I have this hot water heater bubble wrap in my camper good stuff with an R7 rating when used in walls - three layers of this stuff and you have better insulation than most houses. The thing that you have to remember is that you should treat your camper like you treat your house - you need a vapour barrier in there to keep moisture out of the walls. David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca http://www.fastforward.ca Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J2 On Mon, February 26, 2007 06:27, Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN) wrote: > I used some silver bubble wrap type insulation I found at Home Depot. > Works great and is easy to cut to size and install. I took some out > this winter and discovered a little moisture at the bottom of one. I > think what I will do is cut the bottom part of the insulation in notches > to allow any moisture to evaporate...kind of like weep holes. While > your at it make sure you put some rust proofing oil in all the nooks and > crannies. I use Krown or Rust Check and it works great at creeping into > the seems that most Vanagons have problems with. > > Pascal > 84Westy > > "I am pulling all my fiberglass insulation out of my panels because I am > noticing they are holding moisture. What alternatives to fiberglass can > I > use in the panels in my syncro westy" > |
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