HELP with travel trailer purchase (Evergreen)
I am purchasing my first travel trailer and have narrowed it down to the Evergreen Everlite 25RB. I am using it for a business, but am getting some mixed information and could really use some help cla...
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As others have mentioned, a van or step van is a better choice for a pet salon. You can be using the heat of the engine to heat the interior space. In fact, if I was building this, I'd opt for a diesel van and use one of the purpose-built diesel-fed heating appliances. Some of them have a water heater function along with interior air heating.
From just looking through the Outdoors RV postings, it's clear to me that these "four season" packages are still not thought through (or the bean counters run the show). Outdoors RV probably has one of the better four season packages but that radiant foil does not add R-15 in the manner used. More like R-2. Extruded polystyrene instead of spun fiberglass would also increase the R value substantially but they opted for the batts.
I went through this insulation exercise when I rebuilt my Starcraft. There is just so much you can do with the limited dimensions of a travel trailer. One thing I did that is not done typically, was to install a thermal break between any exterior surface and the interior paneling. The floor joists and wall studs become conductors of cold in the Winter and it is an easy thing to add a layer of insulation and vapor barrier on the inside before sheeting the framing. Details like this are why I would choose a custom built unit rather than something off a dealer lot. Since dog grooming involves a lot of water and moisture, a pet grooming space would need to address those issues. A typical travel trailer would be destroyed by the moisture levels involved.
Good luck on whatever your choice becomes.
From just looking through the Outdoors RV postings, it's clear to me that these "four season" packages are still not thought through (or the bean counters run the show). Outdoors RV probably has one of the better four season packages but that radiant foil does not add R-15 in the manner used. More like R-2. Extruded polystyrene instead of spun fiberglass would also increase the R value substantially but they opted for the batts.
I went through this insulation exercise when I rebuilt my Starcraft. There is just so much you can do with the limited dimensions of a travel trailer. One thing I did that is not done typically, was to install a thermal break between any exterior surface and the interior paneling. The floor joists and wall studs become conductors of cold in the Winter and it is an easy thing to add a layer of insulation and vapor barrier on the inside before sheeting the framing. Details like this are why I would choose a custom built unit rather than something off a dealer lot. Since dog grooming involves a lot of water and moisture, a pet grooming space would need to address those issues. A typical travel trailer would be destroyed by the moisture levels involved.
Good luck on whatever your choice becomes.
