INSULATION
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 10:58
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BUGGER ME
hi all
have just built ourselves a slide on camper ( aluminium ) pop top ,for the back of our patrol cab chas,
wanting to know what would be best to insulate the roof to stop condensation and keep the warmth in, and the cold out, also types of vents to pressurise it (keep dust out ).
any info would be great
BUGGER ME
Reply By: Member No 1- Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 11:05
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 11:05
if you want a true vapour seal then spray on poly-urethane
any thing you stick on will collect (trap) moisture between insulation and metal giving rise to problems down the track...no pun intended
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 11:26
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 11:26
We don't sleep in our aluminium canopy, but we also were considering insulation and pressurising the canopy.
But we've not needed to do either. Dust only really gets in the back. If theres no back door, then there'll be no dust problems. Insulation.....we haven't seen the need. Maybe you could see how it goes first.
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Reply By: Member - Chris D (Newcastle) - Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 13:31
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 13:31
Dear Bugger, or is it Mr. Me,
We have a canopy on our Cruiser, see Members Rigs. I have installed insulation from Insulation Industries at
Newcastle, 02 4961 4215. The foam is flame resistant, has a vinyl type covering on the exposed side, sticks to the panel with specially supplied contact adhesive, is both heat and noise suppressing, cost about $50-60 square metre. If you are an Exploroz member you can send me a personal message.
Chris
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Follow Up By: BUGGER ME - Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 12:03
Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 12:03
Hi Chris D
thanks for that , went and found the exact material, i discribed it, as you did at our local insulation place here in bunbury w.a and they gave me the same, 1350mm x 600mm x 25mm, thanks heaps.
by the way, good looking rig.
mine is simular but with pop top roof, not quite finished yet (do you get dust in your camper)
we leave 1st june cape to cape ( cape luewin agusta w.a to
cape york) up through the middle, will be over your way july some time
me not a member as yet , but won;t be long
regards
BUGGER ME
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Follow Up By: Member - Chris D (Newcastle) - Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 15:21
Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 15:21
Dear Bugger,
The insulation we bought was 1350mm wide and 25mm thick but came in a roll and Insulation Industries just cut the length we needed. We needed to buy special contact adhesive though.
Our canopy has full length side doors, the rear has a fixed window, the side panels have double rubber seals, so there is not even a hint of dust in the back. We intend to ship the Cruiser in a container to Europe and travel back through Russia.
If you decide to become an Exporoz member drop me a personal message and we can talk some more. When you are around
Newcastle let me know.
Cheers. Chris
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Follow Up By: Member - Chris D (Newcastle) - Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 22:47
Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 22:47
Dear Bugger,
I have added some new photos of our Cruiser to the Members Rig section.
Chris
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Reply By: Robin - Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 13:51
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 13:51
One thing that works is to use the sheets of under bonnet insulation made for cars.
Comes in big squares designed to stick on.
I'm referring to the common wading based one which absorbs and expels moisture and has a soft material finnish.
Also available is ones with al foil on one side for firewalls.
Robin Miller
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Reply By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 15:35
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 15:35
I used stick down carpet tiles on a Datsun van some years ago. Just peel off the backing and stick them on. They killed the codensation and a lot of the echo of road noise. Even in a real hot summer they never looked like peeling off. Great colours to choose from. Easily cut to size in corners etc. If you go ahead with this method start from the mid-line of the roof and work outwards just like a floor tiler would do.
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