hot living area

connjab · 07-17-2020, 01:05 PM

Good afternoon everyone.
has anyone used ridge foam insulation to put between the cab and living area to reduce the transfer of heat. we are using that roll insulation used in windows,now. it is a roll big enough to cover the complete distance. But I think the foam board could be made to look a lot better than the cheap curtain covering the silver foil. Any ideas especially with pics would be great. My wife has several ideas already. Thanks, Jim

JaytheDJ · 07-18-2020, 04:56 AM

We use the thicker room darkening fabric and made a set of curtains to custom fit the space. 2 panels go from floor to ceiling and also serve as a privacy curtain for the upper bunk.

connjab · 07-18-2020, 10:11 AM

Thanks, we have considered that option. The problem with that is the TV is above the cab. We appreciate thee idea.

SloPoke · 07-18-2020, 12:29 PM

Search for a post by RobbbyR who made a thick decorative blanket made from the bedspread that they use to insulate the cab from the Coach.

connjab · 07-18-2020, 01:55 PM

will do

SloPoke · 07-18-2020, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by connjab

Good afternoon everyone.
has anyone used ridge foam insulation to put between the cab and living area to reduce the transfer of heat. we are using that roll insulation used in windows,now. it is a roll big enough to cover the complete distance. But I think the foam board could be made to look a lot better than the cheap curtain covering the silver foil. Any ideas especially with pics would be great. My wife has several ideas already. Thanks, Jim

Another option you might think about... Jayco does not put the same amount of insulation into the front "one piece fiberglass cap" as you might think... They stuffed a bunch of broken 1" thick styrofoam sheets between the fiberglass roof (painted dark brown) and the inside of the overcab bunk. If the afternoon sun is beating down on the front of the overcab - the intense heat of the overcab will overwhelm the entire rig on really hot days.

We do our very best to park our Seneca with the door facing the south, so the west (afternoon sun at the hottest part of the day) is blazing on the rear of the Seneca (instead of the overcab with inadequate insulatiton). We are lucky to have two AC units as the bedroom is in the back of the Seneca and that AC runs constantly with the afternoon sun beating down on it... we just close off the bedroom door and stay the heck out of there during the hot part of the day.

rgolding · 07-19-2020, 05:24 AM

We sit for about 6 weeks in the upper New York State area between Rochester and Syracuse. It is in the country and there is no shade on the driver's side of the coach. We've made 1 inch foil covered foam panels, that fit in the window frame valances on the driver's side main cabin windows, and the main cabin rear slide window of the dinette. This has made a world of difference. The 3 smaller panels are kept behind the coach, the big window panel goes behind the smaller cushion above the cab and is held in place when not in use by that cushion. In the afternoons, the back smaller ac is shut off and the larger ac unit is used to cool the main cabin. We sit on 30 amps, so don't have the consideration of running both ac units. A quilt closes off the truck cab and the over cab curtain is closed behind the TV. And we have the Freightliner M2 foil panels for the windshield. This is our 5th year of doing this and it works very well. Hope this helps.

Trapper2020 · 07-19-2020, 06:14 AM

If you have not already done it you might add the silver bubble wrap insulation into the shower dome and front room sky light. Our 2020 thankfully does not have the skylight. We have 2 ac,s so tempo control has not been to bad. Also at the end of the day when you park for the evening I open up the front hood over engine to let heat rise up out of rig. This helps a lot. Another thing to do if you are not already doing it is to start the gen and run your AC the last hour if your drive to start cooling down rig. The box soaks up a lot of heat and you do not feel it during the drive because the wind is helping to cool unit. As soon as you stop the cooling from driving ends and the heat warms the box. Help your AC by starting it early. Try it you,ll like it. Good luck

Enjoy the journey

pconroy · 07-19-2020, 04:42 PM

Just chiming in - it was 103*F in Moab yesterday. The cabin temp on the thermostat pegged at 99, simply because it won't go higher.

Robbbyr · 07-19-2020, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SloPoke

Search for a post by RobbbyR who made a thick decorative blanket made from the bedspread that they use to insulate the cab from the Coach.

Here is mine!

Studiovette · 07-19-2020, 06:49 PM

What about the top cab section? I always pull the top curtain across when we are out during the day. Might add something to insulate it also. A lot of heat and cold comes from there too.

SloPoke · 07-19-2020, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Robbbyr

Here is mine!

Stacy and I talked about this the other day... We are making one.

Say - who has a bedspread they want to sell that is the Waterford pattern???

connjab · 07-22-2020, 10:25 PM

Thanks to everybody who has offered ideas. I think we are going to make a foam insulation wall with form board. We intend to paint it to match the inside of the coach. biggest question is how to keep it against the upper bed . It shouldn't take much though.

rgolding · 07-24-2020, 09:29 AM

Just to add a little more to the conversation. My spouse is a quilter, she has made a hanging quilt that fit on a rod that lays on the shelf under the TV on the front over the cab area. It hangs to the floor and tucks under the cushions. We always leave the front cushions stacked on top of each other when not in use. This quilt works for both cold and heat. In extreme cold or heat we pull the curtain shut behind the TV. We also have a piece of the foil covered hard foam for the little window over the driver's side.

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