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====== Insulation ====== | ====== Insulation ====== | ||
- | Boy oh boy is this a complicated topic. | + | There is no clear solid consensus on what the " |
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**WUT?!** You went bat-shit nuts and lost a ton of interior space, and your van is still leaking heat like a sieve because of the massive loss through those windows. | **WUT?!** You went bat-shit nuts and lost a ton of interior space, and your van is still leaking heat like a sieve because of the massive loss through those windows. | ||
- | BUT. Let's assume we do a bit of insulation on the windows. Nothing crazy, just add some window covers | + | BUT. Let's assume we do a bit of insulation on the windows. Nothing crazy, just add some window covers |
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Many companies make window coverings for vans, some are available with Reflective coating to help keep the sun out. Others are thickly insulated to help keep heat in. Prices and quality range from very minimal, to very expensive. | Many companies make window coverings for vans, some are available with Reflective coating to help keep the sun out. Others are thickly insulated to help keep heat in. Prices and quality range from very minimal, to very expensive. | ||
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If you don't have panels, the heat from the sun can easily make the interior sheet metal burning hot to the touch. Covering it with some insulation (and [[hvac: | If you don't have panels, the heat from the sun can easily make the interior sheet metal burning hot to the touch. Covering it with some insulation (and [[hvac: | ||
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