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Crooked_Caravan · Joined: 31 Jul 2013 Posts: 16 Location: Scotland

Hello everyone!

I'm starting to research materials to insulate my caravan with – now, my boyfriend seems to think we are going to take the caravan to the Alps for a skiing holiday, so wants something of Arctic-spec. I'm a little more realistic~~~ (and I really REALLY like catered chalets) so whilst I want the caravan to be cosy and useable for a good portion of the year, I'm not planning to be mounting any expeditions to the polar regions in it!

What do you suggest?

Thanks!

colwyn500 · Joined: 21 Oct 2012 Posts: 1745 Location: Nairn, Scotland

Although I don't have a caravan, if I did I would use a urethane, foil backed sheet such as Kingspan. The thinnest you will find is 25mm and in house construction this would be about 100mm short of the regulation amount. In a caravan, with tight joins filled with fireproof expanding foam and foil taped I imagine this would make quite a difference.
Obviously I know that caravan people will have a standard approach to insulation so you can expect some contradiction here.
Have fun.

christine lowery · Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:12 am Post subject:

hi
it depends on how much work you want to do to a caravan top off the range older vans have heavy foil insulation and modern vans expanded foam
the older vans are much better at retaining heat but if you have glass windows you will need heavy curtains with a thermal linning, and we are looking at the covers that motorhomes use on there glass windscreens
i think i could make them out of radiator foil
chris

Crooked_Caravan · Joined: 31 Jul 2013 Posts: 16 Location: Scotland

Thanks – this is all really helpful information Smile

kevin2306 · Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 6:45 pm Post subject:

http://www.twistfix.co.uk/superquilt-multi-foil-insulation?uilang=1&gclid=CJSm9c65o7oCFZIPtAod-m8AJA

this is highly effective but still relatively thin insulation.

kev

david_rachel · Joined: 26 Nov 2012 Posts: 144 Location: High Wycombe, UK

I have posted this picture before; it's our caravan in the Alps in May earlier this year - it was our second time touring the Alps with a caravan and in the main we've stayed on designated sites (....out in the wilds only a couple of times).....the advantage with sites, anywhere in the world, is that you can plug in an oil filled, thermostatically controlled, electric radiator. Whilst there is an on-board thermostatically controlled gas heater in the Carlight I wouldn't want to leave it lit whilst asleep or away from the van.

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1972 Triumph 2.5PI Est Royal Blue
1968 MG 1300 Sal Connaught Green
1978 Carlight Casetta
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1995 Lada Riva 1.5 Est Red

Fluffle-Valve · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:49 pm Post subject:

That'sa great photo... Great view...
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Dalek63 · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 490 Location: North Cornwall

I hope your Carlight has a good hand brake Shocked

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OchAye · Joined: 30 Aug 2008 Posts: 11

Love the PI estate.

david_rachel · Joined: 26 Nov 2012 Posts: 144 Location: High Wycombe, UK

Thanks! It was bought purely as a towcar for the Carlight!

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1972 Triumph 2.5PI Est Royal Blue
1968 MG 1300 Sal Connaught Green
1978 Carlight Casetta
http://carlightrestoration.blogspot.co.uk
1995 Lada Riva 1.5 Est Red