Good Vehicle Insulation

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BuzzLand

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I'm looking to insulate the rear passenger/cargo area. Namely the ceiling in the back as it gets freezing in the cold and will keep the condensation down from the bare metal.

Anyone got any good ideas as to the best stuff to go for and the means of installing.

I'm ideally after the silvery space-age stuff that is self-contained (not exposed fibre glass type). I'm thinking of gluing the stuff directly onto the ceiling and hoping for the best...
 
Just done mine, with wait for it foam sleeping mats that I got from go outdoors. Just stick them up with carpet spray.
I'd been looking for some time on what to do, got the idea from someone on here. Works a treat.
 
666 george said:
Just done mine, with wait for it foam sleeping mats that I got from go outdoors. Just stick them up with carpet spray.
I'd been looking for some time on what to do, got the idea from someone on here. Works a treat.
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as soon as the sun comes out it'll make that glue loose it's strength and they'll sag or fall off

so enjoy it while it lasts
 
what about kingspan insulation. It's rigid, so will require cutting to fit, but it wont sag, its available in different thicknesses, and is foil backed. If need be, you could then fit a layer of ply, to mount shelves or whatever you need.
 
Sean said:
as soon as the sun comes out it'll make that glue loose it's strength and they'll sag or fall off so enjoy it while it lasts
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Tiss true, I have a mate who sells only glue for a living and he got me some to stick some thin car carpet up in a box body for a work project. He recomended the best he could get and it still lost its hold when the summer heat took hold.

I am going to buy a ply lining kit then put spray foam behind it which will insulate and hold the ply to the outer walls. Not got the plan for the roof yet but the trick I did with the other project was to get thin strips of doomed steel and put them accross and screwed to the roof to carry some of the load. That would work but would need bolts or rivits as the roof was 1 inch thich on the box body!
 
Oh and could also cover the ply lining with car carpet before it goes in the van so that it can be stapled in the back and sides! To also help the glue.
 
Another idea I have had but yet to fully think it through is re route the exhaust through the cab and out the top in a truck style stack. Thus getting the extra free heat, not flooding under water.

I was planning to do a similar thing on an old project were I wrapped copper pipe arround the exhaust pipe as a heat exchanger and was going to fill it with water and put a pump on. 1) for hand washing water and 2) as a method of heating the rear cab. (engine had to run to power the genny) This is just a simpler way to do it. Although you could do either.

Just some problems I can see so far...

Summer time when/if the sun shines.
Sealing the entry point so water dosn't gush in!
 
the daddy said:
Another idea I have had but yet to fully think it through is re route the exhaust through the cab and out the top in a truck style stack. Thus getting the extra free heat, not flooding under water.

I was planning to do a similar thing on an old project were I wrapped copper pipe arround the exhaust pipe as a heat exchanger and was going to fill it with water and put a pump on. 1) for hand washing water and 2) as a method of heating the rear cab. (engine had to run to power the genny) This is just a simpler way to do it. Although you could do either.

Just some problems I can see so far...

Summer time when/if the sun shines.
Sealing the entry point so water dosn't gush in!
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Why not add a small heater matrix to the rear of the bulkhead.
 
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