Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Just a thought that occurred to me and was looking for some input. What is the feasibility of using some old goodwill blankets and some water proof PVC or vinyl tarp, tent material, or even good tablecloth, to make a three piece snap together "jacket" to put over your tear in cold weather rather than building it in permanent. The thought is to make one long rectangle that drapes from front to back with snaps along the edges, then some profile shaped sides that just snap or button on. With the sides seperable, all three pieces can lay flat on each other and roll up in an old awning bag for storage and travel. A cut out flap to cover the door would use a magnetic seam to seal itself when you close the door. You could also sew in heavy transparent flexible plastic around the windows.

Would this provide adequate insulation for cold weather like a jacket on a human?

It would really change the game on how light your trailer could be built if you didn't need to build sandwich construction for the purpose of insulating.

Thoughts? Criticisms?

I am so sensitive to noise and light I would need to insulate (permanent) to make my tear as quiet as reasonable. Even used a metal cover for my roof vent to assist me to sleep during a pending spring/summer Ak. trip. All cedar framing, floor and strip walls and 1 1/2 inch of blue foam insulation is really very light (although very time consuming).

To answer the original question -- should work. Could use bubble wrap which would be even lighter but even covered would have to be handled with care.

I think you would have a hard time transporting it. Folded up quilted blankets take up a lot of room. And trying to put it away when it is wet or has snow frozen to it would be a real pain.

I had thought of getting some Velcro and attaching quilted fabric to the inside ceiling and walls for insulation but decided it would be easier to build, easier to live with and cheaper to use foam for insulation on the camper I am building now.