AdventureBus
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Thanks for the response, Baipin. That’s what I like about this forum vs Instagram or other social platforms, people actually leave useful, thoughtful comments out of genuine interest.
As for blanking more windows, I’m well settled on the quantity and type of windows I have. As you may recall, we are a family of 9 who will be using this as a road trip rig for weekend excursions up to 2-3 week trips at the longest. We also probably won’t be doing much cold weather camping as we are from the south and prefer to enjoy the outdoors when the weather is mild.
It is very important to me to have as much natural light as possible and for everyone to be able to see out very well. Also, I sprayed a water hose at the windows and inspected all of them during multiple rainstorms looking for leaks just after I removed the inside sheet metal and was surprised at how few leaks I found. Most of them were a result of spraying the water upwards at the seam between the upper and lower panes. That was with the crappy old factory weatherstripping. I’ll be installing these with polyurethane sealant.
I had an idea to put fabric covered foam panels inside pockets in the sidewalls that could slide up into place or back down into the walls. The problem with that is I can only see it being feasible with using foam board insulation in the walls. I am pretty much set on spray foam for the walls and ceiling for the sound deadening properties and the 100% adhesion it will have to the skin and ribs. I plan to have thermal breaks nearly everywhere. My current curtain idea is to have flexible panels that roll up and hang above each window. They will velcro on the top, bottom, and both sides of each window, creating a 1.5”-2” air gap between the window and the curtain. That should be pretty effective insulation and will stop the greenhouse effect since there won’t be an open passage for air to flow. That’s the reason I was planning on using Reflectix, I’m wanting more of a vapor barrier.
I have other projects currently going on as well and will post more pics next week.
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As for blanking more windows, I’m well settled on the quantity and type of windows I have. As you may recall, we are a family of 9 who will be using this as a road trip rig for weekend excursions up to 2-3 week trips at the longest. We also probably won’t be doing much cold weather camping as we are from the south and prefer to enjoy the outdoors when the weather is mild.
It is very important to me to have as much natural light as possible and for everyone to be able to see out very well. Also, I sprayed a water hose at the windows and inspected all of them during multiple rainstorms looking for leaks just after I removed the inside sheet metal and was surprised at how few leaks I found. Most of them were a result of spraying the water upwards at the seam between the upper and lower panes. That was with the crappy old factory weatherstripping. I’ll be installing these with polyurethane sealant.
I had an idea to put fabric covered foam panels inside pockets in the sidewalls that could slide up into place or back down into the walls. The problem with that is I can only see it being feasible with using foam board insulation in the walls. I am pretty much set on spray foam for the walls and ceiling for the sound deadening properties and the 100% adhesion it will have to the skin and ribs. I plan to have thermal breaks nearly everywhere. My current curtain idea is to have flexible panels that roll up and hang above each window. They will velcro on the top, bottom, and both sides of each window, creating a 1.5”-2” air gap between the window and the curtain. That should be pretty effective insulation and will stop the greenhouse effect since there won’t be an open passage for air to flow. That’s the reason I was planning on using Reflectix, I’m wanting more of a vapor barrier.
I have other projects currently going on as well and will post more pics next week.
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