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[Vic]

What a great idea - thanks for the tip and its on my project to-do list for the next winter trip!  Thanks!

[DanoT]

Eddie, great idea!

 

Our camper is sitting on the jacks, so a good time to add the rigid foam.

 

I stumbled upon this concept and it has worked great for us.

 

This sleeping bag pad from WalMart cut to fit.  We camped on the Alvord (OR) in a blizzard.  The inside of the camper was nice and toasty;  we could walk on the pad bare footed, that warm and comfortable.  I lifted the pad and the camper floor had to be near freezing temp.

 

Bill

I do a lot of winter camping and I went to a dollar store and bought a couple of $3 30"x20" kitchen mats made out of the same stuff as 1/4" sleeping mats. I put a 30"x20" drainage mat on top so any snow that melts or debris that is tracked in ends uo on the dollar store mat and the drainage mat remains dry. Easy cleaning: Lift off the drainage mat and drag the dirty kitchen mat outside.

Edited by DanoT, 11 December 2019 - 07:43 PM.

[rubberlegs]

We use two layers of carpets.

[Sleddog]

I insulated the floor of my camper, but chose to put the foam inside and covered it with a piece of 1/4 inch underlayment and new flooring, only lost about an inch and a half of head room. It helps a lot keeping cold from seeping up and the floor is now comfortable to the touch with bare feet.

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[Vic Harder]

I insulated the floor of my camper, but chose to put the foam inside and covered it with a piece of 1/4 inch underlayment and new flooring, only lost about an inch and a half of head room. It helps a lot keeping cold from seeping up and the floor is now comfortable to the touch with bare feet.

how thick is that foam?  R value?

[Sleddog]

I used 1 inch blue board with an R5 rating, it is available faced with an R10 rating if you think you need more. The 3/4 plywood underneath plus the 1/4 inch underlayment and vinyl flooring brings it up to about an R6.5 rating overall. Even at R6.5, we noticed a huge difference in the temp of the floor and are happy with the results.

Edited by Sleddog, 15 December 2019 - 11:00 PM.

[rubberlegs]

Sleddog, did you cover the top plywood with vinyl or carpet? It sounds good that it's comfortable with bare feet.

[Sleddog]

I used vinyl flooring, solid sheet, folded up at the corners bathtub style. Might get a door mat for wiping feet, but no carpet, didn't want anything that might soak up water. I didn't use any sort of glue or fasteners,a few screws in the trim holds everything in place, so super easy to change flooring or add more insulation if desired.

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Edited by Sleddog, 16 December 2019 - 12:06 PM.