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 [[https://faroutride.com/insulation/|FarOutRide's guide]] is a good place to start. [[https://faroutride.com/insulation/|FarOutRide's guide]] is a good place to start.
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 +Also look at [[https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2017/09/28/hot-weather-and-insulation/|Lenny's blog article]] on thermodynamics.
  
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 Insulation can help retain heat in cold weather, and reduce transfer from hot body panels in direct sunlight in warmer weather. Insulation will not, by itself, make your van cooler than ambient in the  summer or warmer than ambient in the winter. But it will help when aided with either [[hvac:heating|heating]] or [[hvac:ventilation|ventilation]] to keep the interior more livable. Insulation can help retain heat in cold weather, and reduce transfer from hot body panels in direct sunlight in warmer weather. Insulation will not, by itself, make your van cooler than ambient in the  summer or warmer than ambient in the winter. But it will help when aided with either [[hvac:heating|heating]] or [[hvac:ventilation|ventilation]] to keep the interior more livable.
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 +==== The Uninsulated Option ====
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 +If you are willing and able to [[camping:snowbirding|move to where the weather is tolerable]], it's possible to skip insulation altogether. Instead, you'll work toward keeping your vehicle cooler hot weather through shade and ventilation, and warm enough in cold weather with personal insulation (clothing, sleeping bags) and additional heating expense.
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 +Financial considerations might mean you need to consider your vehicle a [[rv:build#the_metal_tent|metal tent]] as part of a [[opinion:frater_secessus:cheap_build|frugal build]].
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 +Temperatures inside an closed uninsulated vehicle can get dangerously hot when the sun is shining, even when it's not particularly hot outside. Keep in mind that water tanks and lines need to be protected from freezing at all times. If the weather takes a particularly cold dip when you aren't expecting it, you need to heat or drain your water first. In hot weather, warm tanks will grow bacteria more quickly
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 +[[https://vanlivingforum.com/threads/no-insulation-snowbird-hightop-van-build.47996/|Further discussion of uninsulated builds.]]
  
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