Quality insulation in my Possl 2win

[Gingernuts]

Taking the trim off my barndoor at the back of the van to fit Proplates and guess what?……
No insulation whatsoever
So much for German quality!!!

 

[GMLS]

I was surprised to see the same with an IH van on a Facebook page recently.I wonder how many "profesionally" converted vans are the same.

 

[CazPaul]

I’ve heard similar about loads of major manufacturer PVCs, Hymer Grand Canyon etc etc

 

[Dorwyn]

It was the same with my AT 670. Never got around to it before the van was stolen, it's now up to the thieve to do it. Shame.

 

[Barti Ddu]

On the contrary, I was recently amazed and pleasantly surprised by the amount of insulation stuffed into the rear corners of my cheap and cheerful Autotrail Expedition PVC. I was trying to feed cables down from a high level brake light reversing camera that I was installing, and I couldn't get the cables to feed though. There was armfuls of the stuff. I couldn't reach it all by hand and had to use one of those three-pronged flexible grabber tools to reach in and get it all out in order to feed the cables through.

I'd expected Autotrail to have cut corners on parts of the van that were out of view, but clearly not. I was quite impressed.

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[Guigsy]

I fitted foil backed high density foam sound insulation in the doors of my previous van. Made it noticeably warmer. Made it quieter and the sound from the speakers was better. And the door sounded a lot less tinny when it was closed too.

 

[Gingernuts]

I fitted foil backed high density foam sound insulation in the doors of my previous van. Made it noticeably warmer. Made it quieter and the sound from the speakers was better. And the door sounded a lot less tinny when it was closed too.

Where did you get it from?

 

[Guigsy]

Where did you get it from?

... I can't remember... Sorry.

It was similar to the Dodomat thermo acoustic van liner foam you can get on Amazon. I don't think I got the branded stuff though. I bought a few square metres because I did the cab doors, sliding door and the rear doors.

 

[Ranger]

When we had our bespoke conversion done by S&L Motorhomes it took the poor chap best part of 3 days to insulate our PVC and we called in to see the process, every nook and cranny stuffed. Well impressed but it is a devil to find the wiring among it.

 

[Coolcats]

This is interesting in that whilst there may be a ‘lack’ of insulation our Hymer does not appear to get cold are people absolutely sure about the need for insulation in these areas, there is insulation on the panels as I have seen it. Our Hymer always feels cosy and easy to keep warm in the winter months.

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[CazPaul]

This is interesting in that whilst there may be a ‘lack’ of insulation our Hymer does not appear to get cold are people absolutely sure about the need for insulation in these areas, there is insulation on the panels as I have seen it. Our Hymer always feels cosy and easy to keep warm in the winter months.

It makes a massive difference if you have insulation in the rear doors, sliding door and both cab doors.

 

[Guigsy]

This is interesting in that whilst there may be a ‘lack’ of insulation our Hymer does not appear to get cold are people absolutely sure about the need for insulation in these areas, there is insulation on the panels as I have seen it. Our Hymer always feels cosy and easy to keep warm in the winter months.

I did the back doors over two weekends. It was very hot in the week between with the sun beating on them in the morning. The insulated door was noticeably cooler.

 

[Coolcats]

It makes a massive difference if you have insulation in the rear doors, sliding door and both cab doors.

seriously we have no issues and I’m the one who is next to the door on the transverse bed, I have read that the latest Hymer vans have increased insulation and looking at the design it seems they have borrowed from the N&B interiors so maybe they have borrowed some further insulation. Also we don’t tend to use the MoHo in the depth of winter we prefer to get a cottage etc with a nice wood fire

 

[Coolcats]

I did the back doors over two weekends. It was very hot in the week between with the sun beating on them in the morning. The insulated door was noticeably cooler.

Fair enough,

 

[Mikeco]

As a self builder on my Boxer I find that the lack of insulation in some of the major converters is just ridiculous. It took me 3 months to convert my van and that was doing around 8 hours a day but it took me the whole of the first month just to do the insulation.

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[gus-lopez]

I filled everywhere I could with sheep's wool.

 

[Wissel]

One of the main reasons I built our first self-build was for good insulation (we had dogs).

On the build I'm currently doing, it has two layers of 25mm PIR insulation everywhere it fits and at least 25mm everywhere. The cills are all filled with recycled plastic and there's closed cell spray foam where it's next to impossible to get anything else in.

Result = nice cool van in the Summer
(and happy dogs)

 

[Minxy]

I was surprised to see the same with an IH van on a Facebook page recently.I wonder how many "profesionally" converted vans are the same.

We were speaking to an English couple last week who had an IH, apparently you have to specify, and pay extra for, cab insulation!

 

[GMLS]

We were speaking to an English couple last week who had an IH, apparently you have to specify, and pay extra for, cab insulation!

Blimey So much for premium brand.This was on the rear though

 

[Coolcats]

The manufacture may have a perspective on winterised va winter proof

Buying a winter-proof motorhome? This is something to consider

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There is a rear thermal curtain for the doors on the pvc’s which I did enquire about from one dealer, the costs of extras were almost double what the listed price on the Hymer brochure though.

So I think in some ways what people think should be added may or may not be correct depending on winterised or winter proof.

The HYMER camper vans have likewise scored top marks in cold chamber tests. Smart ideas and solutions from HYMER Original Parts & Accessoriesdo even more to enhance the pleasure of a winter holiday: interior insulation for the living room windows and cab, a height-adjustable insulating element for the rear section and the perfectly insulated pop-top roof keep the living area cosy and warm.

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[Wingingit#1]

Many of the converters vans we've seen have little or no insulation or soundproofing regardless of how much they ask for them .
Its sad but they like the shiny things on the outside to spend money on rather than stuff thats hidden out of sight but actually makes a massive difference.

 

[Zoobec]

Where did you get it from?

when we were converting our van, we got the insulation from Kirivans https://www.kiravans.co.uk/?gclid=C...pIXcduG38UzWRzurRpikkU1iMcEdqmHIaAgtGEALw_wcB

 

[JonnyWilson]

I discovered this last year in our Burstner PVC too and was not impressed. We have tank heaters but no insulation! I’ve sound deadened and recycled loft insulated the rear doors so far. The slider looks harder to take off with the kitchen unit in the way though.

 

[Graham Mew]

I was surprised to see the same with an IH van on a Facebook page recently.I wonder how many "profesionally" converted vans are the same.

Do not forget the word poffesional

I was surprised to see the same with an IH van on a Facebook page recently.I wonder how many "profesionally" converted vans are the same.

Do not forget the word professional only means they are getting paid for their work no yard stick on quality according to the dictionary.

 

[Guigsy]

My previous PVC was post converted by a "professional" outfit. The the fittings were good quality. Underneath, insulation was rockwool stuck in place with duct tape.

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[Mike Warland]

Taking the trim off my barndoor at the back of the van to fit Proplates and guess what?……
No insulation whatsoever
So much for German quality!!!

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There's plenty of insulation in the rear doors on my Roller Team Toleno which is converted by Autotrail.

 

[wp1234]

Taking the trim off my barndoor at the back of the van to fit Proplates and guess what?……
No insulation whatsoever
So much for German quality!!!

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Wow I’m surprised at this . I wonder which PVC do include this level of insulation as standard

 

[RedFrame]

Wow I’m surprised at this . I wonder which PVC do include this level of insulation as standard

At a guess, nearly all self builds...

Cheers
Red.

 

[Gringo2]

I’ve heard similar about loads of major manufacturer PVCs, Hymer Grand Canyon etc etc

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[Gingernuts]

At a guess, nearly all self builds...

Cheers
Red.

It’s a Possl 2win factory converted pvc