Trip to Sportsmobile Austin
I am back in Texas tomorrow and moving into an apartment for a few months. I am just down the road from Sportsmobile. I want to stop in and talk to them about building a class B sprinter style van. ...
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gregirish1954 wrote:
I'm on my second Sportsmobile which is a 2010 Sprinter and as far as insulation goes, the more the better, but in the end it's still a steel box with a lot of glass and door openings so it's never going to be as cozy, or cool, as a stick-built house.
If I was starting from scratch I would gently stuff all the bays around and between the steel structural elements with paperless fiberglass batt (low tech but rot-proof) careful not to interfere with door-opening/lock mechanizes, then lay a thin (1/4 inch) closed-cell foam with the joints well taped over everything before fastening the wall and ceiling panels in place. This helps 'decouple' the outside temps from the inside temps.
As for the floor, it's the least important place to insulate (Relative to walls and especially ceiling) and I've been happy with just a subfloor under a marine-grade vinyl flooring with a rug-runner thrown on top. Sometimes I have to wear booties to keep my feet warm, but that was good enough for my grandparents so it's good enough for me.
I did design my Sportsmobile so that all tanks and drains and valves are inside the insulated envelope which greatly simplifies winter use.
Hi just saw your post. I would love to see pics of your build.
thanks for telling me about the insulation.... thats good to know.
