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rblake39
Explorer
Nov 07, 2015

Insulation

Just wondering. We hopefully will never be in temps lower than 45 degrees with our fifth wheel but is it possible to use blown in insulation in an rv? Is there enough space in-between the walls? I'm watching a home show right now and thought of it.

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  • It depends upon what your camper is made of.

    Campers made with wood frames usually have bat insulation in the walls already. To blow more would be impossible, as the gap between the outer wall and the inner wall is already filled. The space is only so thick, and there's only so much that can go in there. The space is already filled.


    The other type of construction are aluminum framed walls, and they could be filled with bat insulation, or like my camper, the wall is actually nothing but solid Styrofoam with paneling on the inside and a skin on the outside. There is no gap between the inside and outside as it's already 100% filled with Styrofoam.

    You would not want to put blown insulation under your floors either. If your camper has a nylon cover under it, the top of that cover usually has a layer of thin insulation. Add more weight, (and blown insulation does weigh) it would cause the nylon to sag and sag and sag.

    If your camper has the plastic cardboard cover underneath, there again, the extra weight would probably cause it to break at each one of the screw holes.

    Basically, what I'm saying is, blow insulation will not work in a camper, unless you are building your own from scratch, or completely gutting the inside and starting over.
  • I don't think there is enough space in the walls. You probably have foam insulation in the walls.

    Plus, how would they blow it in? Drilling holes on the outside?
    That is not a good idea.

    If you want to do anything, make insulated covers for your Windows, skylights and vents.