UPDATE: UnderBed Insulation
We are on an unplanned camping trip, boondocking for 10 days in Southern KY. We got down here on Friday, it went to 10* at night and the queen bed was like sleeping on a skating rink. Needless to say the Queen wasn't happy....
Like most TT's we have a front queen bed with storage underneath and pass-through hatches on either side of the TT. The problem is that there is no heat going into this space, and those thin access doors don't insulate much. So the cold underneath the bed sucks the heat out of the plywood platform and in turn the mattress. We upgraded to a foam mattress when we bought the TT years ago, and while it insulates more than the cheap-o they give you with the TT, it's no match for cold weather.
After doing some research, I decided to add some insulation to the underbed compartment. The frame that supports the bed platform is 1x1 aluminum with thin veneer wood glued to the outside. I found some 3/4" thick styrofoam panels in the local Lowe's and cut to fit. That should stop so much heat transfer from the sides into the unheated space under the bed.
Next we the bed platform itself. The underside of the bed has 2x2 spars for strength:
I got a roll of Reflectix at Lowe's and stapled that across the spars under the bed platform. This creates an insulating air buffer and should keep the bed platform warmer.
Anybody do anything like this? I did this mod this afternoon, and now that it's dark and temps are dropping, the bed seems warmer already. Remains to be seen what if anything this does in the summer.
Like most TT's we have a front queen bed with storage underneath and pass-through hatches on either side of the TT. The problem is that there is no heat going into this space, and those thin access doors don't insulate much. So the cold underneath the bed sucks the heat out of the plywood platform and in turn the mattress. We upgraded to a foam mattress when we bought the TT years ago, and while it insulates more than the cheap-o they give you with the TT, it's no match for cold weather.
After doing some research, I decided to add some insulation to the underbed compartment. The frame that supports the bed platform is 1x1 aluminum with thin veneer wood glued to the outside. I found some 3/4" thick styrofoam panels in the local Lowe's and cut to fit. That should stop so much heat transfer from the sides into the unheated space under the bed.
Next we the bed platform itself. The underside of the bed has 2x2 spars for strength:
I got a roll of Reflectix at Lowe's and stapled that across the spars under the bed platform. This creates an insulating air buffer and should keep the bed platform warmer.
Anybody do anything like this? I did this mod this afternoon, and now that it's dark and temps are dropping, the bed seems warmer already. Remains to be seen what if anything this does in the summer.
