1973 VW Bay with 2.5 RJES Subaru Conversion

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This guys channel is very good

 

God I was losing the will to live listening to this guy but at 08:00 he says he uses the foil on top as a vapour barrier. Whenever I’ve seen conversions they do it as a base layer. Anyone else done it this way? I was gonna get some plastic sheeting. Ive already done this on the cab doors but I thought this was to channel rain water if it manages to get through

I have of course neatly put the panels on but I can remove em in two minutes.

 

Informative I think is the word you’re looking for not boring....

But you’re right he does go on a bit checked out his other videos he is actually really interesting

 

Yeh he really knows his stuff. I think most like me just shove these things in without knowing whether it’ll really work.

will get the sheet in place to stop moisture. I was also going to wax oil which I’ve forgotten to do so may as well get inside these before sealing up again.

 

And there you hit the nail on the head.
You waxoyl it, then you want to attach adhesive sound deading pads.

So you plan to stick on the pads away from any rust danger areas then waxoyl, then in my case you want to use self adhesive 10mm closed cell insulation over the entire inside panel. Doh!

At some point something doesn't get done quite right. Me? I didn't waxoyl other than the bottom of all the doors. I'm not saying that's good, it was a compromise.

 

This is the insulation I used from B & Q.

 

Without wanting to seem too negative but with all the windows, insulation doesn't make too much difference to warmth inside the van. Some...but not a lot.

 

Mines not insulated. Well, under the cargo floor is , but nothing behind the door panels, just sound deadening. We mostly camp in warmer weather, didn’t see the point in adding something that could end up being a moisture trap, and as zed says, it won’t make much difference anyway with all the windows and thin canvas on the pop up.

 

yes I thought that. We need double glazing

 

Nope, they are a thing, did @davidoft have them? I think so.

 

westfalias had them, i did have some but long gone

 

westfalias had them, i did have some but long gone

 

We heard you the first time

 

I think @Clive Neilands has them and they’re still available from VWBUSSHOP https://www.vwbusshop.de/en/Westfalia-T2/Windows-Seals

 

Did not know such a thing existed! Amusing though as surely most of the heat escapes from a pop top on a westy?

 

Then, there’s the cab floor, the under seat cubbies, the cab doors (especially the bit where the windows drop into) and the back of the nose panel, all the pillars (especially the big D pillar) which can’t be insulated effectively....

And by the time you’ve insulated the side, the windows, the pop top, made a duvet lining for the canvas, added thermo blankets to the windscreen you’ve got to wonder how the wheezy 1600 is going to cope, especially once it’s saturated in condensation!

Best off buying a good tog sleeping bag and avoiding the cold weather!

(Or just having the camper as a driveway ornament that doesn’t need insulation)

 

Grey or Bronze but no clear? That's s bit odd?

 

Grey for the UK, Bronze for the rest of the world?

 

I was thinking of backing the curtains with a thin insulation and black out material and press studding it on.

funny though as if you do manage to do a good job with the insulation you then need a vent and have to leave it open