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Sleepless
Senior Member Joined: 08 Jun 2013 Location: Titusville, FL Status: Offline Points: 149 |
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No, we do not use the film. We use the foil insulation that comes in rolls in 2' and 4' widths. Basically the same material used as vehicle windshield sun shields. We cut it slightly oversize , slip the top behind the shades, back of the valance. A few pieces of Velcro hold it close to the window on the sides and the bottoms. It no only insulates, but provides privacy at night and keeps the sunlight out of the pod when not being used. Best of all, it removes easily should you enjoy the sun or wish to open a window or two.
We used this when we were full-timers in our motor home and never noticed condensation. However, the MH had tinted double pane windows and with our insulation in place, no problem. We are relatively new to our pod, so we don't know if condensation will be a problem this winter or not. Bob |
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2014 R-Pod 178 (OUR POD}
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R&T's Pod
Senior Member Joined: 18 Jan 2010 Location: Landis, NC Status: Offline Points: 424 |
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I have cut some pieces of the foil insulation to use in the summer when we are camping at the beach( it works good in the heat of the day to decrease the A/C load).
I have also used it once this summer for a light barrier. We had stopped for the night on our way to the International FROG rally. We were camped underneath a streetlight, and directly across the campground street was the bathhouse with what seemed to be two nuclear powered safety lights.
The foil pieces really came in handy that night. --Rob |
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rollinstone
Senior Member Joined: 07 Jul 2013 Location: Seattle Status: Offline Points: 135 |
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I'm in luck! I already cut some foil insulation for a recent trip to the desert. Glad to know this'll work in the winter for insulation, too.
I'm thinking that unless one has double-glazed/paned windows, there w/b condensation. |
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Rollinstone
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XPod
Newbie Joined: 08 Oct 2011 Location: Southern IN Status: Offline Points: 36 |
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I used mine to go snowboarding so...it'll do winters BUT The R-Pod needs some fairly extensive mods to do winters BUT once you do them its a really good winter camper because of the extruded styrofoam walls.That is the first point. The R-Pod, for all its faults, has (IMHO) very good construction for winters...here is why. Your normal RV in this price range has wood walls with regular "fiberglass" insulation which will fall down/degrade an collect in the bottom of the walls. The R-Pods walls are an empty frame which they extrude styrofoam into giving you very good and uniform insulation. So..there is that :-) Mods that are needed/I did to mine...plus a couple of extras. 0. Tank heaters, elbow heaters, pipe heaters. Thing is you HAVE to be careful because the RPOD power supply can only source so much juice. So do the power calculations. I had a complete package installed and I only ran the freshwater and the fresh water hose heater (keep reading). We flushed the toilet with RV antifreeze and the same in the Grey tank....used a lot of RV antifreeze...but it's pretty cheap and its not that big of a deal to do. 1. Replace the garden hose...yes garden hose! The freshwater tank has a GARDEN HOSE coming out of the top that feeds the pump. Yep..it'll freeze and split like crazy. Replace it with a pex hose and AND wrap it in the smallest pad heater you can find (I used Ultraheat). Works great. 2. Buy a case of expandable insulation spray foam and FILL THE HOLES. First time I used the RPod in the winter, the heater ran almost continuously and you could feel freezing air pour in. Not so bad in the summer, not good in the winter. Here is a list of the holes I filled. ****Ok thats the basics...here are a couple of extras that I did to make it REALLY toasty. Wheww....lots of work....but the result. 2 years ago, camped over winter holiday break, Additionally, clear the H20 lines with an air compressor after every trip.
It takes some work...but the RPOD makes a very good winter camper.
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maggiejmoose
Newbie Joined: 27 Jul 2013 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 15 |
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These are all fabulous ideas! Now if I can just get down on my hands and knees.....
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randomremy
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Hteat ideas... what about the slide out... is it better to keep it in for warmth? Any ideas for slide out insulation and freezing?
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