on a wiring issue that required removing a service plate I was a bit surprised to find there is no insulation under the plastized cardboard that encloses the tanks and the bottom of the trailer, at least not back as far as the water tank. They have taken some care to seal out air, with foam sealing to the frame and where stuff cuts through, I take it the theory is just blast a lot of hot air in, forget efficiency.
Is no insulation normal, or is mine just cheap, or do they come in various levels of insulation?
Comments please?

Tracer Air 238.
  • Take a look at what you paid compared to other RV's that might be considered "All Season" RV's. I don't know anything about your RV but my guess is that it was never designed to be used in anything other than what most people consider to be the RVing season (late Spring to late Fall). Little or no insulation would be required to use that RV during those time periods. If you plan to use your RV during any extreme cold weather you might need to do some after market modifications or find an RV designed to handle those kinds of extremes. My 1988 Prevost has kept me toasty warm during -25 degree winters in Detroit but few RV's are built to handle those extremes as few RVers have any interest in going there when those kinds of temperatures exist.
  • Various levels of 'insulation' just as there are 'entry level' to 'high end' rigs.
  • While I have no comment on Tracer Air or on Prime Time Manufacturing, when I looked up your rig compared to mine, yours is one foot longer and has another slide. The difference between our rigs, or to compare a heavy duty travel trailer like an Arctic Fox, is in overall weight. Similar size units can weigh less, or up to a ton more.

    This weight is made up in the construction process, and wall thickness, floor insulation, under belly treatment, literally every part of the heavier units is a bit tougher or thicker.

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