Winter camping
Best way to insulate (driver/passenger area) from coach for winter camping
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Goldencrazy wrote:
Shovel snow all around base of coach as it will insulate. I also would park on a tarp which helps keep cold from rising.
Serious? Park on a tarp? That helps to keep your tent dry, but I cannot understand how it would "keep the cold from rising" (BTW, heat rises).
Sorry...have to push the silly buzzer on this one.- Hi,
I had an insulbright cover made that blocks off my cab area. It works well. - Use Reflectix.
- Before you do anything, you need to decide if this is something you'll be doing a lot. If it's just one trip, I wouldn't do anything extraordinary. If you plan to be out a lot, you should make something simple and easy to store. Typically, you just want something between the glass and your curtains. Often, things like water heater blankets work well. They are thick, yet easy enough to store. Add some suction cups to make it stay up.
The point about your A/C settings is often overlooked and important. If you don't turn the settings to OFF, you're ducting remain open and can cause a serious draft. CARBONE wrote:
Best way to insulate (driver/passenger area) from coach for winter camping
What do you consider "winter camping" as far as temps and rain/snow are concerned??? To me, winter camping is temps in the high 20's to low 40's. To someone from Minnesota, that might be lows in the -20's and 3 ft of snow.
Makes a difference.
I don't do anything different. The front warms up nicely and no sense spoiling the view out the front windows.- Shovel snow all around base of coach as it will insulate. I also would park on a tarp which helps keep cold from rising.
- Make sure the dash heat/acnd control is turned to "off" when parked. This setting and max air are the only two settings that totally close the front to keep outside air from coming in.
- We installed a clear 3M window film on the windshield that blocks about 40% of the heat/cold transfer thru the glass. In addition we close the curtains to further block cold. Finally, we use portable electric heaters with thermostatic controls to keep the chill off.
