This is one of those posts to ignore, if you don’t winter camp. For the select few of us that do....this “may” be of interest. As we all know the van section of the Motorhome offers near zero insulating value. This area of huge heat losses causes your forced air heat to run more using more propane and “drawing-down” the batteries faster! It’s merely a “bubble” foil insulation “Wall”,placed between the van cab and the Motorhome living quarters. The “Wall” consists of two sections of “bubble” foil insulation cut to width, and velcro’d together for floor to ceiling height. The three photos show the separate pieces and the third the two velcro’d together. When placed between the van area and the living area, it should help on those “cold” nights. The only drawback is....when rolled-up oil is rather bulky, taking up space where storage is at a premium. The plus....it weighs nearly nothing!

You have a more effective fix than ours, but here's what we do:Wool Blanket vertically across the opening between House and Van Nose. Another Blanket horizontally laid on the bunk, then rearward to the Wool Blanket. Easy, stores easily, and helps a lot. In winter weather, we take the horizontal blanket off, and drape the Wool Blanket over the seat backs, closing the lower part of the cockpit off. Helps quite a bit, cutting cold draft from the cockpit.

And yours is a lot more practical...if you want to wrap-up and watch tv! ;) I hope this helps on those below zero nights....time will tell! :)

We use a movers blanket from harbor freight in the summer also. Really cuts down on heat and the A/C does not work as hard.Installer gromlets on one edge and fastened hooks on base of entertainment ctr. Blanket is longer than distance to floor and a bit wider than needed but removes and installs very easy and folds up for travel.

OK.....now I’m starting to feel foolish! :o Next, someone will tell me about a motorized, remote control, insulated, roll-down( like a window shade).....that you can buy, on sale at CampersWorld! :M

I use Reflectix insulation on the windshield & side windows in our Southwind to keep heat and sun damage out.I'm not a cold weather camper. Around the end of September I've had enough winter. :)

The “Wall”....For Those Who Camp in the Cold

S1njin
Explorer
Mar 02, 2018
Slightly off-topic but related, I wonder if the external white windshield covers keeps the heat out better then the inside silver heat shield type reflectors.

The external cover is certainly cheaper !
wowens79
Explorer III
Mar 02, 2018
I bet they also help a lot in the summer when it is hot. We noticed a huge difference just putting foam in the skylight and vent of out TT
mgirardo
Explorer
Mar 02, 2018
When we owned our Class C we used a set of Thermal Curtains on a length of paracord. The curtains kept the cold (in winter) and the heat (in summer) in the cab area and out of the house. Using the curtains allowed us to access stuff stored in the cab without having to go outside or to completely remove the barrier.

-Michael
pnichols
Explorer II
Mar 02, 2018
Off topic, but when pulling into a camping spot with our Ford V10 Class C, I find a terrific amount of heat of course coming into the cab interior from the large mass of the engine for quite some time.

In warm/hot weather, I sometimes leave the hood up so the bulk of the engine heat can exit out the open hood instead of into the cab's interior. Even with our isolation curtain put up between the cab and the coach, exiting engine heat this way allows us to cool down the coach interior much faster with fans or the air conditioner.
S1njin
Explorer
Mar 02, 2018
Yes that doghouse continues to radiate heat for quite some time. Its pretty good though for early spring / late fall camping !!

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