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Couple things: Slope that front triangle for a little better aerodynamics.
No matter how much insulation you have you still need something to heat it.
Another aspect for comfort is humidity.
In terms of thickness, you don't need 4" of foam. The limiting factor is how much air exchange you'll need for ventilation so there's diminishing returns for insulation.
dogcatcher wrote:The pop up is a good idea, you can use removable solid insulated core pieces when the "roof" is raised. Look at the A Liner travel traillers for ideas. My version of a build would use a fiberglass pickup bed tonneau as the roof, but canvas walls since insulation from the cold is not an issue in west Texas. For us 4 foot walls, with a 2 foot cloth pop up would be fine.
dogcatcher wrote:I have never done this but in my mind 2 sheets of 1" thick insulation sandwiching a sheet of half in plywood should give a very solid 4 foot high wall.
OP827 wrote:I had similar design requirements for my build. Foamie popup could be more work, but I do not know how much more since I only build this one foamie popup. Check it out for some inspiration and good luck with your build!
Pmullen503 wrote:You can compensate with a larger heater but you still have to ventilate.
AA battery? You’ll need a 12 volt source to run either a propane or diesel heater. You can find those fans in 12 volt.IrrationalExhuberous wrote:Pmullen503 wrote:You can compensate with a larger heater but you still have to ventilate.
Of course, I was going to just cut two holes in either ends and slap dryer vent covers on them with a computer case fan in the midsection wired to a AA battery switch glued to the wall. I feel that should manage O2 just fine and CO so long as I'm not running a propane stove more than few minutes.
I'm hoping I can maintain comfortable residential temperatures with those open with fans off or on low, paired with a small RV heater, for at least 3 nights between refueling.
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open question is where I place the intake vs the exhaust relative to the heater vent and return. probably place both the intake and return rather close together near where my gear corner is and have the heater vent point towards the bedside floor and the outside vent the furthest corner by the bed?
tony.latham wrote:AA battery? You’ll need a 12 volt source to run either a propane or diesel heater. You can find those fans in 12 volt.IrrationalExhuberous wrote: I was going to just cut two holes in either ends and slap dryer vent covers on them with a computer case fan in the midsection wired to a AA battery switch glued to the wall.
tony.latham wrote:A better ventilation system would be cracked screen windows and a ceiling vent. No power needed.
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